A defiant rearguard action and some bad light prevented England from securing victory at Lord’s, as Sri Lanka managed a draw.

Shoaib Akhtar will under-go a fitness examination later this month to determine his availability for Pakistan’s tour of England.

Daniel Vettori is set to make his county debut for Warwickshire this weekend when they play Yorkshire at Headingley.

Sri Lanka closed 22 ahead of England after day four at Lord’s, with captain Mahela Jayawardene providing them with a glimmer of hope.

Yorkshire and England cricket legend Fred Trueman has
been diagnosed with small cell carcinoma, a rare form
of cancer.

An innings of 91 from Ramnaresh Sarwan another typical Zimbabwean collapse ensured a 104-run defeat and a 5-0 whitewash in the Windies.

The rain washed out the possibilty of a result at Port-of-Spain, when an interesting game looked to be on the cards.

Despite a better batting performance on day three, Sri Lanka are still in a mess, following on and 173 runs behind.

An ICC Tri-Nation Series between Canada, Zimbabwe and Bermuda is to played from May 16-20 at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.

Carlton Baugh and Ian Bradshaw have been called up for the final two one-day internationals against Zimbabwe in Trinidad this weekend.