It feels a bit strange to be heading to a Bledisloe Cup Test outside of New Zealand or Australia, but we need to promote rugby in other parts of the world.
Cooper's previous good disciplinary record was one factor taken into consideration, but the 22-year-old will now miss next Saturday's match against New Zealand in Melbourne and the 7 August Bledisloe Cup test in Christchurch following his spear tackle on opposite number Morne Steyn, for which he was sin-binned.
The bulk of the side is currently involved in the World Cup, but Test opener Justin Langer has secured his spot.
Sri Lanka also staged the Youth World Cup and Asian Test Championship during his term of office and he was also involved in negotiating lucrative TV contracts.
Some have asked for Bangladesh to be sent home from the World Cup and remove their Test status.
Leicester centre Dan Hipkiss, who made his debut in the first World Cup warm-up Test against Wales, makes the cut, as does Jamie Noon after a strong display against France.
Has Gavin Hamilton, who played for Scotland in the 1999 World Cup, ever played a Test match for England?
The ban rules Warne out of the World Cup and Australia's upcoming Test series against the West Indies, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, India and Sri Lanka.
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Katanec has called up only three forwards for the test against the World Cup participants Tunisia, leaving Lecce's Sebastjan Cimerotic out of the squad because of his injury problems.
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It was England's first Test since 2003 World Cup-winning captain Johnson replaced Brian Ashton as England boss, although Rob Andrew is in charge of the tour party because Johnson remained in England as his wife is expecting their second child.
Broad, though, rejected the suggestion that England's heavy winter schedule in Australia before the World Cup, which featured a five-Test Ashes series, seven one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games over a three-month period, was to blame for their injury problems.
With around four years to go at that point, it is doubtful that red warning signals were flashing over the 2014 hosts Brazil. (Some may argue that with the test event of a Confederations Cup in 2013 the organizers had less time).
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Former Dubai Gold Cup winner Opinion Poll was another horse to test positive.
The decision came after a successful test during the 2013 Club World Cup in Japan.
Since that Canada Cup tournament Rickard has scored more than 30 Test tries in an outstanding career.
Fourie will miss two Currie Cup matches and the third Tri-Nations test against New Zealand on 21 August.
Victory ensured New Zealand, who recorded their 13th consecutive Test victory, retained the Bledisloe Cup for the seventh straight year.
The 32-year-old quit Test rugby after the 2007 World Cup but returned to the fold to help Wales win the Grand Slam.
The 2003 World Cup winner has featured for England in every Test in the past 12 months, but has been plagued by injuries since slotting the drop-goal to beat Australia in the final seven years ago.
And the ICC's board, made up of the 10 chairman from the Test-playing nations, approved 13 recommendations relating to the use of the technology in Test matches and the 2011 World Cup at its annual meeting in Singapore on Thursday.
The injury means he has missed 32 of England's 35 Test matches since they won the World Cup in 2003.
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The countries have only met on two other occasions at Test level - Ireland winning a 1987 World Cup Pool clash 46-19 and recording a 33-11 win 10 years later at Lansdowne Road.
His move to England, which is expected to take effect after the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand during the autumn, will further test Wales coach Warren Gatland's desire to have his players based in Wales.
South Africa coach Peter de Villiers suggested this week that referees may have favoured next year's World Cup hosts New Zealand in his side's last two Test defeats.
This is a process, and we will continue to test and try new things until we find a cup that keeps drinks hot, hands cool and is better for the planet.
The report is full of other good suggestions, such as removing the automatic right of full members to qualify for tournaments such as the World Cup and World Twenty20, and allocating extra prize money for Test matches.
Ponting has played for his country 152 times in the longest form of the game and recorded 99 wins and while he will hope to be part of the Australian team for the one-day World Cup this spring, the selectors may decide to rebuild the Test team without him.
The failed test will have no bearing on Austria's Davis Cup victory over Great Britain in September.
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He was not only the best Test opener, but also the batsman of the World Cup in 2007.
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