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Pakistan slated to tour India in 2012

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MUMBAI: Pakistan have been pencilled in to tour India for a full series of Test and one-day cricket matches next year, in what would be a breakthrough in relations that were hit by the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks.The International Cricket Council governing body's latest Future Tours Programme shows that the two South Asian rivals could play three Tests and five one-day internationals in March and April 2012.India is designated as the host of the series, but an ICC spokesman told on Thursday that the list was provisional and indicated that the matches were likely to be played at a neutral venue.Any series would be organised entirely by both countries' governing bodies, he added.No one was immediately available for comment at the Board of Control for Cricket in India.India severed cricketing links with its neighbour after the Mumbai attacks, which killed 166 people and which New Delhi blamed on outlawed Islamist militants based across the border in Pakistan.No major international cricket side has toured Pakistan since gunmen attacked the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore in March 2009, killing eight people and injuring seven others.Pakistan now plays "home" games in the United Arab Emirates, England and New Zealand.India last played Pakistan in this year's World Cup semi-final at Mohali, beating them in a keenly-watched encounter attended by the two countries' prime ministers Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani.

Afterwards there were calls by players and politicians for the resumption of cricketing links, as millions of fans were missing out due to the nuclear-armed neighbours' strained political ties.India's foreign secretary, Nirupama Rao, even said that the country was ready to send its team to Pakistan, if provided full security.The Pakistan Cricket Board welcomed Rao's statement and said it was exploring options for playing a series at a neutral venue.The last time Pakistan played a Test match in India was in the southern city of Bangalore in December 2007. India won the series 1-0.Apart from the World Cup semi-final, their the last one-day international on Indian soil was in November 2007 in Jaipur. Pakistan won the match but lost that series 3-2

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Date Day	PST	Match	Venue	Result
24th June Friday	5:00 PM	Faisalabad Wolves	Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad	Faisalabad Wolves won by 69 runs
25th June Saturday	9:00 PM	Karachi Dolphins	Sialkot Stallions	Karachi Dolphins won by 9 runs
26th June Sunday	5:00 PM	Islamabad Leopards	Multan Tigers	Hyderabad Hawks won by 3 wickets
27th June Monday	9:00 PM	Iqbal Stadium	Rawalpindi Rams	Lahore Lions won by 45 runs
28th June Tuesday	5:00 PM	Iqbal Stadium	Hyderabad Hawks	Multan Tigers won by 14 runs
29th June Wednesday	9:00 PM	Iqbal Stadium	Islamabad Leopards	Rawalpindi Rams won by 4 wickets
30th JuneThursday	5:00 PM	Iqbal Stadium	Faisalabad Wolves	Sialkot Stallions won by 33 runs
Fr01 Julyiday	9:00 PM	Iqbal Stadium	Multan Tigers	Lahore Lions won by 43 runs
Fr01 Julyiday	5:00 PM	Iqbal Stadium	Sialkot Stallions	Karachi Dolphins won by 124 runs
Fr01 Julyiday	9:00 PM	Iqbal Stadium	Hyderabad Hawks	Rawalpindi Rams won by 7 wickets
Fr01 Julyiday	5:00 PM	Iqbal Stadium	First Semi Final	Karachi Dolphins won by 124 runs
Fr01 Julyiday	9:00 PM	Iqbal Stadium	Second Semi Final	Karachi Dolphins won by 124 runs
Fr01 Julyiday	5:00 PM	Iqbal Stadium	Final	Karachi Dolphins won by 124 runs

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POINT TABLE GROUP (A)

TEAM	M	W	L	NR	RR	P
Lahore Loins	2	2	0	0	+2.220	4
SialkotStallions	2	1	2	0	-0.300	2
Hyderabad Hawk	2	1	2	0	-0.632	2
IslamabadLeopard	2	0	2	0	-1.266	0
GROUP (B)
TEAM	M	W	L	NR	RR	P
Karachi Dolphins	3	2	1	0	+1.983	4
RawalpindiRams	3	2	1	0	+1.169	4
Faisalabad Wolves	3	1	2	0	-1.443	2
Multan Tigers	3	1	2	0	-1.824	2

Pakistan to host England in UAE

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LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that Pakistan will play England in Test, one-day international and Twenty-20 fixtures in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The two teams are due to play three Tests, four one-day internationals and three T20 matches in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Pakistan has not played a major international match at home since Sri Lanka’s team bus was attacked in Lahore in March, 2009.

