Kevin Pietersen was excited by the prospect of England's spinners playing a major role in the first Ashes Test after seeing the Sophia Gardens pitch take turn here on Wednesday's first day of the series.

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Dubai, July 8 (IANS) Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf could not have asked for a more successful return to international cricket. Despite a year-long absence, the right-hander needed just a century to break through to the top of the Test rankings.

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Peter Siddle was rewarded for his perseverance with two late wickets as he helped Ashes holders Australia regain momentum at the end of a see-saw opening day in the first Test against England.

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Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood kept Australia at bay with an unbroken century stand as England got through the second session of the first Ashes Test here Wednesday without losing a wicket.

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Karachi, July 8 (IANS) A fortnight after their team's World Twenty20 triumph at Lord�s, Pakistan cricket fans had a rude awakening Tuesday when Younis Khan�s men crashed to a 50-run defeat in their first Test against Sri Lanka from

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Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Wednesday decided to scrap its policy of allowing overseas players in domestic tournaments after implementing it last year.

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Australian batsman Simon Katich, who is Phillip Hughes’s captain at New South Wales, has said that he had initially doubted the then 18-year-old’s Hughes talent in 2007.

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Australian captain Ricky Ponting has asked his inexperienced squad to create its own Ashes legend following the upheaval of several retirements and injuries to senior men, including Brett Lee.

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Andrew Strauss has been backed for Ashes glory by the only five England captains still alive who have lifted the urn.

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Former Test cricketers have blamed poor team selection for Pakistan’s humiliating defeat against Sri Lanka in the first Test match at Galle.

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One can not keep controversial Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar away from news, and like earlier occasions, this time too the speedster is in the news for all wrong reasons.

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Mitchell Johnson struck twice as Australia got their Ashes defence off to a fine start by removing England's top three before lunch on the first day of the first Test at Sophia Gardens here on Wednesday.

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Former Australian star leg-spinner Shane Warne has urged Australian skipper Ricky Ponting to include off-spinner Nathan Hauritz in the squad for the first Ashes test match.

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Indian cricket board's technical committee on Wednesday recommended that foreign players be barred from playing in domestic competition from this season.

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Injury-prone paceman Shoaib Akhtar said Wednesday he wants to return to international cricket in the one-day series against Sri Lanka after missing out on Pakistan's World Twenty20 triumph.

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Aussie cricketer Mitchell Johnson’s mum Vikki Harber has lashed out at Cricket Australia for turning its back on parents in favour of flying over “bitchy” girlfriend.

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Former England fast bowler Bob Willis has said that the hosts must hammer home their spin advantage in Cardiff and get their Ashes quest off to a flyer.

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Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has arrived in Cardiff to support Australia as the Ashes commences today.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan Wednesday hailed the 'brilliant' leadership of his counterpart Kumar Sangakkara after the Sri Lankan led his side to victory in his first Test as captain.

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Cardiff made its debut as a Test match ground here Wednesday and, unusually for cricket but not for Wales, the occasion was marked by a burst of song.

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Former Lancashire captain Stuart Law believes that England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff should not be a topic of discussion and that the ECB should value the cricketing giant who is in their midst.

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The epic cricket battle between England and Australia has sparked a deluge of wagers.

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Former Australian cricket captain Allan Border has said that he is a bit worried about Australia''s preparation for the Ashes series.

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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has urged Welsh fans to support his team as the Ashes series starts in Cardiff today.

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Pakistan's former cricket greats and fans were despondent Wednesday after their team followed last month's World Twenty20 triumph with a collapse in their first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

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England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the first Ashes Test at Sophia Gardens here Wednesday.

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The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has responded to claims made by the West Indies Players' Association about the state of negotiations between the two sides over outstanding issues.

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Hopes were high for another dramatic Ashes contest following England's 2-1 series win in 2005 but the 2006/07 series instead saw Australia triumph in the most emphatic style.

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Bangladesh will be looking to add to the misfortunes of the West Indies as they begin a two-Test series in the Caribbean at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex on Thursday.

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Michael Vaughan believes Andrew Flintoff's latest brush with authority can work in England's favour when they begin their bid to regain the Ashes when the first Test starts here Wednesday.

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To an outsider, the complicated world of cricket can seem mundane and impenetrable and the last thing that a rock musician would write an album about.

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