Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh arrived here Monday to represent the 'Air India Blue' team in the Corporate Cup that begins here Tuesday.

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Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan Monday said fast bowler Mohammad Asif, making a comeback after a year-long doping ban, should be given time to return to form and not burdened with unrealistic expectations.

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Pakistan's cricket chief Ijaz Butt was off the mark when he claimed last week that Pakistan will receive around Rs.1.5 billion ($18 million) from the International Cricket Council (ICC) after settling its 2011 World Cup dispute with the game's governing body, sources said Monday.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has assured Pakistan that it will directly deal with Indian authorities to ensure foolproof security arrangements for its cricket team for the 2011 World Cup matches in India.

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Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has reclaimed the number-one position in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen for the fourth time in his career after brilliant knocks in the second Test against New Zealand.

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Australia's David Warner has told England to expect plenty more short stuff from Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson in Tuesday's second Twenty20 international at Old Trafford.

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Former Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Director General Zakir Hussain Syed has criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt for succumbing under the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) pressure and ending the legal war against it regarding the 2011 World Cup hosting issue.

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 The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has directed tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif to keep away from the media till his 12-month ban expires on September 22.

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Sri Lanka's Tharanga Paranavitana has been fined 50 percent of his match fees for an excessive appeal during the second Test against New Zealand, the International Cricket Council said on Monday.

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High-profile owners of team franchises in the Indian Premier League have reacted furiously to the Indian cricket board's decision to snap ties with event management company IMG, reports said Monday.

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Ryan Sidebottom has challenged England to send Australia home trophyless by adding to their Ashes success with Twenty20 and one-day series wins over their oldest foes.

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Having toyed with Pakistan and New Zealand, Kumar Sangakkara's Sri Lanka are eyeing India as their next scalp as the battle heats up to be the world's top Test team.

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Lahore, Aug.31 (ANI) : Newly appointed Pakistan vice captain Shahid Afridi has said that being the ICC Twenty20 World Cup champions, Pakistan will be under tremendous pressure in the Champions Trophy.Expressing full confidence in his team, Afridi said the T20 World Cup triumph proves that Pakistan has the ability to win mega tournaments.

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Lahore, Aug.31 (ANI): Pakistan cricket batting advisor and former captain Javed Miandad has asked pitch curators to prepare a green and pacy surface at the Gaddafi Stadium to prepare batsmen for the bouncy South African wickets.

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Rain thwarted Australia's bid to win a first Twenty20 international in six matches after their series opener against England ended in a no-result washout at Old Trafford here on Sunday.

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Cameron White led Australia to 145 for four against England in the first Twenty20 international at Old Trafford here on Sunday.White, dropped on 12 by debutant Joe Denly, made 55 and shared a fourth-wicket stand of 78 with Michael Clarke, Australia's captain in the absence of the resting Ricky Ponting.

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Colombo, Aug 30(ANI): Former New Zealand cricketer Stephen Boock reckons that captain Daniel Vettori is one of the cleverest finger spinners to grace the cricketing world.
“Everyone knows what Dan bowls: little spinners that turn away [from the right-hander] or ones that skid through, that''s the guts of it. There''s no secrets in his armoury but the way he uses what he''s got is the best I''ve seen,” Boock told the Sunday Star-Times.

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Mumbai, Aug 30(ANI): Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders'' hunt for a new coach continues as former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram met team co-owner Shahrukh Khan at his residence in Mumbai on Sunday evening.

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Lahore, Aug.30 (ANI): Pakistan cricket coach Coach Intikhab Alam believes that India and Australia would be the biggest threat to his team in the ICC Champions Trophy scheduled to be held in South Africa in September.While refusing to predict Pakistan’s prospects in the forthcoming eight nation tournament, Alam said both India and Australia were dangerous one-day teams and Pakistan will have to play really well to compete with them.

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Johannesburg, Aug 30 (IANS) The Indian Premier League II (IPL) hosted in South Africa earlier this year helped Cricket South Africa (CSA) record a turnaround of over 80 million rands (1 rand=US 13 cents) for the 2008-09 season after budgeting for a loss of 75.9 million rands.

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New Delhi, Aug 30(ANI): Delhi Daredevil cricketer Dirk Nannes, who has been in the news for his alliance with numerous teams, has said that he considers himself lucky for the opportunities that he has been enjoying.“I guess I''ve been lucky and bowled pretty well a couple of times and it''s been a pretty exciting journey,” The Age quoted Nannes, as saying.

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Islamabad, Aug.30 (ANI): After having helped the Pakistan cricket team win the ICC World T20 Championship, famous psychotherapist and hypnotist Maqbool ‘Max’ Babri has expressed his interest in holding training sessions for the troubled Indian Premier League (IPL) team, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to change its fortunes.

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Melbourne, Aug 30 (ANI): Former Test selector John Benaud has blamed the Australian selection panel for a series of blunders, including dumping opening batsman Phil Hughes for Shane Watson, opting for wicketkeeper Brad Haddin over Graham Manou and leaving behind a spare batsman.

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Sri Lanka clinched second spot behind South Africa in the official rankings as they swept aside New Zealand by 96 runs in the final Test on Sunday to sweep the series 2-0.

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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff admitted in an interview Sunday that he may never play cricket again after undergoing surgery on a long-standing knee injury.

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Melbourne, Aug 30 (ANI): Australia needs a street fighter like Simon Katich to trigger a revival, after calls for sacking of Ricky Ponting in the wake of the Ashes loss under the Tasmanian’s captaincy for the second time in four years

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London, Aug 30 (ANI): England all rounder Andrew Flintoff is praying that the 2,500 pound machine strapped around his knee will save his cricket career.The Lancashire all-rounder has to strap himself to the contraption for eight hours every day as he starts his gruelling rehabilitation from his latest operation.

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London, Aug 30 (ANI): England all rounder Andrew Flintoff is stumping up 6,000 pounds to have two giant mosaics of the Ashes urn built into the bottom of his swimming pools.The England all-rounder is including two pools in the basement of the 4 million pounds mansion he’s having built.

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The Indian cricket board has terminated its contract with the sports management company that helped it launch the money-spinning Indian Premier League, local media reported Sunday.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori and Jacob Oram hit robust half-centuries to keep Sri Lanka's seemingly inevitable victory on hold in the second and final Test here on Sunday.

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Owais Shah is looking forward to being one of England's 'go-to' batsmen in their upcoming Twenty20 clashes and one-day internationals (ODIs) against Australia.

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Adil Rashid hailed the influence of Mushtaq Ahmed as he prepared to face Australia in the upcoming Twenty20 and one-day series.Yorkshire leg-spinner Rashid, 21, is regarded as one of English cricket's brightest prospects.

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Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath grabbed four wickets as Sri Lanka pushed New Zealand towards a massive defeat in the second and final cricket Test here on Saturday.

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New Zealand suffered two quick setbacks as they began the long haul to try and save the second and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Saturday.

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Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara hit 109 as the hosts took a huge 470-run lead over New Zealand by lunch on the fourth day of the second and final Test here on Saturday.