ICC to keep 14-team Cricket World Cup after U-turn

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has performed a U-turn on controversial plans to reduce the size of the Cricket World Cup after agreeing to allow four non-Test playing nations to participate in the next edition of the competition.The ICC originally planned to cut the list of participants to 10 “full member” nations, excluding “associates” such as Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada and Kenya, which all took part in the 14-team Cricket World Cup earlier this year. The governing body’s initial decision was made after criticism of the length of the 2011 tournament, which ran from February 19 to April 2 in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, but the ICC agreed to review its proposal after complaints from the lower-ranked nations.The ICC, which held its annual conference in Hong Kong, confirmed that four associate members will now take part in the tournament after a qualifying process. “The ICC executive board today reversed its previous decisions and approved a 14-team format for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to be held in Australia and New Zealand and a 12-team format for the ICC World Twenty20 events in 2012 (Sri Lanka) and 2014 (Bangladesh),” read a statement from the ICC. The Twenty20 events were initially slated to include 16 teams, up from 12.The ICC also announced the 2019 World Cup would be a 10-team event, with the top eight places going to the top-ranked teams and two berths being awarded in a pre-qualifying tournament. Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom told AFP: “I suppose the immediate reaction is one of relief, and that we can all now divert our energies in the significantly more proactive pursuit of trying to qualify.”The board also approved a recommendation made by its chief executives' committee on Monday to make the controversial Umpire Decision Review System (DRS) mandatory in all Tests and one-day matches. Hot Spot, the “thermal imaging” technology now available and made mandatory in the DRS, will mostly be used for close catches and edges. On Wednesday, the ICC executive board is expected to discuss plans to scrap the ICC's two-year rotational presidency.

Discrepancies in PCB penalties on code breach

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LAHORE: On breaching the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) code of conduct, former captain Shahid Afridi had to pay Rs 4.5 million, Zulqarnain 5 million while selector Mohammad Ilyas was just issued a warning unlike the two other players who paid heavy amount as penalty.The PCB suspended Ilyas on appearing before media and in a television interview. A two-member disciplinary committee heard his viewpoint and gave the anticipated decision. The committee requested the PCB to end his suspension. The board had only issued a warning to the selector, asking him to remain cautious in making appearances before the media On the other hand, Shahid Afridi and Zulqarnain Haider also appeared before the committee. Both were accused of violating the code of conduct and were penalized with hefty amount.The board while defending its move said that it was the first time Ilyas neglected the code that is why the board issued him warning only.

Anderson sparkles, as Jayasuriya bows out tamely

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l two days before his 42nd birthday - was snared by a sharp catch from Eoin Morgan in the gully off Bresnan for just two although he did manage a wicket in England's innings.Anderson turned fielder to take a superb diving catch at midwicket to remove Angelo Mathews and an easier chance off Graeme Swann to dismiss Jeevan Mendis and Sri Lanka had slumped to 57 for six.The Lancastrian, closing in on 200 one-day international victims, returned to claim the wicket of Nuwan Kulasekara.From then on there was no way back for the tourists despite Lasith Malinga and Suraj Randiv throwing the bat late on for a record ninth wicket partnership, 52, for Sri Lanka against England.Swann finished off the innings, ending with figures of 3 for 18. Thilina Kandamby hung around for 19, made off 48 balls, but lost patience eventually and skied a ball from Jade Dernbach to Stuart Broad at mid-off to give the Surrey pace bowler a second wicket on his one-day international debut.Craig Kieswetter was the mainstay of the England total hitting two sixes and four fours as he passed 50 in one-day internationals for the third time before holing out to the first ball of Randiv's second spell for 61.Morgan chipped in with 45, Kevin Pietersen 26 and Jonathan Trott 23 with Malinga picking up three wickets including two late on.England were on course for a much bigger total when Kieswetter and Morgan were at the wicket but their scoring rate slowed until a late flurry from Bresnan, who hit Suranga Lakmal for three successive fours in the penultimate over and Broad.Bresnan, recalled to the squad after a calf injury, gave the innings a much-needed shot in the arm when it looked like petering out with England's big hitters back in the pavilion.Pietersen put on 56 for the third wicket with Kieswetter before hitting a Jeevan Mendis long hop, straight to mid-on.Morgan hit six fours in his 35-ball stay but Ian Bell could not find the golden form he displayed in the recent Test series.Alastair Cook, in his first game in permanent charge of England's one-day side, was out caught behind down the leg side for just five before the rain came. The teams now head to Leeds which will stage the second match of the series on Friday

