Islamabad, Feb. 13: Sacked Director General of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Javed Miandad has refuted reports of him having differences with Board Chairman Ijaz Butt, saying he wanted to serve Pakistan cricket and help regain its lost glory.

Miandad also denied that there was a financial issue behind his removal from the post, saying he is ready to serve to uplift the standard of the game in the country, free of cost.

Karachi, Feb. 13: Retaliating against Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ijaz Butt's criticism of the Senate Standing Committee on Sports, the body has now filed a privilege motion against him.

Committee members charged Butt with violating the privilege of the Senate.

"The PCB chairman has passed negative remarks against the sports committee that is tantamount to the breach of privilege of the Senate," The News quoted a member of the committee, Haroon Khan, as saying.

Brisbane, Feb. 13: Rain has delayed the start of the final one-day match between Australia and New Zealand, giving a little more time to Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke to go through with a fitness Test.

The covers haven''t been moved off the cricket pitch at the Gabba, increasing the chances of the final match of the series being abandoned and allowing Australia to retain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.

Brisbane, Feb. 13 : Skipper Ricky Ponting believes that Australia's policy of resting its star players is controversial and self-defeating.

Speaking ahead of the final Chappell-Hadlee one-day match between Australia and New Zealand that has begun at the Gabba in Brisbane, Ponting said that while there was a need for Australia's cricketers to rest between matches to avoid a burnout, the current strategy was far from perfect.

Melbourne, Feb. 12 : Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne on Wednesday spent some time with children who had survived the bush fires that have ravaged most parts of Victoria.

According to Fox Sports, Warne, dressed in faded jeans with torn hems, had the kids gather around him at the local skate-ramp to sign their bats, balls and T-shirts autographed.

Brisbane, Feb. 12 : New Zealand have included four new faces, including the older brother of wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum, in their squad for Sunday''s Twenty20 clash with Australia at the SCG.

Off-spinning allrounder Nathan McCullum, pace duo Ian Butler and James Franklin, and batsman Peter McGlashan will join the Black Caps for the first time on their Australian limited-overs tour.

The quartet, all boasting international experience, according to The Sun, replace Trent Boult, Craig Cumming, Brendon Diamanti, Peter Fulton, Gareth Hopkins and Jeetan Patel who return to NZ after Friday''s Chappell-Hadlee decider at the Gabba.