Australia have agreed to play a one-day international against Ireland in June 2010 as part of their commitment to complete a full tour of Britain and Ireland over the next two years, the independent.ie reported.

ICC’s newly-appointed chief executive Haroon Lorgat has indicated that the international calendar might be altered to accommodate the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) in the future.

The ICC is exploring possibilities of using more technologies to assist the on-field umpires in making their job a lot easier, stated ICC’s new CEO Lorgat Haroon, who takes over from Malcolm Speed in July.

South African Haroon Lorgat has been appointed ICC's chief executive officer as he will take over from Malcolm Speed, who steps down in July.

The rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) will launch its 20s World Series 2008 event in Hyderabad from April 9 to 15.

South African Imtiaz Patel has declined the opportunity to take over from Malcolm Speed as the ICC's new chief executive officer.

The International Cricket Council has decided to act tough on "sledging" in cricket and will adopt a "zero tolerance" policy towards use of offensive language.

Ireland captain Trent Johnston has taken a break from international cricket citing reasons that his body has been struggling to cope with injuries and that it was time for some rest.

Bangladesh beat Ireland by 79 runs to hand the visitors a 3-0 whitewash in their one-day series at Mirpur on Saturday.

The chairman of Sri Lankan Cricket Board Arjuna Ranatunga believes that controversial Test umpire Darrell Hair should be permitted to officiate in all international matches.