The bowler England have pined for all summer is making his comeback from a horrific injury too late for this week's fifth Test against South Africa.
Orissa Steelers beat Imphal Rangers via a golden goal to go to the top of the table with 12 points in Tier II in the Premier Hockey League.
England bowler Simon Jones hurt his right ankle on Saturday during the fourth Test at Trent Bridge
Daryl Mitchell becomes only the second player from New Zealand to hold the top the ICC ranking for ODI batters.
Liverpool shrugged off the absence of Mohamed Salah as midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai scored an 88th-minute penalty to give them a 1-0 Champions League win at Inter Milan.
Quick bowler Simon Jones has been released from England's one-day squad to undergo treatment on an injured right knee.
The forced withdrawal of England fast bowler has brought relief to some Pakistani batsmen.
A statement from the ECB said the injured pace bowler is ruled out of the current Test series and unlikely to play in the ODIS series that follows.
The England fast bowler hurt his right ankle during the fourth Test and failed to recover despite undergoing intensive treatment
Simon Jones injured his ankle before the end of the Ashes series last September.
Simon Jones and James Anderson have been named for England's tour to Pakistan next month
Simon Jones has been ruled out of England's tour to Pakistan after failing a fitness test on his injured right ankle
The Glamorgan player fell during practice on Monday and hurt his knee.
Paceman Simon Jones is confident he will return for England's tour of India in February after undergoing surgery on his right ankle.
England pace bowler Simon Jones will miss the series against Sri Lanka due to a knee injury
Simon Jones has been sidelined for 14 months after rupturing his cruciate knee ligament during the first Ashes test in Brisbane.
The two players were fined half their match fees for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct.
The England new ball bowler is looking forward to bowl to him when England tour India in March.
The England fast bowler took a 10-wicket haul on his comeback from a long injury layoff to bowl England A to victory over Tamil Nadu.
Australia and England could both suffer blows as injuries have put Brett Lee and Simon Jones both in doubt
Off-spinner Gareth Batty also made the team for the Champions Trophy.
The England fast bowler is taking tips from Dennis Lillee on his comeback from ankle surgery for the upcoming tour of India.
The fast bowler has been included in the squad for the four-Test series against the West Indies in March.
Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton, the former England captains and respected pundits, will also be providing their expert analysis alongside former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop.
The BAFTAs were held at London's Royal Festival Hall on February 16.
Batsman Alastair Cook and left-arm spinner Monty Panesar have been awarded 12-month central contracts after impressive starts to their England careers this year.
Fast bowling coach Troy Cooley says Australia have the superior pacemen going into this year's Ashes series.
Barcelona's Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time to hand his side a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a place in the Champions League last 16.
Fast bowler James Anderson and all-rounder Paul Collingwood have been drafted into the side.
New Zealand reached lunch on the fourth day on a precarious 198 for four in their second innings, an overall lead of 143 over England.\n\n
What we did was ball tampering, what they do is reverse swing, said Waqar Younis of England's latest fascination with their bowlers
England's hero at Lord's, Andrew Flintoff, could end up needing artificial knee if he is not managed with care, feels a leading knee surgeon.
The England pace bowler believes increased competition for places prevents him from taking his place for granted.
Ponting said he hoped the likes of Flintoff, Vaughan and Jones all regained their fitness in time for the five-match series.
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