THE Pakistan Cricket Board have barred former captains Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf from the national team for life as part of a major crackdown on player indiscipline.

ENGLAND bowler Graham Onions was ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury yesterday.

ENGLAND drew their pre-Test warm-up against Bangladesh A but another failure for Kevin Pietersen meant they left with the same major problem they arrived with three days ago.

ENGLAND cricket coach Andy Flower refuses to believe Kevin Pietersen's lean run will last for long and has backed the faltering batsman to make a big contribution in Frida

FORMER Grange professional George Bailey is today on the verge of a first Australian cricket cap in Saturday's one-day international with New Zealand in Wellington on Sat