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Jayantha Dharmadasa, the chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket, has expressed disappointment at the withdrawal of Rumesh Ratnayake as assistant coach of the Sri Lankan team

SL board disappointed by Ratnayake's withdrawal

Trevor Penney, Sri Lanka's stand-in coach, believes his side are as tough as Australia, and can compete with them in all aspects of the game

Sri Lanka as tough as Australia - Penney

For Malinda Warnapura the long wait is over

For Warnapura the waiting is over

The biggest factor which has helped Sri Lanka over the last two years, Jayawardene said, is that the players have become leaders of their own

Team has never been more upbeat, says Jayawardene

On paper the match against a depleted Ireland side is the ideal way to ease into their short one-day tour of the Emerald Isle, but they would be well advised not take anything for granted

Primed South Africa can't take the Irish lightly

23-Jun-2007•Andrew McGlashan in Belfast

Lack of cash could lead to Scottish decline

Scotland's World Cup cricket captain, Craig Wright, has voiced his fear that the sport has hit a "glass ceiling" in his homeland

23-Jun-2007•Neil Drysdale

Collingwood vows attacking cricket

Paul Collingwood, England's new one-day captain, says he wants his new-look squad to "attack the opposition"

After Kapil Dev and Kiran More it may now be the turn of Sandeep Patil to lose his pension from the Indian board (BCCI)

BCCI scraps pensions of players joining rival league

John Gloster has broken his wrist and may miss the remainder of India's tour to Ireland and England.

India physiotherapist breaks hand

New Zealand cricket is trying to resolve a clash between cricket and rugby

New Zealand set to resolve fixture wrangle

The future of Australia's Boxing Day and New Year's Tests in Melbourne and Sydney cannot be guaranteed beyond 2008, according to a report due to be presented to the ICC next week

Australia's Boxing Day and New Year's Tests under threat

The ICC has punished on the five match officials whose errors caused the World Cup final in Barbados to end in shambles

2007 World Cup final officials banned by ICC after farcical end to the final

Mark Dobson, England's new coach, talks to Cricinfo about the challenges that lie ahead

Dobson relishing England challenge

22-Jun-2007•Jenny Thompson

Johnston issues rallying call to youngsters

Trent Johnston, Ireland's captain, has challenged his young squad to produce the goods against the might of India who they face in a one-dayer on Saturday at Stormont, Belfast

Ladha Amar Singh was one of India's finest new ball bowlers ever and with Mohammed Nissar he formed a formidable opening combination for India in the 1930's

India's first Lethal Weapon

22-Jun-2007•Sankhya Krishnan

Aaqib Javed to guide the young Bangladeshi pacers

Former Pakistan Fast bowler Aaqib Javed will offer specialised coaching to a group of select Bangladeshi pacemen

Paul Collingwood has been unveiled as England's new one-day captain, at the head of a new-look squad that contains two uncapped players in Warwickshire's Jonathan Trott and the Hampshire allrounder, Dimitri Mascarenhas

Collingwood leads new-look side