India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek advanced to the U S Open men's doubles semi-finals after a hard-fought win in the last-eight stage in New York on Tuesday.
India's captain said the team lost its way in the middle in the tri-series final.
New Zealand fell two runs short of eclipsing Sri Lanka's highest score in One-Day Internationals on Wenesday.
Stephen Fleming will captain a 13-man squad to play the Australians in the first 20-overs-a-side match between two international sides.
Almost $2.7 million were collected in an auction of more than 300 items from the Playboy archives.
'What captains want are players who move well in the field.' 'It doesn't matter which year a player is born in, whether you are 19 or 20 -- you have to be agile.'
Fleming knows how tough the Aussies are to beat following his team's experience at this year's World Cup.\n\n
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi braved sweltering heat and a stiff challenge from Rameez Junaid and Adrian Mannarino to enter the second round of the Australian Open.
Medium-fast bowler Michael Mason, 12th man for the series opener, is also retained.
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 38 runs in the second Test to win the two-match series 1-0.
Hamish Marshall was unbeaten on 133 as New Zealand reached 267 for three wickets on the first day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
New Zealand slumped to 11 for two in their second innings, trailing Australia by 80 runs, at the close of play on the third day of the third and final Test.
New Zealand, 1-0 down in the series, made 199 for five on the opening day of the third and final Test against Australia in Auckland on Saturday.
Five wickets from left-armer James Franklin inspired New Zealand to a seven-wicket victory.
Delhi Daredevils will play table-toppers Chennai Super Kings in a crucial Indian Premier League match, in Pune, on Monday.
It will be an uphill task for the defending champs given their opponents' form and formidable line-up.
An estimated 12,000 jobs from Britain could go offshore mostly to India and South Africa in 2005, the finance union Amicus has warned, as it called on the government to boost education and training.
The 33-year-old Cairns is nursing a hamstring injury he suffered while bowling in the opening game against India.
New Zealand could climb to number ranking in ODIs if they can win their next two series at home to Sri Lanka and Australia.
Australia's chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns said it was unlikely Michael Kasprowicz would be dumped from the Test side.
Australia took an overall lead of 381 after bowling New Zealand out for 251 in their first innings on day three of the second Test.
Batsman Craig McMillan has again been left out of New Zealand's Test side for their tour of Australia starting later this month.
Skipper Graeme Smith said he was disappointed with his attack, which allowed his opposite Stephen Fleming to score a century.
The opener hit an unbeaten half century as New Zealand ended a rain-shortened day 1 in the second Test against Pakistan at 151 for five.
Former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum has insisted that he can never forgive his ex-team-mate Chris Cairns after the latter effectively lobbied to destroy his credibility over match-fixing allegations. Cairns had been linked to match-fixing following statements by Stephen Fleming and McCullum. However, he was cleared of any wrongdoing in a court of law and by the ICC's anti-corruption unit. McCullum, who had told the jury that Cairns had approached him three times in total over fixing a match, insisted that he felt as if his character had come under-fire during the prejury trial.
The wicketkeeper, promoted to number three, ensured New Zealand remained on equal terms with England on the third day of the first Test with a mature unbeaten 72. \n\n\n\n
New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming won the toss and elected to bat in the three-day cricket match against India 'A'.
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