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Australia openers unleash fury

Another interrupted day allowed only 24.3 overs to be bowled in the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria at the SCG

Cowan endures on rain-wrecked day

Western Australia recovered from a mediocre first innings to roll South Australia for 191 and take control of proceedings on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval

Behrendorff gives Western Australia control

Ranji Trophy Live, round six, day four

Kevin Pietersen's second ton in as many games ensured Dolphins made short work of a target of 168 as they cruised past Knights to notch a nine-wicket win with 20 balls to spare

Another Pietersen ton leads Dolphins past Knights

Andrew Fitch-Holland, the co-defendant in Chris Cairns' perjury trial, has denied ever asking Lou Vincent to provide a false witness statement and said that the only thing Cairns was guilty of was "not keeping his trousers zipped"

Fitch-Holland 'did not ask Vincent to lie'

Half-centuries from Rony Talukdar and Mohammad Mithun set up Bangladesh A's 122-run victory against Zimbabwe A at the Harare Sports Club, ensuring the visitors also swept the series 3-0

Bangladesh A sweep series with huge win

India consolidate lead after Ashwin five-for

R Ashwin's five-wicket haul helped India dismiss South Africa for just 184, in their first innings, to hand the hosts a slender 17-run lead in the first Test being played in Mohali on Friday.

R Ashwin hands India the advantage in first Test

Andrew Ellis and Henry Nicholls produced fine displays with ball and bat respectively to help Canterbury romp to a comfortable seven-wicket win against Northern Districts in Hamilton

Ellis, Nicholls guide Canterbury to easy win

Chadd Sayers made a fruitful return to South Australia's Sheffield Shield XI to help roll Western Australia for 211 on the first day of their match at the Adelaide Oval

Returning Sayers skittles Western Australia for 211

Ben Dunk struck his maiden first-class century as Tasmania dominated the opening day of their Sheffield Shield game against Queensland in Hobart

Dunk ton lifts Tasmania to dominating position

Peter Siddle's quest to show his value as a member of the Australian Test squad was curtailed yet again as only 9.5 overs of play were possible on the first day of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria

Rain curtains Siddle's bowling stint

Williamson resists after hosts dominate

The two greatest batsmen of their generation will now get a chance to bat together as captain Sachin Tendulkar drew Brian Lara's to play in the Sachin's Blasters squad for the Cricket All-Stars series

Tendulkar to play alongside Lara in Cricket All-Stars

Mel Cairns, the wife of former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns, has denied that an alleged discussion about match-fixing in a Manchester bar ever took place

Cairns' wife denies match-fixing conversation took place

Mark Wood is flying home early for England's tour of the UAE to see a specialist about the left ankle problem that forced him to sit out the third Test against Pakistan.

Wood flies home to see ankle specialist

India hit back after being bowled out for 201

Dean Elgar, better known for his batting exploits, starred with the ball - by picking up four wickets - for South Africa in the first Test against India being played in Mohali on Thursday.

Dean Elgar puts South Africa in command on day one