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After the washout in Kolkata, India and Sri Lanka will try again in the second match of the four-game one-day series, scheduled for Rajkot on Sunday, with the hosts again solid favourites at 1/2 (1.50)

Having put on a terrific show with the bat in the first match, South Africa will be brimming over with confidence going into the second game of the five-match one-day series with Pakistan, in Durban on Wednesday

Worcestershire have signed 25-year-old New South Wales fast bowler Doug Bollinger as their second overseas player for the 2007 season

It is being reported that Douglas Hondo has left Zimbabwe and is believed to be in the UK, turning his back on cricket after refusing to comply with a board demand to shave his dreadlocks

Bradley Scott, the Otago allrounder, has been added to New Zealand's 30-man squad for the World Cup.

Stuart Clark has strengthened the New South Wales team, rejoining his state for their matches against Western Australia this week after being released from the Australia ODI squad

Mickey Arthur, South Africa's coach, praised his side's ODI batting line-up, fresh from mauling Pakistan to the tune of 392 runs, and added that they would not relent for the rest of the series.

Shane Watson has been rushed back into Australia's one-day team after they lost Andrew Symonds with a shoulder injury

On a day dominated by the announcement of Australia's new coach, another coaching decision almost slipped under the radar

If Associate cricket is keen on matching the full members' skill on the field, and we know they are, they're also making a good fist of it off the pitch too

One of the Zimbabwe players forced to shave his dreadlocks has accused Zimbabwe Cricket of "gross human-rights abuse"

Kevin Pietersen could be set to make a surprise return to England's one-day team, just three weeks after breaking a rib while batting against Glenn McGrath in the opening match of the CB Series at Melbourne

In a year when he defined his captaincy with a crushing 5-0 Ashes recovery, Ricky Ponting has created further history by becoming the first man to win the cleansweep of the Allan Border Medal, the Test Player of the Year and the One-Day Player of the Year

Chris Rogers and Ben Hilfenhaus, two players who could well be part of Australia's Test team within a year, were rewarded for their outstanding domestic performances at Allan Border Medal night in Melbourne

There were sharply contrasting scenes in the home and away dressing-rooms immediately after Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy

Malcom Speed, the ICC's chief executive, has admitted that there are likely to be logistical problems during the World Cup but has called for patience when they arise.

Tim Nielsen has been confirmed as John Buchanan's replacement as the coach of Australia

Ricky Ponting has suggested that Australia take a chance on the injured Andrew Symonds and include him in the 15-man World Cup squad

A dose of painkillers will determine whether Kyle Mills heads to the World Cup or back home for surgery after he has struggled to overcome a debilitating knee problem

England's prospects of staging a surprise turnaround from CB Series passengers to finalists have improved with Michael Vaughan expected to open against New Zealand at the Gabba on Tuesday