Dhoni cheerful despite Zaheer loss

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has put a positive spin on Zaheer Khan's nonappearance from the second power Test against England in Nottingham. The tourists' captain delivered corroboration at Trent Bridge on Thursday that the left-arm seamer - who recorded a match-winning nine-wicket haul on his last Test visit to this venue four years ago - has failed to recover in time from the constrain injury he suffer at Lord's last week...

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Steven Finn get Trent Bridge call

Steven Finn has been call up to England's squad for the second npower Test against India, starting Friday. The 22-year-old Middlesex player joins the squad due to misgivings over Chris Tremlett's fitness. Tremlett experienced his hamstring "niggle" for a second time during England's net session on Thursday afternoon; although Captain Andrew Strauss appears hopeful the Surrey man will figure at Trent Bridge. Strauss said: "We are very sure he...

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Raja, Cheema, Sohail integrated in squad for Zimbabwe

Pakistan have satisfied some of their reliable performer in domestic cricket by counting three uncapped players - top-order batsman Rameez Raja, legspinner Yasir Shah and seamer Aizaz Cheema - as well as fast bowler Sohail Khan, who has played only one Test, in the squad for the tour of Zimbabwe that starts on August 28. There are also recalls for opening batsman Imran Farhat, who hasn't played for Pakistan since the one-day series next to South...

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Long probability for injury-hit India

England's inclusive triumph at Lord's, with a presentation hail by their captain as "outstanding", has put them one step closer to the much-desired No. 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings. Some are already proclaim them the best team in the world, irrespective of what the rankings say. Others suggest they aren't yet, and that judgment should be withheld waiting later in the series, given India's extraordinary knack of bouncing back after defeats in...

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