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The England & Wales Cricket Board has played down the prospect of Andy Flower making an emergency debut for his adopted nation against Canada in a fortnight’s time, as an injury-racked team weighs up its options ahead of their World Cup campaign.

Flower to play for England, or Martians to land at Lord's?

Jesse Ryder, not new to controversy, finds himself in hot water again

Ryder's twitter blues

While almost A$6million had been raised for Australia’s flood relief appeal by the end of the 5th one-day international at the Gabba, further cricket-based help will soon be forthcoming from an unexpected source: Compton, Los Angeles

Cricket outta Compton

It is not in the league of the ‘cleansing’ that Beijing undertook before the 2008 Olympics, but the port city of Chittagong in Bangladesh has announced its own sprucing-up plans ahead of the World Cup

All pay, no work for Chittagong's beggars

25-Feb-2013•Abhishek Purohit

Clarke's tweet sparks heat

Not for the first time in Michael Clarke’s career, it’s not just his batting form that is provoking debate with off-field issues adding to the pressure on Australia’s stand-in captain

25-Feb-2013•Andrew McGlashan

And the effigies begin ...

It’s the start of the silly season, when reactions across the subcontinent are likely to hit fever pitch - even when there are no matches involved

As he wades through an extended run of indifferent form, Michael Clarke has endured criticism on a variety of fronts in recent times but he surely couldn’t have expected to be offered some free batting advice from a teenage stowaway during a press

Some free batting advice for Pup

Andrew Hilditch may not believe Nathan Hauritz’s record in India is “excellent” after all

Hauritz ghost haunts Andrew Hilditch

25-Feb-2013•Cricinfo

Hollioake's property empire collapses

A Perth property development company owned by the former England cricketer Adam Hollioake and his family has collapsed, owing $20 million to more than 40 creditors, including Hollioake’s former Surrey and England team-mate Alec Stewart.

Rajasthan’s IPL franchise may be called the Royals, but the Prince of Udaipur’s loyalties lie with the Ranji Trophy team, and he was there to witness them being crowned kings of India’s premier domestic competition

The real royals were at the Ranji Trophy final

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Warne and Gough plan flood relief match

Shane Warne and Darren Gough have been discussing the possibility of a "legends" Twenty20 Ashes game to help raise funds for the Queensland flood disaster victims.

Alastair Cook has been rewarded for his stunning efforts during England's Ashes win by being afforded the freedom of the City of London.

Cook awarded Freedom of City of London

Shane Warne was never shy of uttering a word or two in an English batsman’s ear during his playing days, but it appears the English have finally found a way to silence him

England cut Warne's run short

Bangladesh are taking their job of co-hosting the 2011 World Cup very seriously

Paint job for Chittagong

Kevin Pietersen has never been shy about, well, anything really

Cricket's biggest egos - Pietersen and Yuvraj

25-Feb-2013•Tariq Engineer

England stamp their authority on the Ashes

Andy Flower may be trying to talk up the importance of the Sydney Test, but try telling the Cricket Philatelic Society that the Ashes series isn’t already over

25-Feb-2013•Dustin Silgardo

Neil Johnson is a yogi ... or is he?

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