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Australia's tour of England enters its closing stages with the first of two Twenty20 matches at Old Trafford on Sunday. And while many in the Australia side lick their wounds after a 2-1 Ashes series loss, for one player the Twenty20 games offer the chance to complete a notable double. In June, Dirk Nannes was a member of the Netherlands side that dramatically defeated England in the opening match of the World Twenty20 at Lord's.

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David Hussey smashed his first one-day international century as Australia began life without the Ashes by cruising to a 189-run win against Scotland in a 50-over clash at Edinburgh on Friday.

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David Hussey smashed his first one-day international century as Australia began life without the Ashes by scoring 345 all out in Friday's one-day international against Scotland in Edinburgh.

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Pakistan Friday said that it hoped to get 18 million dollars in compensation for losing its share of World Cup 2011 matches over security fears.

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Sri Lanka took a 272-run lead over New Zealand with eight wickets in hand by tea on the third day of the second and final cricket Test here on Friday.

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Sri Lanka spinners Muttiah Muralitharan and Rangana Herath shared six wickets as New Zealand conceded a first innings lead of 182 runs in the second Test here on Friday.

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Victorian batsman Brad Hodge, who was not picked for either the Ashes series or in the One-day squad, took out his frustration by lashing out at the Australian cricket system, alleging bias towards New South Wales players.

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Australian Dirk Nannes will appear for Delhi Daredevils in the inaugural Champions League T20 competition to be held in October.

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England's Ashes heroes were given a reality check as they spluttered to 203 for nine against Ireland in Thursday's one-day international in Belfast.

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England's Ashes celebrations almost came to an embarrassing end when they narrowly avoided defeat against Ireland, claiming a three-run victory under the Duckworth/Lewis method in Thursday's one-day international in Belfast.

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US financier and cricket mogul Allen Stanford, held without bail in Texas on charges of a multi-billion-dollar fraud, has been hospitalized, federal law enforcement officials said Thursday.

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The International Cricket Council said Thursday it and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have resolved their dispute relating to the staging of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

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New Zealand's batting was left in tatters in the second Test on Thursday as Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera scored a second successive century to surpass 1,000 Test runs this year.

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London, Aug 27 (IANS) It was a dream come true for twenty-five cricket lovers who flew from India to get royal treatment by England's star batsman Kevin Pietersen who cooked kebabs for them here.

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London, Aug.27 (ANI): England fast bowler James Anderson has had his new mobile phone stolen from him. The 27-year-old bowler was celebrating with teammates in London on Sunday night after they put Australia to the sword at the Oval.

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Melbourne, Aug.27 (ANI): Cricket Australia’s embattled chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch has said that he is pleased with the selection decisions made in the Ashes series and says he has no plans to retire.

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Sydney, Aug.27 (ANI): Australian cricket skipper Ricky Ponting has returned home and declared he would not walk away from international cricket even if he was stripped of his captaincy. He said he would be happy to play under deputy Michael Clarke.

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Sydney, Aug.27 (ANI): Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has told left-arm quick Mitchell Johnson not to overdo or over think things and keep things simple if he wants to reach his considerable potential as a Test match bowler.

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London, Aug.27 (ANI): England fast bowler Steve Harmison has admitted he may have played his last Ashes Test.

"I''''d love to go to Australia. But I would be 32 then and there''''s no chance of my body being anywhere near ready to take on Australia again. I''''ve been doing this for a long time now. I would be very surprised if I went to South Africa this winter and then to Australia," The Sun quoted the 30-year-old Durham bowler, as saying.

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Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera took a second hundred off New Zealand in as many matches to surpass 1,000 runs this year during the second Test here on Thursday.

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Stand-in Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan will travel to Australia next week for medical treatment on his groin, an official said Thursday.

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Hyderabad enjoyed a slice of luck as the spin of coin favoured them against Karnataka after bad light stopped play in the semi-final of the All-India cricket tournament for the Buchi Babu trophy, here Wednesday.

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Four months after securing one-day international status, Afghanistan on Wednesday celebrated their maiden first-class victory with a one-wicket victory over the Netherlands.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has joined the ranks of Test cricket's elite all-rounders, becoming the eighth player to complete the double of 300 wickets and 3,000 runs Wednesday.

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The historic Ashes win for England at home has raised hopes of a triumph on Australian soil, a feat England have achieved only four times since the controversial Bodyline series of 1932-33.

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It is not just Salman Khan, but several other Bollywood stars are interested in having a stake in Indian Premier League (IPL) teams, including Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgan.

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Hurt with Australia's Ashes loss, legendary spinner Shane Warne asked if the transition period in Australian team was really over.

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Ricky Ponting, who become the first Australian captain to surrender the Ashes twice to England in England, has said that he is determined to play the Ashes tour of 2013, even if he is no longer captaining the side.

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Bollywood action hero Salman Khan is the latest cine star to join the Indian Premier League (IPL) gravy train and has expressed interest in buying a team.

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Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam has warned that speculations about match-fixing are adversely affecting the morale of the national players.

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South Africa is taking their new tag of world No.1 in Test cricket very seriously. They have vowed to create an Australian-style dynasty and prevent them from recapturing the mantle of top Test nation.

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Sydney, Aug 26 (IANS) Australian captain Ricky Ponting has asked Brett Lee to perform well in the upcoming One-day series if he is to return to the Test side.

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Australia’s cricket bosses are so disillusioned by the failure to uncover slow bowling talent that the states could be compelled to select and bowl spinners in a new national under-23 competition.

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Experienced middle-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf has vowed to silence his critics through his performance during the ICC Champions Trophy.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori became only the eighth player in history to achieve the double of 3,000 runs and 300 wickets as Sri Lanka made a steady start in the second Test on Wednesday.

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Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has once again denied match –fixing allegations during the Sri Lanka series, asking cricket fans not to believe and pay attention to such rumours.

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Australian cricketers refused to blame beleaguered captain Ricky Ponting for the deflating Ashes loss to England as they returned home on Wednesday.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said Wednesday he was as hungry as ever despite his side's loss in the Ashes series and would love to tour England again in 2013, even if he was no longer Test captain.

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Six of England''s Ashes-winning heroes flew to Ireland last night for a match that has left them angry and frustrated.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori became only the eighth player ever to achieve the double of 3,000 runs and 300 wickets as Sri Lanka groped for runs in the second Test on Wednesday.

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The signed England shirt and cricket stump will not be the only mementoes on the walls of Jonathan Trott’s Birmingham home.

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South African skipper Graeme Smith has vowed to hold on to the number one Test ranking for ''''as long as possible''''.

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Former England Test player Andrew Flintoff has said that he could have never achieved greatness and didn’t profess to.

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Several former Pakistani cricketers have raised questions over the selection of fast bowler Mohammad Asif in the national squad for the ICC Champions Trophy.

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Former England Test player Andrew Flintoff believes that Northamptonshire quick Stuart Broad will help the national side to dominate international fixtures more than he did.

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Australia''s touring squad has arrived in Edinburgh for Friday''s one-day tour match against Scotland.

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Pakistan cricket coach Intikhab Alam has backed the selection of fast bowler Mohammad Asif in the 15 member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy saying his presence will add ‘fire’ to the team’s bowling.

