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The abandonment of Glamorgan`s match at Worcester on Sunday, plus Durham`s nail-biting defeat by Essex, means that Glamorgan are on the verge of winning Division Two of the Norwich Union National League.As the table below shows, Glamorgan have a six point lead at the top of the table, still with two games to play, including Tuesday`s floodlit match against Sussex at Hove.Durham`s defeat put an end to their hopes of winning the division, and Worcestershire are now the only other county who could win the Division Two title. But for this to happen they would have to win their last two games by a very substantial margin and significantly improve their run rate, and at the same time hope that Glamorgan dramatically lose their games with Sussex and Middlesex by a very wide margin, so that their run rate drops.A win, tie or washout under the floodlights at Hove would settle the matter and clinch the Division Two title for Glamorgan.

P W Pts Net Run Rate1st Glamorgan 14 10 44 +17.662nd Durham 15 8 38 + 1.573rd Worcs 14 8 36 + 8.044th Hampshire 14 8 34 + 3.38

New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan has said the players were “annoyed” that the first T20 international against South Africa in Durban was not broadcast on television in New Zealand.A Sky TV spokesperson said they would continue negotiations for the rights and New Zealand Cricket said it would discuss the situation with Cricket South Africa, in the hope that the rest of the series – another T20I and three ODIs – would be televised. At the moment, however, the matches are not scheduled for broadcast.”The players are annoyed,” McMillan said on , a New Zealand radio show. “They want to be seen back home. We have some young guys playing for New Zealand for the first time, like George Worker … these are guys who are just starting out on their international careers. Let’s hope some resolution can be found in the next 24 hours and hope the next game will be on the box.”I know there are some issues with time difference but it’s very unusual for us to be touring around the world and be playing one of the world’s best teams and not have that on TV back home.”Sky TV spokesperson Kirsty Way said their bid for the rights hadn’t been accepted. “We are really disappointed, too,” she told . “We have put in a really good bid – a big bid – and it hasn’t been accepted. No one in New Zealand has offered more for it. We are not going to stop trying.”NZC said in a statement that it would try and reach a resolution with CSA. “The broadcasting rights for overseas tours are not owned by NZC: they are the property of Cricket South Africa. However, NZC will be discussing the situation with Cricket South Africa, in an attempt to ensure Black Caps fans will be able to watch the remainder of the series live in New Zealand.”New Zealand lost the first T20 international in Durban by six wickets, and the second game is scheduled for Sunday, followed by three ODIs from Wednesday. The Zimbabwe leg of New Zealand’s tour of Africa was available on television in New Zealand.

Sunzamul Islam’s nine-wicket haul in the second innings helped North Zone crush Central Zone by an innings and 50 runs in Chittagong. The left-arm spinner’s 9 for 80 are the third-best bowling figures by a Bangladeshi bowler in first-class cricket.Sunzamul, bowling unchanged for 27.4 overs, ran through the Central Zone batting line-up on the third day to become the third man to snag nine in an innings in Bangladesh. The only batsman he couldn’t dismiss was Abdul Mazid, who was run out.Earlier batting first, North Zone posted 502 in 141.2 overs with Junaid Siddique making 181. Nasir Hossain, Dhiman Ghosh and Ariful Haque also struck fifties while seamer Shahidul Islam and left-arm spinner Taibur Rahman took two wickets each.In reply, Central Zone were bowled out for 233 runs with medium-pacer Farhad Reza claiming 4 for 38 and Sunzamul 3 for 64. Asked to follow on, Central Zone bowled out for 219. Nurul Hasan was the last man to fall, but having scored 113 off 111 balls, he helped a rather quirky incident take place – one team’s batsman making a hundred and the other team’s bowler racking up nine wickets in the same innings.South Zone also completed their innings and 44-run win over East Zone within three days in Sylhet. Abdur Razzak and Rubel Hossain set up the victory with a six- and five-wicket haul respectively.Batting first, South Zone posted 403 as Anamul Haque top-scored with 89, supported by fifties from Tushar Imran and Ziaur Rahman. Ebadot Hossain took three wickets. In reply, East Zone were first bowled out for 144 in 43 overs. Rubel took five wickets while left-arm quick Mustafizur Rahman and offspinner Sohag Gazi picked up two each.Following on, East Zone ran into the wily Razzak who finished with a 6 for 55 as they were bowled out for 215. Abul Hasan top-scored with 64 batting at No 8.

