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West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan is told by national selectors to get in shape after failing to earn a central contract for the coming year.

After a bizarre day featuring a clumsy Pakistani counter-attack the ICC
finally made presence felt in this sad unedifying story.

Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir could face life bans from cricket
after they were charged by the ICC.

Hants (160 & 275-5) lead Lancs (398) by 37 runs
Jimmy Adams reaffirmed his appetite for Roses bowling as he inspired an
obdurate rearguard action by the Hampshire batsmen.

Durham (372 and 279-5) lead Notts (343) by 308 runs
Sore ankle may rule Durham seamer Darren Pattinson out of pivotal County
Championship meeting with Yorkshire.

BBC Sport understands that police investigating alleged corruption involving three Pakistani cricketers believe that video evidence crucial to the case is authentic, despite fresh claims to the contrary.

Pakistan (264) bt Somerset (256-9) by 8 runs
A total of four players left Somerset for Cardiff on Thursday night with
wounds of differing levels of severity.

Pakistan return to cricketing matters and win their 50-over tour match with Somerset by eight runs at Taunton.

Warks (294 & 140) beat Kent (111 & 228) by 95 runs
Despite Martin van Jaarsveld's 26th first-class century, Kent slipped to
defeat inside three days.

England and Durham pace bowler Graham Onions to miss the Ashes series against Australia this winter because of a back operation.

England bowler is to have back surgery next week that will rule him out of
this winter's Ashes series in Australia.

Scotland Yard detectives will question three Pakistan cricketers at the centre
of the match-fixing scandal on Friday.

David Bond assesses the continuing crisis surrounding Pakistani cricket

Shane Warne called for life bans to be imposed on players found guilty of
fixing or conspiring to manipulate matches.

Three Pakistan players at centre of match-fixing allegations protest innocence
but pull out of rest of England tour.