ICC overturns World Cup minnows ban

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HONG KONG: World cricket's governing body announced on Tuesday that four non-Test playing nations would compete in the next World Cup, in a U-turn of a controversial decision that had excluded the game's minnows.The International Cricket Council (ICC) in a statement said its executive board had approved 14-team contest in Australia and New Zealand in 2015, with 10 places going to the Test-playing nations. The second-tier teams will have to pre-qualify for the remaining four places.The ICC also announced the 2019 World Cup would be a scaled-down 10-team event, with the top eight places being awarded to the top-ranked teams and two berths being awarded in a pre-qualifying tournament.The about-face on the 2015 World Cup reverses the ICC's decision to limit the 2015 tournament to the sport's 10 full-member teams -- which left countries such as Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada and Kenya on the sidelines."In Hong Kong today, the ICC executive board opted to retain the 14-team format that was used at the highly successful and universally acclaimed ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka with the 10 full members being joined by four associate or affiliate qualifiers," the ICC said on its website.ICC president Sharad Pawar had asked his board to discuss the matter at the conference, with the governing body looking to avoid a repeat of the seven-week World Cup, deemed by some critics as unnecessarily lengthy.Officials were previously believed to have been in favour of retaining a 10-team limit even if smaller countries were allowed into the World Cup.Ireland, who outshone many Test-playing nations at this year's tournament, capping their tournament with a stunning win over England in Bangalore, had been at the forefront of the campaign against ousting the minnows."I suppose the immediate reaction is one of relief, and that we can all now divert our energies in the significantly more proactive pursuit of trying to qualify," said Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom.A 12-team format was given the go-ahead for the ICC World Twenty20 events in Sri Lanka next year and in Bangladesh in 2014.The board also approved a recommendation made by its chief executives' committee on Monday to make the controversial Umpire Decision Review System (DRS) mandatory in all international Tests and one-day matches.Hot Spot, the "thermal imaging" technology now available and made mandatory in the DRS, will mostly be used for close catches and edges.The ground-breaking deal means that India will, for the first time, agree to using the DRS in a Test series when they tour England from July. But the world champions remain against the Hawkeye ball-tracking system.The board said the use of Hawkeye, which tracks the trajectory of the delivery, would continue to depend on agreement between both teams in any match.Lbw decisions will continue to be governed by the on-field umpires.Under the agreement, teams will be allowed to make one incorrect challenge to an on-field umpire's decision before all their referrals for that innings are used up

Two matches in Super Eight T20 today

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FAISALABAD: Two matches will be played in the Faisal Bank Super Eight T20 cup on Tuesday. Karachi Dolphins will face Faisalabad Wolves and the Rawalpindi Rams will play Multan Tigers. Geo Super will broadcast both matches live. The teams are displaying the best of their talents in Super Eight T20 matches. Four teams of Group B will try to secure their positions in today’s matched that will be played in Iqbal Stadium.The first match will be played at 5 pm between Karachi Dolphins and Faisalabad Wolves while Rawalpindi Rams will play Multan Tigers at 9 pm.Defending champions Lahore Lions and Sialkot Stallions won matches in matches played on Monday.

FTP for 2012-2020 finalised at ICC meeting

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HONG KONG: England and Australia will play 10 back-to-back Ashes Tests as part of the new future tours program agreed by cricket's world governing body on Monday.Andrew Strauss's side face Australia at home in the English summer of 2013 and then will do it all again Down Under in the Australian summer.The series form part of the Future Tours Programme (FTP) for the period from 2012 to 2020 finalised at a meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executives committee in Hong Kong on Monday.The back-to-back Ashes schedule is a result of Australia hosting the World Cup in 2015, when the return Ashes would normally be played.
The FTP contains an official two-week window in September for the Champions League Twenty20 each year and also leaves space for an unofficial IPL window in April and May, making it possible for players from most nations to participate in the money-spinning tournament.England are scheduled to play 99 Test matches from 2012-20 while Australia will play 92 and India 90. While England has two five-Test match series planned against India, Australia is yet to be able to squeeze in more than four games against the world's most powerful team.India's tours to England in 2014 and 2018 will include five Tests -- the only series of that length outside of the Ashes.Sri Lanka and South Africa have 76 and 74 matches scheduled, the West Indies and New Zealand 66, Pakistan 65 with Bangladesh and Zimbabwe 42 and 41 games, respectively.Pakistan, who are only allowed to play away from home following the 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team in Lahore, are scheduled to tour India in March and April 2013.The Zimbabwean team has not played any Test cricket since 2005, after getting their Test status suspended by International Cricket Council (ICC), due to political turmoil in the country.World Cup winners India have been scheduled to play 166 One-day Internationals, the biggest share and 102 more than Zimbabwe. All other nations will play between 100 and 160 games.Most sides have been handed between 30 and 55 Twenty20 games in a move seen by observers as the ICC's attempt to rein in the format to keep 50-over ODIs alive.

