South Africa have submitted their 30 man provisional World Cup squad to the ICC, including 14 coloured players.

Australia have continued their domination over England throughout the summer with a 77 run win at the SCG.

After a 1-1 result in both Tests and Twenty20, the ODI series between NZ and Sri Lanka ends at 2-2 after a washout in Hamilton.

James Hopes and Shane Harwood have been called up to Australia’s Twenty20 squad due to injury and illness to Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson.

Pakistan’s warmup game against Rest of South Africa ended in a bore draw today, although Shahid Nazir impressed with five wickets.

Munaf Patel has been ruled out of the first two ODIs against West Indies later this month, as a result of a sore ankle.

Shoaib Akhtar has been flown in to South Africa to help back-up fast bowler Umar Gul who is under an injury cloud.

Signs are ominous for non-performing Indian cricketers as selectors start looking for answers to their recent series loss in SA.

James Franklin is in doubt for the fifth ODI against Sri Lanka after being flown back to Wellington for checks to be done on his knee.

In a year where he shattered batting records, made 1788 runs averaging 99.33, Mohammad Yousuf is Cricket Web’s 2006 player of the year.