Cricket news from the BBC…
- Nottinghamshire spinner Graeme Swann is named in England's 12-man squad for the third one-day international on Thursday. - Australia take on New Zealand in the first Test in Brisbane. - Andrew Symonds will play his first match for Australia for six months in the first Test against New Zealand on Thursday. - Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla hit unbeaten centuries as South Africa reach 299-1 on day one of the first Test against Bangladesh in Bloemfontein. - Former Pakistan captain Javed Miandad is appointed director general of the Pakistan Cricket Board. - South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs will rejoin Glamorgan for the 2009 campaign. - Indian board chief Lalit Modi assures England that the first Test will not be moved to accommodate the Champions League final. - Durham snap up former England all-rounder Ian Blackwell from Somerset on a three-year deal. - Chairman Rod Bransgrove says Duncan Fletcher's role with South Africa will not affect his consultancy job at Hampshire. - Mohammad Asif was detained in Dubai for possessing opium this year, a Pakistan Cricket Board committee confirms. - Andre Botha is named Ireland's International Player of the Year at the inaugural Cricket Writers of Ireland awards dinner. - Ex-England batsman Mark Butcher insists he will return to play for Surrey despite undergoing surgery on a career-threatening knee injury. - Essex coach Paul Grayson says he is more than happy with his bowling line-up for next season. - Yuvraj Singh makes 118 and then takes 4-28 as India beat England by 54 runs and take a 2-0 lead in the seven-game one-day series. - Phil Long blogs on his experiences on England's tour of India
