England opt to bat again, trigger debate

SOUTHAMPTON: If the follow-on is no longer an option for modern-day captains, blame it on Sourav Ganguly's bravehearts in 2001.Had the Indian team not turned the Test match on its head at Eden Gardens 13 years ago to beat Steve Waugh's Australia by 171...

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3rd Test: Eng beat India to level series

SOUTHAMPTON: Moeen Ali claimed six wickets as England beat India by 266 runs to win the third test on Thursday and level the series at 1-1 with two to play.Spinner Moeen took six for 67 - the first five-wicket haul of his test career - as India were...

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England opt to bat again, trigger debate

SOUTHAMPTON: If the follow-on is no longer an option for modern-day captains, blame it on Sourav Ganguly's bravehearts in 2001.Had the Indian team not turned the Test match on its head at Eden Gardens 13 years ago to beat Steve Waugh's Australia by 171...

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3rd Test: Eng beat India to level series

SOUTHAMPTON: Moeen Ali claimed six wickets as England beat India by 266 runs to win the third test on Thursday and level the series at 1-1 with two to play.Spinner Moeen took six for 67 - the first five-wicket haul of his test career - as India were...

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3rd Test: India crawl to 108/3 at lunch

SOUTHAMPTON: Stuart Broad took two wickets as England tightened their grip on the third Test against India at Southampton on Tuesday.At lunch on the third day, India were 108 for three in reply to England's imposing 569 for seven declared, a deficit...

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Gary gives England team right balance

SOUTHAMPTON: For England, Gary Ballance could not have happened at a better time. With Jonathan Trott out of the frame with depressions, England needed an adequate replacement at number three.The 24-year-old left-hander, who completed his third century...

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Gary gives England team right balance

SOUTHAMPTON: For England, Gary Ballance could not have happened at a better time. With Jonathan Trott out of the frame with depressions, England needed an adequate replacement at number three.The 24-year-old left-hander, who completed his third century...

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3rd Test: India crawl to 108/3 at lunch

SOUTHAMPTON: Stuart Broad took two wickets as England tightened their grip on the third Test against India at Southampton on Tuesday.At lunch on the third day, India were 108 for three in reply to England's imposing 569 for seven declared, a deficit...

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3rd Test: Eng 358/3 at lunch on Day 3

SOUTHAMPTON: Gary Ballance and Ian Bell piled on the runs to cement England's strong position in the second Test against India at Southampton on Monday.At lunch, England were 358 for three with Ballance falling shortly before the break for a Test-best...

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SA draw 2nd Test, win series vs SL

COLOMBO: South Africa pulled off a draw on the fifth and final day of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Monday to win the two-match series 1-0.Chasing a target of 369, South Africa finished on 159-8 off 111 overs. South Africa had won the opening...

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SA draw 2nd Test, win series vs SL

COLOMBO: South Africa pulled off a draw on the fifth and final day of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Monday to win the two-match series 1-0.Chasing a target of 369, South Africa finished on 159-8 off 111 overs. South Africa had won the opening...

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S Africa draw 2nd Test against Lanka

COLOMBO: South Africa pulled off a draw on the fifth and final day of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Monday to win the two-match series 1-0.Chasing a target of 369, South Africa finished on 159-8 off 111 overs. South Africa had won the opening...

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3rd Test: Eng opt to bat against India

SOUTHAMPTON: England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and opted to bat in the third cricket Test against India on Sunday.India have brought in debutant Pankaj Singh after pacer Ishant Sharma was ruled out due to injury. Besides, batsman Rohit Sharma...

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3rd Test: Eng opt to bat against India

SOUTHAMPTON: England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and opted to bat in the third cricket Test against India on Sunday.India have brought in debutant Pankaj Singh after pacer Ishant Sharma was ruled out due to injury. Besides, batsman Rohit Sharma...

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3rd Test: England reach 78/1 at lunch

SOUTHAMPTON: England captain Alastair Cook was dropped by Ravindra Jadeja on 15 before reaching lunch unbeaten on 48, with England 78-1 at the interval on day one of the third test against India at the Rose Bowl on Sunday.Cook edged debutant Prankaj...

