LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - England pace bowler James Anderson has been ruled out of the team's test series in Bangladesh next month after the 34-year-old failed to recover fully from a shoulder injury, according to local media reports.

KOLKATA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham will miss the second test against India in Kolkata due to the rib injury that kept him out of the first match in Kanpur, coach Mike Hesson said on Wednesday.

MELBOURNE, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Former Australia fast bowler Max Walker has died after a two-year battle against skin cancer, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday. He was 68.

PANAJI, India, Sept 27 (Reuters) - India's in-form opening batsman Lokesh Rahul has been ruled out of the remaining two tests against New Zealand due to a hamstring injury and has been replaced by Gautam Gambhir in the squad, the country's cricket board said on Tuesday.

BENONI, South Africa, Sept 27 (Reuters) - A century stand from Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja propelled Australia to a nine-wicket victory over Ireland in their one-off One-Day International played at Willowmoore Park on Tuesday.

CAPE TOWN, Sept 27 (Reuters) - South Africa captain AB De Villiers has been ruled out of the one-day international and test series against Australia after failing to recover from an elbow injury, Cricket South Africa said on Tuesday.

KANPUR, India, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Of all the things that went right in the test series opener against New Zealand, Cheteshwar Pujara's transformation from an obdurate accumulator of runs to a free-scoring batsman when needed must be the most pleasing for India captain Virat Kohli.