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Former England wicket-keeper Geraint Jones has joined Gloucestershire after signing a two-year deal with the club. The 38-year-old, who was part of the England team in Ashes 2005, has played 34 Tests and 49 ODIs for England. The Papua New Guinea-born right-handed batsman will replace the Australian opener Michael Klinger and will captain the side in the LV= County Championship next season. "I'd like to thank Kent for the fantastic 15 seasons I spent with them," Jones told the club's official website . "Following an enjoyable month with Gloucestershire during 2014, I am excited to be joining the club and for the challenges that lie ahead. "This is a young and talented squad and I relish the opportunity of working with them and to playing a part in their development.” Jones has scored 8,615 runs and took 586 catches and 36 stumpings in 193 first-class cricket. Geraint Jones signs for @Gloscricket http://t.co/EP8sdbX8Px — Glouce

The BCCI have announced the schedule for the 5-match One Day International series between India and Sri Lanka, starting from next month on November 2 at Cuttack. Full Schedule: November 2, Cuttack November 6, Ahmedabad November 9, Hyderabad November 13, Kolkata November 16, Ranchi All the matches will be day-night encounters. INDIA v SL ODI series schedule: Cuttack ODI on Nov 2, Ahmedabad ODI on 6th, Hyderabad ODI on 9th, Kolkata ODI on 13th and Ranchi ODI on 16th — BCCI (@BCCI) October 25, 2014

Sydney Thunder have confirmed that the England international Eoin Morgan will feature in the upcoming Big Bash League, staring from 18 December 2014 to 28 January 2015. He's back! @Eoin16 returns to the #ThunderNation for #BBL04 http://t.co/mJ64L0apxM pic.twitter.com/8JwEiAMz37 — Sydney Thunder (@ThunderBBL) October 20, 2014 The 28-year-old batsman, who represented the Thunder in the last season, where he scored 118 runs at an average of 29.50. He is agreed to play in yet another four games, before joining the England squad for the ICC World Cup 2015. Morgan will join the star batsman Usman Khawaja, Jacques Kallis and Mike Hussey, which seems to be a good line up for Thunder this season. Morgan's England teammates Michael Lumb and Alex Hales have also signed to play in the BBL with the Sydney Sixers and Hobart Hurricanes respectively.

Pakistan’s opening batsman - Taufeeq Umar has made a comeback to the Test squad after included to the two-tests match series against Australia in the UAE. Both teams to play two Tests starting between October 22 and November 3, in Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively. Test Squad : Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Ehsan Adil, Ahmed Shehzad, Haris Sohail, Mohammad Talha, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Yasir Shah, Younis Khan, Shan Masood, Taufeeq Umar, Zulfiqar Babar

The former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is close to signing a deal to play in the Australian Twenty20 Big Bash tournament with Brisbane Heat - starting on December 18, according to the Daily Telegraph . Flintoff, 36, retired from international cricket in 2009 and recently made a surprise return in professional cricket for his former club Lancashire and featured in the T20 Blast Final earlier this year. The report claims that Brisbane Heat head coach Stuart Law has confirmed that he has been in discussions with Andrew Flintoff about him playing in BBL. "We've had discussions with Freddie and if things go well, hopefully we will be able to confirm next week that he will play some part in the Big Bash for us," Law told the Manchester Evening News . "I have spoken to Fred and made it clear that this is not a holiday, but he told me cricket is number one for him, and that it is not about collecting cash, it's about winning trophies.&q

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been ranked fifth in Forbes’ world’s most valuable sports athlete brands list. Forbes quotes that the 33-year-old wicket-keeper batsman has a brand value of $20m in 2014. He is the only Indian sports athlete to feature on Forbes' list of the world's most valuable athlete brands.

Those England fans who retained faint hopes that Kevin Pietersen may one day return to international cricket will have been saddened by the revelations from his Autobiography. In the book, he criticises coaches and former team mates in such a manner that his England career must surely be at an end. #450489797 / gettyimages.com From a cricketing point of view it’s all very sad particularly when you remember those times when KP just let his bat do the talking. Here are five of his best batting contributions while wearing an England shirt. 1) 158 against Australia at the Oval 2005 England are ready to regain the Ashes when they meet Australia in 2015. KP won’t be there and it’s incredible to think that he first entered the test arena ten years ago to play a full part in one of the most dramatic series ever. After registering two half centuries in his first game at Lord’s, Pietersen’s 158 at the Oval included seven blistering sixes with paceman Brett Lee and the

The middle-order batsman Suresh Raina scored an unbeaten 109 in just 62 balls in the Champions League T20 (CLT20) finals against the reigning IPL Champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Raina, 27, came into bat when Chennai Super Kings were trailing at 9 runs but with his outstanding performance powered Chennai to an eight-wicket win. The victory brings CSK their second CLT20 title. Here are the best twitter reactions: Admit it. MS Dhoni is the best Captain on This Planet. #CLT20Final Congrats CSK #CSK #CSKvsKKR pic.twitter.com/YC7JCC4eBx — Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) October 4, 2014 Suresh Raina first Indian to make 3 T20 100s. Also the first batsman to make a T20 100 in a World Cup, IPL & now #CLT20 #CLT20Final #CSKvKKR — Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) October 4, 2014 One of the best knocks I've seen in t20 cricket by Raina. #CLT20Final #CLT20 @ImRaina — Ravi Bopara (@ravibopara) October 4, 2014 Well done @ChennaiIPL on winn

South Africa have announced the limited-overs squad for the tour of New Zealand and Australia, starting later this month. South Africa bowler Vernon Philander has been added to the 50-over format squad and will be available for the three ODIs in New Zealand, five ODIs in Australia. Match Schedule: The three one-day international matches in New Zealand will be played on October 21, 24 and 27. The three T20 internationals in Australia will begin on November 2, 5 and 7. The five match ODI in Australia will be held from November 14 to 23. ODI squad : AB de Villiers (capt), Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Kyle Abbott, Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Ryan McLaren, Aaron Phangiso, Vernon Philander, Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn. T20 squad : JP Duminy (capt), Kyle Abbott, Quinton de Kock, Marchant de Lange, Reeza Hendricks, Farhaan Behardien, Imran Tahir, Ryan McLaren, Aaron Phangiso, Kagiso Rabada, David Miller, Wayne