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It's been three long months since Michael Vaughan was last involved in the international set-up - an eternity in the modern calendar

The ICC has engaged a top firm of management consultants in its bid to find a successor to Malcolm Speed who steps down as chief executive in July

George Binoy presents the Plays of the day from Gwalior

Former England legspinner Ian Salisbury, who was released by Surrey at the end of the summer, has signed a two-year contract with Warwickshire

All rather quietly, Zimbabwe's national league started last week, overshadowed by the board's secret annual general meeting

The World Cricket League was devised by the ICC to provide regular one-day international cricket to Associate countries as well as to provide a qualification route into the ICC Trophy and form there to World Cup

Imran decimated the Indian top order in the second innings with a spell of 5 for 3 in 25 balls

Toby Radford, Middlesex's newly-appointed coach, has backed Ashley Giles' call for counties to nurture home-grown talent rather than bring in Kolpak players

Kent's redevelopment of the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury could be delayed by legal action

Ricky Ponting has challenged the rest of the world to adopt a more attacking attitude in a bid to get more people interested in Tests

Wellington were the only team to secure a win in the opening round of New Zealand's State Championship

Shane Watson will play his first Pura Cup match of the season for Queensland against Victoria as part of his return from a hamstring injury

Phillip Hughes is set to become New South Wales' second-youngest first-class debutant in 30 years after being named in their Pura Cup side to take on Tasmania in Sydney starting next Tuesday

One of Jamaica's top police officers has said that four members of the Pakistan cricket team have declined to testify at the inquest into the death of their former coach Bob Woolmer

Lakshmipathy Balaji, the Indian fast bowler currently on a cometrack trail from injury, will not be rushed back into competitive cricket, Tamil Nadu coach WV Raman has said

Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan called their war of words in the media a "miscommunication" as they unveiled the new trophy that bears their names

Ray Mali, the ICC chairman, says John Buchanan's plan for a greater flow of players between countries has merit and he hopes to meet Buchanan in the next couple of months to discuss the idea

Andrew Symonds has given the first hint that the Australia players might not want to tour Pakistan next year due to political tensions in the country

Muttiah Muralitharan has lashed out at Shane Warne, calling him a "miserable man" and declaring he would not speak to Warne at the unveiling of the new trophy that bears their names

Before Sri Lanka start their final campaign to win a Test in Australia with their golden generation they must first make a couple of crucial decisions over the make-up of their team