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Alastair Cook admitted England’s batsmen hadn’t started their tour as they’d hoped but wasn’t overly concerned despite an unconvincing display against an ICC Combined XI in Dubai

England were given a good workout in the field on the opening day of their first warm-up match of the tour as the tail wagged for the ICC Combined XI

England will be without all-rounder Tim Bresnan for Saturday’s opening match of their tour of the United Arab Emirates.

Moroccan gem dealer de Lange prepares to launch an extra-large ruby to test its quality

Kent allrounder Adam Ball will lead an England Under-19 squad for the tour of Bangladesh in January

R Ashwin, who was the most effective of India’s bowlers on day two of the tour match against the CA Chairman’s XI in Canberra, has said that he has worked on his strategy ahead of the Test series

James Taylor, the Nottinghamshire batsman, will captain England Lions on their tour of Bangladesh in January

The Indian batsmen, led by Sachin Tendulkar, began their tour of Australia with a strong performance on the second day of the tour match against Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI

India will have their first on-field action on their tour of Australia on Thursday, December 15, when they take on a Cricket Australia’s Chairman’s XI in a two-day game

Darren Sammy and Ravi Rampaul have praised the offspinner Sunil Narine, whose performance on debut helped West Indies win their first match on the tour of India