World XI captain Graeme Smith said he supports the use of television replays after the video umpire gave out three Australian batsmen on the opening day of the ICC Super Test.
Katich opened the batting with Gilchrist after Australian selectors dropped Hayden from the one-day side.
Rahul Dravid said his country's World Cup demolition by Australia was a thing of the past.
England's captain said Saturday's final will be about who handles the pressure better on the day.
Australian captain Michael Clarke believes the Ashes series against England starting next month will be played in the correct spirit, even if some players come close to crossing a line.
Fighter aircraft and a Black Hawk helicopter forced the Cessna, which had taken off from a Pensylvannia airport, to land at an airport in Frederick, Maryland, about 40 miles from Washington.
Liverpool beat West Ham United 2-1 to keep alive their chance of finishing second in the English Premier League
It may be all-vegetarian dishes and non-alcoholic drinks when United States President Barack Obama hosts a private dinner at the White House tonight for Prime Minister Narendra Modi who himself will take only lime water.
French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graet told the country's top clubs on Wednesday to make the quality of their pitches an absolute priority, describing one ground at Euro 2016 as "a failure".
Statistical highlights of the fourth day's play of the first cricket Test between India and England in Rajkot on Saturday.
Stuart Clark took five wickets for 55 on his debut to snatch the advantage for Australia on the first day of the first Test against South Africa.
Australia, chasing England's first-innings total of 373, closed a truncated second day of the fifth Ashes Test on 112 without loss
The Australian captain has been ordered to rest because of a slight thigh strain for the fourth ODI against New Zealand.
When then ISI director Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha visited Washington, DC for a meeting with CIA Director Michael Hayden, he admitted that the planners of the Mumbai attacks included some 'retired Pakistani officers' and that the attackers had 'ISI links, but this had not been an authorised ISI operation.'
Justin Langer believes a glimpse of the green tinge on the Gabba wicket could be enough to bring on India's mental disintegration when the first Test begins tomorrow.
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Australia were 229 for three in their first innings, trailing West Indies by 176 runs
United States President Barack Obama will convene a meeting of the UN Security Council next month on the threat posed by foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq, the White House has said, amidst reports that another American jihadi has died in Syria fighting for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
The scheduling of the ICC Champions Trophy in the English autumn has perplexed the Australian captain.
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Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers of the Pakistan team from cricket World Cups.
Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid led the Test batting honours for the second straight week.
The off-spinner claimed just one for 169 from 35 overs in the first Test at Brisbane.
Andrew Symonds claimed a career-best five for 18 as Australia won the tri-series match by ten wickets.
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