Leg-spinner Monty Panesar will warm up for England's Test series in India by playing club cricket in Sri Lanka.
Former Indian table tennis star Virendra "Monty" Merchant, 64, died in Washington on Wednesday. Merchant, who is is survived by his American wife and mother, was cremated on Thursday.
Stephen Fleming walked into the annals of international cricketing history on Tuesday, with his final innings encapsulating his entire career.
New Zealand finished day four on 222 for five, needing another 331 to win the third Test against England.
England have named a provisional 30-man squad for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.
England pace bowler Stuart Broad believes the Nottingham swing factor can give his side a 2-0 series win in the third and final Test against New Zealand starting at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Spin was the primary weapon at the second Test at Old Trafford, which England won by six wickets thanks to Monty Panesar after trailing New Zealand by 179 runs on the first innings.
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed feels the categorisation of Test and limited overs spinners is the need of the hour. According to Mushtaq, skill-wise, Lyon and Ashwin are on par with greats like Saqlain Mushtaq and Muttiah Muralitharan but not best suited for the one-day game.
Monty Panesar took a Test best six for 37 as England dismissed the Kiwis for 114 in their second innings. England were 76 for 1 in their second innings, needing a further 218 runs to go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
Durham pace bowler Graham Onions has been added to England's squad as they bid to win the Ashes series outright in the fourth Test at his Chester-le-Street home ground from Friday.
England spinner Monty Panesar claimed six wickets to wrap up the deciding third Test against New Zealand just after lunch on the fifth day on Wednesday. New Zealand, chasing an improbable 553 to win, were bowled out for 431 in their second innings to give England victory by 121 runs and a 2-1 triumph in the series, their first overseas success since South Africa in 2005.
Sri Lanka picked a four-man pace attack with all rounder Farveez Maharoof taking the place of injured spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.
Batsman Alastair Cook and left-arm spinner Monty Panesar have been awarded 12-month central contracts after impressive starts to their England careers this year.
Matthew Hoggard (4 for 29) and Monty Panesar (3 for 46) shared seven wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 188 on first day of the first Test against England on Saturday. In reply, England were 49 for 1 at stumps.
Out-of-favour India batsman Virender Sehwag and Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan will lead two MCC sides in a series of matches in the Middle East to help launch the new county season.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored an undefeated 116 on Monday but could not push the West Indies to its first away Test victory against England since 2000.
Fletcher has been heavily criticised by former England players for persevering with Giles despite his ineffectiveness against the Australians.
At close on Day 3 in the first Test, the West Indies were 363 for seven after England declared at their overnight total of 553 for five.
"This is totally unacceptable and I'll talk to my colleague in Australia about the incident," said Britain's Minister for Sport Richard Caborn.
Anil Kumble surpassed Glenn McGrath to become the world's third highest wicket-taker in Tests.
England finished 319 runs behind India's first innings score, but captain Rahul Dravid did not enforce the follow on.
England trail India's first innings score by 338 runs. They need another 127 runs to avoid the follow-on.
'It was as if I lost my mind. I honestly didn't know what was going on. I just started running and it felt like I was flying somewhere,' said Panesar, talking about Tendulkar's dismissal.
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.
England left-arm spin bowler Ashley Giles, recovering from a third hip operation in 18 months, must decide whether to risk his long-term health with another comeback.
The 25-year-old moved into the top ten of the LG ICC rankings for the first time in his career and is now the highest rated England spinner since Derek Underwood in 1977.
The England captain anticipates a sterner challenge from the experienced India team in the Test series next month.
England, set 110 to win, reached 111 for three with captain Michael Vaughan (48 not out) steering England home in his first Test series in 18 months after injury.
The England left-arm spinner exploited a wearing Old Trafford pitch to claim his first 10-wicket haul in a Test match.
Panesar finished with match figures of 10-187 - his first 10 wicket haul in his 16th Test - and was named man of the match.
Monty Panesar captured five wickets on his Ashes debut to help England bowl out Australia for 244 on the opening day of the third Test.
England were in control of the third Test on the second day after the West Indies suffered an embarrassing batting collapse.
West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan said on Thursday his team have worked out a plan to combat the threat of England's left-arm spinner.
Pietersen hit a superb century and Panesar returned his best figures of 6 for 129 as England took a grip on the first Test against the West Indies.
Worcestershire were promoted to Division One of the English County Championship after a five-wicket victory over Northamptonshire.
Simon Jones Shaun Udal, Ian Blackwell and Monty Panesar are ill with a stomach bug.
The veteran fast bowler was named in a 30-man provisional squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in India but there was no place for Monty Panesar
Pakistan, set 380 to win from 80 overs, made no effort to go for the runs after Hoggard dismissed both openers with only 33 on the board.
"Our execution has been fantastic so far, and we want to keep that going and win the series 5-0," Warne said in his column in the Sydney Telegraph.
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