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Ian Butler, the New Zealand fast bowler, has been reduced to relying on medical advances in an attempt to revive his international career

Jamie Cox, the former Tasmania opening batsman, has been named as Australia's fourth national selector

Two junior cricketers from Hyderabad created history when they added a world-record 721 runs in 40 overs

Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Tait have been called into a bowler-heavy 13-man squad for the first Ashes Test at the Gabba next Thursday

The Ashes could slip through Australia's fingers unless the team's catching improves, according to the former national coach Bob Simpson

Justin Langer has hit out at critics who have suggested he should be replaced in the Test team by the in-form Phil Jaques

Steve Waugh wants Australia to say nothing to Kevin Pietersen during the Ashes and has advised Ricky Ponting's side to "prey on Andrew Flintoff's ego"

The Sri Lankan selectors have made sweeping changes to the Sri Lanka A team for their tour of the Caribbean starting later this week

A 15-year-old girl has become the first female to be handed a contract at Lancashire's Academy

A quick-fire century from Abdool Samad set the ICC Winter Training Camp on their way to an excellent total of 303 for 8 off 50 overs but the rain came before they could find out if it was enough for victory.

Next week's first Test at Brisbane could be played on a greentop, according to the Gabba's groundsman, Kevin Mitchell, after a torrential downpour interrupted pitch preparations on Wednesday

Zander de Bruyn, the Warriors captain and allrounder, will miss the MTN Domestic Championship final on Thursday after being found guilty of breaching the Cricket South Africa code of conduct.

Ashwell Prince will lead the Rest of South Africa team against India on at Benoni on Thursday

Sri Lanka have named their Test and one-day squads for the tour of New Zealand which starts next month

A nationwide siege programme has caused havoc in Bangladesh's National Cricket league, with Dhaka's match against Barisal being postponed for "an indefinite period" and Chittagong's clash with Sylhet also under threat

The ECB have released the 2007 county fixtures and Sussex start their Championship defence against Kent on April 18, five days after the traditional MCC fixture at Lord's

Umpire Billy Doctrove has said that he is relieved to be back into the international fold, after the controversial Oval Test in September

The anti-doping appeals committee hearing the cases of Mohammad Asif and Shoaib Akhtar has adjourned until next Monday (November 20)