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New South Wales Test stars Stuart Clark, Simon Katich and Brad Haddin arrived back in Sydney this morning, and immediately stepped in to defend Ricky Ponting''s captaincy credentials.

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Skipper Ricky Ponting is adamant that the immediate future of Australian cricket is bright in spite of the Ashes loss and that several emerging players have come of age in England.

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England middle order batsman Paul Collingwood has said that he knows he has to improve as a batsman to keep his place in the England side.

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Tainted Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif has vowed not to repeat his past mistakes which saw him being banned from international cricket for a year.

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Sri Lanka made a steady start in the second Test against New Zealand, reaching 62-1 by lunch on the opening day at the Sinhalese Sports Club here on Wednesday.

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Cricketing minnows Bangladesh have taken a major step forward with recent wins over Zimbabwe and the West Indies, the team's coach said Wednesday, adding they should no longer be taken lightly.

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Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan has signed to play with Victorian Bushrangers in Australia's Big Bash Twenty20 competition, team officials said on Wednesday.

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Australian cricketers refused to blame beleaguered captain Ricky Ponting for the deflating Ashes loss to England as they returned home on Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final cricket Test against New Zealand at the Sinhalese Sports Club here on Wednesday.

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Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) Fast bowler Ishant Sharma is all geared up for the new season beginning with the tri-nation series in Sri Lanka starting Sep 8.

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Karachi, Aug 25 (IANS) Pakistan's premier batsman Mohammad Yousuf Tuesday vowed to silence his critics with a forceful showing in the Champions Trophy in South Africa.Yousuf, under fire for his below-par showing in the recent one-day series against Sri Lanka, said that he is looking to give his best in the elite tournament starting Sep 22.

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London, Aug 25 (ANI): Brit cricketer Jimmy Anderson has revealed that the gee-up song that had been sung at the Ashes, where England won, had been sung by an Australian.‘Time For Heroes’ by Juliet The Sun is a song frequently played in the home side’s dressing room

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London, Aug 25(ANI): Former Australian cricketer Jeff Thomson has said that Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who is flying home for a rest, should not abandon his “sinking ship” but rather stay back and clear up the mess in England.

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Karachi, Aug 25 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram is not interested in a full-time coaching stint with Kolkata Knight Riders, but is certainly keen to take up as a bowling consultant for the under-performing Indian Premier League (IPL) team.

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London, Aug 25(ANI): Punters have improved England cricketer Andrew Flintoff’s odds of getting a knighthood and winning the BBC Sports Personality of the year award following his Ashes heroics.

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Karachi, Aug 25 (IANS) The selection of dope-tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif in Pakistan's Champions Trophy squad has evoked mixed reaction from former players here.

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London, Aug 25 (ANI): England’s victorious cricketers went on a marathon drinking session after their Ashes triumph, with man of the match Stuart Broad and his teammates drying the hotel bar twice during the party which went on till 5 in the morning.

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Lahore, Aug.25 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as the first choice venue for the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to host the One-day International series against New Zealand scheduled to be held in November-December.

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London, Aug 25 (ANI): Brit cricketer Stuart Broad has revealed that he does not have the body like footie ace David Beckham to appear in underwear ads, even though they might make him famous.

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Lahore, Aug.25 (ANI): Disappointed over being sacked suddenly from the post of assistant coach of the national team, former Pakistan fast bowler Aaquib Javed has still not resumed his charge at the National Cricket Academy (NCA).

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London, Aug 25 (ANI): England fast bowler Stephen Harmison has said that he will gladly continue his international career for as long as he is wanted.

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England coach Andy Flower has promised fans his Ashes-winning side will not rest on their laurels.The former Zimbabwe ace helped mastermind the 2-1 series victory over Australia alongside captain Andrew Strauss. But with England still only fifth in the world Test rankings, the 41-year-old claims the hard work starts now.

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London, Aug 25 (ANI): Fast bowler Stuart Broad, who was man of the match in Sunday’s 197-run series-clinching win over Australia at The Oval, has said that England’s aim is to become the No.1 Test team following their 2-1 Ashes series triumph.

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Sydney, Aug 25(ANI): Former Australian cricketers Shane Warne and Tom Moody have criticised the selectors, following Australia''s Ashes-losing defeat in the Fifth Test at The Oval.Warne said that he was ''''staggered'''' by the decision to leave spinner Nathan Hauritz out of the side, while Moody said that selectors had got the decision ''''horribly wrong'''', The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

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London, Aug 25 (ANI): Ashes hero Andrew Flintoff stunned England fans when he emerged from boozy celebrations sober, and said how the emotion of the day moved him to tears.Flintoff clutched cans of Red Bull as he modestly denied he was one of the all-time greats

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Melbourne, Aug 25 (ANI): Chairman of Australian selectors, Andrew Hilditch, has rejected criticism for not playing spinner Nathan Hauritz in the fifth Ashes Test, and said that Australia lost the Test because they got 160 in the first innings.Hilditch admitted that his panel was “gutted” by Australia’s 2-1 Ashes loss to England.

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London, Aug 25 (ANI): All rounder Andrew Flintoff, who underwent a knee operation 24 hours after his heroics helped England regain the Ashes, wants to become best one day player in the world.Flintoff was devastated last week when told by specialist Andy Williams that he would require more surgery as he has already had four on his right ankle.

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Sydney, Aug 25(ANI): Former Australian cricketer and now a newspaper columnist Peter Roebuck has said that England deserved to win the Ashes, as they had the better-balanced side, and blamed the Australian selectors for sending an unbalanced squad lacking back-up in vital areas to a series of such high stature.

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New Zealand will field a full-strength team in Wednesday's second cricket Test against Sri Lanka after the tourists were plagued by a stomach bug in the first match.

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Australia losing the Ashes and slumping to number four in Test rankings is good for world cricket as it gives other teams the confidence to shine in the future, Pakistan great Wasim Akram said Tuesday.

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England fast bowler Stephen Harmison says he is ready to continue his international career if selected for the upcoming tour of South Africa,But the 30-year-old Durham quick is equally prepared for the selectors telling him his time as a Test bowler is over.

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Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has come out in support of current skipper Ricky Ponting despite the Ashes series loss in England.But former Test batsman Dean Jones believes leg-spin great Shane Warne, widely regarded as one of the most tactically astute players never to captain Australia, could be tempted out of retirement to lead the team.

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Andrew Flintoff has faced the fastest bowlers in the world and bowled at some of the best batsmen cricket has ever known.But what the England all-rounder is most looking forward to now he has retired from Test cricket is the school run.

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New Delhi, Aug 24 (ANI): Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) President Arun Jaitley has assured star player Virender Sehwag of fair and performance based selection in the Delhi Ranji team.Jaitely’s assurance came during his meeting with Sehwag thus ending the players revolt.According to sources, the meeting has resolved all the issues raised by the players.

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Dubai, Aug.24 (ANI): England off-spinner Graeme Swann has jumped no fewer than 17 places and into the top 10 in the Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers for the first time in his career.The 30-year-old took eight wickets in the Oval Test match underlying his position as England’s top slow bowler and moving to 10th in the latest rankings.

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London, Aug.24 (ANI): England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Managing Director Hugh Morris has ruled out the possibility of the victorious England cricket team undertaking an open top bus parade similar to the one that was done in 2005.

