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                                                Pietersen threatens England exit

 Kevin Pietersen could have played his last game for England after conceding that there were deep, perhaps irrepairable, divisions with the ECB and some other members of the England dressing room.

Pietersen, who has been unsettled for some time by the demands of the England schedule, refused to confirm that the final Test of the series against South Africa at Lord's would not be his last and expressed his anger that private conversations between him and officials at the ECB had been leaked to the media.

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T20I: Sri Lanka v India at Pallekele
Aug 7, 2012 (19:00 local | 13:30 GMT | 19:00 IST)

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England assault as South Africa keep command

England 48 for 0 (Strauss 19*, prepare food 20*) trail South Africa 419 (Petersen 182, Smith 52, Broad 3-96) by 371 sprints

Alviro Petersen had been the batsman in South Africa's top six that England least concerned about, the only one to fail throughout their crushing innings triumph at The Oval.

For Petersen to reply with 182, his highest check score, did not actually fit the script, particularly as the script also engaged England victorious the toss in the second check and putting South Africa in to bat, anticipating that their quartet of very quick bowlers would cause mayhem. Instead, the tourists endured until tea on the second day.

New Zealand ahead regardless of Samuels ton

New Zealand 260 and 59 for 2 (Guptill 42, Deonarine 2-3) lead West Indies 209 (Samuels 123, Boult 3-58, Bracewell 3-46) by 110 sprints

The conclusion to play four seamers paid dividends for New Zealand as they secured a first-innings lead of 51 on a day where West Indies, barring Marlon Samuels, took their eyes off the ball. A score of 260 shouldn't have been too daunting for West Indies to overhaul, but New Zealand's seamers bowled with control and respect to bundle out the hosts for 209. Samuels performed the lone had with a counterattacking 123, his first check century in the West Indies, but New Zealand not ever let proceed of the start from the morning meeting. The openers stretched the lead past 100 but a couple of late wickets provided a deflated West Indies unit some barrack.

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Sri Lanka v India (14:30 localizedized | 09:00 GMT | 14:30 IST)

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                          South Africa 262 for 5 (Petersen 124*, Rudolph 1*) v England

England did not bear the public humiliation, to adopt the admission of Graeme Swann, which they had endured at The Oval, but until the advent of the second new ball their gilded status was put under the fiercest inspection on the unfastening day of the Headingley check as Alviro Petersen joined the parade of South Africa batsmen angled upon grinding them into the grime.

Petersen became the fourth South Africa batsman to take a years of England's attack with the second Test only a day vintage, following the demonstration of Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis in the unfastening rubber. It was an intensely assessed activity, strong through the leg side, and when he come to both his fifty and then his century by dragging first Tim Bresnan and then Stuart very wide it was a perfect summation.



West Indies 11 for 0 trail New Zealand 260 (Taylor 60, Guptill 71, Roach 4-70) by 249 sprints

West Indies accomplished what was expected of them after triumphant the toss and opting to bowl, that was to bowl the opponents out. Kemar Roach justified his captain's decision with a four-wicket haul, backed by Tino Best, to constraint the labouring New Zealand side to 260 on a Sabina reserve throw which suggested something more to the seamers on the unfastening day than the surface at Antigua. New Zealand, though, conveyed it on themselves with a sequence of poor shots and as a outcome they could not ever hold West Indies under pressure for maintained periods.


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5th ODI: Sri Lanka v India at Pallekele
Aug 4, 2012 (14:30 localized | 09:00 GMT | 14:30 IST)

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                                 England won the toss and chose to bowl v South Africa

England omitted Graeme Swann, wicketless in the first Test at The Oval, and opted for four quick bowlers to try to claw their way back into the sequence against South Africa.

Andrew Strauss had the good fortune he needed after England had taken up such a high-risk strategy, winning the toss and having first bowling use of a green-tinged exterior, which England required to help the seamers on the unfastening day.

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2nd check: West Indies v New Zealand at Kingston
Aug 2-6, 2012 (10:00 local | 15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)

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                                                         Sri Lanka v India,

Virat Kohli was one time afresh the architect of a successful Indian follow, one that clinched the ODI sequence for India - they took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match affray. Kohli anchored India's response to 251, and was assisted along by Suresh Raina, who struck his third half-century of the sequence, each of which came in an India win. Both had their instants of fortune, just when Sri Lanka had fought their way back, but one time set, they advanced the goal assuredly, not ever allowing the required-rate to proceed above six and often being imperious in their shot-making. A game that promised to be close at one issue finally made a comprehensive victor.

Tomorrow's match

2nd Test: England v South Africa at Leeds
Aug 2-6, 2012 (11:00 local | 10:00 GMT | 15:30 IST)

2nd check: West Indies v New Zealand at Kingston
Aug 2-6, 2012 (10:00 localizedized | 15:00 GMT | 20:30 IST)

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                                         Sri Lanka v India, 3rd ODI, Colombo

                                           groups search new start in Colombo

After two diverging matches in Hambantota, the groups gear up for another double-header at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, with the sequence precisely tied up at 1-1. Sri Lanka will be the more confident of the two edges after the nine-wicket concealing they dished out to India in the preceding outing, but India have a superior record at the Premadasa, where the heat and humidity and shorter boundaries will seem more snug after blustery Hambantota.

                                                    West Indies v New Zealand

West Indies 442 for 6 (Gayle 150, Powell 134, Fudadin 55, Deonarine 54*) lead New Zealand 351 by 91 runs

Centuries by Chris Gayle and Kieran Powell, who put on 254 for the first wicket, put West Indies on the route to securing a sizeable first-innings lead, but a few late hits after tea provided New Zealand an unfastening. Gayle and Powell expanded the hosts' dominance by batting out the morning meeting, but the other top-order batsmen couldn't quite carry on after making begins. Assad Fudadin and Narsingh Deonarine made persevering half-centuries to double-check West Indies didn't capitulate after the start supplied by the openers and, by stumps, their team still held the upper hand, leading by 91.

Todays agree

3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS)
Jul 28, 2012 (14:30 localizedized | 09:00 GMT | 14:30 IST)

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                                               Sri Lanka v India, 3rd ODI, Colombo

Dhoni's dilemma: Rohit or Tiwary?

Rohit Sharma and Manoj Tiwary stood at converse finishes in the identical net throughout the practice meeting. One would bat for three-four deliveries against the fast bowlers, then the two would jog across and the other one would face the next couple of globes. There was not much to select between the two. Tiwary walked down the throw and lofted one over additional cover. Rostrike strike the glass panels of the getting dressed room with a meaty snare. Of course, there was no estimating which of the two looked more dignified. There is furthermore no guessing whom the group administration favours more.

                                                   West Indies v New Zealand

West Indies 145 for 0 (Gayle 85*, Powell 58*) trail New Zealand 351 (Guptill 97, Narine 5-132) by 206 runs
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Sunil Narine celebrates his first five-wicket haul in checks, Sunil Narine selected up his maiden check five-wicket haul
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Chris Gayle didn't show any nerves or caution after falling into check whites for the first time in one and a half years, smashing 85 not out and sharing an unbeaten unfastening stand of 145 with Kieran Powell to demoralise New Zealand on the second day. It was a day on which the hosts took entire control, with bat and ball. Sunil Narine did fairness to the hype surrounding him by taking his maiden five-wicket haul to constraint New Zealand to 351, after the tourists were well-placed on the opening day to post a more competitive tally.

Tomorrows agree

3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (RPS)
Jul 28, 2012 (14:30 local | 09:00 GMT | 14:30 IST)