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The administrative revamp of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) continues apace with Shafqat Naghmi, an influential senior official from the previous regime, wanting to step down with a new chairman now in place

Senior PCB figure Naghmi to quit

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day for day four of the second Test between India and Australia in Mohali

The slow-profile Australians

Rory Hamilton-Brown has agreed a new two-year contract with Sussex, while Chris Nash has signed a one-year extension

Hamilton-Brown and Nash extend Sussex contracts

Nigel Plews, the former international umpire, has died aged 74

Nigel Plews dies aged 74

It doesn't help that spectators are discouraged by the poor facilities and the stringent security measures

'Empty stands a challenge' - Bindra

Jacques Kallis, the South African allrounder, has asked former England coach Duncan Fletcher to help him end his batting slump

Kallis seeks batting tips from Fletcher

Pakistan's selection policy has been tweaked to allow the captain more say in the selection of the final XI for home matches

Pakistan captain to have more say in selection

James Sutherland, Cricket Australia's chief executive, has ruled out the possibility of Andrew Symonds replacing an injured Phil Jaques in Australia's Test squad in India

Symonds won't replace Jaques - Sutherland

New Zealand offspinner Jeetan Patel has said his team still has a chance of winning despite Bangladesh extending their overall lead to 258

'I think we're in a strong position' - Patel

Shakib Al Hasan's all-round performance has put Bangladesh on course for their second Test win

'It hasn't quite sunk in yet' - Shakib

Kapil Dev, the ICL chairman, has said taking legal action would be the only option left if the ICC doesn't respond to the league's bid for official recognition

Legal action might be the only option - Kapil

Shane Watson, the Australian allrounder, has said his team has not given up hope despite being 301 runs behind India after the third day

'We can chase down anything' - Watson

Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium, will host the city's Champions League matches including the final, Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, confirmed to Cricinfo

Brabourne to host Mumbai's Champions League games

Alex Blackwell, the Australian women's vice-captain, has said the home series against India, starting on October 28, will be evenly-matched

Blackwell expects evenly-matched contest

The West Indies women's squad will have a five-day training camp in Barbados ahead of their tour of Sri Lanka in November

Training camp for West Indies women

Pleased with his performance with both bat and ball, New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori said he was frustrated with the poor showing from his batsmen in Chittagong

Vettori frustrated by team's batting display

A 16th Test century in Mohali won't change Sourav Ganguly's plans to retire after the India-Australia Tests, he said on Saturday.

No change in Ganguly's retirement plan

After a couple of tough days in unforgiving conditions against relentless opponents, two of Australia's most inexperienced players were left to explain the worsening situation

Australia fail to answer hard questions

As Pakistan cricket undergoes its umpteenth revamp and a new PCB chairman with new ideas and possibly personnel settles in, Geoff Lawson, Pakistan's coach, remains indifferent to the criticism directed at him after an uncertain year in charge

Lawson unaffected by criticism