Chief executives of the 18 English cricket counties feel it will become harder to attract foreign players to England.
Injuries to Worcestershire wicketkeeper Steven Davies and his county colleague Kabir Ali has necessitated the England and Wales Cricket Board to make changes in the England Lions Squad to take part in the Duleep Trophy tournament to be held in West Zone centres.
England axed wicketkeeper Matt Prior for next month's tour of New Zealand after he dropped a number of catches in the series against Sri Lanka. Warwickshire's Tim Ambrose has been selected in his place.
The ICC Under-19 World Cup 2012 got underway in Queensland on Saturday with host Australia belying its patchy lead-up form to open with an impressive six-wicket victory over England.
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A Jamaican inquest into the death of Bob Woolmer failed on Wednesday to determine his cause of death.
The England captain is doubtful for the second Test against Pakistan after experiencing further problems with his injured left ankle.
Fast bowler Shane Bond took three for 26 to lead New Zealand to victory by 216 runs against a South African Invitation XI in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Dr. Ere Shesiah, chief consultant pathologist of the Jamaican government, told an inquest that Bob Woolmer "died of asphyxia due to manual strangulation associated with Cypermethrinide poisoning".
A Jamaican chambermaid said on Tuesday she found a bloodied bed, an overturned chair and a smell like alcohol and vomit when she stumbled on former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's unconscious body in his Kingston hotel room earlier this year.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said the deadline for receiving applications is September 15 after which they will be scrutinised.
Hall, who played 21 Tests and 88 ODIs for South Africa, is currently in England playing for Kent.
The candidate should be a qualified coach with minimum level III coaching accreditation from Cricket Australia, England or India or should have played at least First Class cricket.
Harbhajan finished with a match haul of 11 for 91 as Surrey beat Kent by four wickets.
The Turbanator has been selected in the Indian squad for the Twenty20 World Cup.
Australian Robbie McEwen recovered from a crash to clinch the first stage of the Tour de France.
The judge dismissed claims from Tsouli's defence counsel, Alan Hedworth, QC, that his client had changed his opinions since his arrest two years ago.
The list of 30 probables will be have to be pruned to 14, a month before the event's commencement on September 11.
Almost three weeks after Graham Ford turned down the offer to coach the Indian cricket team, the Board of Control for Cricket in India added a new angle to the embarrassing episode with Board president Sharad Pawar disclosing that the South African w
Gianfranco Ferre, who died on Sunday, came to India in the 1970s an architect and left India a fashion designer.
The former BCCI president says more than a coach, the team needs someone who can walk up to the players and talk to them.
The former England off-spinner said he is not interested in becoming India coach despite being interviewed for the job last week.
'After the unfortunate experience with Graham Ford, we've decided to tread carefully with regard to the selection and appointment of the chief coach,' said the BCCI secretary.
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Raj Singh Dungarpur termed the Board's handling of the coach's selection as "unprofessional".
The former captain said it is not yet clear what arrangement the BCCI would make for the tour of England.
South Africa's Graham Ford has turned down the post of India's new national cricket coach and has decided to stay with Kent, his county club said on Monday.
Ford has been appointed as India's cricket coach for a one-year period.
The South African and another unnamed foreigner have emerged prime contenders for the job of India coach.
Graham Ford and Duncan Fletcher are the latest names linked to the Indian coaching post.
Shane Warne was given six penalty points by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday for abusing an umpire after being given out LBW playing for Hampshire in a county match last week.
Soft drink giant Coca-Cola on Friday announced it will acquire US energy drink maker Glaceau, in which India's Tata Group has 30 per cent stake, for $4.1 billion in cash.
The "pyramid" component stems from the idea that there should be a main governing thought for the communication.
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Middlesex's Indian leg-spinner took the wicket that ensured his club remained among the top flight of English cricket.
England's county clubs are preparing to cash in on the rapid explosion of Twenty20 in the wake of the successful launch of the Indian Premier League.
Harminder Singh, a 38-year-old resident of Kent, is a citizen of India and a legal resident of Washington.
The 36-year-old said he hoped to remain in the sport, but is retiring as a player because of niggling injuries.
With no domestic cricket taking place for the next few months, it is imperative that the BCCI does a rethink of its decision to disallow players from traveling to England. After all, playing even a few competitive matches in the county circuit is better than just lumbering up in the nets at the NCA.
Opening batsman Aaron Redmond was the only newcomer named in New Zealand's Test squad on Saturday for the tour of England that starts this month. Batsman Jesse Ryder, who made a spectacular start to his international career in the recent one-day series at home to England before injuring his hand during a late-night drinking session, was included in the one-day squad.
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