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Players have spent just over one hour out in the middle two sessions into the final Test of the series between England and Pakistan at Lord’s as rain has reigned at the home of cricket today. More at http://blogs.bettor.com/Rain-reigns-in-Lords-Test-between-England-and-Pakistan-a23699.
England’s summer 2011 schedule will see this summer’s Test adversaries of Bangladesh and Pakistan replaced by South Asia’s other two Test playing nations, Sri Lanka and then India. For the full article, visit http://blogs.bettor.com/England-to-play-India-as-summer-2011-scheduled-announced-a23693
England looked to be cruising towards a 4-0 whitewash of their current Test series against Pakistan before hitting a bump in the road with a four-wicket loss at The Oval last match to ensure the series remains alive into the final Test at Lord’s. To read the full preview, visit http://blogs.bettor.com/England-vs-Pakistan-Lords-Test-preview-a23452.
As Leicestershire endures a poor season of cricket, the county team’s problems have spilled across both sides of the boundary rope as discord between club chairman Neil Davidson and captain Matthew Hoggard and head coach Tim Boon has entered the public domain. More at http://blogs.bettor.com/Captain-and-coach-versus-chairman-at-Leicestershire-CCC-a23406.
Mohammad Yousuf has been named in Pakistan’s 16-man ODI and Twenty20 International squad to face England this September. Shahid Afridi will also return to England to take over the captaincy in the limited overs formats. More at http://blogs.bettor.com/Pakistan-name-Mohammad-Yousuf-in-ODI-squad-a23218.
Australia coach Tim Nielsen chas had his contract extended to the end of the 2013 Ashes. The contract also takes in this year’s home Ashes series and next year’s World Cup, where Australia will be seeking to be crowned champions for the fourth consecutive occasion. The full article is available at http://blogs.bettor.com/Tim-Nielsen-to-coach-Australia-to-2013-Ashes-a23201
With an eye on the 2011 World Cup, the series between Pakistan and New Zealand has been heavily weighted to focus on ODI cricket. The schedule, announced today, will see the teams play one another in two Tests, six ODIs and three Twenty20 internationals in 2010-11. More at http://blogs.bettor.com/Pakistan-to-prepare-for-World-Cup-against-New-Zealand-a23197
It really should have been easier than this. Pakistan had been coasting to victory in the third Test match against at the Oval. But then a mixture of good bowling from Graeme Swan and James Anderson – and a panic attack from within the Pakistan middle order – turned a regulation victory into a drama, [...]
In what was billed as his last chance saloon, Alastair Cook has defied the critics and hit a wonderful century as England have taken control of the third Test against Pakistan. The hosts have dominated the third day and have finished the session on 194-3, 119 ahead of their rivals. Following a mixture of lucky [...]
Test debutant Wahab Riaz’s five-wicket haul has ensured England could only amass a first innings total of 233 in their Test against Pakistan at The Oval, but if it wasn’t for Matt Prior (84 not out) and Stuart Broad’s record 119-run 8th wicket partnership the situation might have been a lot worse for the home [...]