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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

Yuvraj Singh is struggling to be fit for the World Cup after tearing knee ligaments in his left knee last month

Yuvraj Singh doubtful for World Cup

The following is a transcript of an interview with Polly Umrigar carried on Cricinfo in 1999

'I was very sure of my ability'

08-Nov-2006

Nyron Asgarali dies at 85

Nyron Asgarali, the former West Indies batsman, has died at the age of 85, just seven weeks short of his 86th birthday

08-Nov-2006•Vaneisa Baksh

'A gentleman and a great student of the game'

Polly Umrigar, the former Indian captain who played 59 Tests between 1948 and 1962, has died in Mumbai. He was suffering from lymph cancer

Polly Umrigar dies at 80

The third day's play of the ICC Intercontinental Cup between Kenya and Bermuda at Nairobi was washed out

Rain disrupts Kenyan charge

Malinda Warnapura and Kaushal Silva staged an improbable comeback through a 137-run seventh-wicket stand to help Sri Lanka A beat South Zone by three wickets and make the Duleep Trophy final

North to clash with Sri Lanka A in final