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Australia's tour of Pakistan may have hit another roadblock with reports the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) is refusing to send a representative to assess the security situation

Australian Cricketers' Association will not go: Lehmann

Harbhajan Singh, who was alleged to have gestured and spat at a section of the Sydney crowd yesterday, will not be in the dock after match referee Jeff Crowe viewed all the evidence on the incident, and subsequently felt there was no need for action again

No action against Harbhajan over crowd complaints

Norm O'Neill, the middle-order batsman who played 42 Tests for Australia during the 1950s and 1960s, has died at the age of 71

Norm O'Neill dies aged 71

Ricky Ponting gave his team a "kick in the backside" during a team meeting after the six-wicket loss in the first final and asked the players to pinpoint areas to improve for Tuesday's sudden death encounter at the Gabba

Ponting demands better performance

02-Mar-2008•Peter English at the SCG

A classic catch on 'Boxing Day'

Nagraj Gollapudi presents the plays of the days from the first final of the CB Series

Tim Ambrose prepares for his Test debut as England's latest wicketkeeper and isn't showing many nerves

Ambrose ready for the limelight

02-Mar-2008•Andrew Miller in Hamilton

Ishant injures middle finger

India suffered a setback when Ishant Sharma had a swollen middle finger during the Australian innings at the SCG

02-Mar-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi at the SCG

ECB makes plans to keep its stars in the fold

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is taking measures to try and ensure the country's top international and county players are not lured towards the Indian Premier League

Adam Gilchrist will walk straight from his days in international cricket into a television career after signing with Australia's Channel Nine

Gilchrist joins commentary team

Adam Gilchrist believes the relationships between Australia and India cricketers will be boosted by the Indian Premier League after a season filled with controversy fuelled by both camps

Gilchrist hopes IPL will improve relations

New Zeland's players are set for a major pay rise following the financial boost from last year's rights deal with Sony TV

New Zealand players earn pay boost

Ray Jennings, the South Africa coach, felt Pakistan had read the situation poorly on Friday, with frequent interruptions slowing down the pace and hindering the completion of 20 overs

'Pakistan went off the ball' - Jennings

01-Mar-2008•George Binoy at the Kinrara Oval

Next IPL season could see England players - Modi

IPL commissioner Lalit Modi will stand by an "informal understanding" with the ECB that keeps England players out of the IPL for the first season

Australia have been confirmed as the top seed for this year's ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan after the completion of the league matches of the CB Series in Melbourne on Friday

Australia top seed for Champions Trophy

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is proud his young team has reached the finals of the CB Series and, as at the World Twenty20 in South Africa last year, has asked his players not to worry about the end result

Dhoni keeps the focus on cricket

01-Mar-2008•Nagraj Gollapudi at the SCG

Forget controversial summer - Hussey

Michael Hussey wants Australia to recall the strong batting memories from last week at the SCG for the first final

01-Mar-2008•Peter English

Tour-match ton puts Strauss back on track

Andrew Strauss showed what England had been missing during his brief exile from the Test side, by batting for a shade over four hours in Dunedin to record his first century in English colours since August 2006

01-Mar-2008•Andrew Miller in Dunedin

The Wellington allrounder, Grant Elliott, has been named in New Zealand's 13-man squad for the first Test against England at Hamilton, which starts on Wednesday

Elliott named in New Zealand Test squad