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LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - England were 39 for one wicket at
the close of the rain-affected first day of the fourth and final
test against Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday.
LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Pakistan won the toss and elected
to field on the opening day of the fourth and final test against
England at Lord's on Thursday.
LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Rain delayed the start of play
on the opening day of the fourth and final test between England
and Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday.
WELLINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Australia's tour of India
and Ashes series against England will hold them in good stead
as they look to win their fourth successive cricket World Cup
next year, batsman Mike Hussey said on Thursday.
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 26 (Reuters) - South Africa have agreed
to play an additional Twenty20 match against Pakistan to raise
funds for the country's flood victims, Cricket South Africa
(CSA) announced on Thursday.
LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - England will undergo another
searching examination at the hands of an increasingly potent
Pakistan attack in the final test starting at Lord's on
Thursday.
Aug 25 (Reuters) - Pakistan can share a series with an Ashes
contender for the second time this year when they meet England
in the final test at Lord's in London starting on Thursday.
KARACHI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Former captain Younus Khan was
again ignored by Pakistani selectors but fast bowler Shoaib
Akhtar was recalled to the 16-man squad for next month's one day
series against England.
MELBOURNE, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Australia will retain coach
Tim Nielsen until the end of the next Ashes series in England
in 2013, the national cricket board said on Tuesday.
SYDNEY, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Ricky Ponting has warned rivals
his Australia team are "on the brink of something special" and
are set to dominate a home summer of cricket centred around the
Ashes series against England.
MELBOURNE, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Australia have appointed
former skipper Greg Chappell as its first full-time national
selector following criticism of the selection panel's part-time
devotion to their roles.
DAMBULLA, Aug 22 (Reuters) - All-rounder Thisara Perera's
maiden five-wicket haul helped hosts Sri Lanka to an
eight-wicket victory over India on Sunday and a place in the
final of the one-day tri-series.
LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - England have recalled bowler Tim
Bresnan for the final test against Pakistan at Lord's after
defeat at the Oval left the series hanging in the balance.
LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Pakistan have dedicated a
proportion of their match fees to victims of the floods which
have devastated their country following an upset win over
England in the third test at the Oval on Saturday.
