Sean Bennett - ARTICLES

On the penultimate day of Pakistan’s warm up game against England A, the English bowled the tourists out 353 runs short of their score.

Michael Vaughan, England’s captain, will definitely miss the upcoming Ashes in Australia later this year an ECB spokesman has said.

The first day of Pakistan’s second match in England began with England A’s captain, Robert Key, compiling an unbeaten 128.

Pakistan beat Leicestershire in their tour opener, with Shoaib Malik seeing the visitors home with an unbeaten 110.

231 runs were scored on the second day of the fourth test whilst 16 wickets fell. Harbhajan took 5/13, and Dravid stood tall, making 62

An unbeaten 129 from Dinesh Mongia and 92 from John Sadler helped Leicestershire to 315/9 declared in their match against Pakistan.

Somerset defeated Sri Lanka in a high scoring tour match at Taunton, with Matthew Wood scoring 116 and Charl Willoughby taking 6/43.

The ever astounding Muttiah Muralitharan claimed 8/70 in England’s second innings as Sri Lanka won the final Test to draw the series.

Sri Lanka’s bowlers have given them the upper hand on the second day of the final Test, despite some stiff lower order resistance.

Kevin Pietersen adds another magnificent hundred and, despite England’s lower order faltering, Sri Lanka stare defeat in the face.