Pakistan wicket-keeper Rashid Latif has announced his retirement from Test cricket.
The 33-year-old says he is "too tired" for the five-day game, but plans to give a more detailed explanation of the reasons behind his decision at a later date.
Latif hopes to hang onto his place in Pakistan's one-day side in order to play in next year's World Cup in South Africa.
After that, he plans to remain active in the game by helping youngsters achieve their potential.
"I will concentrate on my cricket academy and produce talent for Pakistan cricket," he said.
International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed said on Wednesday he would raise this week's ban on two British cricket journalists from coming to Zimbabwe with President Robert Mugabe's government.
Speed was speaking soon after his arrival in Harare at the head of an ICC committee on a three-day visit to assess whether Zimbabwe could be a safe host for six World Cup cricket matches, scheduled to be played in next year's quadrennial tournament, centred in South Africa.
On Tuesday the Zimbabwean high commission in London refused to give visas to two senior British journalists planning to accompany the committee. Both had the support of the ICC and the Zimbabwe Cricket Union.
Speed said the ban and the government's policy on allowing journalists in to cover the World Cup would be discussed in a meeting set for Thursday with sport and education minister Aeneas Chigwedere.
England in Australia
England bowler Andrew Caddick has hit back at criticism from Mike Atherton by accusing the former captain of speaking "rubbish".
Atherton said that both Caddick and wicket-keeper Alec Stewart were mentally "scarred" by playing Australia.
He also pointed the finger at the pace bowler's "clowning around" during the second Ashes Test, after Caddick exchanged banter with supporters while fielding near the boundary.
But Caddick has retaliated at his former skipper - and also questioned why Atherton did not express his thoughts to the bowler's face.
"I played with and under Mike Atherton for a long time and had great respect for him, which is why I found what he had to say about me this week so disappointing," Caddick told the Daily Express newspaper.
Caddick said the suggestion he and Stewart were scarred by playing Australia was "pretty insulting".
England skipper Nasser Hussain has strongly denied suggestions that Australia hold a psychological edge over his struggling team.
The tourists have been soundly beaten in the first two Ashes Tests and are on course for an eighth successive series defeat against their oldest rivals.
Darren Lehmann suggested on Tuesday that the Aussies enjoy a mental hold over England.
"We're obviously right on top of them, the way they batted in that second innings in Adelaide," he said.
But Hussain responded angrily to such notions.
"Australia do not have a psychological hold on us," he insisted on Wednesday.
"I don't wish to be rude, but if I am going to do press conferences I don't wish to repeat myself.
Miscellaneous
West Indies are advertising for a new team coach and manager, cricket board officials said on Wednesday.
But Roger Harper and Ricky Skerritt, who currently occupy the positions, have been told they can re-apply.
"We expect to receive a fairly significant response to our recruitment ads," said Roger Brathwaite, acting chief executive officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).
"In light of this, we intend to open the recruitment window from early December this year until 15 January next year."
Recruitment notices will shortly be posted in regional and international publications and on the WICB's website.
Harper and Skerritt, whose contracts run out in March next year, were appointed before the home series against Zimbabwe and Pakistan in 2000.
Pakistan in Zimbabwe
Yousuf Youhana and Saleem Elahi made contrasting centuries as Pakistan followed up their Test series triumph by taking a winning 3-0 lead in the one-dayers.
Youhana hammered eight fours and struck his second six off the final ball of Pakistan's innings to reach 100 not out off 68 deliveries.
Elahi's innings was more sedate and he survived a chance at mid-off on 56 before going on to make 108, his second successive hundred.
Mark Vermeulen gave Zimbabwe an encouraging start with 79, but they fell well short of their target despite the Flower brothers - Andy and Grant - also contributing half centuries.
Sri Lanka in South Africa
South African skipper Shaun Pollock admitted the pitch had been far from ideal after leading his team to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Johannesburg.
The tourists were bowled out for just 128 at The Wanderers in the opening game of the one-day series between the teams.
The same venue which will stage the World Cup final next March.
Pollock chose to put Sri Lanka in on a wicket which had not been properly prepared following the breakdown of the main roller.
Pakistan wicket-keeper Rashid Latif has announced his retirement from Test cricket.
The 33-year-old says he is "too tired" for the five-day game, but plans to give a more detailed explanation of the reasons behind his decision at a later date.
England skipper Nasser Hussain has strongly denied suggestions that Australia hold a psychological edge over his struggling team.