Pakistan will start restorative work on Mohammad Hafeez’s bowling action promptly after it had been deemed illegal by the International Cricket Council.
The off-spinner was reported within a Test match against New Zealand last month, and following evaluations in England found his activity violated the ICC’s limitations on elbow extension.
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Young fast bowler Harry Podmore has signed a one-year contract extension to his present deal at Middlesex.
The statement from Lord’s means the 20-year old remains in the team until at least the conclusion of the 2016 national season.
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Nottinghamshire allrounder Steven Mullaney has agreed a contract extension that will keep him at Trent Bridge before the close of the 2017 season.
The 28-year old helped Notts win the 2010 County Championship title following his move from Lancashire and he was named the county’s player of the year in 2013.
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Joe Root has signed a two-year contract extension with Yorkshire, keeping him with the county winners until 2016.
The England batsman is among 10 players to sign new deals at Headingley – including wicketkeeper Andrew Hodd and legspinner Adil Rashid.
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Warwickshire all-rounder Ateeq Javid has signed a three-year extension to his contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2017 season.
Javid, 23, is a product of the club’s academy, having joined the club at the Under 10s level.
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England all-rounder Luke Wright has signed a three-year extension to his contract with Sussex which keeps him at Hove until 2018.
Wright, 29, has already been awarded a benefit year in 2015 following a fine season in county cricket.
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Spinner James Tredwell will remain with Kent beyond the end of the 2015 season.
The 32-year-old’s contract was due to expire at the end of next summer but he has now signed an extension to remain at Canterbury.
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Somerset all-rounder Peter Trego has signed a contract extension which will see him stay at the County Ground until at least the ending of the 2016 season.
Trego made his first class debut for Somerset in 2000 and has gone to develop into a vital performer for the Taunton-based team.
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Worcestershire seamer Jack Shantry has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at New Road till 2017.
Shantry’s preceding deal still had a year to run but the 26-year old has been rewarded for playing a vital function in assisting the side get promoted to Division One.
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Jonathan Trott has signed a fresh three-year contract extension with Warwickshire, keeping him at the county before the conclusion of the 2017 season.
Trott scored 1,156 runs across all three formats last season – including five centuries – as Warwickshire finished runners up in the County Championship and the Royal London One Day Cup.
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Australian cricket head coach Darren Lehmann will stay in his job until June 2017 after signing a one-year contract extension.
Lehmann’s first contract had been due to expire in June 2016, however a great run of form – which contained a 5-0 Ashes whitewash over England – has found him lead the side to second in the ICC test positions and prompted the extension.
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Pakistan say off-spinner Saeed Ajmal is on course to have his action cleared ahead of next year’s World Cup.
Ajmal had his action declared illegal – because his elbow extension is more than twice the allowable limit of 15 degrees – and he was suspended on 9 September by the International Cricket Council.
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Highly-rated wicket-keeper/batsman Ned Eckersley has handed Leicestershire a much-needed boost by signing a one-year contract extension.
The Foxes have had a terrible year, finishing bottom of Division Two for the second season in succession, and, just like 2013, they failed to win a single Championship match.
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Highly-rated wicket-keeper/batsman Ned Eckersley has handed Leicestershire a much-needed boost by signing a one-year contract extension.
The Foxes have had a terrible year, finishing bottom of Division Two for the second year in succession, and, just like 2013, they failed to win a single Championship match.
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George Dockrell has signed a contract extension with Somerset to stay with the county until the end of next season.
The talented left-arm spinner joined Somerset in 2010 and has been in and out of the team since making an immediate impact, often spending time away with Ireland.
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Surrey have procured the professional services of seven players on long term contracts including skipper Gary Wilson, quick bowler Stuart Meaker and experienced off-spinner Gareth Batty.
The threesome have all signed two-year extensions with their present prices, keeping them at The Kia Oval until 2016.
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Nine members of Kent’s squad have signed contract extensions with all the county.
Adam Ball, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Sam Billings, Alex Blake, Charlie Hartley, Matt Hunn, Imran Qayyum, Adam Riley and Darren Stevens have all put pen to paper on new deals.
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Leicestershire batsman Matthew Boyce and quick bowler Ollie Freckingham have agreed new contracts with all the team.
Boyce has signed a one-year expansion which keeps him at Grace Road until at least the end of next season and Freckingham has signed the same expansion which keeps him at the team before the conclusion of 2016.
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Allrounder Will Smith has signed a fresh two-year contract extension that will keep him with Hampshire before the conclusion of the 2017 season.
The 31-year old is a disclosure together with the ball this season, taking an impressive 20 wickets in Hampshire’s NatWest T20 Blast effort.
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Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal expects to play in next year’s World Cup after getting a rehabilitation programme in the National Cricket Academy.
Ajmal has been suspended by the International Cricket Council after his elbow extension was discovered to be more than twice the allowable limit of 15 degrees during testing of his bowling action in Australia last month.
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