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London, Aug.24 (ANI): Former spin king Warne, Test opener Michael Slater and former captain Ian Chappell have led the chorus on calling for the selection panel, chaired by Andrew Hilditch, to be made accountable for Ashes failures and the fact Australia may drop to as low as No.4 Test nation.

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Sydney, Aug 24 (IANS) Injured Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin will return to Australia from the side's tour of England.Haddin fractured the ring finger of his left hand before the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston and did not take part in that match. He, however, played in the fourth and fifth Tests.

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Star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been withdrawn from England's Champions Trophy squad, the one-day international in Ireland and NatWest Series against Australia.Flintoff will have an exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his injured right knee Tuesday.
"Jonathan Trott, who was last week named in England's squad for the NatWest T20 Internationals against Australia, has been added to England's squad for the one-day international against Ireland," England

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Sydney, Aug 24 (DPA) Australian cricket fans were left scratching their heads Monday after their side's Ashes loss dislodged them from the top position in the Test rankings.
Australian team is now at the fourth position behind South Africa, Sri Lanka and India.

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New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Harbhajan Singh has always relished taking on the combative Australians and the Indian off-spinner could not hide his happiness at the Baggy Greens surrendering the Ashes to England."Mubarak ho! (Congratulations)," replied Harbhajan, in his inimitable style, when asked to react on Australia's loss to England and their slide to fourth position from the top of the Test rankings.

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New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Harbhajan Singh believes the Sri Lanka tri-series will serve as a build-up to the upcoming Champions Trophy. The Indian cricketers will begin their long season with the tri-series in Colombo that involves New Zealand besides the hosts.

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Queen Elizabeth II on Monday congratulated the England cricket team on their Ashes victory over Australia, praising both sides for the performances in the five-Test series, a spokesman said.

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England coach Andy Flower insisted the team would not get ahead of themselves after their Ashes series win over Australia.Former Zimbabwe batsman Flower was thrust into a position of prominence in January following the fall-out from the row which cost Peter Moores his position as England coach and Kevin Pietersen his post as England captain.

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Ashes hero Stuart Broad wants England to use their Test series win over Australia as a springboard for further success.The 23-year-old all-rounder was named man-of-the-match in England's 197-run fifth Test win at the Oval after his superb spell of five wickets for 37 runs played a key role in Australia's first innings collapse to 160 all out.

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Andrew Flintoff said he hoped to be back for England's tour of Bangladesh in February after bowing out of Test cricket as an Ashes winner.The 31-year-old all-rounder's career has been blighted by injuries and Flintoff has now decided his body can no longer stand the strain of Test cricket although he still wants to play in one-dayers.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has been included in the cricket selection panel, which has underwent few alterations in the past week.

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Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has lived a life under the media hammer for various off-field activities, but one person backs his activities, Mohammad Zahid.

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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has refused to rule out being back in England in 2013 after losing the Ashes here again.Ponting has probably played his last Ashes Test in England however he conceded he could have unfinished business here.

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Australia has officially lost its No.1 Test ranking, plunging to fourth place in the world, behind South Africa, Sri Lanka and India.

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Former England captain Ian Botham has described the Ashes series victory as a perfect pick-me-up for the country as a whole, and he is ready to drink to the dawn of great new era for English cricket.

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Former New Zealand opener Mark Richardson has accused the Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan of breaching the 15 degree flexion rule.Richardson said Muralitharan often bends his arm beyond the 15-degree norm even though he felt it was not the spinner but the indifferent International Cricket Council (ICC), which was at fault.

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England’s Ashes-winning cricketers are now hot commercial properties.According to John Taylor, chairman of Sports Impact, a leading consultancy, “Brands want to be associated with winners and the whole country will see England’s cricketers in that category again now.”

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England’s new batting hero Jonathan Trott says he''s no Kevin Pietersen, but his own man.The 28-year-old produced a debut Test century of the finest class to catapult his career - in the cauldron of the fifth Test decider at the Oval.

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Andrew Flintoff signed off from Test cricket with Ashes glory and declared that Stuart Broad would adequately make up for his absence.The 31-year-old said: "What a Test for Stuart Broad — I think once I''ve gone, they''re not going to be missing me. They seem to have found someone far better.  It''s been a real team effort and I''m just happy to be a part of it."

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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff says winning the Ashes is "like a dream" after the Aussies were sent packing in dramatic fashion."It''s an amazing feeling. I''m just trying to take it all in - I don''t know whether to laugh all cry. I don''t know what to do with myself," he said.

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The Australian press and commentators have reacted along predictable lines to the latest Ashes series defeat to England in England."The Australian selectors have faced serious issues right through the series and they have not been solid. The selectors need to be made answerable at the end of this campaign, said former Australian opener Michael Slater.

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Former fast bowler Angus Fraser believes that England have achieved something special through their Ashes series triumph over Australia, but has now urged Strauss and company to now focus on the future.

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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting is unlikely to be evicted, nor is he likely to step aside after becoming only the second skipper from Down Under to lose back-to-back Ashes series in England, feels cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.

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Sacking Australia's captain Ricky Ponting would be "completely unfair" as a reaction to losing the Ashes to England, Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said on Monday.Sutherland defended Ponting and the selectors, who have been under fire in the wake of Australia's heavy, 197-run loss in the fifth Test at The Oval on Sunday to hand England a 2-1 series victory.

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Kumar Sangakkara's Sri Lanka will have more than just a series win at stake when they take on New Zealand in the second and final cricket Test here from Wednesday.

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Sri Lanka's top stars, including the world's leading bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, want more Test matches to be played despite the growing popularity of Twenty20 cricket.

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Shane Warne said Monday the "staggering" decision to leave out Nathan Hauritz had cost Australia the Ashes.England's 197-run win, achieved with more than a day to spare, in the fifth and final Test here at the Oval on Sunday gave them the series 2-1.

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Australia's press on Monday backed Ricky Ponting as the best man to continue leading the national team despite his becoming only the second Australian skipper to lose two Ashes series in England.

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England cricket captain Andrew Strauss was hailed as a hero in the British press Monday after leading his team to victory, while questions were raised about Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's future.

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Australia captain Ricky Ponting said he'd given no thought to resigning despite the disappointment of another Ashes series defeat on English soil.England's victory, achieved with more than a day to spare, by the huge margin of 197 runs in the fifth and final Test at the Oval here on Sunday, saw them win the series 2-1.

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England captain Andrew Strauss admitted the "amazing day" his side enjoyed had in winning the Ashes here on Sunday had looked a long way off just as recently as a few weeks ago.

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Birmingham, Aug 23 (IANS) Feisty Indian fast bowler S. Sreesanth has decided to settle down in life. His parents are searching for a suitable bride.Injury has kept Sreesanth out of the international cricket arena since April 2008. That has mellowed him, though he would rather say he is more "mature" now. 

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Andrew Flintoff marked his final Test before retirement with the dismissal of Australia captain Ricky Ponting as England pressed for an Ashes-clinching victory with two run-outs here at the Oval.

