In the wake of Marcus Trescothick’s withdrawal for the Ashes series, opposing captain Ricky Ponting has wished the England opener well.

Uncapped Akalanka Ganegama and Chamara Silva have been called into Sri Lanka’s Test squad to play New Zealand.

New Zealand Cricket along with Stephen Fleming, James Franklin and Jeetan Patel showed off the new Twenty20 uniform in Wellington today

England have called up Middlesex batsman to replaced Marcus Trescothick in the Ashes squad, after the opener returned home .

Brian Lara’s thirty-third Test match century failed to stop Pakistan securing a nine wicket victory in the first Test at Lahore.

Steve Tikolo’s second ODI century fuelled a 104-run Kenyan victory over Bermuda in Mombasa, giving the home side the series 3-0.

England Test opener Marcus Trescothick is heading back to England and will miss The Ashes due to a stress-related illness.

The 14-a-side warm-up match between New South Wales and England ended in an expected draw as the English bowlers found some form.

Scott Styris is likely to miss the first Test against Sri Lanka in Christchurch next month due to his continued back injury.

Nicky Boje has helped South Africa to the Hong Kong Sixes title after defeating Pakistan by 12 runs in the final.