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MORRIS BACKING ANDREW STRAUSS
England managing director Hugh Morris is confident Andrew Strauss will rediscover top form. (More)

LARA: SHIV SHOULD BAT AT THREE
West Indies legend Brian Lara says Shivnarine Chanderpaul should bat at number three. (More)

NEW FOXES DEAL FOR JOSEPH
Robbie Joseph will stay at Leicestershire until at least the end of the season after agreeing a new deal. (More)

SURREY SECURE MUSHTAQ FOR A MONTH
Mushtaq Ahmed has agreed to join Surrey as a bowling coach and mentor on a month-long deal. (More)

DELHI INTO IPL PLAY-OFFS
Delhi Daredevils booked their place in the IPL play-offs with a five-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab. (More)

WINDIES PACEMEN FIT AND FIRING
West Indies' pacemen have declared themselves fit for Thursday's first Test. (More)

PRIOR WARY OF WINDIES
Matt Prior says there will be no room for complacency when England face the West Indies. (More)

FIVE SUSPENDED AMID FIX CLAIMS
Five IPL players have been suspended while an investigation into alleged match fixing takes place. (More)

BROAD WARY OF WINDIES THREATS
Stuart Broad has warned his England team-mates not to take the West Indies lightly. (More)

SURREY LEAVE OUT RAMPRAKASH
Surrey have omitted Mark Ramprakash from their squad to play Somerset at the Kia Oval. (More)

BRESNAN BACKING FOR BAIRSTOW
Tim Bresnan has backed Jonny Bairstow to successfully make the step up to Test cricket. (More)

STRAUSS WINS MILLER BACKING
National selector Geoff Miller has backed Andrew Strauss to continue as England captain. (More)

ANDERSON AND EDWARDS TAKE AWARDS
James Anderson and Charlotte Edwards have been named as England's players of the year. (More)

BAIRSTOW AIMS TO DO FAMILY PROUD
Jonny Bairstow aims to make his family proud if he makes his England Test debut this week. (More)

DUO SEE MIDDLESEX TO VICTORY
Joe Denly and Chris Rogers helped Middlesex crush the Netherlands by eight wickets in the CB40. (More)

ALAN RICHARDSON BLOW FOR PEARS
Worcestershire seamer Alan Richardson faces a spell out with a shoulder tear. (More)

RAYUDU GUIDES MUMBAI HOME
A review of Monday's action in the Indian Premier League. (More)

MENDIS BACK IN SRI LANKA FOLD
Ajantha Mendis and Nuwan Pradeep are in Sri Lanka's provisional squad to face Pakistan and India. (More)

ENGLAND CALL FOR JONNY BAIRSTOW
Jonny Bairstow is in the England squad for the first Test against West Indies. (More)

RUTHLESS LIONS CRUISE TO WIN
Joe Root bagged a century as England Lions surged to a 10-wicket victory over West Indies. (More)

TROTT STARS IN WARWICKSHIRE WIN
A review of Sunday's Clydesdale Bank 40 action. (More)

CHANDILA HAT-TRICK INSPIRES ROYALS
A review of Sunday's action in the Indian Premier League. (More)

YORKSHIRE ONLY WINNERS IN THE WET
A review of Saturday's action in the LV= County Championship. (More)

WINS FOR INDIANS AND SUPER KINGS
A review of Saturday's action in the Indian Premier League. (More)

TANVIR SET FOR WORCESTERSHIRE
Worcestershire have signed Pakistan seamer Sohail Tanvir for the Friends Life t20 competition. (More)

ECB HEARING DELAYED
A disciplinary hearing against Mervyn Westfield and Danish Kaneria has been delayed. (More)

KNEE INJURY SIDELINES BEN STOKES
Ben Stokes' run of injuries has continued with the England all-rounder facing three weeks out. (More)

RCB ON THE MOVE
RC Bangalore moved into the IPL play-off places with a 35-run win over the Pune Warriors. (More)

JOHNSON BACK FROM THE BRINK
Australia paceman Mitchell Johnson admits poor form could have prompted his retirement. (More)

McDERMOTT QUITS AUSTRALIA POST
Australia bowling coach Craig McDermott has stepped down from his role. (More)