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As exclusively revealed on Cricinfo last month, the USA Cricket Association has signed a commercial deal with Centrex International to form a joint venture marketing company that will seek to revolutionize the way cricket is marketed in the USA

ODI cricket set to hit the States

Graeme Smith, South Africa's captain, feels that left-arm spinner Monty Panesar will face an "unbelievable amount of abuse"

Graeme Smith warns Panesar of racist abuse

Andrew Flintoff had waited seven years and 48 Tests for his first slice of Ashes action, and when it came it was all too brief. Scores of 0 and 3 in the 2005 series opener at Lord's were the prelude to a thumping 239-run defeat, and suddenly all of Englan

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Ponting makes peace with Pawar

After trying more than a dozen times on Wednesday Australian captain Ricky Ponting finally got the opportuntiy to apologise to BCCI chief Sharad Pawar on the phone on Thursday over the incident during the presentation of the Champions Trophy last Sunday

Zimbabwe selectors to announce squad for Bangladesh tour

Billy Doctrove will stand in five one-dayers between South Africa and India, and Mike Procter will oversee six one-dayers in the triangular VB Series in Australia, according to the ICC's announcement of umpires and match referees from upcoming Test and OD

Crowe, Madugalle to referee in the Ashes

Ashley Giles will play for the first time in a year as England kick-off their Ashes tour against a Prime Minster's XI.

Giles picked for Ashes tour opener

Lancashire have confirmed that Mark Chilton will continue as captain in 2007.

Lancashire re-appoint Chilton as captain

South Africa have retained for the first of the five one-dayers against India the 14-man squad that lost the Champions Trophy semi-final

South Africa retain squad for first ODI

Even as Andrew Flintoff and Duncan Fletcher work out various combinations for the Ashes, Michael Vaughan has said he would be back to playing cricket in three weeks' time

Vaughan eyes third Test comeback

Cricket Australia warned fans that "idiots" would not be tolerated at the upcoming Ashes series

Australian board tells 'idiot' fans to stay away

Damien Martyn, at the centre of the controversy where he pushed aside BCCI chief Sharad Pawar off the podium after Australia beat West Indies to win their first Champions Trophy title, has apologised for his actions

Martyn meant no offence

BCCI president Sharad Pawar has termed the actions of Australian captain Ricky Ponting and batsman Damien Martyn during their Champions Trophy victory celebrations as "totally uncivilised"

Pawar yet to get any apology

A liaison officer with the Pakistan team during the recent ICC Champions Trophy has alleged that Shoaib Akhtar struck Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, after they quarreled over what music should be played on the team bus in Jaipur. The claims have been re

Liaison officer claims Shoaib-Woolmer bust-up

Ed Smith, the former England batsman, has been named as the new Middlesex captain for the 2007 season.

Ed Smith announced as new Middlesex captain

The Pakistan Cricket Board is offering to play a one-day international match in England next year as a way of resolving the compensation row from the forfeited Oval Test.

Pakistan offer England compensation match

An unbeaten half-century from Brad Haddin and strong performances from Ed Cowan and Daniel Christian steered New South Wales to a tight four-wicket victory against South Australia at Adelaide

Haddin drives NSW to victory

Yuvraj Singh, who suffered a knee injury during the recently concluded Champions Trophy, is not worried by news reports that he could probably miss next year's World Cup in the Caribbean countries

'Too early to talk about World Cup' - Yuvraj