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Adam Gilchrist has been given a special 36th birthday present, being voted by his peers as Australia's greatest one-day international player of all time

John Buchanan believes the ICC should consider turning Test cricket into a franchise-based system where players could choose which country to represent, in an effort to make the game more competitive

Cricket Australia has denied charges of complacency after the first Test of the summer attracted disappointing crowds and TV viewing figures

Dale Steyn and Brett Lee have broken into the top ten in the ICC player rankings for Test bowlers

Greg Chappell believes he was the victim of a racist attack during his difficult two-year tenure as India's coach

Tony Cozier, the veteran Caribbean journalist and broadcaster, has launched a scathing attack on the way the ICC funds global cricket outside the Test-playing countries

Steve Harmison looks set to be included in England's Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka next month, after receiving the backing of the team coach, Peter Moores

While the selection committee is set to name a 15-member squad for the three home Tests against Pakistan, the real attention is focussed on the playing XI they have in mind

Cricket Australia has said it is too early to consider the status of the tour of Pakistan which is due to take place next February and March

Vaughn van Jaarsveld has decided that his future lies with South Africa, less than five months after signing a three-year deal Warwickshire as a Kolpak player

The board has scheduled a Working Committee meeting on December 16 to discuss the issues put forth in the office bearers' meeting today

The ICL has been facing a slew of problems since its launch, from the active opposition of the Indian board to the massive wage bill incurred by promising dozens of players' hefty packages that start at Rs30 lakhs (US$ 80,000 approx)

Speculation is growing that the Indian Cricket League is poised to sign more English players as the row over sanctions likely to be taken against them also escalates

Dougie Brown has been appointed as Warwickshire's new academy director

Sachin Tendulkar could have a stake in the ownership of the Mumbai team that will be part of the Indian Premier League, according to reports in the media

Samir Inamdar, the Cricket Kenya chairman, has told Cricinfo that the national elite league will proceed despite the ongoing problems affecting the Nairobi province

The Indian board has said they may go the same way as Cricket Australia with regard to match pictures taken by agency photographers

Ashley Giles has warned Monty Panesar that Graeme Swann will be breathing down his neck for England's spinner's spot

Chris Simpson will captain Queensland in their FR Cup match against Western Australia at the WACA on Wednesday

South Australia have signed Daniel Christian in a bid to shore up their batting and he will be available immediately