Michael Yardy Come back to cricket

More than a month after quit the England team halfway throughout the ICC World Cup due to despair, Michael Yardy return to spirited cricket for his county side Sussex.

"I would like to take this chance to thank the supporters and all those who have sent individual post for their support over the last month, and the media for generous me and those close to me the time alone we have needed," Yardy was quoted as saying in journalists here after most important the county next to Holland in their Clydesdale Bank 40 Group A clash.

"I now intend to spend some time absorbed on my cricket and would ask that people high opinion my decision to focus on my performance for Sussex and carry on to give me the space I need," he said. Yardy had left England's team halfway through the March-April World Cup in the sub-continent due to despair.

"Leaving at this stage of a World Cup movement was a very difficult choice to make but I felt that it was the only levelheaded option for me and I wanted to be honest about the reason at the back that decision," he said.

Yardy plead for continued privacy as he makes a slow come back to cricket. "I would be grateful for some privacy over the coming weeks while I spend time with family and close friends in front of what I hope will be a victorious season for Sussex," he said.

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Andy Flower continue as England coach

Andy Flower will be stay on as England team executive in a permanent capacity, after the ECB established that he had rehabilitated his agreement following discussions in the build-up to the 2011 home campaign against Sri Lanka and India.

Flower, who was first obtainable the role on a enduring basis in 2009, has oversee back-to-back Ashes victories at home and away, during which time the England team has rise from No. 6 in the ICC Test rankings to third at the back India and South Africa.

Aside from the success of mastermind a first series win in Australia for 24 years, he also helped secure England's first worldwide cup in 2010, when they won the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean.

Flower's achievements ensured that he was a major goal for the BCCI in their bid to put back their World Cup-winning coach, Gary Kirsten, a role that finally went to his fellow Zimbabwean and precursor as England head coach, Duncan Fletcher.

Flower's unwillingness to pull up his young family from their home in Stratford-upon-Avon was a factor in his choice, and by extend his staff agreement, rather than offer him a fixed-term deal, the ECB hope to ensure he remains a part of the furnishings for the predictable future.

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King 'Sourav Ganguly' Comeback to IPL 4 with Pune Warriors

After disappearing unsold in the players' public sale, Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday made a theatrical come back to the IPL by signing up for Pune Warriors as replacement for Ashish Nehra.

"We were coming up for Ashish Nehra's health report and ultimately the report came on Monday. I was already in talks with Ganguly and we determined that the amount of practice that Sourav has in cricket will no uncertainty help the team. So we finalised Ganguly last night," Pune Warriors Team Director Abhijit Sarkar said referring to the finger damage that Nehra has been treatment.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders for three IPL season captain them in two editions, went unsold in the January players' sale in spite of a rather modest base price of 400,000 US dollars.

The 38-year-old refuses a mentor's role with KKR after that and there had been conjecture of a possible rejoinder through one more franchise. The left-handed batman was first required by Kochi Tuskers Kerala but their request was discarded by the IPL's Governing Council.

However, he sign on the sprinkled line for Pune on Monday, giving a leader impetus to the side which has lost six matches on the run after starting hopefully with a pair of back-to-back wins. The IPL leading council had allowed Ganguly to play after the Pune Franchise sent a submission on Monday for his signing.
"They (Pune Warriors) approach me on Monday and I have established it," said Ganguly after he was sign by Pune. Pune Warriors have missing six matches in the IPL this year.

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Younis, Gul come back to Pakistan Test squad

Previous captain Younis Khan and fast bowler Umar Gul on Tuesday return to the Pakistan squad for the Test series next to the West Indies, outstanding to be played afterward this month.

Senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq, who has revealed great form in the continuing one-day series in the Caribbean, has been retain as captain for the series.

Chief selector Mohsin Khan announces the 15-member squad after a conference of the selection board, in which presentation of the players in the continuing one-day series alongside the West Indies was also discuss.

In an unforeseen decision, the selectors retain wicketkeeper Mohammad Salman, although Adnan Akmal, the younger brother of Kamran, was probable to be called up for the series.

Salman was send to the West Indies for the ODI series as a recruit player but overcome the selectors after his debut. Salman has reserved very well and shown good nature so we required him to carry on in the Tests as well to check him out correctly," Mohsin said.

He said remember of Younis and Gul was no big shock. "Younis has been one of our top players in Test matches and he is still required for the longer report of the game. He has also been training for the last few weeks for the two Tests," Mohsin said.

The chief selector also noted that Umar Gul had himself asked for rest from the one-day series after the World Cup. "He is now accessible for selection and keen to play in the Tests and, given his past performance, he is necessary for the Test side," Mohsin said.

Pakistan plays the first Test from May 12 at Guyana and the second from May 20 at Basseterre, St Kitts.

Pakistan squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Younis Khan, Taufiq Umar, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Mohammad Salman, Saeed Ajmal, Abdul Rehman, Umar Akmal, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Hammad Azam and Tanvir Ahmed.

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