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Australia have announced their unchanged squad on Thursday for the opener day-night Test match against Pakistan in Brisbane – starts from December 15. The remaining two Tests will be held in Melbourne (December 26) and Sydney (January 3). Pakistan will also be a part of five ODIs in Australia. Australia Squad : Steve Smith (capt), David Warner, Jackson Bird, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Nic Maddinson, Matt Renshaw, Chadd Sayers, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade

England have announced their 12-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley, starting May 19. Hampshire batsman James Vince and Nottinghamshire seamer Jake Ball both earned maiden call-ups to the squad. National selector James Whitaker told the ECB's website: "Both Jake Ball and James Vince thoroughly deserve their opportunity having performed well with the England Lions and starting the season in good form with their respective counties.” Your England squad for the 1st #InvestecTest at Headingley against @OfficialSLC https://t.co/6Si7Rx65qX #EngvSL pic.twitter.com/ZYYudDc0zi — England Cricket (@englandcricket) May 12, 2016 The first of three test against Sri Lanka, gets underway in Leeds on May 19, with the second will be held at Chester-le-Street on 27 May and the third from 3 June at Lord's. England squad: Alastair Cook (captain), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Jake Ball, Stuart Broad, Nick Compton, Steven Finn,...

Nottinghamshire all-rounder Samit Patel has been included for the upcoming Test series against Pakistan starting from October 13 in the United Arab Emirates. The 30-year-old will replace uncapped Surrey all-rounder Zafar Ansari, who was unfit for the UAE test match series because of a hand injury . Patel who made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2012 - has scored 109 runs with four wickets in his five Test match career. NEWS: Patel called up to ENG’s #PakvEng Test squad as Zafar Ansari misses out through injury http://t.co/vSY1Kz48wT pic.twitter.com/fawvV5Vxvb — England Cricket (@englandcricket) September 23, 2015 The 1st of the three Test matches gets underway on October 13 in Abu Dhabi. England Squad: Alastair Cook (captain), Moeen Ali , James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn , Alex Hales, Samit Patel, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid,Joe Root, Ben Stokes ,James Taylor , Mark Wood.

India’s veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh has been included in 15-man squad for the three T20 internationals match series against the Proteas, starting on October 2 in Dharamsala. BCCI selection committee have also included the uncapped batsman Gurkeerat Mann for the One-Day Internationals. Breaking: Gurkeerat Singh Mann gets maiden ODI call-up, Jadeja ignored in India's Dhoni-led squad for SA ODI series http://t.co/XVFnUVtLJY — cricketnext (@cricketnext) September 20, 2015 However, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was not included in the squad. T20Is Squad : MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Stuart Binny, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Amit Mishra, S Aravind. First three ODIs Squad : MS Dhoni, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Amit Mishra, Bhuvnesh...

New Zealand have announced their 15-man Test squad for the tour of Australia later this year. The Black Caps will be playing three-Test match series starting in Brisbane on November 5, before traveling to Perth for the 2nd Test on November 13 and then the historic day/night showdown in Adelaide for third Test on November 27. All-rounders Corey Anderson and James Neesham, who have both been battling with back problems - have been included in the squad. New Zealand squad: Brendon McCullum (c), Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Doug Bracewell, Mark Craig, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Hamish Rutherford, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, BJ Watling, Kane Williamson. Our full #AUSvNZ BLACKCAPS Test squad & NZ A squads here: http://t.co/p1YjYtZjHg — BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) September 10, 2015

England have announced their 14-man ODI squad to face New Zealand starting next Tuesday, with the star players - James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Moeen Ali and Ian Bel have been left out to concentrate on Test cricket ahead of the Ashes that begins on July 8. Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid has been restored in place of Moeen, 27, who will return to play Championship cricket for Worcestershire in order to find his Test form. He may be retained as primary spinner for the Ashes but claimed only five wickets at 50.00 in the recent two Tests against New Zealand. The 14-man squad will be led by Middlesex skipper Eoin Morgan. ODI squad: Morgan Billings Buttler Finn Hales Jordan Plunkett Rashid Root Roy Stokes Taylor Willey Wood #EngvNZ pic.twitter.com/DI4WPPa3nV — England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 2, 2015 England ODI squad: Eoin Morgan (capt), Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stoke...

