There have been several notable performances over the past seven days in international cricket, meaning that, once again, it is a difficult decision to choose this week's Cricket World Player of the Week.
It is from events in Dubai that this week's award winner again comes. Both Younis Khan and Azhar Ali hit centuries in Pakistan's second innings total of 365, with Azhar taking the honours - partly thanks to the nature of Younis' dismissal in the first innings.
England off-spinner Danielle Hazell talks to us ahead of her side's tour to New Zealand where they play One-Day International and Twenty20 Internationals.
The tour gets underway on 17th February and Hazell talks about the team's preparations, her own introduction to the game and the vital work being performed by Chance To Shine to increase participation levels in cricket among women and girls.
Chris Tremlett faces a spell of at least three months on the sidelines after specialists recommended that he have an operation on his back. The decision means that he will miss England's two Test matches in Sri Lanka at the end of March and beginning of April, as well as the first month of the county season with Surrey, meaning that he will struggle to be match fit for the start of England's Test summer against West Indies at the end of May.
Serious Cricket, a specialist cricket equipment and clothing company run by former England manager Neil Rider today (30 January) announced it has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with England women's cricket captain Charlotte Edwards MBE.
The ECB have announced the addition of an extra Women's T20 series to the international calendar for the summer of 2012. It has confirmed that England Women will play a five-match series against West Indies Women to help the two teams prepare for the ICC Women's World T20 in Sri Lanka less than a fortnight later.
Saeed Ajmal picked up his 100th Test wicket as Pakistan found England wanting against spin bowling on their way to a 72-run win on day four of the second Test in Abu Dhabi.
Ajmal returned three for 22 but was overshadowed by left-armer Abdur Rehman, whose six for 25 bundled England out for 72 - their lowest Test score against Pakistan - having been set 145 to win.
Lord's Cricket Ground has once again been named the UK's number one Sporting Venue by BDRC Continental's VenueVerdict.
The Home of Cricket has been recognised for its exemplary customer service, and was found to have the highest Net Promoter Score (NPS) of any eligible sporting venue in an extensive national list.
There are two main contenders for this week's Cricket World Player of the Week. Saeed Ajmal and AB de Villiers have each turned in exemplary performances for their teams this week to help Pakistan and South Africa record victories over England and Sri Lanka respectively.
A look ahead to a busy week that sees three Test matches get underway in Australia, United Arab Emirates and New Zealand.
In Adelaide, Australia take on India, then in Abu Dhabi, Pakistan take on England in high spirits following their ten-wicket win in the opener in Dubai and finally, New Zealand meet Zimbabwe in Napier.
Pakistan thrashed England by ten wickets on day three of the opening Test in Dubai after they produced a ruthlessly clinical performance to register the first outright result at the venue.
They built a first-innings lead of 146 by scoring 338 thanks to Adnan Akmal's 61 then routed England for 160 before finishing proceedings by cruising to 15 without loss in their second innings.
England batsman Ian Bell underwent an x-ray on the eve of the opening Test against Pakistan after he was struck on the left wrist during training.
However, he was subsequently cleared of serious injury ahead of the first of three Test matches, which gets underway in Dubai on 17th January.
Buxton Natural Mineral Water to continue as Official Water Supplier to England cricket teams for a further two years
ECB today announced Buxton Natural Mineral Water will continue as the Official Water Supplier to England cricket teams for a further two years.
England completed their preparations for the first Test against Pakistan in rude health after they beat a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) XI by 100 runs in Dubai.
On the third and final day, they declared their second innings on 181 for three and dismissed the PCB side for 150 as Graham Onions and Monty Panesar both took three wickets.
Former Essex bowler Mervyn Westfield has pleaded guilty to charges realating to spot fixing elements of a domestic cricket game in 2009 and will be sentenced next month.
In a short hearing at the Old Bailey, Westfield pleaded guilty to a charge of accepting corrupt payments to bowl badly during a game against Durham on 5th September 2009.
Graeme Swann and Chris Tremlett are injury doubts for England ahead of their three-day tour game against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) XI which gets underway on 11th January.
The tourists have already lost Tim Bresnan to an elbow injury and his replacement Graham Onions could feature if Swann (thigh) and Tremlett (eye) are not available.
England fast bowler Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of England's three-Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
He has failed to recover sufficiently from an elbow operation he underwent in November and will now return home to begin a recovery period of around three weeks.
England got their tour of the United Arab Emirates off to a winning start although they were made to work hard before defeating the ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI by three wickets in Dubai.
The ICC XI declared their second innings on 164 for nine to set England 261 to win in 69 overs and they got to their target with eight overs and five balls in hand.
England fast bowler Tim Bresnan will miss his side's three-day game against the ICC Combined Associate & Affiliate XI due to a sore elbow.
The Yorkshire player underwent surgery on his right elbow over the winter but is not yet ready for a return to competitive action, leaving the door open for Chris Tremlett or Steven Finn to stake a claim for a Test place.
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Sachin Tendulkar remained the man to beat in the 2011 Cricket World Awards - as voted for by Cricket World viewers, listeners and followers.
Following his dual success in being crowned Player of the Year and Batsman of the Year in 2010, the 'Little Master', held on to the main award by gaining 19 percent of the total votes cast, although he did have to share the Batsman of the Year gong with team-mate Virender Sehwag.
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