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Half-centuries by Michael Papps, Mathew Sinclair and Craig McMillan took New Zealand A to a reasonable position at the end of the first day against India A

Sinclair, Papps and McMillan enjoy good outing

Mohan De Silva, the opposition candidate for president, has said that Dambulla will remain the venue for the tri-series against India and South Africa, if he wins the elections

Opposition says Dambulla will remain venue for tri-series

A round-up of Monday's Twenty20 matches

Gloucestershire qualify, Warwickshire still in the hunt

Australia A began well, slipped up for a brief period, and came back strongly to take the first day's honours against Pakistan A at Darwin

Watson and Haddin put Australia back on track

Gordon Templeton, a former sports producer and presenter, has been appointed as the new media liaison officer of the South African team

Templeton appointed media liaison officer

Harbhajan Singh, the Indian spinner, has predicted that slow bowlers will be the key in next year's World Cup

Spinners the key for World Cup: Harbhajan

Kevin Pietersen urged his side's inexperienced pace attack to make a good impression against Pakistan in the first Test at Lord's starting Thursday

Pietersen encourages pacers to perform

The three-match one-day international series between Kenya and Bangladesh, originally set for Nairobi later this month, has been postponed by a further three weeks

Cash-strapped Kenya postpone series

Inzamam-ul-Haq and Shahid Afridi both struck powerful cameos as Pakistan beat an International XI side in a charity match at The Oval, despite 50 from Sachin Tendulkar

Pakistan win despite Tendulkar fifty

Simon Jones, the England fast bowler, hasn't ruled himself out of playing in this winter's Ashes in Australia, despite undergoing serious knee surgery last month

Jones optimistic about Ashes chances

Peter Moores defended the performance of the side against Pakistan at Canterbury, which ended as a painful draw, with fresh injuries to both squads

Moores defends draw

The Australian chairman of selectors, Andrew Hilditch, has admitted his concern over selecting Glenn McGrath for the ICC Champions Trophy in October in India, while playing down suggestions of Australia trampling over England in the Ashes

McGrath unlikely to play in Champions Trophy

Matthew Hoggard has managed to test his injured hand during a bowling stint in the nets at Lord's, raising hopes that he will be fit to take his place in the first Test against Pakistan on Thursday

Hoggard tests hand in Lord's net

The England chairman of selectors David Graveney has given his backing to Geraint Jones, the England wicketkeeper, ahead of the first Test against Pakistan at Lord's on Thursday

Graveney gives backing to Jones

Naved-ul-Hasan, the Pakistan fast bowler, has been ruled out of the Test series against England owing to his groin injury

Naved-ul-Hasan ruled out of Test series

Opener Nazmus Sadat was the hero again after his half-century inspired Bangladesh to a six wicket victory in the third one-day match against Zimbabwe played at Queens Sports Cub. The result means that Bangladesh have secured the five-match series 3-0

Sadat steers Bangladesh to series

Tushar Imran scored a defiant 96 not out to guide Bangladesh to a four-wicket win in the second one-day match played at Queens Sports Club to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series

Tushar sees Bangladesh home

A round-up of Sunday's Twenty20 matches

White's brilliant 141 in a losing cause

Andrew Flintoff made a lively and successful return to competitive cricket following his ankle injury, with three wickets in a brilliant spell of bowling to help Lancashire beat Nottinghamshire by seven wickets

Flintoff returns with a bang