John Buchanan has had his contract extended until the 2007 World Cup after convincing himself that he has a future in the role.

Stuart MacGill looks set to partner Shane Warne in the
Super Test starting later today.

With Ganguly injured, Rahul Dravid has been named captain of the Indian One Day International side for the two upcoming series.

Towards the end of this month England will be jetting out to take on Pakistan on their home patch for the first time in five years.

The venue for the opening tour match of England’s tour to Pakistan could be switched due to the recent earthquake in the area.

The ICC Awards were announced last night in Sydney with Andrew Flintoff and Jacques Kallis being named joint Players of the Year.

England understudy, Chris Tremlett has been given a further week to prove his fitness in preparation to tour Pakistan next month.

Uncapped seam-bowling prospect, Liam Plunkett has been called to the England Test squad for the upcoming tour of Pakistan.

Adam Gilchrist has questioned the inclusion of South African wicketkeeper Mark Boucher, believing Kumar Sangakkara deserves his spot.

Now, I’ve got a choice of another heinously weak “Lucky Dippenaar”-style headline and player pick, or a left-field selection…