London:Cricket officials from England and Pakistan have reached an agreement for compensation for Pakistan's forfeiture of last summer's Oval Test match.
Wellington:The New Zealand cricket selectors remained loyal to the established members of their one-day cricket squad for the World Cup in the West Indies, despite a disappointing summer.
More imagesMelbourne:Ricky Ponting continued his superb summer with a century to lift Australia to victory over New Zealand in their triangular series One-day international at the MCG here.
Sydney:Glenn McGrath and Stuart Clark have been rested for Australia's twenty20 match against England to be played here on January 9.
London:The Oval Test compensation row took a new twist when the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) set Pakistan cricket officials a deadline of the end of the month to settle the dispute.
Sydney: Aussie leg-spinner Stuart MacGill is worried that the knee injury he sustained at coach John Buchanan-inspired boot camp will hinder his Ashes preparations ''I'm going to have things go wrong with me this summer, that's for sure.
London:An Oval Test at the end of summer with the series already decided is normally an occasion for reflection and a final chance to pay homage to those in the visiting side who will not tour England again.
London:England batsman Kevin Pietersen said the positive side of losing England allrounder Andrew Flintoff this summer meant other players had a chance to show what they could do.
London:Monty Panesar will be subjected to racial abuse Down Under if he is selected for England's Ashes tour later this summer, feels former captain Mike Brearley.
Lahore:Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer said his side was undaunted at the prospect of playing a revengeful England side in English home conditions this summer.