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James Anderson is set to lead England’s attack in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl on Thursday, after being named in a 12-man squad at the expense of Surrey’s Jade Dernbach

Zimbabwe’s proposed tour of New Zealand in the summer of 2012 will not be opposed by the New Zealand government

From being someone who has given impression of man who gets bored easily, Rohit Sharma is showing that he has the ability to change his mindset and become more disciplined

Allrounder Andre Russell has said West Indies’ failure to apply pressure when Harbhajan Singh came out to bat when India were 92 for 6, still needing 134 runs victory, cost them the game

David Hussey, the Australia batsman, has said that not playing Test cricket has been “a source of massive frustration” for him and that too much Twenty20 cricket is being played

Wahab Riaz, debuting for Kent, and Sam Northeast shared an unbeaten fifth-wicket stand of 66 in 26 balls to help Kent win their first Friends Life t20 victory with a six-wicket win over Glamorgan

Wahab Riaz, debuting for Kent, and Sam Northeast shared an unbeaten fifth-wicket stand of 66 in 26 balls to help Kent win their first Friends Life t20 victory with a six-wicket win over Glamorgan

Rohit Sharma produced his best international innings since his big-stage arrival in Australia three years ago to help India chase down 226 from 92 for 6

Ian Cockbain, making only his second appearance in the competition, smashed a superb 78 off 46 balls, with five sixes and six fours in Gloucestershire’s win

At the end of an eventful day at Chelmsford, Essex had secured a slender first-innings lead, and taken one Sri Lankan wicket without the advantage being erased