Shoaib Akhtar, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Mohammad Asif have been included in Pakistan's 30-man provisional squad for the Champions Trophy in India in October. All three fast bowlers are currently recovering from injuries and haven't played any part in

England secured their first series triumph since the Ashes with an outstanding display in the field as they surged to a 167-run win at Headingley. Monty Panesar's glorious summer continued while Sajid Mahmood out-bowled his more illustrious colleagues

Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, and Mohammad Hafeez, the allrounder, will reinforce the squad in England before the fourth Test starting on August 17 at The Oval in London. "They [Asif and Hafeez] will be joining

Shoaib Akhtar took two wickets and smashed 57 off 31 balls as Berkswell beat St George's club by 144 runs in the West Midlands. Shoaib, suffering from an ankle injury, played for the village side in a bid to regain fitness in time for the fourth Test

After being the favourite result 24 hours ago, a draw is now the outside bet at Headingley following the most intensely fought day of the series. Andrew Strauss struck a fluent 116, his second century of the series, but Pakistan's bowlers produced their

Pakistan A and junior cricket teams are to tour England within the next couple of years as both cricket boards have agreed in principle on the exchange of visits. Shaharyar Khan, chairman

Mohammad Asif, the Pakistan fast bowler, will rejoin the team in England before the fourth Test at The Oval after passing a fitness test conducted by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The PCB's director of cricket, Saleem Altaf, told The News, "He bowled nine

Kevin Pietersen doesn't like being overshadowed for very long so after two relatively quiet Tests he chose the opening day at Headingley to make his first major impact on this series. His century was far from chanceless - he had three clear lives - but