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Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan does not feel England are the best team in the world and is determined to bounce back at Lord's.

England captain Andrew Strauss has praised the way his side "ruthlessly" took care of Sri Lanka on the final day of the first Test.

Andy Flower admits Jade Dernbach has earned his call-up to the England side to replace the injured James Anderson at Lord's.

England captain Andrew Strauss has praised his bowling attack for giving his side a surprise first Test win over Sri Lanka.

Jonathan Trott admits there is no secret to his phenomenal success over the past 18 months and he will continue his simple approach.

James Anderson will not bowl again in the first Test with Sri Lanka and is doubtful for the second after picking up a side strain.

Royce Simmons reckons Ireland are now capable of beating the bigger international cricket nations.

Surrey have announced the signature of Dirk Nannes for the Friends Life t20 competition to replace Shaun Tait.

The Australia medical team expect Ricky Ponting to be fit for the tour of Sri Lanka after he came through minor finger surgery.

Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan feels England's inability to win on the sub-continent could prevent them becoming number one.

Alastair Cook insists England will not take Sri Lanka lightly when they kick off their summer Test series against them on Thursday.

England captain Andrew Strauss believes his team need to get off to a winning start against Sri Lanka at the start of a busy summer.

Pakistan will be without former captain Shahid Afridi for their two one-day internationals in Ireland because his father is ill.

England's Kevin Pietersen believes he is ready for a successful summer of cricket starting with the series with Sri Lanka.

Steve Finn believes he is now a better bowler than when he played in the Ashes and is targeting a return to international action.

Seamer Farveez Maharoof has been called into the Sri Lanka squad as cover with the first Test set to begin on Thursday in Cardiff.

Warwickshire's bid to oveturn an eight-point penalty imposed for producing a "poor" pitch against Worcestershire has failed.

James Anderson is targeting a summer whitewash of Sri Lanka and India as he wants England to become the top Test team in the world.

Dilhara Fernando feels Sunday's win over the England Lions was just what Sri Lanka needed going into the first Test with England.

Eoin Morgan has been selected in the England squad for the upcoming test against Sri Lanka which starts on Thursday.

Durham have claimed their third County Championship win of the season with a crushing victory over Worcestershire at New Road.

Shane Warne brought the curtain down on his professional career by taking a wicket in his final over for the Rajasthan Royals.

Warwickshire have moved to the top of the County Championship table after a crushing nine-wicket victory over Notts at Trent Bridge.

Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait has withdrawn from the Surrey squad for this summer's Friends Life t20 competition due to injury.

Graham Onions insists he is fully over his back problems and is targeting a return to the England Test squad this summer.

Shahid Afridi appears to have paid the price for criticising the tour management as he has lost his job as Pakistan's one-day captain.

Tim Bresnan faces a race against time to be fit for the first Test against Sri Lanka as his calf injury is still causing concern.

Sri Lanka's batting coach Marvan Atapattu admits that the tourists rely too heavily on their two star batsmen in Test cricket.

Indian batsman Virender Sehwag says he is confident he will recover from shoulder surgery in time to face England this summer.

Sri Lanka warmed up for the First Test in ten days time by clinching a four-wicket win over Middlesex at Uxbridge.

Somerset skipper Marcus Trescothick believes he is now back to his best after scoring a century in the CB40 on Sunday.

West Indies captain Darren Sammy admitted his team "needed" to beat Pakistan after the recent turmoil on and off the pitch.

England captain Andrew Strauss admits his desire to succeed is as great as ever despite announcing his retirement from one-day cricket.

Sri Lanka's fast bowling coach Champaka Ramanayake feels they have the fire-power to compete with England this summer.

England Test captain Andrew Strauss is determined to build on the winter's Ashes success and guide his side to the top of the rankings.

Duncan Fletcher is looking forward to the challenge of coaching India and is not looking to make too many changes to the side.

Gautam Gambhir is set to captain India in the limited overs leg of their Caribbean tour with MS Dhoni rested for the one-dayers.

Essex right-hander Ravi Bopara has staked a further claim for the vacant batting spot in the England side with another county century.

Derbyshire have taken the decision to part company with coach John Morris halfway through their Championship game with Essex.

Former Australia paceman Craig McDermott has been appointed the new bowling coach of the Australian cricket team.

The ICC admits it is keen to see the Decision Referral System rolled out in all forms of the international game in the near future.

Middlesex batsman Eoin Morgan has been selected for the England Lions squad that will face Sri Lanka in Derby later this month.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan have been recalled to the West Indies side for the first Test with Pakistan.

Star batsman Kevin Pietersen admits he has no idea if England's decision to appoint three captains will work in the long run.

Gloucestershire have boosted their one-day chances by signing Ireland's World Cup hero Kevin O'Brien for the rest of the season.

England cricketer Jonathan Trott has described the decision to split the England captaincy three-ways as 'gutsy'.

Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag is set to miss the remainder of the IPL due a should injury injury that will require surgery.

Captain Shahid Afridi has been asked by the Pakistan Cricket Board to explain his comments about interference by the team's management.

Sri Lankan skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan is determined to become the first captain to win a Test series for his country on English soil.

England's former Twenty20 captain has expressed anger with the ECB following their decision to appoint Stuart Broad as the new skipper.

New Zealand bowler Tim Southee has signed a deal with Essex to play in the Twenty20 county tournament which gets underway in June.

Australia leg-spinning legend Shane Warne has confirmed that he will retire from the game at the end of the current IPL season.

Team director Andy Flower has confirmed that he spoke to India before deciding to pledge his future to England.

England batsman Kevin Pietersen is targeting a return to action for Surrey against Cambridge UCCE next Wednesday.

Ashes hero Alastair Cook has been named as the new England one-day skipper while Stuart Broad has been handed the Twenty20 captaincy.

Pakistan paceman Umar Gul has signed up with Sussex to play for the county in this year's Friends Life t20 tournament.

England managing director Hugh Morris says Andy Flower can build on the team's 'considerable progress' after renewing his contract.

Graeme Swann says it is great news for himself and the England squad that Andy Flower has agreed to stay on as team director.

Andy Flower has ended speculation about his future by signing a new contract to continue in his role as England team director.

Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan is set to leave his IPL club next week to join up with his team-mates for the tour of England.

Ashish Nehra has give the Indian selectors a boost with the news he is now fit enough to bowl after recovering from a broken finger.

Michael Yardy has returned to competitive action for the first time since flying home from the World Cup with depression.

West Indies have handed a recall to veteran batsman Ramanresh Sarwan for their fourth one-day international against Pakistan.