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Phillip Hughes, the Australian opener, has returned to the Test squad while his New South Wales team-mate Josh Hazlewood also won a place in the 15-man pool for the tour of India

Pakistan’s former cricket captain Imran Khan called for exemplary punishment to be given to any player found guilty of spot fixing during the tour of England.

The Pakistan team was warned about meeting Mazhar and Azhar Majeed by the team management at the start of their tour to England

The Pakistan team was warned about meeting Mazhar and Azhar Majeed by the team management at the start of their tour to England

South Africa will play Pakistan in an extra Twenty20 international during their tour of the United Arab Emirates later this year to help raise funds for those affected by the Pakistan floods.

Azeem Ghumman, who will lead Pakistan A in Sri Lanka later this month, has said the tour is an excellent opportunity for him to make a mark and target selection into the national team

The second day of the tour game between Worcestershire and Pakistan was washed out without a ball being bowled

The Indian bowling unit easily had its best day of the tour. At the heart of it was Pragyan Ojha

Test match cricket continues to come thick and fast as Pakistan finally take on the home team on this tour

A disheveled Mashrafe Mortaza was spot on when he raised “real concern” with the Bangladesh team’s bowling after arriving home from the tour of the UK, writes Mohammad Isam in the Daily Star. When bowling first in 2010, they have literally gone through the ceiling: conceding 309 runs per innings in six matches. In the dreadful Asia Cup campaign, the bowlers gave away 313 and 386 in consecutive games. And even when the batsmen have amassed 260, 250, 199 (in 30 overs) or even 296, scores that are far higher…