Indian batsmen dissipate opportunity

Indians 327 for 7 (Abhinav 113 retd, Laxman 49, Mishra 48*) v Northants On a tour where India's cup has not exactly run over, a century from Abhinav Mukund in the two-day practice match versus Northampton could have been a solution to a problem. All it is now is yet another nagging poser as the third Test at Edgbaston nears. India ended the day at 327 for seven, after the loss of two quick wickets after tea that took some of the air out of their...

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Taylor may put back injured Trott

England Lions captain James Taylor maintain his offer for a place in the third Test vs India after just falling small of a hundred in the drawn match with Sri Lanka A. Taylor has been spoken of as a likely substitute for Jonathan Trott if the batsman fails to recover in time from a bear injury suffer fielding in the second Test at Trent Bridge, where England won by 319 runs to go 2-0 up in the four-match series, for the third Test starting at Edgbaston...

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Sachin confirmed to join Machdar Motorsports

Sachin Tendulkar has officially decided his association with the Machdar Motorsports board for the i1 Super Series car racing meet. It is planned to begin from December 18. It is, however, not long-established if the champion batsman will be buying a team. "Sachin Tendulkar officially confirmed joining Machdar Motorsports board for the i1 super series. Tendulkar will be the consultant, brand diplomat and will be part of the i1 family," a spokesperson...

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Ponting: Will give an opinion Clarke if needed

Ricky Ponting doesn't want to give any unwanted advice to his teammates but said if the boys and Captain Michael Clarke need help, he will always be accessible. "I am just a player in the team now and if Michael or any of the boys want advice, I am just going to be there to give it to them when asked," Ponting was quoted as saying by The Australian. "My time of being in charge - those days are over and I will just sit over in the corner and make...

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