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Kevin Pietersen admits he found it hard to watch from the sidelines as England clinched the Ashes on Sunday.England batsman Pietersen missed the final three Tests with an Achilles injury and was on the edge of his seat in the Oval stands as his team-mates defeated Australia with a day to spare to take the series 2-1.

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England fans gleefully celebrated victory over their old enemy Australia on Sunday as they regained the Ashes and gave a Test send-off to remember to their old talisman Andrew Flintoff.

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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will undergo exploratory arthroscopic surgery on his injured right knee on Tuesday and will miss the one-day series against Australia and September's Champions Trophy.

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England regained the Ashes with a 197-run win over Australia in the fifth and final Test at the Oval here on Sunday.Victory, achieved with more than a day to spare, saw England take the five-match series 2-1.

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England won the fifth and final Test against Australia by 197 runs at the Oval on Sunday to regain the Ashes with a 2-1 series win.Brief scores:England 332 (I Bell 72, A Strauss 55; P Siddle 4-75, B Hilfenhaus 3-71) and 373-9 dec (J Trott 119, A Strauss 75, G Swann 63; M North 4-98)

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England batsman Ravi Bopara insists the pain of being dropped for the Ashes finale will help him return a better player.Bopara averaged just 15 from seven innings against Australia and his place was taken by South Africa-born Jonathan Trott for the final Test at the Oval.

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Australia captain Ricky Ponting held firm after England struck two early blows in the fifth and decisive Ashes Test at the Oval here on Sunday.Australia, at lunch on the fourth day, were 171 for two in their second innings, still needing a further 375 runs to reach their record victory target of 546 in a match where a win for either side would give them the series 2-1.

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The Australian press on Sunday hoped for a miracle to help their team defy history and retain the Ashes against England.

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Jonathan Trott said he'd exceeded his own expecatations after making a century on Test debut as England strengthened their grip on the Ashes finale here at the Oval.

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Ganguly to head CAB's cricket development panelKolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Saturday nominated former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly as the chairman of its cricket development committee.

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London, Aug 22 (IANS) Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has called for scrapping the Champions Trophy as there already is a World Cup in the 50-over format.
Hayden, writing about his vision for cricket, questioned why the tournament should be held when there is already a World Cup in 50 overs format. The Champions Trophy is scheduled to take place in South Africa Sept 22-Oct 5.

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Karachi, Aug 22 (IANS) When Abdul Razzaq broke his ties with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) and was recalled to the Pakistan national team this summer, the seasoned all-rounder thought he was back in the fold.

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Melbourne, Aug 22 (IANS) Despite being sidelined for the entire Ashes series due to injuries, fast bowler Brett Lee has found a place in the 15-member Australian squad for the Champions Trophy in South Africa from Sep 22.

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Jonathan Trott's debut hundred left England eyeing a stunning Ashes triumph as they closed in on a series-clinching victory in the fifth and deciding Test at the Oval here on Saturday.

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Jonathan Trott was closing in on a century on his Test debut as England continued to press for an Ashes-clinching win in the fifth and final Test against Australia at the Oval here on Saturday.

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A second fifty of the match from England captain Andrew Strauss took the hosts nearer their goal of reclaiming the Ashes in the decisive fifth Test at the Oval here on Saturday.

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An illness-depleted New Zealand were bamboozled in the face of pace and spin as Sri Lanka cruised to a 202-run victory in the first Test on Saturday to lead the two-match series.

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Stuart Broad insisted his dramatic five-wicket haul against Australia here at the Oval would count for nothing unless England used it as a springboard for a sensational Ashes series win.

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Sri Lanka were on the verge of a huge victory against New Zealand in their first cricket Test after illness-plagued New Zealand collapsed on Saturday.

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Stuart Broad re-ignited England's hopes of Ashes glory with a sensational five-wicket burst on the second day of the decisive fifth Test against Australia at the Oval here on Friday.

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Australia's press on Saturday virtually wrote off their team's chances of retaining the Ashes after a sensational batting collapse in the final Test against England at The Oval.

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Stuart Broad insisted his dramatic five-wicket haul against Australia here at the Oval would count for nothing unless England used it as a springboard for a sensational Ashes series win.

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London, Aug 21 (IANS) England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, playing the last Ashes series Test at The Oval, will undergo a major reconstructive surgery on his knee after the match, which could force him out of cricket until next summer.

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Stuart Broad revived England's hopes of Ashes glory with a sensational five-wicket burst on the second day of the decisive fifth Test at The Oval here on Friday.

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday said that all of its players must make themselves available for their national teams as a condition for joining the league.

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Karachi, Aug 21 (IANS) Former Pakistan Test pacer Aaqib Javed became the most high-profile casualty of the national team's disastrous tour of Sri Lanka when he was sacked Friday as assistant coach.

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Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said that he hasn’t thought about the final Ashes Test match at The Oval being his final Test match against England on their soil.

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Karachi, Aug 21 (IANS) Pakistan Friday recalled dope-tainted fast bowler Mohammad Asif for the Champions Trophy in South Africa, bringing him in place of under-performing all-rounder Abdul Razzaq.

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If the Australian team manages to claim the Ashes in the series decider at The Oval, they will celebrate with a train trip to Edinburgh the next day.

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Openers Shane Watson and Simon Katich survived a fiery spell from Andrew Flintoff as Australia reached 61 without loss at lunch on Friday's second day of the deciding fifth Ashes Test here at The Oval.

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Following a spell of food poisoning sweeping through the New Zealand cricket team, Auckland wicketkeeper Reece Young is up for a Test cricket cameo.

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Tainted Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has cleared a ‘tough’ fitness test enhancing his chances of securing a place in the ICC Champions Trophy squad.

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Flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has commended captain Younis Khan for his leadership qualities saying he has made the ‘players gel really well’.

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English television personality and former cricketer Phil Tufnell has signed up to appear in a television show called ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, which features celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances.

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Australian paceman Peter Siddle has become the leading wicket taker in this Ashes series, and following the struggle that he had to go through in the first two Test matches, he is delighted with the achievement.

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Bad weather appeared the main stumbling block in Sri Lanka's bid to win the first Test after illness-hit New Zealand were boxed into a corner on Friday.

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Australian paceman Peter Siddle has backed Australian selectors for their decision to play four quicks and use part-time spinners in the series decider at The Oval.

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England batsman Ian Bell has said that there is no need to panic, and pleaded with England fans to cling on to their Ashes dreams in the fifth and final Test match at The Oval.

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Pakistan on Friday recalled paceman Mohammad Asif but omitted veteran all-rounder Abdul Razzaq from their 15-man squad for next month's Champions Trophy.

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Thilan Thushara and Muttiah Muralitharan claimed four wickets each as Sri Lanka gained a 153-run lead at lunch Friday in the first cricket Test against New Zealand.

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English cricket chiefs refused to comment Friday on a newspaper report that all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will undergo knee surgery immediately after the end of the fifth Test against Australia.

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A stomach bug has laid low two star New Zealand cricketers during the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka, an official said on Friday.Batsman Jesse Ryder and wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum woke up sick on Friday morning and were confined to their hotel rooms as the fourth day's play began at the Galle International Stadium.

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Australia took the first day honours in the deciding Ashes Test against England but a potential danger lurks in The Oval's wearing pitch, the local media said on Friday.

