England reached 138 for three at stumps on day one after claiming Sri Lanka for 141 runs in the second Test
England's cricketers were branded "Vaughan again losers" by their own tabloid media on Monday after their crushing defeat by Australia in the first Ashes Test.
The right-hander said the pitch was much as the same as Thursday, when 17 wickets fell in a frenetic day.
The England selectors picked Kevin Pietersen ahead of Graham Thorpe for the first Ashes Test against Australia.
The Australians are looking for some subcontinental help in their bid to win back the Ashes.
The inventors of cricket's 'Hotspot' technology have called for all protective covering to be removed from bats in order for the system to work properly.
Yuvraj Singh hit six sixes in an over en route to a 14-ball 58 as India beat England by 18 runs.
England meanwhile called Ian Bell and uncapped seamer Jon Lewis for the first Test against Bangladesh.
The South Africa born batsman hit his first ton for Hampshire to boost his chances of Test selection
The pace bowler picked 5 wickets for 59 runs as England were bowled out for 238 on day 1 in the warm-up match against the BCCI President's XI
Former captain Nasser Hussain feels incumbent Joe Root is arguably' England's best ever player of spin and will end up breaking all their Test batting records.
Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell scored hundreds as England fought back to 391 for seven wickets on the third day
Inzamam hit a record equalling 23rd century as Pakistan made 462 before reducing England to 113 for 3 at close on day 2 of the second Test.
England registered an emphatic 161-run victory over Zimbabwe in the second ODI to go up 2-0 up in the four-match series.
Pietersen was on 105 not out as England, needing a draw to win the Ashes for the first time since 1986-87, reached tea on 221 for seven on the final day.
KKR have plenty of resources in bowling but Karthik, it seems, has not been able to manage them well
The series win in Australia shows India will be a difficult team to beat and England will have to be at the top of their game to outwit the hosts in the upcoming four-match Test series, coach Chris Silverwood said on Tuesday.
The England left-hander announced his retirement from Test cricket after being replaced by Kevin Pietersen for the Ashes
Pakistan's Test stalwart Younis Khan, who led the national team to its only World T20 title in 2009, remained unsold while captain Misbah-ul Haq was snapped up by the Islamabad franchise on the first day of the Players' Draft for the Pakistan Super League, on Monday.
South Africa beat England by three wickets in the seventh and final ODI to wrap up a 4-1 series victory.
Left-arm spinner Sourashish Lahiri claimed five for 118 to lead East Zone to a 93-run victory over England 'A' in the Duleep Trophy cricket match.
England beat South Africa by 26 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method after rain washed out play 25.1 overs into the England innings.
England won the fourth match by 74 runs to complete a 4-0 whitewash in the one-day international series.
Jofra Archer's World Cup debut, where he picked up three wickets in England's 104-run victory over South Africa, was among the early tournament highlights after he was fast-tracked into the hosts' one-day international setup.
India captain Virat Kohli along with the other nine skippers of the participating teams at the ICC World Cup on Wednesday met Queen Elizabeth and Prince Harry at Buckingham Palace in London.
England's Kevin Pietersen has dismissed burn-out worries, saying he's happy to play cricket all year long
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