The final of the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup between Ireland and Canada will take place at Grace Road between 22 and 25 May. 18 April – The line up for the Semi-Finals of the World Cup is completed when South Africa defeat England. The Semi-finals will feature Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and South Africa. 19 April – Duncan Fletcher announces he will step down as the coach of England after their final Super 8 game against the West Indies. 20 April – Peter Moores is appointed as the new coach of England. Shoaib Malik becomes the new captain of Pakistan, replacing Inzamam-ul-Haq. Dav Whatmore announces he will step down as coach of Bangladesh following their home series against India in May. 21 April – Brian Lara retires from international cricket following the West Indies final Super 8 game against England. 24 April – Stephen Fleming steps down as One-Day captain of New Zealand following their World Cup Semi-final defeat against Sri Lanka. Graeme Smith, the captain of South Africa is named as captain of the African XI to take part in the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup. Steve Tikolo, the captain of Kenya, is named as vice-captain. The African squad includes nine South Africans, four Kenyans and two Zimbabweans. 25 April – Arthur Milton, the last man to play international cricket and international football for England, dies aged 79 in Bristol. 27 April – The ICC announces a change to the format of the ICC Intercontinental Cup for 2007–08. The separate groups have been replaced with a single group of eight teams, all of whom play each other in a round-robin over the two years of the competition. 28 April – Australia win their third successive World Cup, beating Sri Lanka in the final in Barbados. Paul-Jan Bakker is appointed coach of The Netherlands. May 1 May – Ramnaresh Sarwan is appointed as captain of the West Indies in succession to Brian Lara. 2 May – Mike Brearley is appointed as the new President of the MCC, with his one-year term due to start on 1 October. 10 May – Graeme Smith pulls out of the Afro-Asia Cup in order to undergo foot surgery. Justin Kemp is called in as his replacement as captain. Herschelle Gibbs, Andrew Hall, Jacques Kallis and Makhaya Ntini also withdrew from the ODI squad. Albie Morkel, Morné Morkel and Boeta Dippenaar are called up as replacements.