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Bangladesh name A squad for Ireland

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:17:16 +0000

Bangladesh have named a squad of 14 for their A tour of Ireland next week, in which they will play four games.

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George leads inexperienced West Indies

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:07:26 +0000

Nadine George will captain a very inexperienced West Indies for the first time during their tour of Ireland, Netherlands and England with 11 of the 16-player squad set for international debuts.

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England Academy take on England women

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:05:00 +0000

England have given a hint to their first-team line-up this summer in announcing their eleven to take on the England Academy this Sunday, June 22.

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Dubai drops case against Asif - report

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:02:12 +0000

The case against Mohammad Asif, who was detained in Dubai on June 1 for suspected possession of an illegal substance, has been dropped by the Dubai Public Prosecution and the fast bowler will be deported soon. The public prosecutor has said that it was confirmed that Asif was carrying 0.24 grams of opium in his wallet but the case was being dropped due to “insignificance”.

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Australia players could pull out of Champions Trophy

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:59:13 +0000

Ricky Ponting says Australia’s players are still uneasy about visiting Pakistan for the Champions Trophy later this year. Ponting’s comments came as an Australian newspaper reported that some members of the squad had told their team-mates they would boycott the trip if it went ahead.

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ICC mulls Test championship

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:59:19 +0000

The ICC is considering introducing a Test championship in order to ensure that, in the face of the increasing popularity of the Twenty20 format, “a special place in maintained for Test cricket in the calendar”.

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Akmal left out of Asia Cup probables

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:31:37 +0000

Pakistan have left out wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal from the list of 20 probables announced for the Asia Cup, which begins on June 24. All the other members of the squad that won the Kitply Cup in Bangladesh have been included among the probables.

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Snape announces retirement

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:29:06 +0000

Jeremy Snape, the Leicestershire allrounder who played 10 ODIs for England, has announced his retirement from first-class cricket.

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Wish the Sachin Tendulkar good luck for the Sri Lanka Test series

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:05:43 +0000

Just 171 runs separate Sachin Tendulkar from Brian Lara’s record of scoring the most number of Test runs. The world shall watch with bated breath as the little master walks in to bat on Lankan soil. Let us wish the little master all the best to achieve this feat and unseat Lara from the throne.

PCA backs FICA on security concerns

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:44:11 +0000

Sean Morris, the PCA chief executive, agreed with FICA chief Tim May’s assessment that “absolutely nothing had changed in the three months since Australia postponed their Pakistan tour after safety concerns.

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