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A round-up of the fourth day's action in first round of the Regional Four Day Competition 2009-10

Jamaica, CCC off to a winning start

Ian Chappell has said that India don't have the resources to retain their No.1 spot in the ICC Test rankings for a long enough period to emulate Australia and the great West Indies teams

"I don't rate India a long-term No.1" - Ian Chappell

Nathan Bracken's hopes of returning to Australia's one-day team this summer have been given a boost after he was named in the New South Wales Twenty20 squad

Bracken named for Twenty20 comeback

Simon Katich has declared himself almost certain to be fit for the third Test in Hobart starting on Thursday after surviving a long net session on Monday

Katich cleared to play third Test

On a day when Virat Kohli did most things right on the field, he made all the right moves off it as well, impressing everyone with his mature quotes after the match

Virat Kohli deconstructs the brash stereotype

11-Jan-2010•Sriram Veera at the Shere Bangla Stadium

Forgotten Panesar lends a hand

This time last year Monty Panesar was still his country's first-choice spinner, but he has slipped so far down the pecking order that questions are circulating as to whether he has an international future

South Africa have had to shelve plans to assess their spin-bowling options after they were forced to withdraw Imran Tahir from the squad for the final Test against England

Confusion reigns over Tahir exclusion

One of the key challenges that England will have to confront as they aim to secure a series victory against South Africa won't actually come from the home side, but rather the geographical location of the Wanderers

Prior prepares for altitude sickness

Brad Hodge will be returning to Leicestershire for this summer's domestic Twenty20 cup.

Foxes sign Hodge for Twenty20

South Africa will bank on home advantage finally paying off against England with a pitch that will boost their chances of levelling the series in the final Test

Arthur admits: 'It's desperation time'

Shakib Al Hasan will continue to lead the Bangladesh Test side for the two-match series against India, in the absence of Mashrafe Mortaza who still hasn't recovered from a knee injury

Shafiul Islam included for India Tests

Jonathan Trott's return to South Africa was always likely to be one of the talking points of this tour, and he has made an instant impression with a series of half-centuries in the Twenty20s, ODIs and, significantly, the first Test at Centurion where he h

Trott's successful homecoming no surprise

With England heading into the final Test against South Africa with a 1-0 lead the selectors are feeling vindicated in their choices for this tour, after the original squad raised some eyebrows

England selectors vindicated, seek continuity in South Africa

West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has withdrawn from Guyana's squad for the Regional Four Day Competition after suffering a back injury

Sarwan to miss Guyana duties due to back inujury

A round-up of the third day's action in first round of the Regional Four Day Competition 2009-10

Jamaica close in on win against Windwards

Aaron Bird, the New South Wales fast bowler, has once again been reported for a dubious bowling action less than a year after being suspended for throwing

Aaron Bird reported for dubious action

Kamran Akmal, Pakistan's embattled wicketkeeper, has ruled out the possibility of playing in the Hobart Test as a batsman alone, and is confident he will play

Akmal confident of keeping wicket in Hobart

11-Jan-2010•Osman Samiuddin in Hobart

Vettori to make Queensland debut

The New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori will make his Australian domestic debut on Wednesday when he lines up for Queensland in their Twenty20 game against New South Wales at Stadium Australia in Sydney

Marcus North is not in danger of losing his place for this week's Hobart Test but Simon Katich's position in the team won't be clear until after training on Monday afternoon

Nielsen declares Marcus North safe, for now