* Strauss unbeaten on 121 * England lead by 16 runs (Releads, adds Strauss quotes) By Ed Osmond LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) – England captain Andrew Strauss described a feeling of release after ending an l8-month wait for a century with an polished …See…
The 22-year-old left Australia last Friday to play county cricket for Yorkshire but incomplete documentation meant he was instructed to take the long trip back home on Tuesday. "Well that's a first! Being deported from England .See all stories…
April 19 (Reuters) – South Africa-born pace bowler Neil Wagner has been declared eligible to play for New Zealand after the International Cricket Council ruled there were special circumstances why he did not meet residency regulations, NZ Cricket said …
| COLOMBO, April 7 (Reuters) – Off-spinner Graeme Swann claimed his second 10-wicket haul to bowl Sri Lanka out for 278 and leave England chasing 94 for victory on the fifth and final day of the second test on Saturday. Sri Lanka were all dismissed ……
Dilshan, however, did get some bad news after the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced he was to be fined 10 percent of his match fee for breaching their code of conduct concerning excessive appealing. Sri Lanka lead the two-match series 1-0.S…
| COLOMBO, April 3 (Reuters) – England paceman James Anderson rocked Sri Lanka with three early wickets before the hosts staged a recovery to reach 82 for three at lunch on the opening day of the second test on Tuesday. After winning the toss for the ….
LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) – Fast bowler Stuart Broad has been ruled out of England's second test against Sri Lanka with a calf strain, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Friday. Broad suffered the injury to his right leg in the 75-r…
| GALLE, March 29 (Reuters) – England, chasing 340 for victory, lost Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell in Thursday's morning session to reach the fourth day lunch break on 177 for four wickets, as the tourists chipped away at their daunting target to wi…
| GALLE, Sri Lanka, March 28 (Reuters) – England off-spinner Graeme Swann took his 12th five-wicket haul in tests but stubborn resistance from the Sri Lankan tail carried the hosts to 151 for eight, an overall lead of 276, at lunch on the third day of …
"In principle we have decided to hold the series against Australia in August in Sri Lanka but we are negotiating with the Sri Lankan board for a favourable deal," Pakistan Cricket Board chief operating officer Subhan Ahmed told Reuters.See al…
