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Middlesex’s Twenty20 Cup hero Dawid Malan deflected the praise away from himself and credited the Crusaders attack for helping the county reach their first finals day in the competition.

Australia deaf took the early honours as the Ashes got under way, posting 334 on the opening day of the series at Southport & Birkdale.

A superb century from Dawid Malan secured Middlesex a place at the Twenty20 Cup finals day for the first time as they overcame Andrew Flintoff’s heroics to defeat Lancashire by 12 runs.

Stuart Broad has revealed how England intend to avoid a pace battle with South Africa and instead use the traditional arts of line and length to unsettle the tourists in the opening npower Test.

The ECB Discipline Commission panel to hear the allegations that Yorkshire fielded an ineligible player in a Twenty20 Cup match against Nottinghamshire will be held on Thursday.

Andrew Strauss will break with recent tradition and continue playing with England during the first npower Test at Lord’s this week even if news comes through of the birth of his second child.

Anya Shrubsole is the only uncapped player announced for the forthcoming programme against West Indies as well as two NatWest Women’s Series against South Africa and India.

The England women’s selectors have named a 14-player Academy squad to play two 50-over matches and a Twenty20 match against international opposition ahead of the full international women’s series.

Former captains Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid have been left out of a shortlist of players picked by India selectors for the ICC Champions Trophy.

Indian batsman VVS Laxman will join Nottinghamshire in August as a replacement for Australian Adam Voges.

Dan Redfern enhanced his reputation with the bat as the tour match between England Under-19s and Bangladesh A ended in a draw.

The Netherlands are in the last-chance saloon going into the ICC Intercontinental Cup clash with defending champions Ireland in Rotterdam starting on Wednesday.

Anya Shrubsole is the only uncapped player announced for the forthcoming programme against West Indies as well as two NatWest Women’s Series against South Africa and India.

The England and Wales Cricket Board is delighted to announce that Sri Lanka will tour England and Wales in April and May 2009.

Indian batsman VVS Laxman will join Nottinghamshire in August as a replacement for Australian Adam Voges.

Yuvraj Singh has been dropped from the Test team by India selectors for the series against Sri Lanka.

Haroon Lorgat has made an immediate impact in his first week as ICC chief executive by revealing the most significant funding package for the development of cricket in the history of the game.

Wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has opted out India’s upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka.

James Anderson is hoping a greater focus on his batting could ensure an extended run in England’s Test side despite the intense competition among the country’s leading seamers.