Just hours after his team surrendered the Ashes in abject fashion, Australia cricket coach Darren Lehmann has come under fire for turning to Twitter in search of tickets to an English Premier League soccer match.
Australia captain Michael Clarke will retire at the end of the current Ashes series, bringing a dismal end to a storied 114-Test career, Channel Nine reported on Saturday.
Stuart Broad took eight wickets as England skittled out Australia for 60 in a historically quick 111 balls and moved within sight of an Ashes-clinching win on the first day of the fourth Test at Trent Bridge.
Sanath Jayasuriya will make a comeback against England at Trent Bridge just a month after retiring
In the six games he had played so far, Tamim has hit just one half-century in the competition -- 62 against Australia at Trent Bridge on Thursday that too in a losing cause.
On Thursday, it was revealed that even the 'Men in Blue' use the same equipment to beat the biting cold.
Both teams will be looking for some good one-day cricket in the NatWest series, beginning on Wednesday.
Former Australian pacer Bruce Reid commenced his stint with the Indian team with the first practice session at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
Pace bowler James Anderson has returned to the 12-man England squad for the third and final Test against New Zealand.
Seeking to continue their winning momentum and take an unassailable 2-0 lead, India were dealt a blow ahead of the third one-dayer against England at Trent Bridge on Saturday as opener Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the remainder of the tour because of injury.
Five England bowlers are ranked in the top-20 following superb performances in the on-going Ashes series
England bowler Simon Jones hurt his right ankle on Saturday during the fourth Test at Trent Bridge
The ace leg spinner says Australia will find their true form in this week's fourth Ashes Test after being dominated by England in the previous two matches.
The fourth Ashes Test starts at Trent Bridge on Thursday.
Jason Gillespie was dropped from the Australian line-up to play Northamptonshire on Saturday
South Africa lost four wickets in the final session of a fluctuating first day of the second Test against England at Trent Bridge on Friday but finished with a defiant flourish to end on 309 for six.
South Africa's main strike bowler misses the fourth Test to attend the birth of his first child
IMAGES from Day 5 of the third and final Test between England and New Zealand in Headingley on Monday.
England's Liam Plunkett smashed the last ball of the match for six to earn his team a dramatic tie with Sri Lanka in the first one-day international in Nottingham on Tuesday.
Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 139 to guide India 'A' to victory over Nottinghamshire.
Tournament records and personal bests came by the bucketload but Nathan Coulter-Nile fears his West Indies heroics may not be enough to make Australia's next XI.
Australia wicket-keeper Alex Carey got to witness Steve Smith's coolness under pressure first-hand and has commended the former captain for helping spark the turnaround against West Indies.
A draw at the Oval would be enough for the visitors to seal their first Test series victory in England since 1986, but Dravid said India would be looking to carry on the momentum.
The batting legend said the tendency to play too many shots is proving their downfall.
West Indies coasted to a seven-wicket win in the third ODI after England had crumbled to 147 all out.
His defiant century led England to a four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third Test.
Chris Cairns has taken three wickets in his final Test to leave England wavering on 225 for five in reply to the Kiwis total of 384 on day two of the third Test.
The skipper's seventh Test century enabled New Zealand score 295 for four on day one of the third Test against England.
Bayliss said he isn't worried about Kohli's fitness issues.
Harish Kotian/Rediff.com rates the Indian players in England.
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