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Jamie Dalrymple has been added to England's Test squad for the second Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford starting on Thursday

Dalrymple added to Test squad

Ashish Nehra, the left-arm fast bowler, will not attend the fitness camp in Bangalore between July 25 and August 1 as he is playing club cricket in England

Nehra to miss fitness camp

The New Zealand players and their board might be heading for a showdown over disagreements regarding their contracts during ICC-governed tournaments

New Zealand players involved in contracts dispute

The company behind the Bermuda Classic, the veterans Twenty20 tournament held in April, has gone broke after it appeared that government decided not to increase the funding to the Get Fit Foundation

Bermuda Classic organisers go broke

Michael Vaughan has said that he hopes to be back in action in the New Year after undergoing a fourth operation on his knee earlier this month

Vaughan aims for January comeback

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

Sussex thwarted by the weather

Lakshmipathy Balaji, the Indian fast bowler, is making encouraging progress with his recovery from a back injury, according to John Gloster, the Indian team physio

'I will be back' - Balaji

Jacques Rudolph feels that the conditions in Sri Lanka fit his batting style "like a glove" and is confident of cementing his spot in the South African team in the absence of Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis

Rudolph keen to cement Test spot

Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, has ruled out Shoaib Akhtar's participation in the third Test at Headingley and added that he was also doubtful for the fourth Test at The Oval on August 17

Shoaib will be lucky if he plays the last Test - Woolmer

A round-up of the latest County Championship matches

Debutant Rashid spins Yorkshire fine victory

Shahid Nazir staked his claim for a spot in Pakistan's injury-hit attack for the second Test at Old Trafford with an impressive burst against Northamptonshire

Nazir stakes his claim for Pakistan

Andrew Flintoff is in doubt for the second Test against Pakistan after feeling discomfort in his ankle during his comeback match for Lancashire, against Kent, at Canterbury

Flintoff injury scare for England

Seven of the Sri Lanka side to tour England last month have been included in a 14-man squad to represent a Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI for the three-day warm-up match against the touring South Africans on Saturday

Samaraweera under pressure to perform

21-Jul-2006•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Shoaib on course for third Test

Shoaib Akhtar is on course to be fit for the third Test against England, at Headingley, after recovering from the stress fracture to his ankle that has ruled him out of the early part of the tour

Canada have announced squads for their forthcoming ICC Intercontinental match, their first of the competition, against Kenya which gets underway on July 29 in Toronto

Canada name squad to face Kenya

Kenya have announced a 13-man squad for the forthcoming Intercontinental Cup and one-day matches against Canada in Toronto

Kenya blend youth and experience

Although the West Indies Cricket Board's increasingly desperate attempts to stage a much-needed fund-raising one-day series has been stalled by Canada's refusal to act as hosts, it has now started planning a tournament at home in January

West Indies scramble to arrange alternative series

Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach, has defended his misfiring top-order batsmen after their continued failure in the three-day fixture against Northamptonshire

Woolmer defends Butt and Farhat

Canada has declined to host the proposed one-day series between India and the West Indies in September

Canada decline to host ODI series