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Texas financier and cricket mogul Allen Stanford is so broke he is struggling to find a lawyer while he sees his Caribbean islands, mansions and a fleet of jets sold off to pay victims of an alleged seven-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme.

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The seven member selection committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday controversially recalled paceman Mohammad Asif and opener Imran Nazir, but omitted all-rounder Abdul Razzaq from their 15-man squad for next month’s Champions Trophy in South Africa.

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Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle said the fifth and final Ashes Test was still in the balance despite taking four for 63 as England, who won the toss, ended the first day at the Oval on 307 for eight.

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Australia moved closer towards retaining the Ashes after reducing England to 307 for eight on the first day of the fifth and final Test at the Oval here on Thursday.Several England batsmen, including captain Andrew Strauss, made starts but could not go on to get the big score the team needed in a match they had to win to regain the Ashes but Australia needed only to draw to retain them, with the series level at 1-1.

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Former Zimbabwe batsman Murray Goodwin made the sixth highest score in the history of English county cricket as his 344 not out helped Sussex reach 742-5 against Somerset on Thursday.

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England fans hoping Andrew Flintoff will bow out of Test cricket in style will have to wait a while longer after the all-rounder could only manage seven in the Ashes decider here on Thursday.

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Two more Delhi Ranji Trophy players have reportedly opted to skip the conditioning camp organised by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) at the Ferozeshah Kotla, raising the number of missing players to nine.

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England, after winning the toss, were 180 for three at tea on the first day of the fifth Ashes Test against Australia at the Oval here on Thursday.Ian Bell was 72 not out and Jonathan Trott three not out.The five-Test series was level at 1-1.

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The Pakistan cricket selection committee led by chief selector Iqbal Qasim has decided to get a feedback from coach Intikhab Alam and captain Younis Khan before selecting the 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy scheduled to be held in South Africa in September.

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Resolute batting by New Zealand's eighth-wicket pair of Jesse Ryder and Daniel Vettori denied Sri Lanka a follow-on in the first Test here on Thursday.The duo, who came together with the Black Caps still needing 30 runs to avoid the follow-on in the rain-hit Test, put on a defiant stand of 36 after tea on the third day.

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Former New Zealand fast bowler Richard Hadlee is spending his days trying to boost sales for his 13th book.According to the Dominion Post, Hadlee has been in hiding for a year, putting the finishing touches on “Changing Pace” his third biography, which took him eight years to complete.He hasn''t been to a cricket match over the past year apart from when he had to pick up an award.

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England off-spinner Graeme Swann believes the fifth and final Ashes Test starting today at The Oval will be awesome, sensational, brilliant, and a match that will be remembered as Andrew Flintoff’s farewell Test.“You name it, it will have everything. To have a chance of winning the little urn is amazing but as time goes by it will be remembered as Freddie Flintoff''s final hurrah,” Swann writes in his column for The Sun.

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Pakistan cricket chief selector Iqbal Qasim has ruled out
controversial speedster Shoaib Akhtar’s chances of getting into the ICC Champions Trophy squad.Qasim said there is only a ‘remote’ possibility of Akhtar getting a place in the team through a ‘wild card’.

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Left-arm seamer Thilan Thushara and star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan combined to shatter New Zealand's middle order in the first cricket Test here on Thursday.

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Left-arm seamer Thilan Thushara and star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan combined to shatter New Zealand's middle order in the first cricket Test here on Thursday.

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Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke has warned England that they should fear the Australian captain Ricky Ponting as he plays the fifth and final Ashes Test match at The Oval that will determine his legacy.

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Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke has warned Andrew Flintoff, who is playing his last Test match, that his Aussie team-mates plan to spoil his farewell party.“Freddie is an amazing payer and has been in all forms of cricket, that''s why England are so desperate for him to play in this game. We''ve seen that in the three Tests he has played in this series. He brings a lot to their side with his fierce competitiveness,” The Sun quoted Clarke, as saying.

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England captain Andrew Strauss reckons that the Freddie Factor will inspire his team to do well in the fifth and final Test match at The Oval.Strauss believes the script has already been written for all-rounder Andrew Flintoff, who will retire from Test cricket, to produce another epic show in his farewell Test.

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With the Ashes up for grabs during the next five days, Australia needs to play positive cricket from ball one tonight to retain the famous little urn, says former leg spinner Shane Warne in an article for the Herald Sun.“Australia must remain aggressive and try to win the Test match. The Poms, though, will approach this match with a nothing-to-lose attitude. That''s when a team can be most dangerous - when it has everything to gain,” Warne says.

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England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has said that he is prepared to risk losing Andy Flintoff''s farewell Test to try to win back the Ashes.Asked if he was prepared to risk losing the Ashes to force the pace against Australia, Strauss replied:

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Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has hinted strongly that the selectors are likely to keep faith in fast bowler Stuart Clark at the expense of Nathan Hauritz in the final Ashes Test beginning today."What we see at the moment is what we expect," said Ponting who, at 34, will surely be playing his last Ashes Test on English soil.

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Australian fans were supremely confident as the decisive fifth Ashes Test began on Thursday -- and they dismissed the chances of England's Andrew Flintoff repeating his heroics of 2005.

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Though the International Cricket Council (ICC) is investigating a report made by the Australian team that one of its players was approached by a suspected bookmaker at their London hotel after the Lord''s Test, the problem of illegal bookies approaching cricketers is rife in India, a source has said.

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South Africa left out tall fast bowler Morne Morkel Thursday when they announced a 15-man squad for next month's ICC Champions Trophy to be played in South Africa.

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Tim McIntosh scored a gutsy half-century to frustrate Sri Lanka during another rain-affected session in the first cricket Test here on Thursday.The left-handed opener survived two blows on his helmet and shoulder by rising deliveries from Thilan Thushara while batting through the 90-minute morning session on the third day.

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Tim McIntosh scored a gutsy half-century to frustrate Sri Lanka during another rain-affected session in the first cricket Test here on Thursday.The left-handed opener survived two blows on his helmet and shoulder by rising deliveries from Thilan Thushara while batting through the 90-minute morning session on the third day.

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Andrew Flintoff is to play the 79th and final Test of his career after being named in the England team to play Australia in the Ashes decider at the Oval here on Thursday.Flintoff, whose career has been blighted by injuries, has decided his body can no longer stand the strain of the five-day format.

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England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Oval here on Thursday.

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Heavy rain delayed the start of play for the third successive day in the first cricket Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka here on Thursday.

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England's Andrew Flintoff may be about to call time on his Test career but retirement is not on Ricky Ponting's agenda.This week's fifth and final Ashes Test, which starts at the Oval on Thursday will Flintoff, has said, be the last of the injury-prone all-rounder's career.

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Cricket's world governing body said Wednesday it had "no evidence of any illegal activity" as a result of a betting-related approach to an unnamed Australian player during the Ashes series

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori grabbed four wickets to bring a quick end to Sri Lanka's first innings on the second day of the first Test here on Wednesday.

