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Daniel Vettori, despite another top-order collapse, had his sights trained on a series-clinching win

Vettori optimistic of New Zealand's chances

Fast bowler will retire from international cricket at the end of the Test series against Pakistan to move to the UK

Iain O'Brien to retire from international cricket

George Bailey controlled Tasmania's tricky chase with an unbeaten 74 that sealed a tight win over New South Wales

Bailey holds nerve to guide Tasmania home

Dave Callaghan continued his run of form with a second Man-of-the-Match performance to help South Africa Masters knock aside England Masters in the dress rehearsal for Saturday's final

All-round Callaghan downs England

A round-up of the second day's action from the ninth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Group-toppers stay in control

Paul Stirling, the 19-year-old Irish batsman, will join fellow Irish-born batsmanEoin Morgan at Middlesex next year, in a three-year deal.

Paul Stirling signs for Middlesex

He may have made an error of judgement to fall short of a record triple-century by seven runs, but Virender Sehwag sauntered back to the dressing chest out, smiling as he acknowledged the applause from the stands

Unfazed Virender Sehwag plots more big innings

Trevor Bayliss, the Sri Lanka coach, has said that setting India a target of "150 on a wearing wicket" was probably the best his team could hope for at this stage

No reason why we can't score 400 tomorrow - Trevor Bayliss

Virender Sehwag has said he is happy to have got "at least 293 runs" and was not disappointed at missing out on a record third Test triple-century

Happy to have got 293 - Sehwag

Worcestershire have signed Ben Scott, the 28-year-old wicketkeeper, on loan from Middlesex.

Worcestershire sign Ben Scott on loan

A round-up of the fourth day's play of the fourth-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Plate League 2009-10

Wakhare bowls Vidarbha to victory

A round-up of the final day's play of the fifth-round matches of the Ranji Trophy Super League 2009-10

Railways and Delhi storm to wins

Daniel Vettori, trying to regroup his troops after being bowled out for 99, said there was still time in the Test to stage a comeback

We can still come back - Vettori

England Masters cruised into Saturday's final of the inaugural Cricket Legends of Barbados International Cup with a commanding five- wicket win over Sri Lanka

England Masters cruise into final

A round-up of the first day's action from the ninth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Maqsood five-for sinks Peshawar

Yorkshire's Andrew Gale starred against his own countrymen with a hard-earned 96, but ultimately he was powerless to prevent the England Performance Squad from sweeping to a comprehensive nine-wicket win

Wainwright seals comfortable victory

Michael Carberry impressed for the England Performance Programme side with a century as the tourists took control against Gauteng on day three of their tour match

Impressive Carberry lifts tourists

Given the amount of rain that has fallen on Durban's Kingsmead ground in the past week, Andrew Strauss would be forgiven for wishing that the heavens remain open for another day, so that his team can cement their 2-1 series lead

'Honesty has revived England' - Strauss

That Vijay managed to make an impression through the mayhem created by Sewhag at Brabourne Stadium testifies to his innings - and also to his ability to stay calm

Vijay impresses with calm in the eye of the storm