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The International Cricket Council are set to have both a board chairman and president from 2014 onwards. The intended change was recommended at the governing body’s board meeting in Dubai.

George Bailey’s reign as Australia’s Twenty20 captain got off to the perfect start as his side eased to a 31-run victory over India in Sydney. Opener Matthew Wade struck 72 from 43 balls.

There will be no live cricket on free-to-view television for at least the next four years following the ECB’s announcement that it has renewed its exclusive deal with Sky TV

Former New Zealand, Leicestershire and Middlesex seamer Iain O’Brien has retired due to a chronic back injury. He had hoped to resurrect his career in Wellington but decided his injury was too serious.

Shaun Marsh has been omitted from Australia’s 14-man squad for their first three matches of the Commonwealth Bank Series with India and Sri Lanka. Uncapped Peter Forrest has replaced him.

Brendon McCullum will lead a New Zealand squad featuring a host of uncapped players in the home ODI and Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe.

Australia were four tailend wickets from a whitewash of India, who required an improbable further 334 for a Test record total to win and to avoid a second straight 4-0 sweep on the road.

Australia captain Michael Clarke decided against enforcing the follow-on at the Adelaide Oval after his Peter Siddle-inspired outfit overcame Virat Kohli’s maiden Test century to take total control.

India’s hopes of avoiding a series whitewash at the hands of Australia faded as Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke each progressed to double hundreds on day two of the final Test in Adelaide.

India endured another miserable day as unbeaten centuries from Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke carried Australia to 335 for three in Adelaide.