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.
England beat Pakistan in the fourth ODI to keep alive their hopes of squaring the series.
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.
'A genuine back injury is expected to be used as the reason for releasing SehwagÂ…'The Sunday Telegraph said.
The Indian leg spinner's picked two wickets but Surrey succumbed to a shocking 37-run defeat against Nottinghamshire in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 Cup.
Sanath Jayasuriya will make a comeback against England at Trent Bridge just a month after retiring
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.
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.
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.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has taken an indefinite break from all cricket with immediate effect to prioritise his mental wellbeing and continue his recovery from an injury to his left index finger.
Five England bowlers are ranked in the top-20 following superb performances in the on-going Ashes series
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.
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
Young fast bowler Avesh Khan's tour of England is set to end abruptly after being ruled out of India's warm-up first-class game against Select County XI due to a left-thumb fracture he sustained on the opening day of the match in Durham.
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.
South Africa's main strike bowler misses the fourth Test to attend the birth of his first child
Bayliss said he isn't worried about Kohli's fitness issues.
Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 139 to guide India 'A' to victory over Nottinghamshire.
Yet while "The Don" was always in a world of his own, Kohli has his own Bradmanesque air at the moment.
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.
Harish Kotian/Rediff.com rates the Indian players in England.
The batting legend said the tendency to play too many shots is proving their downfall.
Stuart Broad was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct, which relates to "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an International Match."
West Indies coasted to a seven-wicket win in the third ODI after England had crumbled to 147 all out.
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