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George Bailey has defended Australia’s decision to tinker with their winning side as they begin to narrow their focus towards the World Twenty20 in September

Pakistan’s interim coach, Mohsin Khan, has said that his side is “desperate” to build on their unassailable series lead against England, and whitewash the world’s No. 1 Test side

In the Sydney Morning Herald, Sourav Ganguly says Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman have earned the right to decide when they should quit the Test side, and the selectors should give them that respect. I do not disagree that performance is the sole criteria in picking teams, but the seniors need to be handled well. They are mature enough to know what is right for the team as they have huge contributions to the game in our part of the world, and I firmly believe they should be…

Mohsin Khan, Pakistan’s interim coach, believes Misbah-ul-Haq’s side has the ability to become the best team in the world following its second successive Test victory over England

The Abu Dhabi pitch was easing up, the heavy roller would flatten it further. Team Misbah had batted too Misbahly, a crawl when a thrash or two would have eased nerves. England bat deep and 145 was a trifling target for the world’s number one Test team boasting some of the planet’s leading batsmen. Think again. Misbah-ul-Haq’s Pakistan has a layer of ice smothering the fire in its veins, unlike any Pakistan team that has blown hot and cold before it. Forget rankings, Pakistan cricket and its supporters are feeling…

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A year ago, India was on top of the world rankings for five-day tests. Now, its overseas tours seem like exercises in futility.

It's a long way from playing tests on the most esteemed grounds in the world such as Lord's, the Wanderers and Eden Gardens to, er, Colin Maiden Park.That's the prospect Auckland's impressive Pakistani import Azhar Mahmood faces…

England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones will return to international cricket aged 35 when he turns out for Papua Guinea, the country of is birth, at the World Twenty20 qualifying tournament in the United Arab Emirates in February.Jones,…