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Saqlain Mushtaq set for second stint as England spin guru

LONDON: Pakistan off-spin great Saqlain Mushtaq is set for another spell as an England coaching consultant, highlighting how fluid national allegiances can become when a cricketer's playing days are over.

Five things we’ve learnt so far in World T20

NEW DELHI: The group stages of cricket's World Twenty20 have reached the half-way mark with every team having played two of their four matches. AFP looks at the lessons learned so far:

Pakistan pose new spin threat for England

ABU DHABI: England face the daunting prospect of overcoming Pakistan's new-look spinning line-up as the Ashes winners try to reverse their 3-0 Test whitewash last time around on the dry pitches of the United Arab Emirates.

Australia builds artificial pitch for spin challenge in subcontinent

SYDNEY: Australia has built an artificial pitch at the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane to help its batsmen deal with spin-bowling on the slow tracks of the subcontinent, where they have so often struggled in the past.

Muralitharan joins Australia as spin consultant

MELBOURNE: Australia has hired leading test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan as a spin bowling consultant as the team prepares for October's test series against Pakistan in the United Arab...