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, has said that despite losing to Pakistan, chasing 190, his side would prefer to bat second against Bangladesh.On winning the toss against Pakistan, Jayawardene chose to field thinking the dew factor would favour the side chasing. “We thought it would be quite easy to chase because it would be hard for the spinners to grip the ball [later in the day],” Jayawardene said at the post-match press conference.”Even though we lost those early wickets we managed to get up to the required run-rate quite quickly but Shahid Afridi bowled very well and he took wickets in the middle.” Afridi took 3 for 18, including Jayawardene’s wicket for 28.Jayawardene said Bangladesh would not pose as much of a challenge as Pakistan.”Pakistan is always a good side, it has some brilliant individuals. But the Pakistan bowling is altogether different to Bangladesh’s, it is very skilled,” he said.Sri Lanka made a positive start to the game when they reduced Pakistan to 33 for 3 in the first six overs. But then they were unable to break a 101-run partnership between Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik which got Pakistan to a competitive total.The two Group F matches will be played at the Wanderers today. Pakistan will face Australia, after which Sri Lanka will take on Bangladesh.

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Rain and bad light prevented either side from making a sustained assault on victory as South Australia and New South Wales settled for a draw at the SCG. Phil Jaques laid the platform for the Blues to make a late push but the situation deteriorated once he departed for 79, which confirmed his Man-of-the-Match performance following his first-innings 163.New South Wales began at 0 for 13 in search of 294 and were travelling comfortably at 2 for 145 when Jaques was removed by Darren Lehmann with the forecast showers approaching. Brad Haddin promoted himself to No. 5 in an effort to increase the scoring rate but he was bowled by Paul Rofe and the rain caused a 30-minute delay.When play resumed Aaron O’Brien fell to Shaun Tait to give South Australia a chance to add to their two first-innings points, but Dominic Thornely (35) and Moises Henriques (13) accepted a bad-light offer that ended the match. Cullen Bailey, the legspinner who opened the bowling last night, started the day strongly with the wickets of Greg Mail and Ed Cowan in the first session, but was unable to make further dints in the New South Wales order.

Shoaib Akhtar believes local conditions in Pakistan and home advantage will play a significant part in the upcoming series between England and Pakistan.On his way to Australia for the Super Series, Shoaib told reporters in Dubai, “The way I look at it England has a very strong side and has just beaten Australia. But still the conditions in Pakistan will be very different than what they are in England. We have the home advantage. Our spinners may trouble England on our wickets. The team which will adapt to the conditions will win.”Shoaib hasn’t played for Pakistan since January this year, when he returned home from the VB Series in Australia with a hamstring injury. That forced him out of the India tour in March and he wasn’t picked for the tour to the West Indies in May on the grounds that he was unfit.In a bid to regain fitness, Shoaib played for Worcestershire this summer, although even his appearances there were sporadic; on a pay-as-you-play contract, Shoaib played in only four championship games, picking up 14 wickets. He also picked up seven wickets in five National League one-day matches, although six of the victims came in one game. He played in the recent Afro-Asia Cup where, apart from appearing considerably fitter than in recent times, he also bowled a few searing spells.Speaking about his fitness troubles, Shoaib said, “I have simply learnt to accept my injuries. Fast bowlers are bound to get injured and so one cannot help it. I missed out on two tours (India and West Indies). I cannot get them back. So I have decided to try my best to be fit.”He also said he was looking forward to testing himself against and among the very best in the game and that playing for the World XI was a great honour for him. “I am not surprised to be picked for the Rest of the World side. I consider it a great honour. It will help me know the top players more closely. We often play only against each other but never together. It is good for cricket.”Shoaib is the only Pakistani player to be included in both the World XI Test and one-day sides by the International Cricket Council selection committee. Others, such as Inzamam-ul-Haq will only play in the Super Series Test in Sydney while Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq will be in the one-day squad.

