Dubai, Jan. 14 : The South Africa team was fined for the second successive time for maintaining a slow over-rate during its six-wicket defeat against Australia in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) in Brisbane on January 13.

Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fines after Johan Botha's side was ruled to be one over short of its target when time allowances were taken into consideration.

Karachi. Jan. 14 : The itinerary of the Sri Lanka tour to Pakistan has been revised again.

According to the new schedule of the two - phased tour, the first two of the three one-day internationals will now be played in Karachi on January 20 and 21.

The third one-day will be in Lahore on January 24.

"The change has been made in the schedule on the request from Sri Lanka Cricket," The News quoted a Pakistan Cricket Board official, as saying.

Dubai, Jan. 14 : Australia's Matthew Hayden, who has just retired from representative cricket, can now look back on an international career that puts him in the top 10 Test batsmen and top 20 ODI batsmen of all-time, according to the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings.

Hayden's highest Test rating of 935 came during the Ashes series of 2002-03 and puts him level in 10th position with South Africa's Jacques Kallis and just behind four others, Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and a West Indian triumvirate consisting of legends Clyde Walcott, Viv Richards and Garry Sobers.

Wellington, Jan. 14 : West Indies captain Chris Gayle has stormed his way back to the number one place in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen after a series of fine performances against New Zealand.

AN ICC media release said the 29-year-old Jamaican has gained five places in the rankings to knock India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Australia's Michael Hussey down to second and third place.

London, Jan 14 : England must find another way to unsettle Australia in this summer''s Ashes series after opening batsman Matthew Hayden announced his retirement from international cricket to spend more time with his family.

Hayden had been unable to find his best form in his two series in England, and his average of 34.50 (with only two scores over fifty), being his lowest in any country other than New Zealand.

Melbourne, Jan 14 : A poll conducted among Australian cricket fans has thrown up Phil Jacques to be the favourite to replace Matthew Hayden alongside Simon Katich at the top of the batting order.

Of the 1,384 people who voted, 38 per cent preferred the New South Wales batsman to Chris Rogers (15 per cent), Shaun Marsh (14 per cent), or any other opener (33 per cent), according to The Australian online poll.