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The official operator that supplied packages to the 2006 Ashes tour in Australia has ceased trading

Netherlands' allrounder Billy Stelling has announced his retirement from first-class cricket

John Howard, the Australian prime minister, wants the ICC to step in as debate over Australia's scheduled tour of Zimbabwe continues

The West Indies Cricket Board "has killed or is killing" women's cricket in the region, according to a former board employee who is calling on the ICC to intervene

Daryl Tuffey should be ready to bowl before the end of the month, as his recovery from a shoulder injury progresses

Andy Moles has been rewarded for helping Northern Districts win the State Championship in his first season as coach, earning a one-year extension that will mean he leads the side until the end of 2008-09

Geoff Marsh, the former coach of Zimbabwe, said cancelling Australia's tour later this year would have little effect on Robert Mugabe's regime and action should be taken in areas besides sport

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It has been disclosed that two champagne bottles found in Bob Woolmer's room were passed onto him by Pakistan bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed who had been left them in his hotel room

Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock are likely to miss the Afro-Asia Cup with both due to undergo surgery next week

Mickey Arthur and Graeme Smith, the South Africa coach and captain, have had their contracts renewed by the South Africa board today for a further two years

Ramnaresh Sarwan believes the tour of England is the perfect opportunity for West Indies, who he admitted were "in a bit of a turmoil", to launch a new era

One of South Africa's brightest batting prospects, van Jaarsveld, is currently playing for the Warwickshire seconds on trial

Only nine out of the 15 players who travelled to the World Cup have been selected for the three-match series starting May 18

Simon Helmot has been named the Victorian Cricket Academy coach, a newly-created position as part of the state's revamped high-performance structure

Mickey Arthur, South Africa's coach, has admitted that he is surprised by the amount of flack aimed in his direction following South Africa's World Cup campaign

Cricket Australia may yet be given a get-out clause with the Australian government considering what action it could take to call off the trip

Nasim Ashraf, the PCB chairman, told reporters in Islamabad that the board had been in contact with Whatmore for the post but that nothing had been finalised as of now

Shaun Pollock can afford to smile after an indifferent World Cup. He was named the Cricketer of the Year at the fourth Cricket South Africa awards held in Johannesburg on Wednesday

The first Australian cricket side to officially tour England, the 1868 indigenous team, will be recognised on Friday when Aboriginal flags are flown at cricket headquarters across Australia