Fletcher mourn loss of Zaheer

India coach Duncan Fletcher feel the wound to pacer Zaheer Khan cost India the opportunity of "having a very good day" in the opening Test against England at Lord's. Khan was easily India's best bowler at Lord's on Thursday before he went to hospital for a scan on his left leg. He took both wickets as England reached 127/2 before rain ensured just over half the listed 90 overs were bowled on the first day. "He showed he's almost certainly the...

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Rain plays wet blanket at Lord's

Jonathan Trott struck his seventh Test half-century before rain brings an untimely end to day one of the first Test between England and India at Lord's. Playing in his first Test match next to the world number one-ranked nation, Trott ride his luck when presenting Rahul Dravid with two chances at slip and made the tourists pay by navigation England to 127-2 under leaden, swing-assisting skies. An early tea was taken with Trott victorious on 58...

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A party of 2000 glorious Tests

With the 2000th Test well happening at Lord's,  looks at some of the most hard to believe milestones in the history of the game. England and India are battling in the 100th Test between the two teams at the Mecca of cricket - what better time might there be to go down memory lane and celebrate a enormous journey. Despite the advent of Twenty20 after the ODI's, Test cricket continues to thrive. Numbers don't lie. 5,000 run against one country The...

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Lord's to crowd Eng-WI Test in 2012

A Test Match between England and the West Indies will be played at Lord's in 2012, ECB announce on Thursday. It had been award the Test following a spirited tender process for bids by international venues. However, the dates for next summer's Lord's Test match against West Indies will not be announced until the ECB has finalized the international match calendar for 2012 in its entirety. The match, which had initially been awarded to Glamorgan...

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Ranatunga lead to protest alongside SLC

Former Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga helped launch a complaint on Thursday against alleged dishonesty in the governing body and the politicization of its management. Ranatunga is now a resistance lawmaker in Sri Lanka and connected several others to launch a appeal on Thursday in Colombo, demanding an end to the government appoint interim committees to run Sri Lanka Cricket. Cricket officials were accuse of corruption and misconduct as the...

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Australian set as NZ bowling coach

Veteran Australian state fast bowler Damien Wright has been set as the final piece of the New Zealand cricket coaching mystery. The 35-year-old was confirmed today as the New Zealand bowling coach, combination head coach John Wright and one more Australian, assistant Trent Woodhill. Damien Wright was Victoria's bowling coach last summer but still played Sheffield Shield cricket, and also twisted out for Worcestershire in England this season. He...

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