Vettori warns against complacency

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has warned against complacency ahead of the second Test against Pakistan in Wellington.

"There is a series that needs to be won, we went 1-0 up against England and lost the series by resting on our laurels. There is a desire in the need to celebrate the Dunedin win but it's not the end of the summer," Vettori said.

Daryl Tuffey has been called in as a cover for Shane Bond for the rest of the series.

Vaughan wants players freed up for IPL

London: England stand no chance in next year's T20 World Cup in the West Indies if their players are not allowed to play the IPL next season, believes former captain Michael Vaughan.

"We've got a T20 World Cup in May and at the minute we've got no chance. England should take the guys who could do with a rest from Test cricket and send them to play in the IPL to develop their Twenty20 skills," he said.

Pak players given security clearance

Karachi: A Pakistan ministry gave security clearance to the national cricketers to participate in IPL 3 in India in March-April next year.

"The foreign ministry had already given political clearance for the players to take part in the IPL and now the interior ministry has also given its security clearance," a senior official said.

The Pakistan government had stopped players from participating in the second season of the IPL 2 on security grounds after the Mumbai terror attacks.

Botham cheers tsunami survivors

Seenigama: Ian Botham said he was moved by the progress of post-tsunami rebuilding in Sri Lanka, as he visited a sports project he has backed. "Coming back has been heart-warming and very, very emotional," Botham said on his third visit to the island since 2005.