Two matches in Super Eight T20 today

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FAISALABAD: Two matches will be played in the Faisal Bank Super Eight T20 cup on Monday. Hyderabad Hawks will face Sialkot Stallions and the Islamabad Leopards will play Lahore Lions. will broadcast both matches live. The first match will be played at 5 pm at the Iqbal Stadium between Hyderabad Hawks and Sialkot Stallions.In Group A, Hyderabad is at second position while Sialkot stands at fourth. The second match will start at 9 pm and will feature defending champions Lahore Lions against Islamabad Leopards. These teams are also part of Group A and Lahore is at first first position while Islamabad fetched third. On Sunday, Rawalpindi Rams defeated Faisalabad Wolves by four wickets and Multan Tigers defeated Karachi Dolphins by 14 runs.

Pakistan vows to defend rights at ICC meeting

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KARACHI: Pakistan’s cricket chief has vowed to safeguard his country’s rights after proposed constitutional changes by the game’s world governing body, which meets in Hong Kong from Sunday.

The two-day International Cricket Council (ICC) Executive Board meeting, preceded by a chief executive meeting, will consider two significant changes to the ICC constitution.If approved, these could hurt Pakistan’s interests because the first amendment would allow the ICC to suspend a member country in the event of government interference in the running of a national cricket board.In Pakistan, the country’s president is the cricket board’s patron. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh could also be hit by any changes.The second amendment proposes changes to the process for nomination of the ICC president and vice-president.Currently, the ICC president is elected from full-member countries on a rotation basis – Pakistan and Bangladesh have their turn after 2014.Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt told reporters before leaving for Hong Kong late Friday: “It’s Pakistan’s turn to nominate the president or the vice-president so we will not allow anyone to snatch that right.“We have already shown our reservations on both the amendments and since the matter will be discussed at the meeting I am not going to make it more public.”Butt has been criticised by former players, politicians and media for being a political appointee of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party.PCB has already sent a legal notice to the ICC on the proposed first amendment and have threatened legal action if the constitution is changed.They have also publicly shown reservations on the second amendment and have also hinted legal action on the change in rotation system of appointments.Butt said he will also discuss resumption of India-Pakistan cricketing ties, stalled in the wake of a 2008 terrorist attack on Mumbai which New Delhi blamed on militants based in Pakistan.“We will talk about Pakistan’s tour to India and then India’s return tour, may it be on neutral venue, during the meeting and hope for a positive result,” said Butt Hopes of an India-Pakistan series were raised during a high-profile World Cup semi-final between the arch-rivals in Mohali in March this year, a match attended by Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on the invitation of his counterpart Manmohan Singh PCB had hinted a series will be played later this year or early next year – at neutral venues.Pakistan has been forced to play home series on neutral grounds in United Arab Emirates, England and New Zealand since a terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in March 2009.

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ICC mulls World Cup lifeline for minnows

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Cricket's governing body began its annual conference on Sunday with all eyes on controversial proposals to scrap its rotating presidency and bar non-Test playing nations from the next World Cup.The International Cricket Council (ICC) kicked off four days of meetings between the chief executives' committee and executive board, followed by a full council meeting on June 30, at a hotel in downtown Hong Kong.The conference will consider moves, reportedly spearheaded by India and England, to scrap the two-year rotational presidency, although details of any new system remain unclear.The proposal is expected to be met with vehement opposition from Pakistan and Bangladesh, who are scheduled to nominate the body's next-but-one leader to take power from 2014.Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt told reporters before leaving for Hong Kong: "It's Pakistan's turn to nominate the president or the vice-president so we will not allow anyone to snatch that right."We have already shown our reservations on both the amendments and since the matter will be discussed at the meeting I am not going to make it more public."The ICC will also review its unpopular decision to limit the 2015 World Cup, in Australia and New Zealand, to the 10 full-member teams -- excluding countries such as Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada and Kenya.ICC president Sharad Pawar has asked his board to discuss the matter at the conference, with the governing body looking to avoid a repeat of the seven-week World Cup, deemed by some critics as unnecessarily lengthy.Officials are believed to be in favour of retaining a 10-team limit but may consider a qualifying tournament that would give minor nations a chance of reaching the event.Also on the agenda will be the issue of whether the ICC should adopt the controversial Decision Review System (DRS).The ICC has announced its desire for the DRS, whereby teams will be allowed one incorrect referralper innings to the television umpire, to be used for all Tests, ODIs and International T20s.Decisions would be checked using video, audio, ball-tracking and thermal-imaging technology in an innovation welcomed by most countries.But powerful India, whose huge revenues give it a dominant position in the ICC, has never agreed to its use nor played a Test or one-day series when the DRS has been in operation.The issue will be presented formally to the ICC's chief executives' committee."The suggestions were made following detailed technical analysis and supported by what the committee agreed was a successful application during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011," the ICC said in a statement released ahead of the meeting.The conference kicked off on Sunday with a low-key discussion on the ICC's rankings system, with the headline issues to be dealt with over the coming days.

