The Lions from South Africa will look ride on the performance of their captain Alviro Petersen to guide them to a better finish.
Kohli, with 903 rating points, is 34 points behind Smith (937).
A calf injury to explosive batsman Lynn opened an unlikely door for 34-year-old White, who played the last of his 88 ODIs in 2015 and has since been critical of a pro-youth policy he felt did not reward the performance of senior players.
Cricket authorities said late last month they were still planning for the World Cup in October, although Cricket Australia has conceded the entire international schedule is up in the air due to the virus.
The report added that cult members had approached certain members of the cricket team, who are Buddhists, to influence them. The panel, constituted in November last year to assess the performance of the 2014 World Cup champions and probe the influence of the cult on team selection, has, however, recommended that "special attention" must be given to prevent the movement from making inroads into the team.
The custom WWE Championship Title will remain with the ECB as a permanent fixture at Lord's.
It will be a David versus Goliath battle at the R Premadasa Stadium on Friday when defending champions England launch their World Twenty20 campaign against Afghanistan, who displayed enough fighting abilities in their opening fixture against India.
Australian fast bowler Brett Lee could miss the first Ashes Test against England starting in Cardiff on Wednesday because of a rib injury, his team said on Monday. Lee, one of Australia's key bowlers in the 2005 series, suffered soreness in his ribs following the drawn warm-up game against the England Lions.
The waiting ends for England's new Test captain Joe Root on Thursday when he leads his side out for the start of a four-match series against South Africa at Lord's on Thursday, nearly four months after his appointment.
Former captain Rahul Dravid is confident that the Indian team under Virat Kohli will 'peak during next few months' as they go into the World Cup in England as one of the tournament favourites.
Penpix of England players in England's Ashes squad.
England players deserve criticism for poor performances but questioning the team's desire is uncalled for, vice-captain Ben Stokes has said ahead of the third of the four-test series against South Africa at The Oval on Thursday.
England's Jofra Archer is likely to miss the Indian Premier League as national team coach Chris Silverwood wants the fast bowler to play cricket with Sussex to get up to speed before the home Test series against West Indies in June. Archer, who has a contract with the Rajasthan Royals franchise in the IPL, has been out of action since January with an elbow injury.
Rishabh Pant single-handedly put India in command on the second day of the fourth Test against England with his third century in Test cricket.
Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed on Friday it has postponed the Afghanistan Test in Hobart scheduled for November 27 until the situation regarding the women's game in the South Asian nation becomes clearer.
The Punjab all-rounder admits it will be tough breaking into the Test side with the likes of Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman in the middle order.
Ollie Pope was in awe of Kohli's batting technique
It will be a test of character and battle for supremacy when Delhi Daredevils and Gujarat Lions, two of the most impressive teams of IPL 9, lock horns against each other at the Feroze Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. Barring one bad day in office, both Daredevils and Gujarat Lions had a near perfect campaign so far in the tournament. While new outfit Gujarat Lions are comfortably placed at the second spot in the eight-team standings with eight points from five matches, the Daredevils are a place below in the third position with six points from four games.
Carey said selectors had not spoken to him about playing beyond the first two Tests.
The Supreme Court of India became "lions under the throne" when Jawaharlal Nehru brought in the fourth amendment in 1955, says T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
Back in contention for the Ashes with his first five-wicket haul on English soil, Australian pacer Brett Lee says he has finally mastered reverse swing, which the Englishmen had used with destructive precision during the 2005 series.
Having already played their opening encounters in the ongoing cricket World Cup, it is time for New Zealand and the Netherlands to venture deep into the tournament as they face each other in Hyderabad on Monday.
West Indies limited-overs skipper Kieron Pollard, who was ruled out of the Pakistan Super League due to a niggle in his right thigh early this month, said it is time to work on his fitness and prepare for the season ahead.
Afghanistan (6 points) will not only look to secure two points against the Dutch (4 points) but also aim to win big and improve the net run-rate
Opener Dinesh Karthik hit a blazing half-century in the second innings as the three-match between England Lions and the Indians ended in a draw.
The master batsman has done it several times, but, yet again, on Saturday, he was required to anchor India out of trouble and did not let the team and his fans down.
The ace batsman scored 171 as the Indians ended Day 2 on 336-7, in the three-day match against England Lions.
England Lions finished the opening day of the three-day tour match on a commanding 379 for 8 against India at Chelmsford on Friday.
It is understood that barring captain Virat Kohli, almost all the Test team regulars will be in action in the one-off Test against Afghanistan.
Seeing Dubliner Eoin Morgan become England's World Cup skipper was a 'wee bit irritating' for Ireland.
India's quality pace attack, comprising a world-class operator in Jasprit Bumrah, could prompt the hosts to prepare seamer-friendly pitches instead of the traditional sub-continental spinning tracks in their upcoming Test series against England, said opener Rory Burns.
'He is always going to be an attacking player but reading of the situation when one is playing red ball cricket is required. We are glad that he has been picked in the national team and I hope he takes this maturity and builds from thereon'
England beat Spain 5-2 to win FIFA U-17 World Cup
England's cricketers must take responsibility for their actions and improve their off-field behaviour or risk turning a younger generation of players away from the game, all-rounder Moeen Ali said.
Former England batsman Jonathan Trott will continue to try to revive his Test career on his first overseas tour since leaving the Ashes in Australia with stress issues just over a year ago.
A two week gap between the limited overs series and the five-match Test series against England starting on August 1, has given Virat Kohli and his boys the time to travel around UK with their families, while also bond with their team mates as they mix practice with pleasure.
Bangladesh made a perfect start to their World Cup campaign, posting their highest one-day international score of 330-6 during the 21-run win over South Africa.
Italy opened their campaign with an emphatic 2-1 win over England in their Group D match in the Amazon city of Manaus on Saturday.
Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak died on Sunday at the age of 49.
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