Cricket South Africa have turned down an offer from the England Cricket Board to be on standby should Pakistan decide to head home.

Cricket Web have conducted an interview with Codemasters asking their Senior Game Designer a series of questions on BLIC 2007.

ICC chief Malcolm Speed has revealed that Darrell Hair offered to retire from umpiring in exchange for US$500,000 from the ICC.

Ireland have named their first-ever World Cup squad, with Australian-born all-rounder Trent Johnston as captain.

Mahela Jayawardene has hung onto the Sri Lankan captaincy ahead of Marvan Atapattu for the Champions Trophy in October in India.

Cricket Web have conducted an interview with Codemasters asking their Senior Game Designer a series of questions on BLIC 2007.

The England and Wales Cricket Board have taken out an insurance policy in putting plans in place to play an International XI.

England star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is expected to have problems with his left ankle for the rest of his playing career.

Pakistan’s tour match against Middlesex was rained off, as the fallout from the final Test continued to worsen.

South African coach Mickey Arthur has stated his team would like to play against England in an ODI series should Pakistan pull out.