London:Recently knighted former allrounder Ian Botham termed England's performance in the ODIs so ''bloody woeful'' that he even backed the Eskimos to beat them.
Colombo:Sri Lankan left-hand opener Upul Tharanga injured a foot and has been ruled out of the first two Tests against Bangladesh compounding problems to secure the top order, an official said.
More imagesBridgetown, Barbados:Australia required just five overs of hostile pace to storm into the World Cup semi-finals with a crushing nine-wicket win over a hapless Ireland in a Super Eights match here on Friday.
London:Rumeli Dhar and Amita Sharma scored defiant half-centuries for India eves to clinch a draw against England on the final day of the first cricket Test at Grace Road.
Colombo:Sri Lanka ripped through South Africa's top order at the start of the second and final Test here, reducing the tourists to 113-4 by lunch on the opening day.
London:Worcestershire's foreign recruit and left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan scythed through the rival top order and then polished off the tail for a six-wicket haul to restrict Derbyshire to 338 in the Division Two County Championship match at New Road.
New Delhi:Man of the Match Harbhajan Singh top scored with 37 and then bared his fangs for a career best haul of five for 31 to turn the game on its head as India, despite yet another slipshod show by its top-order, beat England by 39 runs to go one up in the seven-match series at the Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium here today.
More imagesWellington:New Zealand tightened their grip on the second cricket Test against the West Indies, ripping through the top order to leave the tourists at 118 for four in their second innings at the end of the third day here Sunday.
Nagpur:Mohd Kaif and Anil Kumble steadied the Indian ship with a brilliant 128 run partnership for the eighth wicket after Matthew Hoggard cut through the hosts' top order with a five wicket haul to bring the first Test back on an even poise on the third day at the VCA ground here today.
Mumbai:Medium pacer Joginder Sharma and leg spinner Amit Mishra combined forces splendidly to help North Zone bundle out the visiting Zimbabwe President's Eleven squad for a paltry 94 on the opening day of their Duleep Trophy league match here today.