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Upul Tharanga found guilty of breaching ICC Anti-Doping Code

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Sri Lanka opening batsman Upul Tharanga has been found guilty of committing an anti-doping rule violation under Article 2.1 of the ICC Anti-Doping Code (the "ICC Code") and has been suspended from all cricket and cricket-related activities for a period of three months.

Tharanga, 26, provided a urine sample as part of the ICC's random in-competition testing programme after the conclusion of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 semi-final between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, held in Colombo on 29 March 2011.

His sample was subsequently tested by a World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory and was found to contain metabolites of two glucocorticosteroids - Prednisone and Prednisolone. These are classified as 'Specified Substances' under WADA's Prohibited List and are prohibited in-competition 'when administered by oral, intravenous intramuscular or rectal routes'.

An independent anti-doping tribunal, comprising Mr Tim Kerr, QC, (acting as chairman), Dr Anik Sax and Prof. Peter Sever heard the case via videoconference today and made its determination after considering detailed written and oral legal submissions as well as live witness evidence, including from Tharanga himself.

The tribunal accepted that Tharanga had ingested the 'Specified Substances' when drinking a herbal remedy given to him to ease discomfort caused by a long-standing shoulder injury. It also found that Tharanga had no intention to enhance his sporting performance or to mask the use of another performance enhancing substance, but that he had failed to satisfy the high levels of personal responsibility implicit upon him as an international cricketer subject to anti-doping rules.

Tharanga pleaded guilty to the offence at an early stage in the proceedings and, as mandated under the ICC Code, the tribunal disqualified the rankings points he earned from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

The tribunal also exercised its discretion under the ICC Code to impose upon him a period of ineligibility of three months, which was back-dated, in accordance with the discretion afforded to the tribunal under the ICC Code, to commence on 9 May 2011 and expiring at midnight on 8 August 2011, therefore leaving him eligible to return to cricket and cricket related activities on 9 August 2011.

In light of the circumstances of this case, the ICC re-iterates its zero-tolerance approach to doping and warns all international players that they remain personally responsible for ensuring that anything they eat, drink or put into their bodies (including any medical treatment they receive) does not give rise to an anti-doping rule violation under the Code.

Reacting after the tribunal announced its decision, Tharanga said: "I apologise to the fans and followers of Sri Lanka cricket for inadvertently committing an offence. I hope my fellow sportsmen will learn from my experience and be more vigilant when taking medical treatment, so that their careers do not suffer in the way that mine has."

Haroon Lorgat, the ICC Chief Executive, said: "We recognise that Upul has not been found guilty of deliberately cheating, but the ICC maintains its zero-tolerance approach towards doping for the benefit of all its stakeholders. Cases like this serve as a reminder to all players that they must take great care and personal responsibility at all times for the substances that they consume.

"I am satisfied with the tribunal's decision and pleased at the way the ICC has handled this case with both sensitivity and efficiency."

All parties with a right of appeal (including Tharanga and the ICC) will be entitled to appeal the decision within 21 days of their receipt of the written decision.

ICC meets in Hong Kong for Annual Conference

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The ICC Chief Executives' Committee (CEC, 26 and 27 June), ICC Executive Board (28 and 29 June) and Full Council (30 June) will meet in Hong Kong next week to discuss a number of topics which are important to the future of the game.

These include:

ICC Cricket Committee recommendations

The CEC will consider recommendations from the ICC Cricket Committee which cover a wide range of important cricket topics including day/night Test matches, over-rates, pitches, the Decision Review System (DRS), use of runners as well as plans to enhance One-Day Internationals further.

While acknowledging the broadcast contracts that currently exist, the ICC Cricket Committee was unanimous in its recommendation that DRS should be used in all Test matches and also unanimously recommended that DRS should be used in ODI and T20I series with each side allowed one unsuccessful review per innings. The suggestions were made following detailed technical analysis and supported by what the committee agreed was a successful application during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

The ICC Cricket Committee also proposed that the study into day/night Test matches should continue and that current code of conduct regulations be amended to allow for the suspension of a captain after two offences for slow over-rate breaches (previously it was three).

The CEC will also consider the recommendations for 50-over ODI cricket which builds on the extremely successful ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. In order to improve the balance between bat and ball and to give 50-over cricket a distinct identity, the ICC Cricket Committee recommended that two balls should be used in each innings ? one from each end. Currently the ball is replaced after 34 overs. It also recommended that teams should only be allowed to take the batting and bowling powerplays between overs 16 and 40.

