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Cruel arithmetic dictated that only one of Simon Katich and Mike Hussey would be handed a Cricket Australia contract.

Simon Katich’s Test career is effectively at an end after he was denied a Cricket Australia contract.

Australia’s cricketers have become free agents in Twenty20 and can begin signing up with the new Big Bash League franchises

Gary Kirsten has been appointed coach of the South Africa team

Pakistan left-arm seamer Junaid Khan has been signed by Lancashire

Vincent Barnes has turned down an offer to coach Bangladesh but has been asked to reconsider his decision by the Bangladesh Cricket Board

Waqar Younis, the Pakistan coach, has hit out at former captain Shahid Afridi in his tour report of Pakistan’s series in the Caribbean

Rohit Sharma is probably the Indian batsman who makes the fans tear their hair out the most in frustration. Modern-day Indian fans love their batsmen to be flashy

Rohit Sharma is probably the Indian batsman who makes the fans tear their hair out the most in frustration. Modern-day Indian fans love their batsmen to be flashy

Ramnaresh Sarwan has admitted that West Indies are missing Chris Gayle but said the players knew they couldn’t do anything about the situation