South Africa have called-up uncapped batsman Rilee Rossouw to replace injured Quinton de Kock for the second Test against the West Indies.
The 25-year-old has yet to play a Test, with his international experience limited to nine one-day games and three Twenty20 matches.
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Australia have been fined for a slow over rate during the second Test against India in Brisbane which concluded on Saturday.
The elite panel of ICC referees found Steven Smith’s side were three overs short of their target and the skipper was fined 60 per cent of his match fee and his team-mates docked 30 per cent of their fees.
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The West Indies have followed England in replacing their one-day captain less than two months before the World Cup after replacing Dwayne Bravo with Jason Holder.
Holder, who turned 23 last month, has been named to lead the squad in the five ODIs in South Africa next month.
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Bob Willis believes England have made the right decision in dropping Alastair Cook now rather than risk looking like a laughing stock at the World Cup.
Despite ECB managing director, Paul Downton, saying as recently as Monday that he’d be surprised if Cook wasn’t captain come the tournament’s start on February 14, the selectors have made the change.
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Nottinghamshire have signed South Africa Test star Vernon Philander and Australia’s Ben Hilfenhaus as their overseas players for the 2015 season.
Philander, 29, a key component of South Africa’s feared pace attack, has previous county experience with Kent, Middlesex and Somerset.
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It’s crunch time for England’s selectors as they meet to pick their one-day squad for the Tri- Series against Australia and India and the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup.
But our expert panel of Sir Ian Botham, Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton have already decided who should be on the plane come January 6 when the 15-man party flies out.
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Gloucestershire and director of cricket John Bracewell have agreed to go their separate ways at the end of next month.
New Zealander Bracewell will be replaced by a head coach, who Gloucestershire expect to be in place before the end of January.
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After falling to a 5-2 series defeat in Sri Lanka, we asked our team of pundits to pick apart what is going wrong for England in ODI cricket and if any positives could be taken from the series ahead of the World Cup in February.
Sir Ian Botham
“I don’t think he should be nailed down as captain and from his interview it seems that if he doesn’t score runs in the warm-up games he probably won’t be considered for the World Cup. He is a lovely lad but is he one of our best one-day players? I don’t think he is. So the selectors have to start thinking.”
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Kevin Pietersen has been left without an Indian Premier League side – and an estimated £880,000 contract – after being dropped by Delhi Daredevils.
The Daredevils finished bottom of the IPL standings for the second straight year in 2014, and Delhi have decided to undergo a major overhaul of their squad.
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Australia captain Michael Clarke will undergo surgery on his right hamstring in a bid to save his career, Cricket Australia have announced.
The 33-year-old limped out of his side’s first Test victory against India last week and will go under the knife in Melbourne on Tuesday.
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Australia have announced that Steve Smith is to take over as Test captain in place of the injured Michael Clarke.
The 25-year-old Smith has emerged as a key figure for Australia over the last year or so and has got the nod to lead the side ahead of veteran wicket-keeper and vice-captain Brad Haddin.
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Australia batsman David Warner and India pair Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli have been fined by the International Cricket Council after incidents during the fourth day of the first Test in Adelaide.
Warner and Dhawan clashed after the former was bowled by a Varun Aaron no-ball.
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Pakistan have called up Yasir Shah and Anwar Ali for the remaining one-day matches against New Zealand to replace wounded bowlers Umar Gul and Bilawal Bhatti.
Gul injured his left tendon during Pakistan’s success in the very first ODI last Monday, while Bhatti injured his hand during training.
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Australia will feel confident of wrapping up victory over India in the initial Test on Saturday – and it is possible to see if that self-confidence is warranted with exclusive coverage live on Sky Sports.
David Warner’s two hundreds, coupled with centuries for skipper Michael Clarke and Steven Smith and a few superb spin bowling by Nathan Lyon, have set the Baggy Greens 363 runs ahead of India heading into day five at Adelaide.
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Sean Abbott, the Australian bowler whose bouncer fatally injured Phillip Hughes, claimed career-best figures of 6-14 as New South Wales defeat Queensland in the Sheffield Shield.
There had been worries the 22-year old paceman may have been too traumatised to play again after Hughes died from being hit by one among his ascending balls in the Sydney Cricket Ground last month.
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The West Indies have contained off-spinner Sunil Narine in their provisional World Cup squad for Australia and New Zealand next year.
Narine was pulled in the ill fated tour of India in October after being reported for a suspect bowling action through the Champions League Twenty20 series.
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Prohibited spin pair Sachithra Senanayake and Kane Williamson happen to be cleared to bowl again the International Cricket Council (ICC) have said.
The Sri Lankan off-spinner as well as the New Zealand part time bowler were prohibited in July within the governing body’s clampdown on players with suspect bowling actions.
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Allrounder Jesse Ryder continues to be omitted from New Zealand’s first 30-man squad for next year’s Cricket World Cup.
Ryder, who last played for New Zealand in January, was seen with an outside potential for choice after powerful performances in national limited overs matches and for Essex near the close of the English summer.
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England have again been fined for a slow over rate through the fourth one-day international against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday.
December 10, 2014, 8:30am
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Pakistan batsman Younis Khan is set to warrant his return to limited overs cricket after being chosen for the five-match ODI series against New Zealand in the UAE.
Younis has played only one 50-overs match in August this year after a 17-month absence because of insufficient form but four Test hundreds against Australia and New Zealand since October have induced a change of heart in the Pakistan selectors.
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