The committee also suggested that trials of the following playing conditions be conducted in domestic cricket before being considered for international cricket:

* Removal of the restriction on the maximum number of overs each bowler could deliver
* No compulsory close-catchers
* A maximum of four fielders outside the 30-yard fielding circle during non-powerplay overs

The number of bouncers that can be delivered per over to be increased from one to two.

The CEC will consider these topics and, following further deliberations of the CEC working group, will also seek to confirm and recommend the Future Tours Programme to the ICC Executive Board for its consideration.

Format and make-up of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

At its meeting in Mumbai on 4 April 2011, after having previously agreed a 10-team ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, the ICC Executive Board agreed that the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 would comprise of the 10 ICC Full Members. The Board also confirmed its decision taken in October 2010 that the ICC World Twenty20 should be a 16-team event and that promotion and relegation would be introduced from 2019.

These decisions were part of the package of strategic restructuring of bilateral cricket and ICC events aimed at providing greater context and content for international cricket. As part of this, a Test play-off for the top four teams was also approved to take place in England in 2013.

Following the decisions and responding to representations from various quarters, ICC President Sharad Pawar will ask the ICC Executive Board to revisit its decision to restrict the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 to the 10 Full Members.

Constitutional amendments

The Full Council of the ICC will consider a constitutional amendment aimed at ensuring free elections of Member boards and avoiding undue government interference in the administration of cricket, in line with the regulations of other major sporting bodies.

The Full Council will also consider a further constitutional change to the process for the nomination and election of the ICC President. Under the new proposal, the Executive Board will decide the process and term of office from time to time, subject to certain qualifying criteria. This would remove the current rotational system of nomination and the fixed term of appointment as set out in the ICC Articles of Association.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

The ICC Executive Board and CEC will receive a detailed post-event report on the successful staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. Although the event was universally regarded as a success and one of the best cricket events in history, the report will highlight shortcomings around ticketing and stadia construction.

The report also acknowledges the high standard of cricket and praises the excellent pitches and outfields. It also notes that the three host countries now have a legacy of excellent cricket facilities following the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.

Other matters

The ICC Executive Board will also consider recommendations from the CEC, the ICC Security Task Force on introducing mandatory safety and security regulations and a final report from the Pakistan Task Team.

Media arrangements

SNTV and Getty Images will distribute vision and images throughout the annual conference week in Hong Kong. There will also be a media opportunity at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon, Hong Kong on Thursday 30 June 2011. Further details of the media conference will be released when available.

The ICC Board consists of the chairman or president from each of the 10 Full Members plus three elected Associate Member representatives. Also present at ICC Board meetings is the ICC President, who chairs proceedings, the ICC Chief Executive and the ICC Vice-President, as well as, by invitation of the President, the ICC Principal Advisor.

Sharad Pawar	ICC President
Alan Isaac	ICC Vice-President
Haroon Lorgat	ICC Chief Executive

Ijaz Butt	Pakistan
Peter Chingoka	Zimbabwe
Giles Clarke	England and Wales
Jack Clarke	Australia
Dr Julian Hunte	West Indies
Mustafa Kamal	Bangladesh
Imran Khwaja	Associate Member Representative
Shashank Manohar	India
Chris Moller	New Zealand
Dr M Nyoka	South Africa
Keith Oliver	Associate Member Representative
DS de Silva	Sri Lanka
Neil Speight	Associate Member Representative

The CEC comprises the Chief Executives of the 10 Full Member nations as well as three Associate Member representatives. Also present is the ICC Chief Executive who chairs the meeting and, by invitation, the ICC President and the chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee.

Haroon Lorgat	ICC Chief Executive (Chairman)
Sharad Pawar	ICC President (ex Officio)
Clive Lloyd	ICC Cricket Committee Chairman (ex Officio)
Mansur Ahmed	Bangladesh
Subhan Ahmed	Pakistan
Michael Brown	Australia (alternate for James Sutherland)
David Collier	England and Wales
John Cribbin	Associate Member Representative
Warren Deutrom	Associate Member Representative
Francois Erasmus	Associate Member Representative
Dr Ernest Hilaire	West Indies
Gerald Majola	South Africa
Wilfred Mukondiwa	Zimbabwe (alternate for Ozias Bvute)
Nishantha Ranatunga	Sri Lanka
N Srinivasan	India
Dr Justin Vaughan	New Zealand

Annual ConferenceFull Council comprises 10 Full Members, 35 Associates and five Affiliate representatives. For a special resolution to change the ICC Constitution the requirement is for the support of eight Full Members and 38 out of 50 of the entire Full Council.

