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Andrew Strauss has admitted he may sit out next year's tour of Bangladesh to ensure against burnout before another packed home season followed by the Ashes defence in Australia

Strauss may skip Bangladesh trip

Sir Sydney Walling, the legendary Antiguan cricketer, died aged 102

Antiguan legend Sydney Walling dies

Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) opening batsman, Azhar Ali, feels he is "due a chance" to open for Pakistan

Azhar Ali targets Pakistan opening role

Younis Khan, the Pakistan captain, will meet the PCB chairman Ijaz Butt next week to discuss his fitness and availability for the one-dayers against New Zealand in Dubai next month.

Younis to meet Butt next week

The latest in a long list of injuries has reportedly prompted New Zealand allrounder Jacob Oram to consider his international future

Oram pondering international future

Ashley Noffke was responsible for defeating Queensland in his first game for Western Australia

Noffke sees off big fright on opening night

Things got even better for Puttick on Saturday, when he blasted a 62-ball 104 to crush Otago and lead Cobras into the second stage of the tournament

'This means a hell of a lot to me' - Puttick

Somerset allrounder Alfonso Thomas was left virtually speechless after sealing a nerve-wracking last-ball victory over Deccan Chargers in Hyderabad

Overwhelmed Somerset credit team spirit

Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson believes the problems that derailed the first half of his Ashes summer have made him a better player

Johnson stronger after Ashes struggle

Sussex batsman Ed Joyce has expressed disappointment at being overlooked for a spot in England's limited-overs side to South Africa after averaging over 60.00 in domestic one-dayers this summer

Disappointed Joyce mulls future

The Delhi captain has admitted that a lot will rest on himself and Virender Sehwag to steer the team through to the next stage of the Champions Twenty20 League

More responsibility on me and Sehwag - Gambhir

Amit Mishra has been reprimanded by the match referee for directing Victoria batsman Rob Quiney towards the pavilion after dismissing him in the Champions League Twenty20 match

Mishra reprimanded for Quiney send-off

Gagandeep Singh, a spinner who represented India Under-19 earlier this year, has been accidentally shot dead by unknown gunmen in a hotel in Meerut

India Under-19 cricketer shot dead

Shane Watson will not be locked in as a long-term Test opener despite performing solidly in the role during the Ashes, according to Australia's chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch

Hilditch wants Watson to stay flexible

The newly-laid track at Feroz Shah Kotla is less than six months old with fresh soil brought from abroad and the grass yet to spread evenly along the 22 yards, making life agonising for the batsmen

The curious case of the 22 yards

09-Oct-2009•Nagraj Gollapudi in Delhi

Dolphins sign Afridi

Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi has been signed by South Africa's Dolphins for the domestic Twenty20 competition for the 2009-10 season

Fast bowler Charl Langeveldt has been ruled out the Cape Cobras' Champions League match against the Otago Volts in Hyderabad on Saturday

Langeveldt ruled out of Otago clash

A third-ball duck may not sound like a successful outing for a top-order batsman, but for Marcus Trescothick the significance was huge

Trescothick happy with overseas return

Kevin Pietersen has admitted that he was losing his love for cricket before he was ruled out of action with an Achilles injury

Injury 'blessing in disguise' - Pietersen