Potchefstroom (South Africa), Feb. 20 : Australian cricket team coach Tim Nielsen is bristling at suggestions from antagonistic South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher that the tourists are too timid with "loopholes" in their squad.

London, Feb. 20 : Several Indian Cricket League (ICL) players have reportedly lost more than 100,000 dollars each due to economic strain affecting world markets.

The ICL has postponed its next tournament and is still to pay players'' wages due last December.

The news follows revelations that American entrepreneur Allen Stanford - who created the Stanford Twenty20 League and is heavily involved with the English and West Indies cricket boards - has been charged with fraud to the tune of eight billion dollars.

Antigua (West Indies), Feb. 20 : The third Test between England and West Indies may have ended in a draw, but there is concern in the England camp about all-rounder Andrew Flintoff's hip injury.

Flintoff sank to his knees after England were denied victory by a wicket in a dramatic finale to the Third Test.

The draw felt like a defeat and England's misery was increased by the fact that Flintoff continued to struggle with a hip injury and may miss the rest of the tour.

Potchefstroom (South Africa), Feb. 20: Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin believes that batting prodigy Phillip Hughes will be a huge success on the current tour of South Africa and beyond.

Haddin knows Hughes better than any other Australian player and predicts immediate success for his 20-year-old NSW teammate because of his ability.

"He''s one of those players who comes along every now and again that no matter what age they are, the situation of the game or the quality of the opposition just doesn''t seem to faze them," Haddin said.

Karachi, Feb. 20: As the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that there would not be any shift in the venue of 2011 Cricket World Cup, Cricket authorities in Pakistan have decided to put their long-delayed preparations for the event on fast-forward mode.

"The preparations will move forward on the fast track soon," The News quoted, PCB's Chief Operating Officer (COO), Saleem Altaf, as saying.

Altaf informed that a senior Karachi-based banker, Salman Sarwar Butt has been appointed as the managing director for the 2011 World Cup.

He said that matches scheduled for Rawalpindi may be moved to Multan or Hyderabad, but the final decision regarding the issue will be taken later.

Potchefstroom, Feb. 20 (ANI): Australian cricket vice-captain Michael Clarke is reportedly suffering from a second injury to his back, putting in doubt his chances of playing in the Johannesburg Test next week.

According to The Australian, the team management is said to be extremely worried about the 27-year-old vice-captain injury.

The batsman and nominal successor to Ricky Ponting has suffered from a lower-back injury for his whole career. Now, he has a separate back injury that has the Australian camp holding its breath and hoping, according to coach Tim Nielsen.