England face severely depleted Zimbabwe, while New Zealand take on the United States in the ICC Champions Trophy on Friday.
Cheteshwar Pujara set a few records during his unbeaten ton.
His wife Rachael gave birth to a boy in England on Wednesday night. The couple have an 18-month-old daughter.
Ricky Ponting was ranked fourth among batsmen while Andrew Flintoff, at 10, is England's highest ranked bowler
Penpix of England's 12-man squad for the first 2005 Ashes Test on July 21.
South Africa took full advantage of an abject England batting display on Monday to complete an easy 340-run win in the second Test to level the series 1-1 with two games left to play.
Coach Bob Woolmer said that England's defeat in the three-day match to the Pakistan A side is a psychological boost for his players.
Mathew Hayden also overtook Sachin Tendulkar as the year's leading run scorer with 1,481 to his name.
England captain Joe Root sought to draw a line under the litany of off-field incidents that have dogged the team throughout the Ashes on Wednesday, even as a senior player admitted they would continue to haunt the side during the third Test in Perth.
Joe Root does not admit to being a natural leader but England's new Test captain says the time spent as Alastair Cook's understudy has groomed him for the responsibility.
They will play three Tests and seven ODIs in India early next year.
The New Zealand team administration has received a pat on the back from the Kiwi media for their bold team selection in the opening match of the World T20 opening match against India on Tuesday.
England have replaced South Africa as Australia's nearest rivals after winning six of their last seven Tests.
The England fast bowler failed to find line, length or rhythm at Port Elizabeth as took one for 142, his worst return in 24 Tests.
England stunned Australia to win their first Twenty20 international by 100 runs on Monday.
Captain Michael Vaughan was cautious in predicting the outcome of his side's two-Test series against Bangladesh.
Opening batsman Cameron Bancroft, the most junior member in the side at 25, was tasked with implementing the plan and was duly caught on camera using the tape.
With current players from three full member nations seeking no objection certificates to participate in the upcoming Masters Champions League (MCL), the ICC warned the boards against entertaining such demands and called it 'unacceptable'.
If anybody asked me (Vengsarkar) which state has the best young cricketing talent in the country, they'd probably be surprised by my answer -- Uttar Pradesh.
Australian speedster Brett Lee will be the brand ambassador of Timex' Billenium watches, and will make select appearances in India in coming months.
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 were 263 for four when bad light ended lay 4.2 overs early.
The left-arm spinner has been prescribed medication for a throat infection and is isolated from the rest of the squad.
Pace bowler James Anderson has returned to the 12-man England squad for the third and final Test against New Zealand.
England won the fourth match by 74 runs to complete a 4-0 whitewash in the one-day international series.
West Indies lead in the weather-disrupted series 2-1 with the final match scheduled for Barbados on Wednesday.
Clinical England beat India by 31 runs at Edgbaston on Sunday to take them back in the top-four in the points table, giving themselves a shot at the semis spot.
The England all rounder enhanced his case for the first Test against West Indies with a ton in the three-day game against Jamaica.
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