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The Pakistan Cricket Board has served a legal notice on Imran Farhat for his stinging remarks on the selectors after his omission from the Twenty20 squad

Australian batsman Simon Katich will not be returning to Derbyshire next season after turning down a new offer with the club

Bangladesh beat Kenya, but lost to Pakistan in the warm-up matches that ICC announced would be considered Twenty20 internationals

Upul Chandana, the former Sri Lankan allrounder, has retired from international cricket

Robert Key, the Kent captain, has received three penalty points for showing serious dissent after his bat-throwing incident during the Twenty20 final at Edgbaston

Glamorgan have confirmed that their fast bowler, Simon Jones, has been given permission to talk to Hampshire about a possible transfer

Guernsey secured their first ever title when they beat Jersey in the final of the European Under-15 Division 2 Championship in La Manga, Spain on Saturday.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith said that imaginative captaincy and unorthodox players will be crucial to win the Twenty20 World championship

Tim Ambrose has been named captain of Warwickshire for the remainder of the season while Darren Maddy takes part in the Twenty20 World Championship

Heath Streak has announced that he will not be returning for another season of county cricket with Warwickshire

Adam Gilchrist hopes that the entertainment factor of Twenty20 will stay even as teams compete for the World Championship

Graeme Smith, the South Africa captain, has broken his silence on Andrew Hall's retirement from international cricket, saying that he plans to speak to Hall soon

Colin Croft, the former West Indies fast bowler, has strongly backed the ICC's proposal to confer first-class status to all matches from the rebel tours to South Africa in the 1980s

Paras Mhambrey, the former Mumbai captain, has been appointed coach of the India A team for the home series against South Africa

Australia's preparations for the Twenty20 World Championship have taken a blow with Ricky Ponting, Shane Watson and Stuart Clark all remaining at home while the rest of the team left for South Africa

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's six dismissals, the eighth instance of a wicketkeeper pocketing six and the first by an Indian, provided an inspirational spark for India

Indian board president Sharad Pawar has said that plans for an international Twenty20 tournament would be unveiled within the next "10 to 15 days"

Canada have finally appointed a new coach, after a five-month search to replace Andy Pick. Pubudu Dassanayake, their temporary coach, has been appointed in the permanent position

Nicky Boje produced a fine all-round display, following three wickets with an unbeaten 74 as Northamptonshire eased to a six-wicket win, continuing Warwickshire's alarming slump in form

Worcestershire's relegation to Division Two in the County Championship was confirmed when Surrey completed their victory over Hampshire at The Rose Bowl