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Ricky Ponting says Australia will ditch their light-hearted Twenty20 outlook as they prepare to treat the inaugural World Championship as seriously as the World Cup

South Australia have turned to Nathan Adcock, the middle-order batsman, to lead them out of the slump that left them on the bottom of the Pura Cup table with only one win last summer

Ian Bell, a Warwickshire local, might have felt out of place. Here he was, striking the dangerous legspin of Piyush Chawla for a sensational straight hit - only to be greeted by lukewarm applause

A round-up from the latest Pro40 matches

John Harmer has emerged as a candidate for the post of Bangladesh coach, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced today

Spin bowlers should be encouraged to bowl more in the early overs of one-day games, says Dipak Patel, the former New Zealand offspinner who famously opened the bowling in the 1992 World Cup

Robin Brown, the former Zimbabwe captain, has succeeded Kevin Curran as Zimbabwe's coach

Paul Grayson's 87 proved the difference in the Minor Counties knock-out final, lifting Suffolk to an insurmountable 219 - and the trophy

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has sold the ground and title naming rights for 55 Tests and ODIs to be played in India over the next 31 months for Rs 173.25 crore

Roy McLean, the former South Africa batsman, has died in Johannesburg aged 77 after a long illness

The Delhi High Court has said the BCCI cannot terminate the services of players who join the ICL

Loots Bosman is a doubtful starter for the Twenty20 World Championship, but his lower back injury isn't as serious as was feared

A fractured rib for Shane Warne and disciplinary breaches by three players dominated the headlines in an eventful off-field week for Australians in county cricket

Cricket Australia will continue to monitor the situation in Hyderabad after a series of bomb blasts on Saturday killed more than 40 people

A round-up from the latest Pro40 matches

Peter Moores made optimistic noises about the chances of Flintoff playing tomorrow but added they would take the long-term plans into the equation

Shane Bond has reportedly being made a "staggering" offer to join the ICL

Erapalli Prasanna, the former India offspinner, has criticised the Indian board for not utilising his services enough at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and stated that as his reason for joining the Indian Cricket League's executive board

The West Indies Cricket Board has accepted, "with regret", the resignation of its chief executive Bruce Aanensen after a meeting in Barbados on Saturday

Part of the squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa next month, Younis said winning the tournament would add to the team's confidence ahead of the home series against South Africa