England seam bowler Liam Plunkett will miss the second and third Tests against Pakistan after suffering a side strain last week.

A short tour of Africa is all part of Bangladesh’s World Cup preparations, but can Zimbabwe and Kenya turn around their own fortunes?

The second gripping match in the space of couple of days, has seen Australia A and Pakistan A fight out a tie, in their 50 over match.

Shoaib Akhtar is expected to return for the third Test against England starting on the 4th of August at Headingley in Leeds.

Sanath Jayasuriya has been named in the fourteen man squad for the first Test against South Africa starting in Colombo on Thursday.

New Zealand Cricket have expanded the domestic Twenty20 competition to two rounds ahead of the World Cup in South Africa next year.

The three-day game between Sri Lanka A and South Africa has ended in a draw with the tourists using the final day for batting practice.

Shaun Pollock is set to join up with his country men in Sri Lanka on Thursday following the birth of his second child last Friday.

New Zealand A have cruised to another easy Top End Series win, this time against India A. Jesse Ryder and Mark Gillespie starred.

Pakistan A scraped together a two wicket win, in their
20/20 match against Australia A in Cairns, during the
Top End Series.