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Graham Onions has been withdrawn from England's two-Test series in Bangladesh, and will fly home on Friday after failing to recover from a back injury

Injured Onions to miss Bangladesh Tests

Gilchrist said that while players were interested in not having international fixtures clash with the Twenty20 tournament because of the money they stand to earn, the window would also help build the IPL brand

Gilchrist joins chorus for IPL window

Steve Waugh, the former Australia captain, believes Michael Clarke's decision to quit the tour of New Zealand will not affect his chances of becoming a Test captain

Current crisis won't affect Clarke's future role - Steve Waugh

Raqibul Hasan's decision to retire from international cricket has left both his team-mates and the national selectors bewildered

Raqibul retirement bewilders selectors, team-mates

The Deccan Chargers coach has said there is no pressure on him or the team to repeat last year's success, which resulted in them lifting the IPL title in South Africa

'No pressure at all' - Lehmann

The West Indies bowler has said his determination to perform well at the international level stems from the fear that every game he plays may be his last

Sammy strives for permanent place

Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lankan captain, has called for several changes to increase the popularity of five-day cricket, including paying Test players significantly more

'Stop overkill of cricket on TV' - Sangakkara

Michael Carberry and James Tredwell are set to make their Test debuts at Chittagong on Friday, and there could yet be a third new cap in the Middlesex seamer, Steven Finn

Michael Carberry and James Tredwell set for debuts

Sohail Tanvir has been ruled out of cricket for four months after undergoing a surgery on his knee in Australia

Sohail Tanvir out for four months

Bangladesh's plans for the first Test against England have been thrown into disarray after Raqibul Hasan, the 22-year-old middle-order batsman, retired from international cricket on the eve of the series

Raqibul Hasan quits international cricket

10-Mar-2010•Andrew Miller in Chittagong

Waqar 'shocked' at player punishments

Waqar Younis, Pakistan's incoming coach, has expressed "shock" at the clean-up operation in Pakistan which saw the PCB ban and fine seven leading players

10-Mar-2010•Osman Samiuddin

Daryl Harper won't stand at World Twenty20

Daryl Harper has not been chosen to officiate at the World Twenty20 in West Indies

Ray Jennings, the Royal Challengers Bangalore coach, has called for a window for the IPL, saying that missing players due to international matches makes it tougher to build team spirit

Jennings wants window for IPL

The ICC faces a tough call when it has to decide what to do following crowd trouble in the match between Nepal and USA

ICC quandary over Nepal disturbances

10-Mar-2010•Martin Williamson

Sussex snap up Dilshan for Twenty20

Sussex, the defending Twenty20 champions, have signed Tillakaratne Dilshan for the 2010 tournament

Ian Bell has been the forgotten man of England's tour of Bangladesh, and that's a situation he probably doesn't mind too much

Ian Bell still putting in the hard yards

10-Mar-2010•Andrew Miller in Chittagong

Jamie Siddons confident of keeping Pietersen at bay

The Bangladesh coach is braced for the likelihood of a return to form for Kevin Pietersen at some stage during the two-Test series against England, which gets underway at Chittagong on Friday, but believes that his team has the bowlers to keep his attacki

10-Mar-2010•Andrew Miller in Chittagong

'A good decision even if we lose T20 World Cup'

The strict action taken by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) against the top players for their dismal performance during the tour of Australia, has drawn mixed reactions from former players