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A round-up from the second day of the latest County Championship matches

A round-up from the second day of the latest County Championship matches

Kent have lodged a complaint with the ECB over Worcestershire's decision to stage their Championship match at New Road

Ashley Giles has admitted that he will have to consider the long-term impact to his health before making any more attempts at a comeback

The International Cricket Council has given a lukewarm response to the proposal from the Texan billionaire, Allen Stanford, who hopes to host a $23 million Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies next year

Bharat Arun, the former India and Tamil Nadu medium pace bowler, has been named as coach of the Bengal Ranji Trophy team

Dwayne Bravo has been ruled out of the quadrangular series in Ireland with the ankle injury he picked up against England

Nominations have been opened for the position of chairman of the England & Wales Cricket Board, after David Morgan, the current incumbent, announced his intention to stand down in preparation for taking over the presidency of the ICC next year

Zimbabwe are keen to employ specialist coaches in the run up to the Twenty20 World Championships in September

Kapil Dev has challenged the Indian board to take away his position as chairman of the National Cricket Academy for his alignment with the Indian Cricket League

A satirical calypso, suggesting that the West Indies Cricket Board "Take a Rest", has been recorded by Dave Martins, of the Tradewinds band, and is being distributed to radio stations across the Caribbean

Offspinner Dan Cullen has undergone surgery on a stress fracture in his right foot and is expected to be sidelined until September

Gamini Lokuge, the sports minister, has expanded the interim committee of Sri Lanka Cricket from its present size of five members to seven

Marvan Atapattu, the former captain, continues to be out of favour with the national cricket selectors.

Mohammad Rafique says his performances in the ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka are the worst of his career

Rahul Dravid has backed VVS Laxman to compensate for past failings in England and produce a big series this time round.

Ben Edmondson, Phil Jaques and Brad Hodge are among the in-form Australians who will taste finals action in the county Twenty20 deciders next week

A round-up from the opening day of the latest County Championship matches as they resume following the Twenty20 break

Worcestershire chief executive Mark Newton has taken the blame for the opening day washout of their Championship match against Kent at New Road

Jonty Rhodes is one of the favourites to become England's fielding coach as the new management team continues to expand the back room staff