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Sarwan looks to reverse form-slump

Ramnaresh Sarwan is hoping to put aside his poor performance in the two Tests in New Zealand with a better showing in the five-ODI series, which begins in Queenstown on Wednesday

30-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Sri Lanka want to shorten Pakistan tour

Pakistan's already troubled quest to organise some international cricket has run into further obstacles after it emerged that Sri Lanka's players would like to push back the tour

30-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

'We need only two wickets' - Dilshan

Bangladesh, led by their captain Mohammad Ashraful, may have extended the first Test against Sri Lankans to the fifth day in Mirpur, but the visitors are confident of winning

30-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Yorkshire's Rafiq joins England Under-19s

Azeem Rafiq, the 17-year-old Yorkshire offspinner who was embroiled in a registration row during the summer, has been added to England's Under-19 squad to tour South Africa in January

30-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Tendulkar, Zaheer included in Mumbai's semis squad

Mumbai's march towards their 38th Ranji crown has been bolstered by the inclusion of Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan to the 15-man squad for their Ranji Trophy semi-final clash against Saurashtra to be played in Chennai from January 4-7.

30-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

ICL plans for absence of Lahore Badshahs

The participation of the Lahore Badshahs in ICL's next season continues to be in doubt with league officials contemplating over drawing up a new format that does not feature the team from Pakistan.

30-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

'Rebuilding will take a while' - Ponting

Ricky Ponting is resigned to a rebuilding period that could last years after Australia lost their first home Test series for 16 seasons. South Africa will overtake Australia to become the No. 1-ranked Test team if they complete a clean sweep in Sydney, ha

30-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

An empire in disarray

Australian cricket's fortress hasn't just cracked - that has been happening for the past 12 months - it has now officially imploded. The foundations began to shake during last summer's home series against India, the roof caved in with the 2-0 loss in Indi

30-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Dyson pleased with Nash's performance

John Dyson has tagged Brendan Nash as an example for emerging West Indies batsmen to follow. The head coach described the reliance on four or five players in the recent two drawn Tests against New Zealand as "unfortunate" but noted that Nash had made a "s

30-Dec-2008•Tony Cozier

Vaughan would 'dearly love' to play Ashes

Michael Vaughan turned down the chance to be a part of the England Lions squad for their New Zealand tour and felt getting runs for Yorkshire was the best route to a national recall

30-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

'South African cricket's greatest year' - Smith

Graeme Smith has hailed a shift in the power-balance in world cricket after what he described as the greatest year in the South African team's history. Smith entered the tour calm and composed and aiming to be the first man to lead South Africa to a serie

30-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Watson faces six months out with back injury

Shane Watson could be out of international cricket for up to six months after being diagnosed with stress fractures in his back, while Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee also face significant injury lay-offs

29-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Wagh extends Nottinghamshire deal

Mark Wagh, the Nottinghamshire batsman, has signed a three-year contract extension which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2012 season

29-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

New code to include out-of-competition testing

International cricketers can be called upon to be available for out-of-competition tests under the the ICC's new anti-doping code, which comes into effect from January 1

29-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Pakistan's ICL ban excludes coaches and officials

The PCB surprisingly has not enforced a ban on coaches and officials associated with the ICL

29-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Fit Mendis joins Test squad

Spinner Ajantha Mendis has joined Sri Lanka's Test squad in Dhaka after recovering from the ankle injury

29-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Injuries and form worry Australia

By the close of play South Africa were in sight of a historic series win and Ricky Ponting was left wondering what could be done to stem the bleeding

29-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

'I've got no history on my back' - Steyn

Dale Steyn is the reigning ICC Test Player of the Year and judging by his efforts at the MCG it is a title he won't be giving up easily. Steyn has produced the performance of his career to drive South Africa within sight of a Test victory that would not o

29-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

PCB may do away with local central contract retainers

The Pakistan board is likely to replace the central contracts retainer structure for domestic regional teams as it looks to adjust to the financial impact of a year without any major cricket.

29-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Heads and tales

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from day four of the second Test between Australia and South Africa in Melbourne

29-Dec-2008•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

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