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Mohammad Asif, one of three Pakistan players jailed for spot-fixing, will be released from Canterbury Prison early on Thursday

Chris Gayle has pulled out of his Twenty20 contract with Somerset, declaring himself committed to playing for West Indies in all forms of the game

The South Africa-born fast bowler Neil Wagner has been named in New Zealand’s Test squad for the tour of the West Indies, while Brendon McCullum has been rested from the one-day and Twenty20 squads

Neil Wagner, the South-African born left-arm seamer, believes he will reap the rewards of a rigorous qualification process, in which he spent four seasons playing in the Plunket Shield with no chance of being picked for international cricket, on his maide

Jonny Bairstow lifted Yorkshire with an unbeaten 141 but discontent over Ajmal Shahzad’s impending departure rumbled on

It will be months, or in all probability years, before a final agreement is reached on whether MCC should proceed with any kind of ‘Vision for Lord’s’

Chris Wood took four wickets to help dismiss Northants for 218 before Hampshire slumped to 42 for 3 in reply

Samit Patel top-scored for Nottinghamshire but controversy attached itself to Stuart Broad’s first-ball dismissal on his return from injury

Keith Barker and Graham Onions both impressed with the ball as Warwickshire took a grip on the match

ESPNcricinfo previews the IPL match between Pune Warriors and Mumbai Indians in Pune