New Zealand 215 (Rolls 71) v England 1 for 0
ScorecardEngland’s women produced another day of dominance to follow up their impressive displays in the one-day series, as the one-off Test against New Zealand got underway in Scarborough.In a fine team display, in which all six of England’s bowlers took a wicket, New Zealand were restricted to 215 in a marathon 94 overs. Rebecca Rolls top-scored with 71, and Paula Flannery anchored the top of the innings with 46, but the tail had no answer to the pace and aggression of England’s opening bowlers. When Lucy Pearson and Jenny Gunn returned to the attack, the last four wickets fell for 16 runs.England were asked to bat for a tricky two-over spell before stumps, but Charlotte Edwards and Laura Newton kept their wickets intact to set up an intriguing second day for England.

Ricky Ponting may have been named Man of the Series after Tuesday’s thrilling fourth Test in Antigua, but his absence from that match has enabled Matthew Hayden to reclaim second place in the PwC batting ratings. After a lean series (by his recent standards) Hayden burst back to form with 177 in Australia’s second innings. England’s Michael Vaughan, however, holds on to the No. 1 position after his heroics in the Ashes series.It was a less successful match for Glenn McGrath. He picked up three wickets, but his contribution was overshadowed by an ugly row with Ramnaresh Sarwan. McGrath missed the first two Tests due to his wife’s illness, and after a wicketless Test in Barbados, he has slipped below Shaun Pollock in the bowling ratings.West Indies are on the up, however. Brian Lara has returned to the world’s top five, while both their century-makers Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan, as well as Jermaine Lawson, who took 7 for 78 in Australia’s first innings, have also enjoyed significant gains.

* A 12 crore ‘fiat’ for Sachin; champion PalioToe injury or not, Sachin Tendulkar is still in the driver’s seat. Thelittle master, according to media reports, has signed a Rupees 12crore deal with Italian car major Fiat to promote their small carPalio in India.The contract, supposedly for two years, makes Sachin the ‘brandchampion” for the small car which will be launched in India in thethird week of September. Tendulkar’s “elevated level of performance,dynamic creative strokeplay and attitude” are what make him the idealchoice for the role according to Fiat officials.The deal is one of thebiggest endorsement deals ever in India, ranking very high even on theTendulkar chart.* Abid Ali new Andhra coachFormer Test star, Syed Abid Ali, has been appointed coach of theAndhra team, the Deccan Chronicle reported on Wednesday. The 59-yearold Ali, who scored 1018 runs and claimed 47 wickets in 29 Tests forIndia between 1967-68 and 1974-75, was excited about his new job. “Iwill be soon going to Visakhapatnam where I will be coaching between25 to 30 probables for about a month. The Ranji team will be selectedin this camp,” he said. Ali also added that he would be laying greateremphasis on improving the fitness of players, which he felt was a muchneglected area.* Prabhakar’s bail in doubtFormer Test cricketer Manoj Prabhakar’s bail application before theUttaranchal High Court in the Chit Fund case might be rejected afterone of the sureties decided to withdraw. Preetpal, who hails fromHaldwani are of Nainital district, pleaded before the Chief JudicialMagistrate (CJM), Nainital on Wednesday that he wanted to withdraw ashe was unable to furnish the bond of Rs 50,000.He added that he had agreed to stand surety only at the insistence ofhis relatives and he never knew Prabhakar personally. The Nainital CJMhad earlier agreed to grant bail to Prabhakar if he could find twosureties who would also have to furnish a bond of Rupees 50,000 each.Prabhakar, admitted to a private nursing home in Haldwani following asuspected brain stroke, is currently recovering in a hospital.