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Chennai, Aug 19 (IANS) With the rains letting up, it poured runs on the opening day of the second round league matches of the All-India Buchi Babu cricket tournament here Wednesday.Sahil Kukreja of Mumbai scored an unbeaten 157 against TNCA President XI. The opener's knock off 248 balls that included 15 fours boosted Mumbai's total to 313 all out.

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ICC confirms suspected bookie approached Aussie playerDubai, Aug 19 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) Wednesday confirmed that its Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) has received a report from the Australian team management on a man, suspected of links to illegal bookmaking, approaching one of their players.

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London, Aug 19 (IANS) The global television audience for the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) was markedly down on the heights achieved during the inaugural season, according to a report published in London.

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Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes there will be "huge pressure" on Jonathan Trott when he makes his Test debut in the Ashes finale here at the Oval - and he wants his bowlers to keep it that way.

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Sri Lanka's Thilan Samaraweera hit a solid 159 before skipper Daniel Vettori inspired a New Zealand comeback in the first cricket Test here on Wednesday.

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New Zealand dismissed century-maker Mahela Jayawardene in a brief period of play on the rain-hit second morning of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.

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England head into the fifth and final Test against Australia here at the Oval with the series all square at 1-1 and needing a win to regain the Ashes.

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Ricky Ponting has played in 135 Tests but the Australia captain insists he's never been as excited by one as much as he has been by the Ashes finale against England here at the Oval starting on Thursday.

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Play resumed in the first cricket Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand after heavy rain delayed the start of the second day's play by two hours on Wednesday.

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Heavy rain has delayed the start of the second day's play in the first cricket Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.

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Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) The Champions League T20 (CLT20) governing council Tuesday clarified the rules relating to players who have qualified for multiple teams for the inaugural tournament starting October 8.Under CLT20 rules, if a player qualifies for more than one team, all those qualifying teams can nominate that player.

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Karachi, Aug 18 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt Tuesday dispelled speculations of discord within the national team, saying that the players were united and looking forward to giving their best in the ICC Champions Trophy.

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England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff did his best to inspire his team-mates ahead of his farewell to Test cricket by telling them to seize the chance to shine in the "biggest" match of his career.

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Australia have filed a report with the International Cricket Council (ICC) after a player was approached by a man suspected of links to illegal bookmaking, the Cricinfo website reported Tuesday.

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Bangladesh eased to a five wicket win over Zimbabwe in the fifth and final one-day international at the Queen's Sports Club here on Tuesday.

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Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke said his side would do everything they could to have a player of Andrew Flintoff's class back in their side for a match such as the Ashes finale here at the Oval.

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England were given a fright ahead of the final Ashes Test against Australia when pace bowler Stuart Broad appeared to sustain a rib injury during fielding practice here at Oval on Tuesday.

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Pakistan's cricket chief on Tuesday brushed aside reports of disharmony in the team after a series of humiliating defeats at the hands of Sri Lanka in July and August.

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London, Aug 18 (IANS) England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff says his retirement from Test cricket will not be a distraction for the team in the last Ashes Test at the Brit Oval.
FLintoff expects to be fit for the fifth Test against Australia that starts Thursday as he continues to battle with the knee injury that forced him to call time on his Test career.

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Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed 92 off 72 balls in his new role as opener as Sri Lanka hit back after early shocks in the first Test against New Zealand on Tuesday.

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Tillakaratne Dilshan revelled in his new role as opener at the start of the first Test against New Zealand on Tuesday by smashing the fastest half-century by a Sri Lankan.

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Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat in the fifth One-Day International against Bangladesh here on Tuesday.Bangladesh have an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the series.

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Cricket can make people better behaved and more cooperative, according to research in Britain published Tuesday, which might surprise fans following the current Ashes series.

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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori won the toss and sent Sri Lanka in to bat in overcast conditions in the first cricket Test here on Tuesday.

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Bad weather has delayed the start of the opening day's play in the first cricket Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka here on Tuesday.

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Australia coach Tim Nielsen wants his players to have "fun" when the decisive fifth Ashes Test against England gets underway at the Oval here on Thursday.

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Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) They hug and put their hands on each other's shoulders time and again. And they were quick to come to one another's rescue whenever the situation got tricky at a media interaction here.The bonhomie between Indian cricket's Pathan brothers - Yusuf and Irfan - was very visible Monday. The Pathans of Vadodara were at a function organised by a telecom services company at a city hotel.

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Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) It's official now. The Bengal players who switched allegiance to the Indian Cricket League (ICL) are back in the state squad.A 35-member list of probables announced by the Bengal selectors for the coming season included six players who had done duty for the Royal Bengal Tigers in the ICL.

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London, Aug 17 (IANS) Former England Test batsman Marcus Trescothick faces returning to India three years after a terrifying attack of depression led the talented cricketer to cut short an India tour.Trescothick, regarded as one of England's most talented batsmen, flew back to England after repeated panic attacks in February 2006.

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Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) Irfan Pathan may be disappointed at being left out of the Indian squad for the Sri Lanka tri-series and the Champions Trophy, but the Baroda pacer has taken up the challenge to lift his performance and force a recall into the national side.

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Officials at the Oval insisted Monday they had not been leant on by the England management to prepare a 'result pitch' for this week's Ashes decider.

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Karachi, Aug 17 (IANS) New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has demanded $750,000 from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to host the three-match Test series in November.The series was supposed to be played in Pakistan but was relocated because of security apprehensions.

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Brett Lee could still feature in this week's Ashes decider here at the Oval even though he hasn't played in the rest of the series, according to Australia coach Tim Nielsen.

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Injury prone all-rounder Andrew Flintoff faces a taxing schedule after being named in all three of England's one-day squads here on Monday - each one missing injured batsman Kevin Pietersen.

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Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz, who was widely derided at the start of the Ashes, is preparing to put his critics firmly in their place at the series decider at The Oval starting on Thursday.

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Tillakaratne Dilshan will add another feather to his all-rounder's cap when he opens the batting for Sri Lanka in the first Test against New Zealand here from Tuesday.

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Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) Indian cricket star Harbhajan Singh is waiting for the right girl to tie the knot with and hopes he will meet his dream match one day.

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Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) Describing the detention of Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan at Newark airport in the US for screening as a "normal affair", Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh Sunday said he could not understand why the media was creating such a fuss over the issue.

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Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) Former captain Sourav Ganguly Sunday hailed the decision of the national selectors to bring Rahul Dravid back to the Indian side and said it only proved that form, and not age, is a factor in the game.

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Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh Sunday welcomed Rahul Dravid's return to the Indian one-day side after two years, but said the team will miss opener Virender Sehwag in the Sri Lanka tri-series and the Champions Trophy in South Africa.

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Brett Lee boosted his chances of playing in the Ashes decider with a three-wicket haul as Australia beat England Lions by 103 runs at Canterbury on Sunday.

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Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry equalled the highest individual one-day international score on Sunday, but saw his big-hitting party gatecrashed by Tamim Iqbal as Bangladesh wrapped-up the one-day series here.

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Zimbabwe made 312 for eight wickets batting first in the fourth One-Day International against Bangladesh here on Sunday with Charles Coventry equalling the best ever individual score.

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Veteran batsman Rahul Dravid on Sunday made a return to India's one-day squad for next month's tri-series in Sri Lanka and the Champions Trophy in South Africa.

