Chris Read

The last time a 50-over World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand over 22 years ago, Aaqib Javed was part of the winning Pakistan team.

West Indies legend Brian Lara today joined fellow all-time batting great Sachin Tendulkar of India and became the latest entry in the star-studded list of players who will participate in the MCC v Rest of the World Lord's Bicentenary match on July 5.

Australia wicketkeeper Carey took a total of eight catches in the first Ashes Test against England at the Gabba in Brisbane, surpassing India's Rishabh Pant who had taken seven catches on his debut in the longest format.

The already strained relationship between ECB and the players could be further affected with the English board deciding to keep them away from the planning of its ambitious IPL-style Twenty20 League.

After being ignored in IPL, former India skipper Sourav Ganguly will be playing in the Emirates Airline Twenty20 tournament in Dubai, next month.

ICL has attracted many retired greats and out-of-favour players but there are many here who are still expecting to play for their country.

The ICL set the ball rolling for its high-profile Twenty20 venture by unveiling its six teams which has batting greats Brian Lara and Inzamam-ul-Haq as its star attraction.

Former England coach Duncan Fletcher has strongly denied having any malafide intention behind his latest disclosures of Andrew Flintoff's drinking issue.

During India's tour of Australia, Vinoo Mankad had warned Australian opener Bill Brown against backing up too far at the non-striker's end during a warm-up game at the Sydney Cricket Ground. When that advice was ignored, Mankad ran him out. A month later, in the first Test at the same ground, Mankad again ran out Brown, this time with no warning, sparking a debate about the fairness of such dismissals that continues to this day and has led to them being labelled 'Mankads'.

James Anderson, the legendary English fast bowler, will transition to a new role in the team's coaching staff as a fast-bowling mentor after retiring from Test cricket following the upcoming series opener against the West Indies at Lord's.