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Gillespie's plight a reminder that Kiwis not alone in injury wars

Cricket players have been offered contract in New Zealand sport

Ground-breaking offer put in front of New Zealand players

Iain Robertson has been given the captaincy of the first Canterbury team named for the series.

Robertson to lead first Canterbury trial team

An Australian under-19 side picked with the Youth World Cup in mind will play five one-day matches against India under-19 in September

Australia under-19 squad selected for India tour

14-Jul-2005•Cricinfo staff

Sehwag century dominates West Indians at Mumbai

India, it seems, just can not get enough of Virender Sehwag these days

14-Jul-2005•Anand Vasu

Sri Lanka v West Indies, 1st Test, Colombo

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14-Jul-2005

I bring the X-factor'

Shane Warne has denied he is a disruptive influence to Australia

14-Jul-2005•Cricinfo staff

Lee eyes Lord's Test return

Brett Lee is nearing a return to the Test side after being road-blocked for 19 months by injury and the sensational form of his rivals

14-Jul-2005•Cricinfo staff

Final World Cup groups confirmed

Scotland's 47-run win over Ireland today in the ICC Trophy final in Ireland confirms the groupings for the first stage of the 2007 World Cup.

Essex have confirmed the signing of the South African fast bowler Andre Nel, as their temporary overseas player, subject to gaining a work permit.

Andre Nel signs for Essex

Sri Lanka started the Test series agains West Indies slow and will need to step up a gear quickly

Vaas happy with Sri Lankan fightback

Sri Lanka A and West Indies A fought out a tie in the opening match of their five game series

Baugh seals tie for West Indies A

Rod Marsh has named two squads for the upcoming Test and one-day series against Sri Lanka Under 19.

England select Under 19 squads

Sachin Tendulkar, whose absence contributed in no small measure to India's utterly limp display in the ICC Champions Trophy, could be back in action within a fortnight

Tendulkar to be back for Chennai Test?

The gradation committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is scheduled to meet in Kolkata today to identify the players who will be awarded central contracts

BCCI to shortlist players for central contracts

Brian Lara refused to get carried away by the tidal wave of emotion that followed the West Indies' remarkable triumph in the ICC Champions Trophy final, but hoped that the success would act as a spur for a new generation of Caribbean cricketers

Lara hopes that win will kickstart a new era

David Graveney, England's chairman of selectors, today insisted that England will take a full-strength squad to Zimbabwe for five one-dayers in November and December, although players carrying slight injuries may be left out to give them a chance to

Full-strength side will tour Zimbabwe, says Graveney