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LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - England bowler Graeme Swann told
a police officer who stopped him for drink-driving that he had
had to go out to buy screwdrivers to rescue his trapped cat, a
court heard on Monday.
LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Pakistan were dealt a blow on
Monday when wicketkeeper-batsman Zulqarnain Haider was ruled out
of the final two tests against England.
DAMBULLA, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka were all out for 170
in 46.1 overs after batting first in the third match of the
one-day Tri-series against India on Monday.
LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - England have retained out-of-form
opener Alastair Cook, who has hit only 100 runs in his last
seven test innings, for the third test against Pakistan at the
Oval.
COLOMBO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Yuvraj Singh has been ruled out
of India's one-day international against Sri Lanka on Monday
after coming down with dengue fever, India media reported on
Sunday.
WORCESTER, England, August 14 (Reuters) - Zulqarnain Haider,
one of Pakistan's few successes in the test defeat to England
last week, has a chipped finger and will see a specialist on
Tuesday to see if he can play again in the series.
MELBOURNE, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Australia's cricketers
association has slammed a trial shake-up of the domestic
one-day game, saying there had been no consultation and that
the new format based on split innings was difficult to
comprehend.
DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Opener Upul Tharanga
hit a well-paced 70 to lay the foundations for Sri Lanka's
three-wicket win over New Zealand in the second match of the
Tri-series on Friday.
DAMBULLA, August 13 (Reuters) - New Zealand were all out for
192 after batting first in the second one-day international of
the tri-series against Sri Lanka on Friday.
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 13 (Reuters) - South African cricket
authorities have set up an independent committee to investigate
large bonuses paid to staff after the Indian Premier League and
International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy last
season.
NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Indian medium pacer Munaf
Patel is heading to Sri Lanka to strengthen the team's depleted
bowling attack for the ongoing tri-series, the Indian cricket
board (BCCI) said on Thursday.
LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Pakistan paceman Umar Gul will
miss the remainder of the test series against England because of
a torn hamstring, the team's management said on Tuesday.
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Spinner Muttiah
Muralitharan announced he was eager to continue playing Twenty20
and country cricket for another two or three years just days
after ending his test career with a record haul.
BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug 10 (Reuters) - England coach Andy
Flower has backed struggling batsman Alastair Cook but said he
should not expect any special treatment as the vice-captain.
KARACHI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Two of Pakistan's former
captains expressed fear on Tuesday for the future of cricket in
the country following the national team's poor performances in
England.
