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Shane Watson considers himself a batting allrounder but his bowling has become an increasingly useful weapon over the past six months

Rain on the last day might prevent Pakistan from sliding to a fourth successive series whitewash against Australia, but coach Intikhab Alam insists that his side is not hoping for divine intervention

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from day four in Hobart

Shoaib Malik's place in the squad has been the subject of much discussion after he was dropped in New Zealand

The ICC has sent its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) to New Zealand to sensitise players participating in the Under-19 World Cup about match-fixing

The IPL has released its final list of 66 overseas players who will be involved in the IPL auction on Tuesday

MS Dhoni has been ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong because of a back strain

The ECB have asked the ICC to reinstate the review that was used up for the controversial appeal against Graeme Smith on the second day at the Wanderers

You can never accuse Sehwag of being boring. His press conferences are as interesting as his batting

Salman Butt atoned for some of the mistakes of the second day with a valuable third Test hundred for Pakistan at the Bellerive Oval

Dismissing the tail has been a worry for Australia over the past year and a last-wicket partnership again forced a change to the team's plans

Vinayak Samant, the Mumbai wicketkeeper, has announced he is quitting the domestic side after spending eight seasons with them

The ICC match referee has insisted that Daryl Harper did everything right when he controversially ruled Graeme Smith not out to a reviewed caught behind appeal

The Pakistan allrounder believes Pakistan have a far better chance of succeeding in the limited-overs matches because their players are better suited to the format

Plays of the day from the third day of the third Test between Australia and Pakistan in Hobart

Rahul Dravid has called for greater space between games in India's domestic season in order to enable players to give their best, and increase the possibility of more outright results

Mohammad Yousuf has cranked up the tension with Pakistan's selection committee

Tamim Iqbal has said doing well against India gives him extra satisfaction, for they are his favourite rivals

England have announced they intend to lodge an official complaint following Graeme Smith's controversial reprieve by the third umpire, Daryl Harper, during the second day of the fourth and final Test at Johannesburg

Plays of the day from day two, South Africa v England, 4th Test, Johannesburg