Former Indian and Kent coach John Wright is looking to return to coaching and has said the Black Caps would be his preferred option.

England have released Jamie Dalrymple from their squad for the second Test at Old Trafford after looking at the pitch conditions.

Chaminda Vass is out of the 1st Test against South Africa at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo with a hamstring injury.

Glenn McGrath is to prove his fitness to the national selectors later this week with a spell of bowling at outdoor nets in Brisbane.

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.