Stuart Broad is impatient to make up for lost time as he targets a winning return from injury for England against South Africa. The seamer is in line to play in the third ODI at Newlands on Friday.

James Anderson is preparing to return to the scene of one of his most memorable performances for England. His man-of-the-match 4-29 set up a 112-run win over Pakistan at the 2003 World Cup.

Charlotte Edwards revealed that HRH Princess Anne enquired how much time the England captain had left in the game when she received her MBE.

Australia pace bowler Dirk Nannes will serve as an overseas player for Nottinghamshire in the revamped Friends Provident T20 next season.

India continued to put the squeeze on Sri Lanka on day two of the second Test largely thanks to Rahul Dravid's stoic 144 at Kanpur. The hosts made a mammoth 642 before Sri Lanka reached 66 for one.

Daniel Vettori fell one run short of a fifth Test century after helping New Zealand recover from a dangerous position on a rain-disrupted second day of the first Test against Pakistan in Dunedin.

West Indies captain Chris Gayle confirmed he will shake off the effects of jetlag to play in this week's opening Test against Australia, but he may be without Ramnaresh Sarwan who has hurt his back.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has confirmed left-arm quick Doug Bollinger will be named 12th man for the opening Test against West Indies in Brisbane, presenting Nathan Hauritz with a golden opportunity to nail down the Test spinner's spot.

A revitalised Mitchell Johnson has vowed to put his poor showing in the Ashes to bed in Australia's Test series against West Indies and Pakistan.

Left-seamer Ashish Nehra has been awarded a central contract by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, but fellow left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan has been dropped from the list of contracted players.