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England will want to sharpen their skills in the second match ahead of the five ODIs, but such is the confidence in the team it is hard to see past another home victory

Pakistani cricket player Yasir Hameed has reportedly claimed that his teammates were allegedly involved in fixing “almost every match”, even before the dust is yet to settle over the allegations of spot-fixing against three fellow players during the team’s tour in England.

Pakistan cricket team manager Yawar Saeed insisted his team will play the Twenty20 international against England on Sunday despite fresh allegations of corruption involving his players.

Tim Nielsen, the Australia coach, has joined four of his players in revealing he reported suspicious approaches while on tour to the team’s manager

England coach Andy Flower is happy with spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed’s role within the team despite previous links with illegal bookmakers

Sourav Ganguly, the former India captain, has said MS Dhoni’s leadership will face a stern test in the next couple of years if the younger members of the team continue to underperform and the senior players retire

Three Pakistan cricket players are facing a grilling over allegations they were involved in a betting scam, amid uncertainty over their role in the rest of the team’s tour of England.

Pakistan’s kit suppliers, BoomBoom, have suspended their relationship with Mohammad Amir and could also choose to sever ties with the team entirely

Shahid Afridi, Pakistan’s one-day captain, says his team is looking forward to getting back to cricket after four days of being in the headlines for the wrong reasons

Durham skipper Phil Mustard underlined that his team will not hand over the County Championship title to Nottinghamshire without a fight