PCB refuses to play one-day series in Bangladesh

October 12th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Andrew Strauss has hinted that he may give a miss to team's Bangladesh tour next year. Strauss, 32, has played nonstop cricket since taking over from Kevin Pietersen in January this year.

September 25th, 2009 LONDON - The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has released the itinerary for Pakistan's 'home' series against Australia which is to be played in England in 2010. The ECB has also announced the dates of the home Test and one-day series which the English team is scheduled to play against Bangladesh, Australia and Pakistan next year.

September 24th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan will play their 2010 two-Test home series against Australia in England in the summer. The series was to be played in Pakistan, but security concerns forced the matches to be moved to England.

September 11th, 2009 SYDNEY - The idea of day-night Test between England and Bangladesh next year is unlikely to proceed because a suitable ball is yet to be developed. The idea of day-night Tests was floated by the lawmakers of the game, the MCC, at a World Cricket Committee meeting at Lord's in July to enhance the profile and appeal of the long format.

September 7th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealand will play six Tests, eight one-day internationals and five Twenty-Twenty matches during a busy 2009/2010 domestic international season. The New Zealand international season will begin with a three-test series against Pakistan in November and December followed by one against Bangladesh on their brief tour in February.

September 4th, 2009 PORT OF SPAIN - As talks to resolve a two-month dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board and senior players ended without an agreement, an unknown batsman with a Test average of nine could possibly lead the team against Australia. Floyd Reifer, who has a Test average of 9.25, may lead the West Indies this summer, as twelve senior players, including captain Chris Gayle and star batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, went on strike in July on the eve of the home test series against Bangladesh after negotiations with the board broke down.

September 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Bangladesh will host the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Feb 17. The Central Organising Committee (COC) of the World Cup met here Wednesday and also decided that the inaugural match of the World Cup will be held in Bangladesh Feb 19.

August 28th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan and Australia would face each other in two Twenty20 internationals and two Test matches in England in 2010. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that Pakistan will host Australia for a Test and T20 series between July 5 to July 25 next year, The Daily Times reports.

August 23rd, 2009 DHAKA - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina described the country's cricket team, which scored back-to-back series victory against West Indies and Zimbabwe, as "tigers" and promised measures to promote the game. Tiger is an allusion to the famed Royal Bengal tiger.

August 14th, 2009 ANTIGUA - The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has axed the national team's Australian coach John Dyson following the humiliating home Test and one-day series defeats to Bangladesh. Dyson's sacking comes less than six weeks before the start of the Champions Trophy in South Africa where assistant coach David Williams will take temporary charge.

July 16th, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has said he will continue to fight for Pakistan's right to host the 2011 World Cup. Butt said he would meet International Cricket Council (ICC) president David Morgan in Dubai later this month and discuss the issue of Pakistan being denied hosting rights of the quadrennial event.

July 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Central Organising Committee (COC) of the 2011 World Cup Tuesday recommended that India should host eight of the 14 cricket matches that were scheduled to take place in Pakistan. The COC met here to provide the ICC Board with a recommendation as to where, within Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka, the 14 matches originally allocated to Pakistan should be staged.

July 12th, 2009 KINGSTON - The crisis in West Indies cricket deepened with the board saying that the second-string side currently playing in the Test series against Bangladesh would be considered for selection for September's Champions Trophy. "This ensures that there will always be a solid pool of approximately 29 contracted players from which to draw for the board's future tour commitments," West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said in a statement.

June 23rd, 2009 DHAKA - Bangladesh Tuesday named fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza as captain of the national team, replacing Mohammad Ashraful, for the cricket tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said the move was aimed at relieving the burden on Ashraful and allow him to focus on his batting.

May 31st, 2009 LONDON - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is cleared to play the Twenty20 warm up game against Bangladesh Monday as the hit he took on his wrist at the nets Saturday was not as serious as feared initially. A Cricket Australia (CA) spokesman said Ponting was never in doubt for the game against Bangladesh at Nottingham as the hit was only a whack.