Bairstow additional to England squad

England has called Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler into their NatWest Series squad after Ben Stokes suffers a reappearance of a finger injury. Twenty-year-old Durham batsman Stokes has played in each of England's four matches so far next to India. England are previously 2-0 up, after a no-result at Chester-le-Street and then a tie at Lord's on Sunday, but have been disrupt by two other injuries previously, which summary them to 12 fit men to choose...

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Lancashire win County Championship

Lancashire pipped Warwickshire to the LV= County Championship title with victory over Somerset at Taunton on a dramatic final day. Openers Stephen Moore and Paul Horton made 71 and 55 respectively as the Red Rose County, needing 211 to win, reached 213 for two to victory by eight wickets. Warwickshire continuing the day as favorites, needing just to match Lancashire's result to take the crown, but they were frustrated by Hampshire at the Rose...

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Rahul Dravid needs to sign off with a win

Rahul Dravid is hoping to mark his 344th and final ODI form with a long past due first victory over England this summer for India. Dravid, one of cricket's modern greats and by common permission a paragon of very good behaviour on and off the pitch, may well be playing his last match in Britain of any report at Cardiff's SWALEC Stadium on Friday. The 38-year-old admit this summer has been a "bitter-sweet" practice, as he has continued to churn...

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Bairstow extra to England squad

England have call Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler into their NatWest Series squad after Ben Stokes suffered a reappearance of a finger injury. Twenty-year-old Durham batsman Stokes, who has played in each of England's four matches so far against India, hurt himself on the eve of Friday's final fixture at the SWALEC Stadium. England are previously 2-0 up, after a no-result at Chester-le-Street and then a tie at Lord's on Sunday, but have been disrupt...

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Buoyant Australia eye Tournament success

Australia captain Michael Clarke has back Peter Siddle to justify his enclosure and help the tourists secure a series win in Sri Lanka. Siddle was given the nod from the selectors ahead of James Pattinson to replace the wounded Ryan Harris for the clash in Colombo. Victorian Siddle is mostly regarded as a 'short of a length' bowler but Clarke knows a different move toward will be needed on a slower pitch at the Sinhalese Sports Club. "All of...

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