Cricket News

England lose eight wickets before tea

England suffered a dramatic collapse to go to tea on 124 for eight on the first day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Friday as the Indians exploited overcast conditions ideal for swing bowling.

UAE reach 155-3 vs. Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya — Saqib Ali and Amjad Javed hit unbeaten half-centuries to put the United Arab Emirates in a commanding position after the second day of their their ICC Intercontinental Cup four-day clash against Kenya at Gymkhana Club Ground on Friday.

India strike twice before lunch in second test

India removed Alastair Cook and Jonathan Trott cheaply as England reached lunch on 69 for two on the first day of the second test at Trent Bridge on Friday.

India to bowl against England; Yuvraj and Sreesanth in

Indian captain Mahendra Singh dhoni won the toss and decided to bowl against England in the second cricket Test Trent Bridge on Friday.

UAE and Kenya set for battle

NAIROBI — The UAE take on hosts Kenya in a four-day ICC Intercontinental Cup round one fixture after the two sides shared honours in the two-match one-day series earlier this week.

Misbah to captain Pakistan in all three formats

SLAMABAD — Pakistan on Thursday named Misbah-ul-Haq as captain for the test, one-day and Twenty20 teams against Zimbabwe.

India, England with injury worries for 2nd test

India and England could each be without their bowling spearhead for the teams’ second test at Trent Bridge starting Friday.

England eye repeat as India sweat on Zaheer

England will look for more of the same against India in the second Test at Trent Bridge starting here on Friday.

England target top spot

England captain Andrew Strauss believes the victory at Lord’s in the first of the four Tests has placed the hosts in a good position to leap ahead of India and become the world’s No.1 side.

UAE beat Kenya to tie series

NAIROBI - Captain Khurram Khan and Amjad Ali made half-centuries to lead United Arab Emirates to a four-wicket win over Kenya in the ICC Intercontinental Cup 50-over competition on Tuesday.