A superbly crafted hundred from Younis Khan defied an improved allround performance from England as Pakistan won their second game on the trot to take a 2-0 series lead. Pakistan were made to work for their victory, however, and for the first time in an

Shoaib Akhtar and the rest of the Pakistan team were cleared of any wrongdoing after a controversial incident during the third one-day international against England at the Rose Bowl. Pictures from Sky Sports appeared to show Akhtar flicking his thumb at

The ICC have suggested that forensic tests may be conducted on the ball used in the controversial Oval Test to ensure a fair hearing for the Pakistan captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq, which is due to take place at the end of September. The fourth and final Test

Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, has warned his players against complacency after a forceful start in the one-day series, saying that England were capable of staging a comeback in their own backyard. "We have been playing well in this series so far

Malcolm Speed, the ICC's chief executive, has issued a terse warning to Inzamam-ul-Haq over making public comments about incidents at The Oval pending the ICC's Code of Conduct hearing. "I have been very disappointed by some of the public comments that

The domestic first-class champions from India and Pakistan will clash in a four-day cricket match later this month, the Indian board confirmed today. The match between Uttar Pradesh, India's Ranji Trophy winners and Sialkot, Pakistan's Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Younis Khan, the Pakistan vice-captain, believes the team are stronger in the wake of the fourth Test forfeiture which rocked international cricket. Pakistan have bounced back from the Oval controversy, where they were embroiled in a ball-tampering row

Shoaib Akhtar is just three matches into his comeback but already he's gone past the 90mph mark with regularity against England. His 4 for 28 at Lord's powered his team towards a 1-0 lead in the series and Pakistan's impressive pace attack has been a key