Ricky Ponting announced today that Australia will select the same team that played South Africa on Sunday in the VB series final.

Venugopal Rao will a strong Board President’s XI, as England commences its tour with a three-day fixture, starting on February 23.

Michael Mason is the only surprise in the New Zealand One-Day squad named this afternoon.

Brett Lee and Adam Gilchrist have moved to the top of the bowling and batting ODI player ratings.

A spin-strong Bangladesh defeated Pakistan, while Australia, India and England all also enjoyed wins on day four of the U19 World Cup

Twenty-two Zimbabwean players have been offered contracts for a length of seven months, terminating at the end of August.

Indian captain Rahul Dravid has been fined 20% of his match fee for a slow over rate in the first ODI against Pakistan at Peshawar.

The BCCI has made a formal request to the WICB that the length of India’s upcoming tour of the Caribbean be reduced.

Allrounder Ramesh Powar has been added to the Indian One Day International squad as injury cover for Harbhajan Singh.

Ashley Giles has been ruled out of England’s tour of India with Ian Blackwell being officially announced as his replacement.