Rookie batsman Shai Hope and Guyana leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo duo has been included in West Indies’ 14-man squad for the three test match series against England, starting from Monday. Second Test from April 21. Third Test from May 1. WI Squad: Denesh Ramdin (captain), Kraigg Brathwaite (vice-captain), Sulieman Benn, Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Devon Smith, Jerome Taylor.

The Guyana batsman - Assad Fudadin has been added to the Caribbean Test Squad for the tour to South Africa, starting next month in December. #156017886 / gettyimages.com The 29-year-old Left-handed batsman has made three Tests appearances for West Indies and will replace Darren Bravo, who withdrew because of his personal reasons. Test Schedule: Dec 17: First Test, Super Sport Park Dec 26: Second Test, St George’s Park Jan 2: Third Test, Centurion West Indies will play three Tests, three T20 and five ODI’s in South Africa. West Indies Test squad : Denesh Ramdin (capt), Sulieman Benn, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sheldon Cottrell, Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Brathwaite, Chris Gayle, Jason Holder, Assad Fudadin, Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Leon Johnson, Jerome Taylor, Chadwick Walton.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have announced their 13-man squad for the first two ODIs against Zimbabwe, starting on November 21. Uncapped Legspinner Jubair Hossain and all-rounder Sabbir Rahman has been included for the first two ODIs series against Zimbabwe. Schedule: Nov 21: 1st ODI at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Nov 23: 2nd ODI at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Nov 26: 3rd ODI at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Nov 28: 4th ODI at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Dec 1: 5th ODI at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur *All the ODIs encounters are day and night, 07:30 GMT. ODI squad: Masrafe Mortaza (capt), Shakib Al Hasan (vice-capt), Anamul Haque, Mominul Haque, Mahmudullah, Shabbir Rahman, Imrul Kayes, Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Rubel Hossain, Arafat Sunny, Al-Amin Hossain, Jubair Hossain. #BANvsZIM : The Tiger squad for the 1st two ODI's have been announced. To have a look, follow...

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

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...

England have announced their 14-man squad for the one-off Twenty20 international against India at Edgbaston on 7 September.  The 24-year-old uncapped Surrey batsman Jason Roy has been included to the squad, who has an average of 48.35 and a strike rate of almost 160. Jason Roy has been called up for the NatWest T20 against India. Here he is in action for Surrey on Finals Day. http://t.co/TkgEfNSNvi — England Cricket (@ECB_cricket) August 31, 2014 Middlesex batsman Eoin Morgan will lead the side in the absence of regular T20 skipper Stuart Broad, who will have an surgery on his right knee later this week. England T20 Squad : Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Harry Gurney, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Alex Hales, Jason Roy, James Taylor, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes

Nottinghamshire star Alex Hales has been named in the 15 man one-day squad for England’s five match series against India , starts on Monday. The 25-year-old, who is a regular in the England Twenty20 International side, has had a wonderful season in all formats. The Right-handed batsman will be joined by team-mate Harry Gurney, Eoin Morgan and James Tredwell. Meanwhile England’s fast bowler Stuart Broad is set to miss the ODI series as he receives treatment on his injured right knee. The five-match ODI series begins in Bristol on Monday 25 August, followed by a T20 international at Edgbaston on 7 September. Schedule: 1st ODI - Mon 25 Aug, Bristol 2nd ODI - Wed 27 Aug, SWALEC Stadium 3rd ODI, Sat 30 Aug, Trent Bridge 4th ODI, Tue 2 Sept, Edgbaston 5th ODI, Fri 5 Sept, Headingley T20, Sun 7 Sep, Edgbaston England squad: Alastair Cook (Capt), Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Harry Gurney, Alex Hale...

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has made a comeback as a skipper in the One Day International series against Bangladesh, later this month. The 30-year-old had been sidelined since this year’s IPL season 7 after getting injured. West Indies will play the first of three ODIs on 20th August in Grenada and a single T20 International. WI Squad : Dwayne Bravo (capt), Darren Bravo, Jason Holder, Nikita Miller, Kirk Edwards Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Darren Sammy, Lendl Simmons, Kemar Roach

India have announced the 17-man limited over squad for the ODI’s and Twenty20 international series against England, starting from August 25 to September 7. Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson and Railways leg-spin-bowling allrounder Karn Sharma has been named in India’s squad. The 19-year-old Samson has been selected on the basis of his impressive form on the recent India A tour of Australia, scoring 244 runs in seven matches. While the selectors have decided to drop the most experienced pair - Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir for the ODI series against the hosts England. Schedule: 1st ODI: Bristol (Aug 25) 2nd ODI: Cardiff (Aug 27) 3rd ODI: Nottingham (Aug 30) 4th ODI: Birmingham (Sep 2) 5th ODI: Leeds (Sep 5) Twenty20: Birmingham (Sep 7) India Squad:  Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Stuart Binny, Dhawal Kulkarni, Moham...

