Adelaide (Australia), Feb. 10 : Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has no doubt that big-hitting New South Wales rookie David Warner will bounce back to the international arena.

He said Warner should take heart from the fact that all great cricketers are dropped at some stage in their careers.

Twenty-two-year-old Warner belted 89 on debut for Australia in the Twenty20 last month, but a string of flops in the 50-over format led to the youngster being axed from the national squad.

Jamaica (West Indies), Feb. 10: England opener Alastair Cook has said that he has not lost his appetite for making runs, and knows that he hasn't scored a Test hundred since December 2007.

"I haven't lost my hunger. There's no better feeling than scoring Test hundreds, you'd do it every day if you could. I probably get conscious when I get to 50 because I haven't done it for a while," The Sun quoted Cook, as saying.

Karachi, Feb. 9, : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday appealed to batsman Mohammad Yousuf to snap his ties with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) and rejoin the national team.

"If he decides to end his association with the ICL, I will see he is selected again for Pakistan the next day," PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt said.

Mohammad Yousuf had claimed last year that he had been shabbily treated by former captain Shoaib Malik and this had forced him to join ICL.

Jamaica (West Indies), Feb. 9 : England cricket team coach Andy Flower has said that he is ready to wield the axe on under-performing players in the wake of the First Test defeat against the West Indies.

"International cricket is about dealing with pressure. Batting in that second innings was a pressure situation and we did not handle it. We imploded. It has happened too often to us. But we will learn from it and come out stronger for the second Test in Antigua on Friday," Flower was quoted, as saying.

London, Feb. 9 : Captain Andrew Strauss has been ordered to get a grip on England before they completely fall apart.

The Sun quoted former skipper Graham Gooch as saying: "You've got to give massive credit to the West Indies for turning in a fantastic performance.

"But there are a lot of things to be concerned about with English cricket - not least the fact that England haven't got a steady hand on the tiller," he added.

Gooch was speaking after England lost its first Test to the West Indies at Jamaica's Sabina Park by an innings and 23 runs.

Sydney, Feb. 9 : New South Wales batting tyro David Warner has been dropped from the Australian one-day side for the final two matches of the five-game series against New Zealand.

The 22-year-old left-hander paid the price for a string of low scores by being axed from the 13-man squad for matches in Adelaide on Tuesday and Brisbane on Friday.

Ponting said it was up to Warner to go back to state cricket and challenge again for a spot in the national side.

"I think he was picked in our one-day squad on the back of a couple of unbelievable innings for NSW and that magnificent 89 he made in the Twenty20 (against South Africa) down in Melbourne," Ponting said.