Bell to bat at number four; Flintoff expected to play in the third test

Ian Bell, who is replacing the injured Kevin Pietersen in the England team, will bat at number four in the batting order in the third Ashes test starting on Thursday at Birmingham, skipper Andrew Strauss said.

Australia’s mind games begin ahead of third test

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has started the famous Australian mind games days ahead of the third Ashes test match by saying that the absence of Kevin Pietersen will put a lot more pressure on the all-rounder Andrew Flintoff.

Sreesanth to play for Warwickshire

India’s temperamental fast bowler, S Sreesanth has confirmed that he will be joining Warwickshire for their last seven county championship games after August 7. The fast bowler, who has played 14 Tests and 41 ODI’s, signed up for Warwickshire after he wasn’t picked in the 30 man provisional squad for the ICC Champions trophy.

Bell makes a comeback in place of the injured Pietersen

Middle order batsman Ian Bell was named as the replacement for Kevin Pietersen in England’s 13-man squad announced on Sunday for the third Ashes test starting Thursday.

IPL not responsible for other formats: CEO of IPL

Indian Premier League is not responsible for the decline in popularity of the more traditional forms of the game according to Sundar Raman, Chief Executive Officer of the IPL.

India has to decide its priorities in terms of Test cricket: Kirsten

Indian coach Gary Kirsten has said that India needs to decide its priorities in terms of test cricket and other formats of the game, like T20.

Sangakkara helps Sri Lanka to a draw; Sri Lanka wins the series 2-0.

Sri Lanka resumed the final day of the 3rd and final test of the series at 183 for 3 still needing more than 300 runs to win the game. Pakistan would have fancied their chances to get a consolation victory but in the end it was the placid pitch that played spoilsport as Sangakkara in the company of first Samaraweera and then Matthews made sure that Sri Lanka went through the day losing just one wicket and secured the series 2-0.

Razzak, Shakib lead Bangladesh to 1-0 lead

Shakib Al Hasan once again led from the front and along with Abdur Razzak sealed the win for Bangladesh in the 1st one dayer against West Indies. Bangladesh won the opening one dayer of the series by 52 runs.

Gavaskar still scared of ‘Bouncer and Beamer’: Shastri

Little master Sunil Gavaskar may have made the fiery West Indian fast bowlers like Joel Garner, Michael Holding and Malcolm Marshall look ordinary when he was at the crease, but his friend and former teammate Ravi Shastri says that Gavaskar is still scared of ‘Bouncer and Beamer’.

Edgbaston pitch is like jelly: Groundsman

The pitch at Edgbaston, which will be holding the third Ashes test next week, is like “jelly” after 12 days of non-stop raining, says grounds man Steve Rouse.

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