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Sri Lanka have named their squad for the upcoming Twenty20 matches with Australia to be played on August 6 and 8.

Gloucestershire seamer Jon Lewis will leave the county at the end of the season after agreeing a two-year deal with Surrey.

Somerset bowled out Worcestershire for just 95 in their second innings on Friday to seal victory and move into title contention.

England captain Andrew Strauss is confident that fast bowler Chris Tremlett will recover in time to play in the vital second Test.

England captain Andrew Strauss feels hard work is the key to England's continual success as they prepare to face India on Friday.

India will have to do without Zaheer Khan for the second Test after the paceman was ruled out of the match through injury.

Zaheer Khan is struggling to play any role in the second Test between India and England due to injury.

Andrew Strauss has praised his players for the way they closed out the first Test but knows there are tougher times ahead.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has hinted that Zaheer Khan might not play in the second Test at Trent Bridge due to injury.

Australia have announced their squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka with four uncapped players in the 15-man party.

James Anderson took five wickets as England dismissed India for 261 in the second innings to win the first Test by 196 runs at Lord's.

England have set India a chase of 458 to win after Matt Prior inspired the home side to 269 for six declared on day four.

New Australia captain Michael Clarke says his side's mission to once again become the best side in the world starts against Sri Lanka.

Kevin Pietersen scored a double hundred on day two at Lord's to put England in control of the first Test with India.

Michael Clarke has decided not to play in the Big Bash League, opting instead to concentrate on his role as captain of Australia.

Jonathan Trott scored a half-century as England recorded 127-2 on a rain-affected day of the first Test against India.

Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell says the club have written to Michael Lumb about a possible switch from Hampshire.

The ECB have confirmed England will play a Test next year against West Indies at Lord's, which will replace Cardiff's Swalec Stadium.

England captain Andrew Strauss has revealed that he thinks England's series with India will be very special.

Graeme Swann insists England are focused on defeating India in the upcoming series as opposed to being the number one Test team.

Former England captain Michael Atherton has claimed that MS Dhoni is up there with the best when it comes to captaincy and leadership.

Jonathan Trott has backed out-of-form Andrew Strauss to come good ahead of England's four-match Test series against India.

England pace bowler Steven Finn has not made the 12-man squad to face India in the first Test next week, while Tim Bresnan is included.

Indian batsman VVS Laxman believes his team are more than capable of beating anyone in the world, including upcoming opponents England.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni hopes India can perform well despite the loss of Virender Sehwag for at least the first two Tests against England.

England captain Andrew Strauss believes the upcoming Test series against India will prove as big a challenge as the Ashes.

India great Rahul Dravid expects the battle with England off-spinner Graeme Swann to be crucial in their upcoming Test series.

Former England T20 skipper Paul Collingwood is wanted by Derbyshire and will head to the midlands for talks about a switch from Durham.

India's Rahul Dravid says he and the rest of the team will not be afraid to go after England spinner Graeme Swann in the Test series.

India skipper Mahendra Dhoni opted to accept a third Test draw against the West Indies to ensure his side secured a 1-0 series win.

England skipper Alastair Cook is determined for his side to build on their 3-2 series victory over Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Graeme Swann has been confirmed as the ICC's number one one-day bowler after his recent series figures of 8-164 against Sri Lanka.

England survived a middle order fightback by Sri Lanka to win the one-day series 3-2, thanks to a 16 run victory at Old Trafford.

Alastair Cook has urged his England team-mates to keep improving as they look to wrap up the one-day series with Sri Lanka on Saturday.

England opener Craig Kieswetter has praised skipper Alastair Cook's determination after rediscovering his form against Sri Lanka.

Australia skipper Michael Clarke has revealed his side have held clear the air talks ahead of their upcoming tour to Sri Lanka.

India star Virender Sehwag admits he is still some way from being match fit as he prepares for the upcoming tour of England.

Hampshire batsman Michael Carberry feels he has won his hardest battle after returning from serious illness to play this week.

Jacques Rudolph has re-signed for Yorkshire for the second half of the season as they look to stave off the threat of relegation.

Kevin Pietersen admits that England have been outplayed in their last two ODIs but has backed his team-mates to bounce back.

Perth Scorchers' coach Mickey Arthur was delighted to announce the signing of Paul Collingwood for the KFC T20 Big Bash League.

Spin king Graeme Swann insists England are more than capable of winning the current one-day international series against Sri Lanka.

Australia coach Tim Neilsen believes the decision to drop Simon Katich proves that the selectors are looking to build for the future.

Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan has praised the contribution of Mahela Jayawardene and backed his men to win the ODI series.

The West Indies have dropped batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan for the final Test against India which starts on Wednesday in Roseau.

Alastair Cook feels England's batting needs to improve if they are to turn around the 2-1 deficit in the one-day series with Sri Lanka.

Captain Alastair Cook's 119 could not prevent England from losing to Sri Lanka by six wickets in the third one-day international.

England paceman Stuart Broad has been fined 50 per cent of his match fee following an alercation with umpire Billy Bowden on Friday.

Jeetan Patel's first five-wicket haul helped Warwickshire pick up an eight-wicket win against Sussex in the LV= County Championship.

England skipper Alastair Cook has urged his side to produce a swift response to their one-day international defeat to Sri Lanka.

India's selectors, who meet on Saturday, may name a 17-man strong touring party for England if Virender Sehwag proves his fitness.

James Franklin was the biggest name to miss out as the New Zealand selectors named their group of centrally contracted players.

Tamim Iqbal admits it will be dream cone true when he makes his Nottinghamshire debut in the Friends Life t20 competition on Friday.