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England eye fifth place, wins for Nepal, PNG and Afghanistan

A round-up of the 5th, 9th and 13th place play-off matches that took place in the Under-19 World Cup on August 21

21-Aug-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bancroft, Steketee take Australia to final

Defending champions Australia moved within one more victory of retaining the Under-19 World Cup by beating South Africa in the first semi-final

21-Aug-2012•The Report by George Binoy in Townsville

'We all dog-piled onto Ish' - Cam Fletcher

As he went in, Sodhi says his coach Matt Horne gave him a wink; he winked back, and doesn't really remember too much after that

21-Aug-2012•George Binoy in Townsville

Warne to captain Melbourne Stars, Malinga also signs

Shane Warne has been confirmed as the captain of the Melbourne Stars for this season's Big Bash League, and he will be joined by Lasith Malinga in the line-up

21-Aug-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Race on to join Lancs in CB40 semis

After meandering along for nearly four months, the CB40 is finally nearing the semi-finals. Lancashire are the one county assured of qualification. Hampshire, Kent and either Sussex or Warwickshire are likeliest to join them

20-Aug-2012•Tim Wigmore

Pietersen set to miss World Twenty20 squad

Less than 24 hours after seeing their No. 1 Test ranking slip away England will name their squads for the World Twenty20 and one-day series against South Africa

20-Aug-2012•Andrew McGlashan

Jayawardene's 96 keeps Wayamba on top

A breathtaking 96 off 50 deliveries from Mahela Jayawardene and another impressive turn by Akila Dananjaya saw Wayamba United establish themselves as the form side in the SLPL

20-Aug-2012•The report by Andrew Fernando

Smith savours 'wonderful' triumph

Graeme Smith was breathing a sigh of relief after South Africa secured a 51-run victory at Lord's to rise to top the world Test rankings

20-Aug-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Narrow loss very disappointing - Azam

Pakistan came within one wicket of compensating for a calamitous batting performance in the Under-19 World Cup quarter-final against India. Their captain Babar Azam said the narrow loss was very disappointing

20-Aug-2012•George Binoy in Townsville

Strauss wants to map out future

Andrew Strauss has no intentions of marking his 100th Test by resigning from the captaincy after England's 2-0 Test series defeat against South Africa, their heaviest defeat in a home Test series for 11 years.

20-Aug-2012•George Dobell

Tanvir, Ajmal bowl Kandurata to victory

Three wickets a piece for Sohail Tanvir and Saeed Ajmal tore the guts out of a Ruhuna Royals run chase and handed Kandurata Warriors a 42-run victory

20-Aug-2012•The report by Andrew Fernando

South Africa hold nerve to take No. 1

South Africa displaced England at the top of the Test rankings with a 51-run victory in the third Test at Lord's to give them a 2-0 victory in the series

20-Aug-2012•The Report by David Hopps

India pick uncapped Patil, Parvin for World T20

India have included uncapped offspinners Anjua Patil and Rasanara Parvin in their 14-player squad for the ICC Women's World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka next month

20-Aug-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

By 'eck, Eckersley assault brings victory

20-Aug-2012

Ireland, Sri Lanka progress to ninth-place semis

A round-up of the ninth-place play-off quarter-finals of the Under-19 World Cup on August 20

20-Aug-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

New Zealand win last-ball thriller

New Zealand blasted through to the semi-finals and knocked West Indies out of the tournament in a dramatic finale to their quarter-final in Townsville

20-Aug-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

India clinch low-scoring thriller

India pulled off a heart-stopping one-wicket victory over Pakistan in Townsville, to seal their place in the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup

20-Aug-2012•The Report by George Binoy in Townsville

Rixon to coach Australia for UAE ODIs

Steve Rixon, Australia's fielding mentor, will take over as head coach for the one-day internationals against Afghanistan and Pakistan in the UAE to allow Mickey Arthur to focus on preparations for the World ICC Twenty20

20-Aug-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

'New Zealand are going to struggle in India'

New Zealand are in for a tough time in India in the Test series, according to Mark Richardson and Simon Doull

20-Aug-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

McCullum to open in India Tests

Brendon McCullum will return to the top of the order for New Zealand's Tests against India, set to open with Martin Guptill after playing at first drop during the past two series

20-Aug-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

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