Andrew Strauss has told media that he would accept the England captaincy if he was offered it ahead of the Ashes series in Australia.

Pakistan’s Shoaib Akhtar is unlikely to be risked in the final Test against England – although some changes are expected for Pakistan.

Matthew Hoggard has over-come a knee problem and been declared fit for the final Test against Pakistan starting tomorrow at The Oval.

Australian coach John Buchanan has made Duncan Fletcher’s 2005 Ashes diary mandatory reading ahead of the rematch this summer.

Craig McMillan’s slide in New Zealand Cricket continues after he wasn’t considered to be in the top 30 players in the country.

The first ODI of the Unitech Cup tri-series, between Sri Lanka and South Africa, has been called off, in the wake of yesterday’s blast.

A West Indian team to contest the richest prize in cricketing history has been named to take on South Africa in November this year.

South Africa have decided to remain in Sri Lanka until an independent security evaluation is done on whether it is safe for the team.

Shoaib Akhtar has been ruled out of the fourth and final Test against England at the Oval.

Bangladesh have completed a clean sweep of their ODI series in Kenya, thanks to six wickets from Mashrafe Mortaza