Rain ensured that only 34 overs were possible yesterday, but Sri Lanka got a decent hitout on the second day against Otago.

Paul Collingwood, Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell all batted superbly to put England in a dominant position on day one of the second test.

The Pakistan selectors have made many changes to their squad for the upcoming one-day series against the touring West Indies team.

Ramnaresh Sarwan has ruled out the of West Indies’ one-day series against Pakistan after breaking his foot during the third Test.

Pakistan’s bowlers took seven wickets on the final day to secure a 2-0 series win over West Indies.