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Andrew Flintoff stayed on course to make his farewell to Test cricket in next week's fifth and final match of the Ashes series here at the Oval after being named in a 14-man squad on Sunday.

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Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat in the fourth One-Day International against Bangladesh here on Sunday.

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Sussex won the English Twenty20 Cup for the first time on Saturday when they defeated Somerset by 63 runs in the final at Edgbaston.

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All-rounder Shane Watson followed up his three successive Tests fifties with 95 for Australia against the England Lions on Saturday in the tourists' last match before next week's Ashes decider.

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England's selectors withdrew uncapped batsman Jonathan Trott from the England Lions match with Australia as they gave a major clue as to their thinking for next week's final Ashes Test.

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The head of Pakistan's blind cricketers on Saturday demanded that the sports's World Cup be shifted from England after the team was denied visas to play two series there.

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Zimbabwe defeated Bangladesh by 69 runs in the third of five one-day internationals at the Queen's Sports Club here on Friday.

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The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has axed the national team''s Australian coach John Dyson following the humiliating home Test and one-day series defeats to Bangladesh.

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Australia have called up uncapped wicketkeeper Chris Hartley for the two-day match against England Lions at Canterbury, which starts on Saturday.

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Australian cricket authorities on Friday banned Twenty20 star Luke Pomersbach from playing until at least January after he pleaded guilty to multiple charges including assaulting a police officer.

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Pakistan appointed former captain and batting legend Javed Miandad as batting adviser to the national team following recent heavy defeats to Sri Lanka, an official said Thursday.

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Marcus Trescothick insists there is no chance he will make a dramatic return for England in the decisive fifth Test against Australia next week after the batsman suffered a nightmare caused by the prospect of featuring at The Oval.

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Former England captain Alec Stewart has warned England selectors to not let Ravi Bopara's potential go waste like that of Mark Ramprakash.

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Australian coach John Dyson became the latest casualty of West Indies' bitter cricket turmoil on Thursday when he was sacked as coach.

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The Indian cricket board is planning to take legal advice from Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati and former chief justice of India A.S. Anand on the controversial 'whereabouts' clause of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code.

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday appointed former captain Javed Miandad as its batting consultant following the national team's disastrous tour of Sri Lanka this summer.

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With only three days to go for the selection of the Indian cricket squad for the Sri Lanka tri-series, uncertainty still looms over Delhi dasher Virender Sehwag. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni failed to confirm Thursday whether the injured opener

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Matt Prior shifted the focus from England's batting woes on Thursday, insisting his teammates possess enough bowling firepower to dismiss Australia twice at The Oval next week and snatch back the Ashes.

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Cricket South Africa (CSA) president Mtutuzeli Nyoka said Thursday that there were no regrets in handing SuperSport Park, Centurion the final of the ICC Champions Trophy.

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The Indian cricket board said Thursday that former Indian Cricket League (ICL) players, who were granted amnesty, are eligible to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Pakistan has decided to end its legal battle against cricket's governing body over being stripped of its share of World Cup 2011 matches, an official said Thursday.

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The Indian cricket board Thursday announced that it would give Rs.250 million as grant to the All India Football Federation (AIFF) in the next two years for the development of football in the country.

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India's cricket chiefs on Thursday agreed to donate five million dollars over the next two years to improve the nation's under-performing football team.

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Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal has been fined for gesturing at Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara during a Twenty20 match, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday.

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Australia's Shane Watson believes taking a more relaxed approach is the secret to his success in the unaccustomed role of Ashes opener.

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Relieved South African cricket fans have welcomed the news that international games will return to the premiere Wanderers Stadium here after Cricket South Africa (CSA) earlier banned games there in the wake of a dispute with the provincial Gaute

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South African paceman Dale Steyn, facing a doping charge, is expected to get off leniently after a sample showed that he had slightly exceeded the permissible limit, team doctor Mohammad Moosajee said Wednesday.

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PCB chairman Ijaz Butt Wednesday hit back at a media report suggesting he had failed to work out a strategy to persuade international teams to again play in the country.

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Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg has been restored as a venue for three matches when England tour South Africa this year, Cricket South Africa announced Wednesday.

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Former Pakistan Test batsman Saeed Anwar has emerged as a candidate to take over as the national team's new coach.

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Dumped Australian opener Phillip Hughes has declared he has no fear of the short ball, citing his enormously successful debut tour in South Africa as proof it is not a major flaw in his game.

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Shahid Afridi shone with bat and ball on his debut as Pakistan's Twenty20 captain to steer the world champions to an emphatic 52-run win over Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.

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Lancashire and England fast bowler James Anderson has rejected former Australian opener Justin Langer’s “pussy” tag, saying that he was now a completely different cricketer to the one they faced in 20

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Pakistan's new Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi smashed 50 off 37 balls to steer the world champions to 172-5 in a T20 international against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.

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Kevin Pietersen's chances of returning to the England side suffered a blow due to an infection following his Achilles heel surgery last month.

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Mark Ramprakash has told England's selectors he would love the chance to help win the Ashes in next week's decisive final Test against Australia at The Oval.

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England pace bowler James Anderson insists he isn't bothered by former Australia star Justin Langer's controversial comments.

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Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes England's focus on Andrew Flintoff's fitness and other selection issues will dent their hopes of regaining the Ashes.

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Pakistan captain Younis Khan has defended Mohammad Yousuf in spite of his below-par showing in the recently-concluded one-day series against Sri Lanka, saying that the premier batsman will take his time to adjust to the demands of international

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Pakistan's cricket management has done little to ensure that international teams return to the country in the aftermath of this March's terrorist attack on Sri Lankan cricketers in Lahore.

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Former England opener Marcus Trescothick has said that it would be fantastic if he was called up to do duty in the final Ashes Test at The Oval.

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Former Kolkata Knight Riders' coach John Buchanan Wednesday said team owner Shah Rukh Khan's decision to sack him came as a "shock and a disappointment".

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Former Australian Test batsman Justin Langer was shattered after the leak of his secret dossier to the Australian team on what he felt about the England players.

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England fast bowler James Anderson has hit back at Justin Langer saying that now he is a ompletely different cricketer to the one the former Test opener played in the last Ashes series in Australia.

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Former Pakistan chief selector, Abdul Qadir has retracted from his earlier statement where he had alleged that some Pakistani players had contacts  with Indian bookies.

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Pakistan cricket captain Younis Khan refused to talk to journalists gathered at the Karachi International Airport, when he returned home after the Sri Lankan tour on Tuesday.

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Applauding young batsman Umar Akmal for his brilliant performance in the just concluded Sri Lanka One-Day International series.

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Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir would not be playing for the English county team Surrey this season due to lack of proper immigration documents.

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Discarded Australia opener Phillip Hughes says he is still preparing for next week''s Ashes series decider at The Oval just in case he is needed.

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The chairman of Australia’s cricket selection committee, Andrew Hilditch, has declared that Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle are the future of the Australian bowling attack.

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Australian left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Johnson is loving his newly discovered art of sledging, and said he will ramp it up during next week’s fifth and final Test.

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Australian spin legend Shane Warne was thrilled yesterday when he was told that he would be inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in October.

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