Tea South Africa 206 for 2 (McKenzie 94, Smith 73, Amla 31*, Kallis 3*) against India
1st Test, Chennai, 1st day
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first
Day 1 - Session 3
South Africa 288/3 (80.0 ov) India
South Africa RR 3.60
Last 10 ovs 25/0
RR 2.50
Min overs remaining 12.0
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Start time 09:30 am local time (04:00 GMT)
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Quotas and colour, senior and junior - they are the controversies that have been part of South Africa’s and India’s build-up to the first Test in Chennai. South Africa’s controversial quota-based selection policy exploded during their win in Bangladesh with Andre Nel reacting strongly to his exclusion from the tour of India, while Charl Langeveldt later opted out because he did not want the tag of a quota player. India’s historic CB Series victory in Australia reignited the senior-junior debate that has been a rage ever since Mahendra Singh Dhoni led a young squad to Twenty20 glory in South Africa.
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Source: Cricinfo
Sri Lanka 476-8 declared (M Jayawardene 136, Warnapura 120) & 83-1 v
West Indies 280 (Sarwan 80, Vaas 3-48, Thushara 3-59)
The West Indies bowlers did their bit with the bat as their side avoided having to follow on on day four of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Georgetown, Guyana as they were bowled out for 280 in reply to 476 for seven declared.
Sri Lankan openers Michael Vandort and Malinda Warnapura made a confident start before Vandort was caught down the leg side by Denesh Ramdin off of the bowling of Chris Gayle for 24, with Sri Lanka on 43 for one in their second innings.
They reached lunch on 83 for one, 274 runs ahead and looking in complete control and under little threat from the West Indian bowlers.
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Source: Cricketworld
Stumps - England lead by 501 runs with 5 wickets remaining
England 253 and 416/5; New Zealand 168
AJ Strauss 173* TR Ambrose 28* GD Elliott 14-1-58-0 DL Vettori 40-6-135-3
Marcus Trescothick has announced his retirement from international cricket.
The Somerset batsman, 32, suffers from a stress-related illness which makes travelling abroad difficult.
The former England opener, averaged 43.79 and played in 76 Tests and 123 one-day games, said he was retiring so England could plan their future.
He said: “It is in the best interests of all concerned that the issue is put to rest so the England team can concentrate on moving forward.”
Trescothick last played for England against Pakistan at The Oval in August 2006 but has not featured in an overseas tour since returning before the start of the Ashes in Australia at the end of 2006.
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Source: BBC UK
Test captain Anil Kumble thinks the forthcoming three-match series against the visiting South Africans would be a challenging one as the Proteas are a tough unit to beat.
“When they came to India last time for the two-Test series, it was tough to beat them. After drawing the Kanpur Test, we won at Kolkata through Harbhajan Singh’s excellent performance (7/87) with the ball,” he told a press conference after arriving here for the first Test starting on March 26.
However, he said the team with the home advantage and experience could win the series.
“It is going to be a tough challenge this time around. They have great players in their rank. This time of the year is going to be hot. We have the experience and also quality. I am sure, we will be able to win the series,” he said.
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An inspired spell of precision bowling by Ryan Sidebottom pulled England off the ropes and put them in charge of the third cricket Test against New Zealand as 15 wickets fell here on Sunday.
After a day of fluctuating fortunes, England reached stumps on the second day of the series decider at 91 for two, holding an overall lead of 176.
As batsmen contrived to make the placid McLean Park wicket look dangerous, England’s first innings folded for a seemingly inconsequential 258.
New Zealand raced to 103 for one in reply before Sidebottom grabbed the initiative and New Zealand’s last nine wickets tumbled for 65 runs with the left-arm quick claiming a career-best seven for 47.
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India’s recent acrimonious tour of Australia has prompted the International Cricket Council to send a note to captains of all international teams and all ICC Full Members asking them to curb sledging.
Stressing on the need to shun “obscene, offensive or insulting language”, the note signed by ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed and General Manager Dave Richardson pointed how it has become important to address the issue of sledging in the wake of India’s ill-tempered series Down Under.
“Recent events and, in particular, the series between Australia and India have highlighted the issue of ’sledging’.
We seek your support in learning lessons from these issues and moving forward in a positive way,” the note read.
Confirming receiving the note, a BCCI source said, “The ICC has written a letter to all the 10 Test captains and CEOs of the 10 Full Member boards, besides 7 Match Referees and nine Elite Panel umpires.”
Source: CricketNext
Out of the national side for the past three years, pacer Lakshmipathy Balaji has been included as an additional bowler in the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) Chennai Super Kings team.
Announcing Balaji’s inclusion, V B Chandrasekar, a former selector and head of cricketing matters in the Chennai Super Kings, said, “We have pitchforked him in our team as an additional bowler. He has been in action after recovery from injury in the TNCA’s first division matches this season.”
“Balaji has been effective in two spells of 10 overs, though he has not been tried on the trot. He is surely going to be a lethal weapon in our scheme of things in the Twenty20 IPL matches,” he said.
He said the whole composition of the team has to be decided this evening and the squad list would be sent to BCCI’s IPL Committee first.
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Source: Cricket Next
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