Upul Tharanga, a left handed batsman has been recalled after being named in Sri Lanka's 15-man squad for the two-Test series against South Africa, starts at Galle on 16th July. The 29-year-old opening batsman, who played his last Test against England in 2007. He will replaces Dimuth Karunaratne, who failed to pass 50 on the recent tour of England.  Test Series Schedule  Wed Jul 16, Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 1st Test 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT Galle International Stadium, Galle Thu Jul 24, Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 2nd Test 10:00 local | 04:30 GMT Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Tharanga has scored 713 runs in 15 Tests for the defending T20 champions at an average of 28.52. Sri Lanka Test Squad: Angelo Mathews (captain), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Upul Tharanga, Kaushal Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Rangana Herath, Dilruwan Perera, Kithuruwan Vithanage, Ajantha Mendis, Dammika Prasad, Chanaka Welagedera, Suran...

Left-handed opening batsman Gautam Gambhir earned a recall to the Indian Test squad for the series against England , starting this summer, while the veteran left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan was left out due to a hamstring injury. Gambhir has been in an excellent form in this Ranji season and with his decent performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League has helped the 32-year-old to be included in an 18-man squad for the five-Test match series of England which starts in July. Eng: MSD (C), Vijay, Dhawan, Gambhir, Pujara, Virat, Rahane, Rohit, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvi, Shami, Ishwar, Ishant, Binny, Aaron, Saha, Pankaj — BCCI (@BCCI) May 28, 2014 The Kolkata Knight Riders skipper, Gambhir has scored 4,021 runs along with nine centuries in 54 Tests for his country. India will arrive in England in the third week of June, will play two warm-up matches against the County clubs - Leicestershire and Derbyshire before the first Test starting at Trent Bridge on July 9. India S...

England have announced their limited-overs squads for the upcoming five ODIs series against Sri Lanka. Fast-medium bowler Tim Bresnan has been returned to the England's limited-overs squad following with a back injury. England play the only T20I and five ODIs against the World Twenty20 champions, starting at The Oval on May 20. Eoin Morgan to lead England Twenty20 side in favour of Stuart Broad, who is currently undergoing rehabilitation on his injured knee. England ODI squad : Alastair Cook, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jos Buttler, Gary Ballance, Michael Carberry, Chris Jordan, Eoin Morgan, Harry Gurney, Joe Root, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes. England T20 squad : Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Ian Bell, Jos Buttler, Harry Gurney, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Joe Root, Michael Carberry, James Tredwell, Chris Woakes.

New Zealand wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi and offspinner Mark Craig has been included in a 15-man squad for the three-Test series against the West Indies , starting in June. Ronchi, 32, has been a regular player of in Black Caps's limited-overs squads. However, it will be his first chance to secure a place in Test cricket. New Zealand will play three tests and a couple of Twenty20 Internationals in the first week of July. NZ vs. WI Schedule June 8-12: First test, Jamaica June 16-20: Second test, Trinidad June 26: Third test, Guyana July 5: First T20, Dominica July 6: Second T20, Dominica NZ Test squad: Peter Fulton, Hamish Rutherford, Brendon McCullum (capt), Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi, Jimmy Neesham, BJ Watling, Mark Craig, Neil Wagner, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi.

England and Sussex all-rounder Luke Wright has been ruled out of the ongoing World Twenty20 tournament due to a side strain, ICC Cricket announced. Wright, 29, expressed his disappointment on Twitter : Absolutely gutted to be leaving the World Cup injured. Hard to take but silver lining is I will now be at the birth of my second child. — Luke Wright (@lukewright204) March 22, 2014 The Somerset batsman - Craig Kieswetter is set to join the squad as Wright's replacement. Kieswetter, 26, played 25 T20Is for England with a strike rate of 111.91. England suffered major blow in this term, with Ben Stokes and Joe Root have both been sidelined with injuries. England to play their next group match against Sri Lanka on Thursday, Mar 27 at Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong.