Geoff Lawson has been removed as coach of Pakistan with immediate effect. He will be given three months advance salary. Lawson had a meeting with the PCB chairman, Ijaz Butt, earlier this afternoon, at which it was decided that a decision would be given

A brutal 38-ball 83 from Imran Nazir took Lahore Badshahs to the most emphatic of victories over Mumbai Champs in Ahmedabad. Mumbai only managed 140 for 5, a target which Lahore knocked off in just 13.2 overs. Nazir began the chase with a delicious

Saleem Malik, the former Pakistan captain, has said coaching is an option now that he can legally participate in cricketing activities. On Thursday Malik had his life ban for his part in the 1994-95 match-fixing scandal lifted by a Pakistan court and he

Mushtaq Ahmed, the former Pakistan and Sussex legspinner, has been appointed as the ECB's spin-bowling coach. Mushtaq retired from first-class cricket this summer, and will work with spinners in England's Test and one-day squads, in addition to the ECB's

A Pakistan court has lifted the life ban imposed on Saleem Malik, the former Pakistan captain, for his involvement in match-fixing. Malik, 45, is now free to involve himself in cricketing activities and he spoke of plans to start a cricket academy.

In what appears to be a softening of his earlier stance, Ijaz Butt, the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has said he bears no grudge against Geoff Lawson, the Pakistan coach, and that the PCB will continue to support him through the rest of

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has proposed a two-Test offshore series with Pakistan in November this year, an offer the fixture-starved Pakistan Cricket Board is considering. If agreed, the Tests

Shafqat Naghmi, the PCB's chief operating officer, has said he might sue new board chairman Ijaz Butt after he was accused of stealing official documents. Naghmi had already indicated he wants to step down, and given the recent remark from Butt, it's