• Derbyshire sign Rana Naved for Twenty20 competition

  

  Derbyshire have secured the services of former Pakistan seamer Rana Naved-ul-Hasan for this summer’s Friends Life t20. The 33-year-old has a wealth of international experience having represented his country in 74 one-day...

   

• Alviro Petersen signs for Essex

  

  South African batsman Alviro Petersen has signed with the club for the first half of the 2012 season, subject to confirmation from Cricket South Africa. Petersen, 31, will be at Essex until the LV= County Championship match v...

   

• 1st ODI: England win toss, bat against Pakistan

  

  England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and chose to bat in the first ODI against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Monday. Pakistan vs England, 1st ODI – Live Score Pakistan are playing with the same side that beat...

   

• Pakistan vs England, 1st ODI – Scorecard

  

  Scorecard of the first one-day international between Pakistan and England at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Pakistan vs England, 1st ODI – Scorecard England 260/7 (50 ov), Pakistan 130 (35.0 ov) Result England won by 130...

   

• ICC ODI Championship: Pakistan and England aim for improvements in table

  

  Pakistan and England will go head to head in the four-match ODI series with the incentive being a movement in the right direction on the ICC ODI Championship table. Fifth-ranked Pakistan is on 109 ratings points and leads sixth-ranked...

   

• Jos Buttler ruled out of England’s opening ODI against Pakistan

  

  Jos Buttler will miss the first ODI against Pakistan because of split webbing in his left hand. Buttler suffered the injury in England Lions’ final match against Sri Lanka A last week. Captain Alastair Cook confirmed today...

   

• England cricketers escape injury in accident in UAE

  

  Four members of the England ODI squad in the United Arab Emirates escaped injury following an accident in the taxi they were traveling on Saturday. Stuart Broad, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen and Monty Panesar were travelling...

   

• Saeed Ajmal re-signs for Worcestershire for T20

  

  Worcestershire have confirmed Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal will return to the club for the duration of this summer’s Friends Life t20 competition. Ajmal, who played for Worcestershire last season, was man of the series...

   

• Chris Tremlett undergoes back surgery

  

  Surrey and England pace bowler Chris Tremlett had undergone a back operation at a London hospital last night. Tremlett, 30, was forced return home early from England’s tour of the United Arab Emirates last week after a scan...

   

• Herschelle Gibbs joins Durham for T20

  

  Durham Dynamos have added the explosive South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs to their Friends Life t20 line up for the 2012 season. Gibbs, who has been playing in the Big Bash League for Perth Scorchers alongside Durham’s...