London: Former England captain Michael Vaughan was one of 12 players awarded a 12-month England central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) here Tuesday.
Sydney: Australia's under-18 squad has some famous names. Of the 38 players short-listed for the squad, three stand out – Jack Boon, Alister McDermott and Mitchell Marsh.
Melbourne: Devastated Australian fast bowler Brett Lee spent his second Father's Day on Saturday with his only child, Preston.
London: Some of England's leading cricketers will be one step nearer winning $1 million (500,000 pounds) each when the selectors name their squad later on Tuesday for the clash with Allen Stanford's All Stars.
Darwin: Seamer Stuart Clark said Australia's lopsided one-day series against Bangladesh has been a worthwhile hit-out ahead of next month's tough tour against fierce rivals India.
Sydney: Cricket Australia selectors today included four players - Cameron White, Brett Geeves, Shaun Tait and Xavier Doherty - as replacements in the Australia-A squad for India tour.
Sydney: With uncertainty looming large over the participation of its players in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan, Cricket Australia (CA) is trying to ensure that missing the prestigious tournament will not leave the squad under prepared for the Indian tour in October.
Lahore: Pakistan appointed Younis Khan as deputy to captain Shoaib Malik for the tour of India starting later this week.
London:Injury-hit England skipper Michael Vaughan admitted he was relieved to be back in the nets and batting again.
London:Former England pacer Dominic Cork is clearly not amused by the confusion over what actually forced opener Marcus Trescothick to abandon his India tour and return home midway and he blamed the cricket board for making a bungle of the case.