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Mohammad Yousuf, Pakistan's record-breaking middle order lynchpin, is a definite non-starter for the first Test against South Africa at Centurion Park, due to begin from January 11, and may end up missing the entire Test series

Tony Dodemaide will return home to Melbourne to accept the role of Cricket Victoria's chief executive after taking a globetrotting path to the job

Stephen Fleming, New Zealand's captain, believes Michael Vaughan's return to the helm will make England a stronger team as they prepare for the tri-series in Australia

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has hit back at claims by Waqar Younis, recently removed as bowling coach, that he was treated unfairly by team management and the board and has accused the former Pakistan fast bowler of behaving in an unprofessional mann

Come April, the West Indies will be attempting to do something that has never been achieved before: become the first host nation to win the World Cup. On the basis of an impressive recent ODI revival, Bennett King, the West Indies coach, is confident it

Ricky Ponting doesn't like playing Twenty20 matches and believes Australia should contest only one game of the popular format each season

Shane Warne has spoken of his desire to help England and hinted at the possibility of starting a Shane Warne Cricket Academy for British children

Australia will attempt to exploit Michael Vaughan's lack of match fitness during the triangular series, according to the coach John Buchanan

Australia are set to take five fast bowlers to the World Cup in the West Indies as they plan to use four speedster in most games

Jimmy Maher, the Australia batsman and Tino Best, the West Indies fast bowler, are top of Glamorgan's wish list for the new season

Andrew Hilditch, the chairman of selectors, has given Stuart MacGill's chances of replacing Shane Warne in the Test team an enormous boost, indicating MacGill is still the stand-out spinner in Australia

Clive Lloyd, the West Indies legend, believes the Caribbean can host a successful World Cup given the organisers execute their plans effectively

The way SSC left-hander Tharanga Paranavitana's career is shaping up it won't be long before Sri Lanka will have two Tharangas opening the batting for them in Test cricket

Khaled Mashud, the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman, remains the object of speculation as Bangladesh's selectors sit to pick a squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe

Cameron White is set to make his one-day international return this month but after a disappointing 2006, the nature of his place in the side does not worry him

Michael Vaughan will return as England captain in place of Andrew Flintoff for the one-day series in Australia as he looks to restore national pride following the 5-0 Ashes whitewash

Michael Vaughan will return as England captain in place of Andrew Flintoff for the one-day series in Australia as he looks to restore national pride following the 5-0 Ashes whitewash

Waqar Younis has resigned from his position as bowling coach of the Pakistan side with immediate effect, days before the start of an important three-Test and five-ODI series against South Africa.

A jubilant Graeme Smith spoke to the media after a magnificent series win

Greg Chappell, the coach, was candid in his assessment of the gains and losses after yet another Indian campaign overseas ended with the bitter taste of defeat