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- Preview: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Colombo Jun 30 – Jul 4, 2012
- England vs Australia Highlights 1st ODI Lords 2012
- Australia vs England 1st ODI Scorecard Lords 2012
- Live Scores Australia vs England 1st ODI Lords 2012
- West Indies favourites for T20 World Cup, says Shane Watson
- Australia vs England 1st ODI Live Streams | Aus vs Eng | 29 June 2012
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| Preview: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Colombo Jun 30 – Jul 4, 2012 Posted: 29 Jun 2012 01:15 PM PDT
The hosts will start as firm favourites at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) after thumping Pakistan by 209 runs with a day to spare in the first Test in Galle to take the lead in the three-match series. Sri Lanka have not won a Test series since defeating New Zealand 2-0 at home in August 2009 and have struggled to make an impact after world bowling record holder Muttiah Muralitharan quit the five-day format in 2010.
The islanders have lost five series and drawn three since the success against New Zealand – twice allowing the opposition to bounce back after winning the opening encounter. In 2010, Sri Lanka beat India in the first match in Galle – Muralitharan's final Test appearance – before losing the third game at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo. Then in March-April this year, the hosts triumphed over England at Galle, only to see Andrew Strauss’ men win the second and final Test at the P. Sara Oval and retain their number one ranking. Veteran skipper Mahela Jayawardene was wary of slipping on the proverbial banana skin again. “We have to be positive,” he said. “There are two more matches to go and we need to put the Galle match behind and keep improving. We need to be a lot more consistent with bowling, batting and fielding. “A lot of hard work is required going into the next Test. We need to handle the conditions at SSC very well. We need to try and get on top of the opposition and keep the pressure.” The SSC has proved a happy hunting ground for Sri Lanka, where they have not lost a Test since 2004, and have won six of their last 11 matches. The hosts are likely to play an unchanged side unless seamer Nuwan Pradeep, who took one wicket in Galle, is replaced by either Thisara Perera or Dilhara Fernando. Fernando was drafted into the squad for the second Test in place of left-arm seamer Chanaka Welegedara, who missed the Galle match due to a shoulder injury and was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the series. Pakistan, meanwhile, will welcome back captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who was banned for the Galle Test after his team’s slow over-rate during the final ODI in Colombo on June 18. The tourists need Misbah’s calming influence as skipper and also his presence in the middle-order after they were shot out for 100 and 300 in Galle on a spin-friendly pitch. Pakistan were let down by poor umpiring at Galle – the Decision Review System (DRS) is not being used in the series – but they have themselves to blame for their first defeat in 10 Tests. The batting failed spectacularly in the first innings and only veteran Younis Khan (87) and young Asad Shafiq (80) provided any real resistance in the second. Mohammad Hafeez, who led Pakistan in Misbah’s absence, said the second innings performance in Galle gave him confidence the tourists would do well in the remaining two Tests. “I liked the way the boys fought it out on the last day when the conditions were tough,” he said. “These are positive signs for the team. All is not lost yet.” Pakistan will once again bank on their spinners, who claimed 11 of the 14 Sri Lankan wickets to fall to the bowlers at Galle, with prolific off-spinner Saeed Ajmal picking up seven in the match.(AFP) Teams: Sri Lanka (probable) Tillakaratne Dilshan, Tharanga Paranavitana, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene (c), Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), Nuwan Kulasekara, Suraj Randiv, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Pradeep Pakistan (probable) Taufeeq Umar, Mohammad Hafeez (c), Younis Khan, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Adnan Akmal (wk), Mohammad Ayub, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Junaid Khan Time: (10:00 local | 10:00 IST)  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England vs Australia Highlights 1st ODI Lords 2012 Posted: 29 Jun 2012 10:10 AM PDT
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| Australia vs England 1st ODI Scorecard Lords 2012 Posted: 29 Jun 2012 08:29 AM PDT
West Indies in England 2012 England vs West Indies – 1st ODI Played at Lord’s, London, 29 June 2012 Toss - Australia won the toss and elected to Field. Result – England beat Australia by 15 runs England Innings
Fall of wickets (England): 1-74 (Bell, 16.6 ov), 2-89 (Cook, 20.6 ov), 3-121 (Bopara, 28.1 ov), 4-189 (Trott, 40.1 ov), 5-272 (Kieswetter, 49.6 ov)
Powerplay: 1-10, 16-20 (bowling), 36-40 (batting)
Australia Innings
Fall of Wickets (Australia): 1-20 (Watson, 5.4 ov), 2-96 (Bailey, 18.6 ov), 3-102 (Warner, 20.2 ov), 4-132 (Hussey, 29.1 ov), 5-147 (Smith, 32.5 ov), 6-204 (Wade, 41.5 ov), 7-214 (Clarke, 42.6 ov), 8-226 (McKay, 45.1 ov), 9-231 (Cummins, 45.6 ov)
Powerplay: 1-10, 18-22 (bowling), 29-33 (batting)
England (Playing XI): Alastair Cook(c), Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Craig Kieswetter(w), Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Steven Finn  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Live Scores Australia vs England 1st ODI Lords 2012 Posted: 29 Jun 2012 03:24 AM PDT
Toss: Australia have won the toss and elected to field Teams: England (Playing XI): Alastair Cook(c), Ian Bell, Jonathan Trott, Ravi Bopara, Eoin Morgan, Craig Kieswetter(w), Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Steven Finn  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Indies favourites for T20 World Cup, says Shane Watson Posted: 29 Jun 2012 02:28 AM PDT
Watson feels Darren Sammy’s side’s all-round strengths make it the favourite for the event. “I actually think the West Indies are going to be the team to beat. They have got a really well balanced team that has played a lot of high quality Twenty20 cricket around the world and they certainly know how to perform under pressure. I think they have got the firepower to give a lot of teams a big surprise,” said Watson.
However, Watson thinks the experience gained by Australia’s players in domestic T20 competitions across the globe, means his side may be able to go one better than its runners-up spot at the 2010 event in the Caribbean. “It is a format in which we still haven’t been able to play well consistently against other countries in the world. We made the final in the last ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies and in the end we were pipped by England but since then we haven’t played consistently well, so we are really going to have to step up our Twenty20 game. With a change in players and the experience of playing in different Twenty20 leagues, it means hopefully we can step up when we really need to,” he said. Meanwhile, Watson admits he is excited about the upcoming ODI series against England that begins Friday. “It is going to be a huge series. It is a great lead-in to next year’s Ashes and there is no doubt we have to be at our absolute best for that one-day series so our preparation is going to be very important, as is the way we perform. It is the first time for us with a slightly newer group of cricketers, a new coach Mickey Arthur and a new structure around us,” said Watson. Watson, who missed much of the Australian summer through injury, is hopeful that he is now over the string of injury problems that have hampered his career. “I’ve learnt a lot about the way I am going to get the best out of myself as an all-rounder, about my bowling workload and what my body can do. I am trying to find the best ways to give myself the best chance of not getting injured.” “In the three months during the summer when I was injured, I learnt a lot and I have put a few things in place again to make sure that I am doing everything I can to give myself the best chance I can of staying fit,” he said. (IANS)  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia vs England 1st ODI Live Streams | Aus vs Eng | 29 June 2012 Posted: 28 Jun 2012 11:30 PM PDT
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| Australia vs England 1st ODI Live Streams Lords 2012 Posted: 28 Jun 2012 05:30 PM PDT
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