Jayawardene seals Sri Lanka thrashing of England

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BRISTOL: Mahela Jayawardene's unbeaten 72 saw Sri Lanka to a crushing nine-wicket victory against England in the lone Twenty20 international here on Saturday.

Jayawardene's innings backed up an impressive bowling display that left the tourists needing just 137 for victory against World Twenty20 champions England.

They reached their target for the loss of only veteran Sanath Jayasuriya with 16 balls to spare.

The result meant Stuart Broad's first match as England's Twenty20 captain ended in a defeat where he was run out for nought and took none for 29, while Sri Lanka skipper Thilina Kandamby won his opening match in charge.

England may have won the recent three-match Test series between the two countries 1-0 but this was a second successive crushing limited overs defeat by Sri Lanka after the 10-wicket World Cup quarter-final loss in Colombo in March.

Kumar Sangakkara, like Jayawardene a former Sri Lanka captain, was 43 not out after the experienced pair shared an unbroken second-wicket stand of 97.

Jayawardene and Jayasuriya, in his penultimate match before international retirement, previously put on 40 for the first wicket.

Right-hander Jayawardene, proving again there is a place for classical elegance in cricket's shortest format, completed a 40-ball fifty with a six and four fours.

He was severe on seamer Chris Woakes cutting a full toss for four, next ball driving him over his head for six and, the ball after that, clipping him down to third man for another boundary.

Surrey seamer Jade Dernbach marked his international debut by dismissing Jayasuriya for eight but that was as good as it got in the field for England.

Earlier, Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga took two for 15 and left-arm spinner Jayasuriya two for 18 as England struggled to 136 for nine after Kandamby won the toss in overcast conditions.

Eoin Morgan (47) and Kevin Pietersen (41) put on 83 in 54 balls for the third wicket after England had been faltering at 12 for two.

But they both fell in quick succession to leave England 101 for four in the 13th over and no other batsman scored more than Ravi Bopara's 19.

England were soon two wickets down as recalled World Twenty20-winning openers Michael Lumb and Craig Kieswetter both fell cheaply.

Left-hander Morgan, dropped on 23, saw his 32-ball innings, featuring three sixes and four fours, end when he pulled Malinga to Jayawardene.

Jayasuriya, playing his first international match for two years after reported political pressure led to his 'farewell' recall, struck with his fifth delivery when Pietersen, backing away to leg, was bowled by a quicker ball.

And the under-rated bowler dismissed Bopara in similar fashion as England, who left out in-form batsman Ian Bell, saw their innings fall away.

England and Sri Lanka meet again in the first of five one-day internationals at The Oval on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka restrict England to 136-9 in T20

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BRISTOL: Sri Lanka held England to 136 for nine in the lone Twenty20 international here on Saturday.

Fast bowler Lasith Malinga took two for 15 and veteran left-arm spinner Sanath Jayasuriya, in his penultimate match before international retirement, two for 18.

Eoin Morgan (47) and Kevin Pietersen (41) put on 83 in 54 balls for the third wicket after World Twenty20 champions England had been faltering at 12 for two.

But they both fell in quick succession to leave England 101 for four in the 13th over.

No other batsman scored more than Ravi Bopara's 19.

England soon found themselves two wickets down inside three overs after losing the toss as the recalled World Twenty20-winning opening pair of Michael Lumb and Craig Kieswetter both fell cheaply.

Left-hander Lumb holed out off Suranga Lakmal before Kieswetter chipped Nuwan Kulasekara straight to Sri Lanka captain Thilina Kandamby at mid-off.

But former Ireland international Morgan got off the mark with a straight driven six off Lakmal before next ball driving him down the ground for four.

Kevin Pietersen followed up with two fours in as many balls in Thisara Perera's first over, an off-drive preceding a flicked pull off his pads.

Left-hander Morgan was given a reprieve on 23, with England 59 for two, when he struck a full-toss off Lakmal straight to long-on only for Angelo Mathews to drop the routine catch.

Morgan cashed in, driving successive Perera deliveries for six before Pietersen cleared the ropes off the last ball off an 11th over that cost 24 runs in all.

But Morgan's 32-ball innings, featuring three sixes and four fours, ended when he pulled Malinga to Mahela Jayawardene.

And 95 for three soon became 102 for five.

Jayasuriya, best known as opening batsman, struck with his fifth delivery when Pietersen, backing away to leg, was bowled by a quicker ball and he dismissed Bopara in similar fashion.

Sri Lanka win toss, put England into bat

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BRISTOL, England: Sri Lanka captain Thilina Kandamby won the toss and elected to field against England in the lone Twenty20 international here on Saturday.

