Shaky Pakistan seek confidence boost

Former England captain Andrew Strauss has attempted to calm the troubled waters surrounding the release of Kevin Pietersen's autobiography by suggesting that the "madness" is damaging English cricket – Cricket news 

Fast bowler Junaid Khan has been ruled out of Pakistan's series' against Australia in the UAE, after injuring his knee during practice – Cricket news from Pakistan v Australia.

There have been outspoken autobiographies in English cricket before. A generation ago, Geoffrey Boycott outlined the wrongs he felt he had suffered at the hands of Yorkshire and England. Even further back, in 1960, a few tart paragraphs from Jim Laker 

In the modern era of saturation TV coverage there is no such thing as a surprise package on an Ashes tour. Anyone in a squad is likely to have been seen in action many times before they set foot in England or Australia for the first time. But a

In the modern era of saturation TV coverage there is no such thing as a surprise package on an Ashes tour. Anyone in a squad is likely to have been seen in action many times before they set foot in England or Australia for the first time. But a