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3rd Test: England reach 78/1 at lunch

SOUTHAMPTON: England captain Alastair Cook was dropped by Ravindra Jadeja on 15 before reaching lunch unbeaten on 48, with England 78-1 at the interval on day one of the third test against India at the Rose Bowl on Sunday.Cook edged debutant Prankaj...

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Great expectations from Cook, Dhoni

SOUTHAMPTON: When celebrated Victorian author Charles Dickens, who was born in nearby Portsmouth, wrote his 1861 classic Great Expectations, he certainly didn't have English cricket in mind. Yet, the landmark novel, in which Dickens explored the relationship...

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BCCI to appeal Ravindra Jadeja fine

SOUTHAMPTON: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is peeved with match referee David Boon's decision to fine Ravindra Jadeja 50% of his match fee after finding him guilty of committing a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players...

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BCCI to appeal Ravindra Jadeja fine

SOUTHAMPTON: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is peeved with match referee David Boon's decision to fine Ravindra Jadeja 50% of his match fee after finding him guilty of committing a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players...

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Great expectations from Cook, Dhoni

SOUTHAMPTON: When celebrated Victorian author Charles Dickens, who was born in nearby Portsmouth, wrote his 1861 classic Great Expectations, he certainly didn't have English cricket in mind. Yet, the landmark novel, in which Dickens explored the relationship...

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Jadeja fined, but not found guilty

SOUTHAMPTON: Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been let off with just a 50 per cent match-fee fine after referee David Boon found the player not guilty of the original level 2 offence, which involved his on-field incident with England pacer James...

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2nd Test: Amla leads SA fightback

COLOMBO: Hashim Amla faced a stern test of character in his first series as captain after South Africa lost three key wickets against a determined Sri Lankan bowling attack in the second Test Friday.Amla, 31, dug in with a painstaking 46 off 134 balls...

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Jadeja fined, but not found guilty

SOUTHAMPTON: Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been let off with just a 50 per cent match-fee fine after referee David Boon found the player not guilty of the original level 2 offence, which involved his on-field incident with England pacer James...

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2nd Test: Amla leads SA fightback

COLOMBO: Hashim Amla faced a stern test of character in his first series as captain after South Africa lost three key wickets against a determined Sri Lankan bowling attack in the second Test Friday.Amla, 31, dug in with a painstaking 46 off 134 balls...

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'Career really took off after Perth ton'

MUMBAI: Once again terming it his best Test ton, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar today said his career took flight following the knock of 114 on a bouncy WACA track in 1992, adding that the innings against a hostile Australian attack in Perth gave him...

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'Career really took off after Perth ton'

MUMBAI: Once again terming it his best Test ton, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar today said his career took flight following the knock of 114 on a bouncy WACA track in 1992, adding that the innings against a hostile Australian attack in Perth gave him...

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Teamwork gives India a headstart

SOUTHAMPTON: With the Indian players savouring their splendid 95-run win over England at Lord's, the mood was upbeat when the cricket caravan rolled into sunny Southampton on Wednesday. Having let their hair down after a gripping Test match, MS Dhoni...

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Teamwork gives India a headstart

SOUTHAMPTON: With the Indian players savouring their splendid 95-run win over England at Lord's, the mood was upbeat when the cricket caravan rolled into sunny Southampton on Wednesday. Having let their hair down after a gripping Test match, MS Dhoni...

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Ashwin should be part of playing XI: Bedi

NEW DELHI: Impressed by India's brilliant showing at Lord's, spin legend Bishen Singh Bedi feels the only trick the team has missed so far in England is not playing Ravichandran Ashwin."Ideally, Ashwin should have played in the both the games. Again...

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Ashwin should be part of playing XI: Bedi

NEW DELHI: Impressed by India's brilliant showing at Lord's, spin legend Bishen Singh Bedi feels the only trick the team has missed so far in England is not playing Ravichandran Ashwin."Ideally, Ashwin should have played in the both the games. Again...