Both sides were being led by first time captains with Stuart Broad replacing the dropped Paul Collingwood as skipper of England's World Twenty20 winning side while Kandamby was leading Sri Lanka in the ongoing absence of Tillakaratne Dilshan with a broken thumb.

England gave Twenty20 international debuts to spin bowling all-rounder Samit Patel and seamer Jade Dernbach. Meanwhile they recalled Ravi Bopara in place of in-form batsman Ian Bell.

The match also saw the return of England's World Twenty20-winning opening pair of Craig Kieswetter and Michael Lumb.

England beat Sri Lanka 1-0 in the preceding three-Test match series following the rain-affected draw at the Rose Bowl this week.

Sri Lanka welcomed back several players who missed the Tests through retirement from the five-day format or injury including fast bowler Lasith Malinga, all-rounder Angelo Mathews and Sanath Jayasuriya.

Veteran batsman Jayasuriya, controversially, is set to play in just this match and the first of five one-day internationals at The Oval on Tuesday, rather than the whole series, before retiring from international cricket.

Jayasuriya, now an MP, has reportedly been given a recall after nearly two years out of international cricket due to political interference.

England: Craig Kieswetter (wk), Michael Lumb, Kevin Pietersen, Eoin Morgan, Ravi Bopara, Samit Patel, Luke Wright, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad (captain), Graeme Swann, Jade Dernbach

Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara (wk), Angelo Mathews, Thilina Kandamby (capt), Jeevan Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thisara Perera, Lasith Malinga, Suraj Randiv, Suranga Lakmal

Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (ENG) and Nigel Llong (ENG), TV umpire: Robert Bailey (ENG)
Match referee: Alan Hurst (AUS)

Styris retires from international cricket

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WELLINGTON: New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris announced his retirement from international cricket Friday, saying he wanted to concentrate on the domestic Twenty20 competition and the Indian Premier League.

Styris said the Black Caps were entering a new era under captain Ross Taylor, who was appointed this week, and the time was right to leave the international arena.

The 35-year-old, who is currently playing T20 for English county side Essex, said he would continue to play domestic cricket for New Zealand's Northern Knights and the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.

"I really enjoy the T20 format of the game and see it as a way to stay involved in cricket for another year or two if I can," he said.

"Not being on the international circuit means more time at home and I'm really looking forward to spending more time with my family."

Styris played 29 Tests and 188 one-day internationals, the last of which was New Zealand's World Cup semi-final loss to Sri Lanka in Colombo in March.

He nominated New Zealand's ICC Champions Trophy victory in 2000 and a century against the West Indies on his Test debut in 2002, which helped secure the Black Caps' first series win in the Caribbean, as career highlights.

India record easy 63-run win over West Indies

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KINGSTON: India underlined their status as the world number one Test side with a comfortable 63-run victory over West Indies in the first Test on Thursday.

The Indians successfully defended a victory target of 326 when they dismissed West Indies for 262 in their second innings on the fourth day at Sabina Park.

Suresh Raina formalised the result when he bowled Devendra Bishoo behind his back for 26 about 35 minutes after lunch.

The victory gave India a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series, with the second Test set to start on Tuesday at Kensington Oval in Barbados.

The main architects of the visitors' final push for victory, Praveen Kumar finished with three for 42 from 16 overs, Ishant Sharma ended with three for 81 from 17 overs and Amit Mishra captured two for 62 from 13 overs.

India's bowlers were again virtuous with their line and length, and none of the remaining West Indies batsmen showed the kind of resolve to resist, after the hosts resumed on 131 for three.

Before lunch, six wickets -- two apiece for Kumar and Mishra -- put India on the verge, sinking West Indies to 226 for nine.

Kumar removed the overnight pair of Darren Bravo, bowled behind his back for 41, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, caught at extra cover for 30, inside the first half hour.

Harbhajan Singh then spoiled Carlton Baugh Jr's 29th birthday celebrations, when he had him caught at leg-slip for a duck, leaving West Indies 150 for six.

India's champion off-spinner was, however, quickly removed from the attack, when West Indies captain Darren Sammy launched him for three successive sixes over long-on into the Great Northern Stand.

But Mishra cut short Sammy's fun when he had him caught at extra cover for 25 and inflicted more agony on the hosts when he had Brendan Nash lbw for nine attempting an ugly slog, leaving the hosts reeling on 188 for eight.

India again met some resistance from the West Indies tail, with Ravi Rampaul making a strong case for a promotion in the home team's batting order, stroking 34 before he was caught behind, gloving a snorter from Sharma.

The final Test between the two sides starts on Wednesday, July 6 at Windsor Park in Dominica.