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Dravid praised the man of the match, Yuvraj Singh, whose performance in the series, he said, had been exceptional

Dravid commends Yuvraj-the-finisher

Australia have named their preliminary 30-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship, with a string of uncapped state players recognised

Lee in extended Twenty20 squad

New Zealand's wicketkeeping exchange has continued with Derek de Boorder moving from Auckland to Otago

Otago lure young wicketkeeper from Auckland

James Franklin believes bowlers will be more careful not to concede no-balls when the new ODI playing conditions come into effect from October 1

New no-ball rule makes Franklin stop and think

Daniel Vettori believes he can handle the pressure of New Zealand's ODI captaincy if he is given the responsibility

I want the ODI captaincy - Vettori

Geoff Lawson delivered a strong message to the Pakistan squad about the hard work needed to make the team successful

Lawson outlines plan for Pakistan

Paul Collingwood marked his first ODI victory as England captain by singling out the impact of the former South African seamer, Allan Donald, who has been employed by the ECB as a temporary bowling coach for the past month

Collingwood praises Donald's impact

Craig McMillan, the New Zealand batsman, will captain MCC in their three-day match against Sri Lanka A at Arundel starting on July 10

McMillan named MCC captain

Bangladesh's assistant coach feels the side is not mentally tough enough to sustain itself in Test cricket

Bangladesh are stagnating says assistant coach

ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed has said that he is unsure whether Zimbabwe will ever be able to resume playing Test cricket

Speed casts doubt on Zimbabwe's Test future

After the mayhem of two Twenty20 matches, the 50-over format is going to feel sedate for England and West Indies when they open the Natwest Series at Lord's on Sunday

Windies handed Chanderpaul boost

30-Jun-2007•Cricinfo staff

Ramdin receives official reprimand

Denesh Ramdin officially reprimanded for breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct

30-Jun-2007•Cricinfo staff

Illness-hit teams ready for decider

Dale Steyn and Justin Kemp expected to be back for series decider

30-Jun-2007•Cricinfo staff

Shah gives exhibition in placement over power

Owais Shah's magical 55 took England to a five-wicket win in the second and final Twenty20 against West Indies at The Oval, squaring the series

29-Jun-2007•Will Luke at The Oval

Nothing fancy, just the basics work in England - Cooley

Troy Cooley, Australia's bowling coach, believes that India's inexperienced seam-bowling attack could give England's batsmen a few surprises

29-Jun-2007•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Chennai

India A to tour Zimbabwe

India will send an A-team to tour Zimbabwe later this month, replacing the West Indies who cancelled their trip on safety grounds earlier this week

Zimbabwe's self-imposed suspension from Test cricket will continue for the foreseeable future after the ICC said that Peter Chingoka, the board chairman, had reported that it was not yet ready to return

No Test return for Zimbabwe

Kyle Coetzer has withdrawn from the Scotland squad for the ODI against Pakistan, opting to stay with Durham

Koetzer puts county before country

The PCA, the ECB and the counties have to realise the £70-odd million that comes in each year is focussed because of what the England cricket team does

Bevan: 'Financial deterrents are the answer'