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'Career really took off after Perth ton'

MUMBAI: Once again terming it his best Test ton, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar today said his career took flight following the knock of 114 on a bouncy WACA track in 1992, adding that the innings against a hostile Australian attack in Perth gave him...

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'Career really took off after Perth ton'

MUMBAI: Once again terming it his best Test ton, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar today said his career took flight following the knock of 114 on a bouncy WACA track in 1992, adding that the innings against a hostile Australian attack in Perth gave him...

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'India will challenge Aussies Down Under'

MUMBAI: As he mingled with the kids from neighbouring villages, the instructors at the Magic Bus Learning & Development Centre near Karjat were a little confused how they should introduce Steve Waugh to the 10 or 12 year olds who've never watched...

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'India will challenge Aussies Down Under'

MUMBAI: As he mingled with the kids from neighbouring villages, the instructors at the Magic Bus Learning & Development Centre near Karjat were a little confused how they should introduce Steve Waugh to the 10 or 12 year olds who've never watched...

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Injured Matt Prior pulls out of Test duty

LONDON: England wicketkeeper Matt Prior said after his side's crushing defeat by India on Monday that he will not play any more Tests this season and may have ended his international career.Prior, 32, said he needs time off to treat injuries, including...

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Injured Matt Prior pulls out of Test duty

LONDON: England wicketkeeper Matt Prior said after his side's crushing defeat by India on Monday that he will not play any more Tests this season and may have ended his international career.Prior, 32, said he needs time off to treat injuries, including...

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'Spooked' hotel haunts England cricketers

LONDON: England have often looked a haunted side during their ongoing run of nine Tests without a win.And according to pacer Stuart Broad they have a particular reason to be spooked during matches in London after ghostly goings-on at the team hotel.Broad...

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India win Lord's Test by 95 runs

LONDON: India clinched their first Test win at the historic Lord's in nearly three decades as they rode on Ishant Sharma's inspired spell of fast bowling to demolish England by 95 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the five match series on Monday.The lanky...

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England 173/5 at lunch on Day 5

LONDON: Moeen Ali fell to the final ball before lunch, denting England's hopes of saving the second Test against India as the hosts reached 173 for five on the final day at Lord's on Monday.Resuming on 105 for four and needing 319 for victory, Root and...

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England 173/5 at lunch on Day 5

LONDON: Moeen Ali fell to the final ball before lunch, denting England's hopes of saving the second Test against India as the hosts reached 173 for five on the final day at Lord's on Monday.Resuming on 105 for four and needing 319 for victory, Root and...

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India lead England by 243 runs at lunch

LONDON: Murali Vijay fell five runs short of a well-deserved century on Sunday as England took three valuable wickets in the morning session of fourth day of the second test at Lord's.A free-hitting Ravindra Jadeja (37) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (13) will...

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Dale Steyn stars in big South Africa win

GALLE: Dale Steyn grabbed a match haul of 9-99 as South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka by 153 runs on Sunday on the fifth and final day of the first Test.Steyn's figures, the best by a quick at the Galle ground, helped the visitors bowl out Sri Lanka twice...

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Dale Steyn stars in big South Africa win

GALLE: Dale Steyn grabbed a match haul of 9-99 as South Africa thrashed Sri Lanka by 153 runs on Sunday on the fifth and final day of the first Test.Steyn's figures, the best by a quick at the Galle ground, helped the visitors bowl out Sri Lanka twice...

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India lead England by 243 runs at lunch

LONDON: Murali Vijay fell five runs short of a well-deserved century on Sunday as England took three valuable wickets in the morning session of fourth day of the second test at Lord's.A free-hitting Ravindra Jadeja (37) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (13) will...

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1st Test: Sanga keeps alive SL win dream

GALLE (Sri Lanka): Kumar Sangakkara smashed his 49th half-century as Sri Lanka launched a stunning fightback on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa on Saturday.The prolific left-hander also shared 96 runs for the unbroken second wicket...

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