Batsman Michael Clarke will join Australia's touring party in the West Indies on 23 May.

Steve Waugh believes England have the talent to challenge Australia in next year's Ashes series.

India, Sri Lanka and Australia will all tour Pakistan next year, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board.

World champions Australia will play one-day internationals against Scotland and Ireland in 2009 and 2010.

The ECB announces the full itinerary for the 2009 Ashes and one-day series against Australia.

Australia reveal they will play in Pakistan twice in the next two years after cancelling their original tour.

Former England batsman Graeme Hick has become only the 16th player in the history of cricket to score 40,000 first-class runs.

Kevin Pietersen has said he wants to be part of an England side that 'demolishes' Australia in two years time after the team's 5-0 Ashes humbling during the past summer.

West Indies are eyeing a first win in 20 matches after Shivnarine Chanderpaul's 16th Test century put his side on top in the fourth and final Test against England in Durham overnight.

Pakistan have shortlisted three Australian candidates and interviewed one of them in the final phase of selecting a successor to coach Bob Woolmer who died three months ago.

Pakistan have interviewed former Australian fast bowler Richard Done in their search for a replacement coach for the troubled side following the death of Bob Woolmer.

England captain Michael Vaughan paid tribute to Ian Botham after the cricket great was awarded a knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II in the Birthday Honours list announced on Saturday.