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The international career of Kevin Pietersen has been put in doubt after the England batsman refused to deny the reports that he had sent text messages to some of the South Africa team criticising his captain Andrew Strauss.

India's captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni tops the list of the world's highest earning cricketers compiled by Forbes, followed by compatriot Sachin Tendulkar, as six Indians feature in the top 10.

South Africa marched to victory in their first test against England at the Kia Oval, with the side getting all out for 240 to gift the Saffas a win by an innings and 12 runs.

England are staring down the barrel at the moment and will need a miracle on Monday to save this Test in the battle to become the undisputed best Test team in the world.

England are staring down the barrel at the moment and will need some early wickets on Sunday if they hope to save this Test.

South Africa are trailing England by 299 runs but they have nine wickets in hand and with conditions expected to be good for batting on Saturday, the match is very much in the balance.

England look to well in control and on course to defend their crown against South Africa, as we head into the second day at the Oval

Matt Prior has been given painkilling injections by the England medical staff, raising questions about his fitness ahead of the Test series against South Africa.

Steven Finn took four wickets as England registered an eight-wicket win over Australia at Chester-le-Street to clinch the one-day series, with a match to spare.

England are just one win away from securing their seventh successive ODI series title at home and if they achieve that on Saturday, it will also give them a new record of nine one-day victories in a row.

After beating the Aussies in the first two games, England are just one win away from securing their seventh successive ODI series title at home.

Juan Mata and David de Gea have both been included in Spain's preliminary Olympic Games squad for the London 2012 football competition.

After a close win in the opener, England will be looking to carry the momentum forward when they host their rivals at The Oval in the second game of the five- match series, while Australia, will be keen to draw level and get the series back on track.

England's five-match one-day series against Australia gets under way at Lord's on Friday

The International Cricket council have rejected an appeal by the ICC's cricket committee for the use of the Decision Review System to become universal.

Danish Kaneria and Mervyn Westfield have both been found guilty of corruption by the England and Wales Cricket board.

Former England test captain and Surrey executive director Alex Stewart believes English cricket has lost a potential star in Tom Maynard, after the 23-year-old untimely death on Monday.

English Cricket is in shock after the confirmed death of Surrey batsman Tom Maynard.

Nasser Hussain believes England's selectors were right to rest James Anderson for the third and final Test against the West Indies at Edgbaston and insists the fast bowler will be ready to face South Africa later this summer.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen has retired from international limited-overs cricket with immediate effect.

The Dutchman's current contract at north London runs out in a year, while Manchester City, Real Madrid and Juventus have all been credited with an interest in him.

Mumbai Indians are second in the table with 18 points, while Kolkata Knight Riders are third with 17.

Delhi Daredevils are sitting pretty on the top of the table with 18 points from 13 games, while Kings XI Punjab, who have 14 points, are trying to break into the top four.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has rubbished talk that the poor recent form of skipper Andrew Strauss should lead to him being dropped for next month's test series against the West Indies.

Indian cricket fans across the country gave star all-rounder Yuvraj Singh a hero's welcome, on his return from the United States, where he has completed three cycles of chemotherapy for a rare germ cell cancer of the lungs.

Brothers and close friends will face each other when the Kolkata Knight Riders host the Delhi Daredevils in the second match of the Indian Premier League 2012, on Thursday evening.

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings will play last year's Champions League Twenty20 winners Mumbai Indians at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in the south Indian city of Chennai, in what will be the opening game of the 2012 Indian Premier League.

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