RP: I was nervous on opening day

 RP SINGH RP Singh exclaimed returning to Test cricket after three years made him nervous as struggled against England at The Oval on Thursday. "I was initially nervous, that's why the first over I bowled here and there but gradually I got my line and length," said RP Singh, who bowled seven overs for 19 runs and didn't look a part either in pace or fitness. RP Singh said he was informed of his inclusion only...

Favouring records buck up India for Oval Test

London: A crest-fallen Indian team returned to a relatively calmer London for the fourth and last cricket Test, starting Thursday, with high hopes against the just crowned World No.1 England as they enjoy an unbeaten record at The Oval. After humiliating defeats in the first three Tests -- and in the process surrendering their No.1 status, the Indians can only look to a happy ending to the series. They can take heart...

Next challenge for England is to become No 1 in ODI's: Vaughan

London: As England cherish their ascendancy to the top of Test cricket with three successive wins overIndia, former captain Michael Vaughan said the next challenge will be to rule the one-day rankings. "We also want to see them become the world number one team in one-day cricket too. That is the next challenge," Vaughan said. "We haven`t won a World Cup yet and I think that will be (coach) Andy Flower`s next goal,"...

Rankings add edge to India-England series

London: England head to the Oval for the final Test of the summer against India on Thursday as the world`s top side courtesy of a rankings system which is now widely accepted but not generally understood. The International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings are the brainchild of former Wisden almanac editor Matthew Engel. "Test cricket crucially depends on context," Engel wrote in the 1995 edition. "It needs a five-Test...

India wilt as Dravid drops dollies

Birmingham: Plays of the Day from the second day of the third Test between England and India at Edgbaston: Omen of the dayWith 207 catches to his credit, the highest in Test cricket by a non-wicketkeeper, Rahul Dravid could be said to possess the world's safest pair of hands. But that crown seems a misfit if you have seen Dravid putting down some easy catches in this series. So far his drop count stands at five: at...

Cricket World TV - India's Task 'Difficult But Not Impossible' - Ojha

Speaking ahead of the third Test between England and India, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha maintains that their task in attempting to win both remaining matches to level the series 2-2 was difficult, but not impossible and he is staying positive. He also tells us what it is like bowl to the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman but also how much his game has developed from sharing a dressing room with some of the greatest players the game has ever se...

Cricket-England v India - third test scoreboard

(Updates at the close) Aug 11 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at the close on the second dayof the third test between England and India at Edgbaston inBirmingham on Thursday. India first innings 224 (MS Dhoni 77; S. Broad 4-53, T.Bresnan 4-62) England first innings (overnight 84-0)A. Strauss b Mishra 87A. Cook not out 182 I. Bell b Kumar 34 K. Pietersen lbw b Kumar 63 E. Morgan not out 44 Extras (lb-26, b-7, nb-12, w-1) 46 Total (three wickets,...

Cook hundred puts woeful India to the sword

India hadn't seen the best of Alastair Cook in the first two Tests. Now they have. His unbeaten 182, a 19th Test hundred, carried England into a position of complete control at Edgbaston as they built a lead of 232 with the prospect of plenty more to come. Cook added 187 for the first wicket alongside Andrew Strauss, while Kevin Pietersen contributed a lively half-century during India's worst day of the series with...

England on top against India in third Test

Birmingham: England enjoyed an excellent opening day in the third Test against India as they pursued a win that would see them replace the tourists at the head of the ICC's Test Championship table. They closed on 84 without loss in reply to India's modest first innings 224, a deficit of 140 runs, at Edgbaston on Wednesday. England captain Andrew Strauss was 52 not out and fellow left-handed opener Alastair Cook 27 not...

Johnson, Watson fire Australia to victory

Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Mitchell Johnson grabbed a career-best 6-31 and Shane Watson smashed a brisk 69 to guide Australia to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first one-dayer. Opener Watson cracked six sixes and five fours in his 51-ball knock as Australia achieved a 192-run target with more than 11 overs to spare for a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Left-arm fast bowler Johnson played a key role in restricting...

Ind vs Eng: India lose Sehwag early

NEW DELHI: Virender Sehwag dashed all the hopes of India, as he fell early to a Stuart Broad delivery in the third Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Sehwag making a comeback after a shoulder injury failed to make impact, as a Broad delivery brushed his glove on the way to the hands of Matt Prior. Initially the umpire turned down the appeal, but England challenged the decision and the hot-spot showed...