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LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at the close of the second day of the third test between England and Pakistan at the Oval on Thursday.

LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Graeme Swann kept England in contention in the third test against Pakistan at the Oval on Thursday by capturing his 100th test wicket during a day of attritional but invariably absorbing cricket.

LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - England were six for one wicket in their second innings at the close of the second day of the third test against Pakistan at the Oval on Thursday.

KARACHI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Pakistani senators have demanded the removal of Ijaz Butt as chairman of the national cricket board (PCB) after accusing him of insulting them in the media.

DAMBULLA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The one-day Tri-series match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of heavy rain on Thursday.

LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Pakistan were 111 for four wickets in reply to England's first innings total of 233 at lunch on the second day of the third test at the Oval on Thursday.

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Even when seemingly down and out with little hope in sight, Pakistan have always managed to throw up potential world beaters.

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Wicketkeeper Matt Prior dug England out of deep trouble with an unbeaten 84 on the first day of the third test on Wednesday as Pakistan reversed their terrible form of the first two tests. Fast bowler Wahab Riaz made a stunning test debut with five for 63 as England were bowled out for 233 before the visitors made a solid start in reply, reaching 48 for one at the close.

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Scoreboard at the close of the first day of the third test between England and Pakistan at the Oval on Wednesday.

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Pakistan were 48 for one wicket in reply to England's first innings total of 233 at the close of the first day of the third test at the Oval on Wednesday.

COLOMBO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka bowler Suraj Randiv has been suspended for one match and forfeited his fees after a controversial no-ball incident in the one-day tri-series match against India at Dambulla on Monday.

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 18 (Reuters) - South Africa's hopes of making their World Cup soccer stadiums financially viable have been dealt a blow after the cricket board told parliament that most of the grounds were too small to host matches.

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Graeme Smith will step down as captain of South Africa's one-day international and Twenty20 teams in order to prolong his career, he said on Wednesday.

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - England won the toss and elected to bat in the third test against Pakistan at the Oval on Wednesday. England lead 2-0 in the four-match series.

CAPE TOWN, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Graeme Smith is set to quit as South Africa's Twenty20 captain.

LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - England captain Andrew Strauss played a straight bat to some provocative deliveries from his Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting on Tuesday as his team prepared for the third test against Pakistan.

LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - An International Cricket Council (ICC) World XI will visit Pakistan in a gesture of support for a country which is unable to stage international cricket at home because of security threats.

COLOMBO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka Cricket has apologised to India opener Virender Sehwag after he was denied a century by Suraj Randiv's no-ball in their tri-nations one-dayer at Dambulla on Monday.

Aug 17 (Reuters) - Pakistan return to south London on Wednesday for their first test at the Oval since they became the only international team to forfeit a match four years ago.

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Virender Sehwag smashed an unbeaten 99 off 100 balls as India came back roaring into the one-day tri-series with a convincing six-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Monday.