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England's two Tests in Bangladesh starting on Friday come with a sub-plot that threatens to be more fascinating than the main event. Kevin Pietersen arrived in international cricket five years ago with such clamour that it seems preposterous for him to be locked in such a grim struggle to find form, and it is all starting to get a little bit out of hand. Read More

Clarke left on Monday for "non-cricket" matters with the one-day series finely poised at 1-1, Cricket Australia said in a statement, adding that it was not clear when he would return. "Michael is attending to personal, non-cricket matters and we ask on his behalf that his privacy be respected," the governing body's general manager Michael Brown said. Read More
John Howard's nomination as the next vice-president and eventual president of the ICC provokes a curious mixture of regret and hope. Regret stems from the overlooking of the admirable candidate put forward by New Zealand. Sir John Anderson's praises were widely sung and a more gracious neighbour might have acknowledged his obvious merits. Read More

Kevin Pietersen could miss vital games in the closing stages of the ICC World Twenty20 in mid-May if wife Jessica gives birth to their baby on time. Read More

.Sizzling Sachin powers on as Lee cuts back PETER ROEBUCK February 26, 2010 . Another record bites the dust ... Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar looks to the heavens after reaching his world-record one-day double century against South Africa in Gwalior on Wednesday. It was the Boxing Day Test of 1999. India were showcasing their champion batsman, Sachin Tendulkar, no longer a brillia Read More
The late John Arlott, renowned poet, writer and cricket commentator, was directly responsible for non-white South African player Basil D'Oliveira emigrating to England where he enjoyed a distinguished career. D'Oliveira's selection for England's 1968 tour of South Africa angered the ruling South African National Party who cancelled the visit. Read More

LONDON: Former England captain Nasser Hussain is convinced that Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman the game has ever seen, better than even the iconic Don Bradman. "I have never liked comparisons between great players, but after Wednesday's incredible game it must be said -- Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman of all time," Hussain wrote in Read More

And so it ended much as it began, with one side playing strong cricket and the opponents buckling under the pressure. Although the international summer did end in a blaze of brilliant strokes, the last match was one-sided and left the crowd yearning for a tight contest and a player to capture their imagination. Read More

A DISCUSSION with Andrew Flintoff has persuaded Brett Lee to retire from Test cricket, effective immediately. The Australian fast bowler, fourth on the all-time list of Australian wicket-takers, will announce this week his decision not to attempt a comeback from another serious injury. Read More
MELBOURNE: After fears of a mass pull-out of international cricketers from the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to terror threats, there are reports of contingency plans to shift the next year's World Cup from the Indian subcontinent to Australia and New Zealand. Read More
Western Australia are 2-40 at stumps of the third day requiring 235 more to win on the last day of the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania at the WACA Ground. WA openers Wes Robinson and Liam Davis looked solid moving the score to 39 before Davis fell for 13 just 12 minutes before stumps. Read More