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England, India and Australia will face each other in the Champions Trophy, in India, during October

Groups announced for Champions Trophy

02-Apr-2006•Cricinfo staff and PTI

Bangladesh name 18-man squad

Bangladesh have named an 18-man training squad to prepare for their series against Australia

Dav Whatmore, Bangladesh's coach, has no pretensions about the massive task that Bangladesh face when Australia arrive in the country later this week

Whatmore wary of Australian juggernaut

Mike Hussey has said Australia were disappointed that pitch microphones had not been turned off between deliveries during the first two Tests in South Africa

Hussey irked at stump mikes

Cricket South Africa has named a 22-man squad for the High Performance Programme

South Africa name strong High Performance squad

Justin Langer has undergone scans in hospital after being struck on the head by Makhaya Ntini and suffering concussion, but has been cleared of serious injury

Scans clear Langer of serious injury

Duncan Fletcher, the England coach, has left England's tour of India to accompany his sick wife Marina back to South Africa

Duncan Fletcher leaves tour

Sachin Tendulkar could be declared fit to tour West Indies next month, having made a rapid recovery after undergoing shoulder surgery in London

Tendulkar makes a quick recovery

Jacques Kallis and Adam Gilchrist stood by Matthew Hayden and refused to accuse him of cheating after Hayden had controversially claimed a catch

'Hayden's not the type to cheat' - Kallis

Bob Simpson, the former Australia captain and coach, has stated that Australia's dominance in the past decade might have a detrimental affect on their future

Simpson concerned at Australia's future

Suresh Raina combined the perfect blend of sense with cheek and audacity with a match-winning innings at Faridabad

Raina: cheeky, yet calm under pressure

31-Mar-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Faridabad

Jayasuriya to retire from Tests

Sanath Jayasuriya, the Sri Lankan opener, has announced that he will retire from Test cricket following the current series against Pakistan

The PCB clarified that the two ODIs scheduled between India and Pakistan at Abu Dhabi on April 18 and 19 are seperate from the off-shore matches planned between the two countries in the coming years

Abu Dhabi matches not part of off-shore ODIs

Mathew Sinclair, the former New Zealand opener, revealed his plans of leaving the country and playing first-class cricket in South Africa

Sinclair may relocate to South Africa

Alamgir Sheriyar has been handed the chance to resurrect his career with Leicestershire offering him a short trial

Sheriyar given Leicestershire trial

Glenn McGrath, the Australia fast bowler, is considering returning to play county cricket again after opting out of Australia's tour of Bangladesh

McGrath considering county stint

Former England captain Tony Greig has accused the Australians of the worst sledging he has come across during the second Test at Durban earlier this week

Greig claims Aussie sledging 'absolutely unbelievable'

Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, felt that his side failed to capitalise on their opportunities after ending the first day of the Test against Sri Lanka in a strong position

Inzamam rues missed opportunities