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‘We want to be known for aggressive cricket’ – Devine

The intent of the New Zealand batsmen was clear this time. They were not going to falter in another sub-200 chase, they were not going to lose wickets in clumps, and they were not going to expose their lower order. The change in approach eased them to a comprehensive six-wicket win in the third ODI in Bangalore. Victory helped New Zealand to a 2-1 lead, taking them to the joint fourth position in the ICC Women’s Championship, leaving India at the bottom again.Openers Rachel Priest and Suzie Bates made sure the hard work put in by the bowlers and fielders to restrict India to 182 for 9 was rewarded this time, and not converted into another nervous chase. Fifties from both in a solid opening stand of 125 laid the platform after the match started in familiar fashion. India opted to bat, lost early wickets, and struggled to get the runs flowing as the batting revolved around only one batsman again – Veda Krishnamurthy, who came back after missing the second ODI. Her fifty helped India tug the score past 150 but it wasn’t enough in favourable batting conditions.Priest and Bates came out with a straightforward motive – get the runs from the beginning and don’t lose wickets. After her 19-ball duck in the first ODI and falling to spinners in both matches, Priest got her confidence with consecutive fours off left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht in the second over. With her drives firm and approach aggressive, Bates was more circumspect to keep things under control. The run-rate dipped after the pair put on 28 in five overs, but they saw through Jhulan Goswami’s first spell without a wicket and cruised to 50 in the 15th over. The stand would have ended in Goswami’s second over itself had she not overstepped before Deepti Sharma took a sharp catch from Bates at first slip.Priest asserted her presence further by bringing up her fifth ODI fifty with a six and New Zealand soon crossed 100, which pretty much sealed the chase. However, Goswami broke the stand, having Bates playing on for 59, and Priest was trapped lbw in the next over. But New Zealand needed another 58 at just over three per over and Maddie Green, Amy Satterthwaite and Sophie Devine made sure there were no more stutters.India could not shrug off their batting woes as even full tosses and half-trackers were not put away in gaps. The final charge came after India had crawled to 94 for 4 in 38 overs and Krishnamurhty’s second ODI fifty took them to their highest score of the series, with 39 off her last 33 balls.Openers Smriti Mandhana and Thirush Kamini gave catches off Devine, who bowled a frugal first spell of 6-1-16-2, which was complemented by a stellar display of fielding. Katie Perkins first dived forward at midwicket for Mandhana’s wicket and then had Harmanpreet Kaur run out with a flying direct hit after Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet had put on 28 runs in nearly 14 overs. Later in the innings, Bates took a spectacular catch running backwards from mid-off and Anna Peterson leaped for one when Goswami smashed the ball to cover.Raj was caught behind as soon as Devine came back for her next spell, for 30. She had started with two consecutive fours and looked determined for a longer stay this time but with five fours in the bag after facing 70 balls, rotating the strike continued to be a problem as Bates persisted with her packed off-side field and Morna Nielsen dried the runs up with three maidens. Krishnamurthy then took over along with Deepti Sharma.With a cautious start she first made sure India were not all out for the fifth time in a row, batting first. Deepti also took her time, scoring six from her first 32 balls, and they started opening up in the Powerplay. Krishnamurthy used her feet effectively against the spinners, unleashing drives off the front foot and cuts off the back foot. The glut of runs started in the 42nd over and Krishnamurthy struck two fours, collecting 16 in all off Devine to take the run rate over three.From there the two batsmen found gaps, avoided dot balls and took the partnership to 71 for the fifth wicket, nearly taking the score to 150, before Bates caught Deepti off Leigh Kasperek. A six from Goswami, and two fours from Nagarajan Niranjana in the last over made sure the run rate didn’t fall even though two batsmen were run out in the last over, but India did run out of options to curb the New Zealand batsmen eventually.