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Shane Watson has joined Ricky Ponting in expressing disappointment at the axing of his opening partner Simon Katich from the contracts list by Cricket Australia earlier this month

The ICC’s Executive Board has deferred by a year a decision on scrapping the rotational system of presidency

The first day of the first Test nearly replayed itself on the first day of the second Test, albeit on a much truer and bouncier pitch

Suresh Raina has been fined 25% of his match fee for his reaction after being given out caught by umpire Asad Rauf on the first day of the second Test between West Indies and India

VVS Laxman, who rescued India with a sublime 85, threw his support behind Virat Kohli and the openers who haven’t done well so far in the series

Pakistan, where international cricket hasn’t been played since 2009, has requested the ICC executive board to consider hosting an ICC event in the country in 2018

England’s winter touring schedule has been confirmed with England playing five ODIs and a Twenty20 in India, a Test, one-day and Twenty20 series against Pakistan in the UAE and a two-Test series in Sri Lanka

Victoria have axed the veteran trio of Dirk Nannes, Bryce McGain and Shane Harwood from their contract list for next summer

A PCB disciplinary committee has recommended the board lift the suspension on selector Mohammad Ilyas

The eight new teams in Australia’s Big Bash League will each have a $1 million salary cap to spend on their 18 players