Kevin Pietersen continued his return to form by hammering 85 but captain Andrew Strauss failed again as England took a firm grip on the third day of the third and final test against Sri Lanka.
Kevin Pietersen continued his return to form by hammering 85 but captain Andrew Strauss failed again as England took a firm grip on the third day of the third and final test against Sri Lanka.
Kevin Pietersen struck a superb 85 and Alastair Cook hit a record-equaling fifty as England closed day three of the third and final test on 195-4
DUBAI - The Max Way Institute for Cricket Training team will be travelling to Oman to participate in the Maxtalent Global Cup cricket tournament, a press release said.
England were 69 for two in reply to Sri Lanka’s 184, a deficit of 115 runs, when rain stopped play on the third day of the third Test at the Rose Bowl on Saturday.
Former captain Shahid Afridi said on Saturday he hoped to make a fresh start playing for Hampshire following his clashes with the Pakistan Cricket Board which fined him 53,000 dollars for disciplinary breaches.
Andrew Strauss and Jonathan Trott fell cheaply before England recovered to go to lunch on 54-2 in its reply to Sri Lanka’s 184 all out on day three of the third and final test at the Rose Bowl.
Rain delayed the scheduled 11.00am (1000GMT) start of the third day’s play in the third and final Test between England and Sri Lanka at the Rose Bowl on Saturday.
The Indian cricket board does not think the ball-tracking technology used in the Decision Review System is reliable enough and has maintained opposition to its mandatory use.
England fast bowler Chris Tremlett recorded his best test figures of six for 42 to reduce Sri Lanka to 177 for nine in their first innings as rain brought an early close to the second day of the third and final test.
SOUTHAMPTON, England - New fast bowling find Chris Tremlett was likened to West Indies great Joel Garner by England’s bowling coach on Friday.