Shoaib Malik has been banned for one Test, and fined 75% of his match fees from two ODIs, for throwing away a domestic Twenty20 match.

Veteran wicket-keeper, Moin Khan has been discarded from the final 17 man Pakistan squad to tour the West Indies.

Chris Gayle found form at the right time for the West Indies, as he smashed his seventh Test match hundred – a score of 184 not out.

Mohammad Sami has been robbed of approximately Rs. 1.5 million (USD 25,300) when his home in Karachi was burgled.

The ECB have released the preliminary itinerary for the 2005 winter tour to Pakistan.

Pakistan allrounder Shoaib Malik may yet face an international ban, after deliberately conceding a domestic Twenty20 match.

South Africa have piled on the runs on the second day to be 525/4 at stumps with centuries to de Villiers, Smith, Kallis and Prince.

Moin Khan has made it back into the Pakistan ODI squad for the Windies tour after some good performances in domestic cricket recently.

SA V WI, Day 1: Unbeaten centuries from Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers have seen South Africa reach 214 without loss.

CA and C9 have struck a new TV deal, as per which live coverage of ENTIRE matches will be available in every major Austalian city