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NEWS UPDATE : Asian Cricket Third Sri Lanka-Pakistan ODI abandoned due to rain COLOMBO: The third One-day International between Sri Lanka and Pakistan was abandoned due to rain here at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. The umpires made this decision after consulting ... Australia want to master all forms of game: Clarke SYDNEY: Australia's limited-overs tour of England and Ireland represents the start of a two-year campaign to make them the top nation in all three forms of the game, captain Michael Clarke said ... Bopara glad to be back for England SOUTHAMPTON, England: Ravi Bopara is eager to make up for lost times as he tries to revive his ... South Africa name unchanged squad for England series JOHANNESBURG: South Africa have kept faith with a winning formula by naming an unchanged squad for the three-Test series in England starting next month, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on ...


Thursday, August 11, 2011

Bresnan and Broad put England in control

England fast bowlers Stuart Broad and Tim Bresnan each claimed four wickets as India were bowled out for 224 after tea on the first day of the third test at Edgbaston on Wednesday. England were 84 for no wicket in reply to India's 224 all out at the close of the opening day of the third test at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Wednesday.India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni top-scored with an enterprising 77 from 96 deliveries to boost his team's total after they had slipped to 111 for seven.Broad took four for 53 from 17 overs and Bresnan four for 62 off 20.England captain Andrew Strauss asked India to bat after winning the toss for the first time in the four-match series