Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist raised concerns over the Twenty20 format and its World Cup scheduled for later in the year.

Zimbabwe have announced their provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup, which will be cut to 15 players by the February 15 deadline.

Brett Lee has been ruled out of the first two one-day matches against England and New Zealand due to a chest infection.

India are optimistic that Yuvraj Singh will return to the side later in the month to prepare for the World Cup.

Young openers Tamim Iqbal and Junaid Siddique have been named in Bangladesh’s provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup.

Akhtar and Mohammad Asif, who have doping cases looming large over their heads, have been named in Pakistan’s 30-man squad for the WC.

After a 1-1 result in both Tests and Twenty20, the ODI series between NZ and Sri Lanka ends at 2-2 after a washout in Hamilton.

Australia have continued their domination over England throughout the summer with a 77 run win at the SCG.

South Africa have submitted their 30 man provisional World Cup squad to the ICC, including 14 coloured players.

In a year where he shattered batting records, made 1788 runs averaging 99.33, Mohammad Yousuf is Cricket Web’s 2006 player of the year.