England opener Alastair Cook will get a sneak preview of the New Zealand side when Essex entertain the tourists this week, their penultimate match before the Test series.

County champions Sussex will be without leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed, who took 90 wickets last year, for at least two weeks after he underwent surgery on a knee.

Alastair Cook says he and his England team-mates would not turn their backs on their country if the Indian Premier League called. "England comes first," said the opener.

Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf, who has a Test average of 55, will join Lancashire as cover for Brad Hodge during his stint with the Indian Premier League.

Pakistan Mohammad Yousuf will fill in as substitute in the English County league for Australia's Brad Hodge, who will be playing in the IPL on a five-week contract.

Harbhajan Singh, after being purchased by the Mumbai Indians for a whooping $850,000 (app. Rs. 3.4 crore) to play in the Indian Premier league said he planned to by a Hummer, the tank-like vehicle that is a rage. After being

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