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Shane Warne is lining up for a pre-Ashes refresher with his spin bowling mentor Terry Jenner ahead of November's first Test in Brisbane

Warne makes appointment with 'spin doctor'

11-Oct-2006•AFP

Rotation policy is imperative - Jabaar

Shane Jabaar, South Africa's physiotherapist, believes a proper rotation policy is imperative for the national side to reach its goals this season

Simon Katich is prepared to lift his strike-rate as he attempts to shake off a string of contenders for his opening batting place

Katich ready to increase batting pace

Allan Border reportedly had the choice between two beer companies as he stepped down suddenly from the position of national selector

Border denies beer company conflict

The Queensland Bulls are familiar with targets hanging from their rumps. For the past decade they have been the stampeding team of the domestic competitions

Beautiful one day, finalists the next

10-Oct-2006•Peter English

Taibu joins Namibia ...for now

It's hard to know where Tatenda's Taibu's future lies at the moment

10-Oct-2006•Steven Price

Match referee needs to play greater role - Lloyd

Clive Lloyd has said that the match referee needs to have a greater role in the future in order to avoid incidents like Ovalgate

10-Oct-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Gary Brent returns for Zimbabwe

Gary Brent, the Zimbabwe medium-fast bowler, completes his international comeback by replacing Terry Duffin in Zimbabwe's Champions Trophy squad in India.

Herschelle Gibbs will meet with Indian police to be questioned over his involvement in the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal when he arrives ahead of the Champions Trophy

Gibbs set to meet Delhi police

The West Indies Cricket Board has backed down over its decision to remove Dwayne Bravo from its list of players offered retainer contracts after pressure from the ICC and FICA

West Indies board forced into contract climbdown

England's injured spinner, Ashley Giles, is confident that he will be ready to take on Australia in the first Test at Brisbane next month, as he continues his rehabilitation from hip surgery

Giles confident of Ashes role

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that Inzamam-ul-Haq will lead Pakistan in the home series against West Indies next month

Inzamam confirmed captain for West Indies series

Graeme Smith's right ankle showed no signs of discomfort during his innings of 73 in a warm-up match against a local team in New Delhi ahead of the Champions Trophy

Smith makes confident comeback

Allan Border has stepped down as a Test selector for the second time in less than two years and only four months after re-accepting the position

Border resigns as selector for second time

The annual ICC Awards in Mumbai has been postponed to November 3 to ensure India's attendance

ICC awards postponed to November 3

Australia's opening batting experiments will continue during the Champions Trophy as the selectors decide who will partner Adam Gilchrist at the World Cup

Gilchrist waits for full-time partner

Sean Ervine is eyeing a long-awaited debut for Western Australia after he was picked in the Ford Ranger Cup squad for the one-day game against Victoria

Ervine closes on first match for Western Australia

Inzamam-ul-Haq has lost the confidence of senior officials in the Pakistan Cricket Board as a result of the Oval ball-tampering row, according to former team manager Zaheer Abbas

PCB official resigns as turmoil continues

England and South Africa were involved in a practice mix-up ahead of the Champions Trophy after both teams arrived at the same nets at a sports complex in Delhi

England and South Africa in mix-up