South African physio Shane Jabaar is confident skipper Graeme Smith and key all-rounder Jacques Kallis will be fully fit for the first npower Test against England at Lord's on July 10.
Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara hit peerless tons and Muttiah Muralitharan grabbed five wickets as Sri Lanka booked their place in the final of the Asia Cup with a 158-run victory over Bangladesh.
England's youngest ever Test player, Holly Colvin, could become the first overseas female cricketer ever to represent New South Wales when she joins the defending Women's National Cricket League champions in September.
England coach Peter Moores insists wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose will not be short of confidence when the npower Test series against South Africa gets under way at Lord's next week.
Essex's Tom Westley, Yorkshire bowler Ben Sanderson and Nottinghamshire's Ian Saxelby have been called into the England Under-19 squad to play Bangladesh A on Sunday.
Beckenham's charge on the lead of the Shepherd Neame Kent Cricket League continued for the third consecutive weekend with a 126-run win over Tunbridge Wells which edged them to within six points of leaders Gore Court.
South Africa's pacemen gave an early view of the fire-power England can expect to face in the npower Test series with a three-wicket blast as Somerset plunged into early trouble at Taunton.
Skipper Stuart Law and tail-ender Gary Keedy both compiled impressive half-centuries as Lancashire re-established command of their clash with Sussex at Hove.
Cricket fans are being urged to book their tickets for next summer's ICC World Twenty20 2009 which is being held in England. Tickets for the event went on sale at 10am on Monday and demand is expected to be huge.
Simon Jones continued his bid to catch the eye of the England selectors with another five-wicket haul as Worcestershire dominated the first day against Leicestershire at Grace Road.
England coach Peter Moores insists he and his fellow selectors will not rush Andrew Flintoff back into the international arena if they feel the all-rounder is not ready.
