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Some easy ones were put down, some cost their team a lot, and some came with a second chance. A few drops from the three Tests between Sri Lanka and India

Five drops, fumbles and fine tries

Video plays from the three-match Test series between Sri Lanka and India

Galle's monkey, Ashwin's bunny, and an angry young man

India A coach Rahul Dravid believes that most young batsmen, while possessing great striking techniques, lack the ability and patience to build innings around singles when that is all that is available

Dravid urges batsmen to rotate strike better

Shashikala Siriwardene will lead a 20-member Sri Lanka women squad for their limited-overs tour of New Zealand in October-November

Siriwardene to lead SL women in NZ

Sri Lanka offspinner Tharindu Kaushal has been reported for a suspect illegal bowling action following the third Test against India that ended at the SSC in Colombo on Tuesday

Tharindu Kaushal reported for suspect action

Former fast-bowling great Dennis Lillee has reportedly quit as president of the WACA

Lillee quits as WACA president

Leicestershire's opening batsman Angus Robson found value in a bedraggled day at Grace Road with his seventh half-century of the season

Robson finds value in bedraggled day

Azharullah captured three of the six wickets to fall as Essex ended a truncated opening day of the LV= County Championship Division Two match against Northamptonshire on 177 for 6 at Chelmsford

Azharullah gives Northants the advantage

Ryan McLaren marked his LV= County Championship debut for Hampshire with four wickets as they stepped up their bid to avoid relegation by dismissing Durham for 213 at Chester-le-Street

McLaren shines on debut before Pringle fights back

Rob Key's first Championship century inside 16 months helped Kent prosper on the opening day of their LV= County Championship clash with Division Two leaders Lancashire in Canterbury

Key hundred holds up Lancashire promotion push

Ishant Sharma and Dinesh Chandimal have been handed one-match suspensions for their behaviour in the SSC Test

Ishant, Chandimal handed one-match bans

A round-up of the Twitter reactions to India's 2-1 series win in Sri Lanka

'Great to be on the right side of the fence'

Michael Clarke has confirmed he will not play in the Big Bash League this year, having pulled out of his commitment to play for the Melbourne Stars

Clarke withdraws from Big Bash League

Veteran batsman Michael Papps has been named captain of Wellington in all the formats, replacing James Franklin, who is currently unavailable with a back injury

Papps to lead Wellington in all formats

India bowlers find way past Mathews, Perera

Ishant Sharma Dhammika Prasad, Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Thirimanne have been charged by the ICC for their roles in several angry exchanges during the fourth day of the SSC Test

Ishant, Prasad, Chandimal and Thirimanne charged by ICC