England in India

India cruised past England's first innings total with seven wickets in hand thanks to a century from Deep Dasgupta in the first Test at Mohali.
The wicketkeeper-opener crafted his first Test ton off 253 balls, including 15 fours, in only his third match before Craig White found a hint of reverse swing to bowl him.
The nightwatchman played well for his 37 and blunted England's new ball attack in the morning by sharing in a second wicket partnership of 53 with Dasgupta.
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New Zealand in Australia

Australian captain Steve Waugh said he was "disappointed" his side failed to reach 440 to win the match.
The Test - and the series - finished in a draw and the final turning-point was the run-out of Waugh, as Adam Gilchrist was firing one boundary after another off an uncertain Kiwi attack.

Waugh said: "I'm disappointed we didn't win it, to tell you the truth. We changed our minds a few times throughout the day. "It was a tough situation because we were always on the brink, if we lost one more wicket we were in trouble with the new ball coming." Images of day 5

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Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has been fined £3000, after being found guilty of dissent during the third and final cricket Test against New Zealand.
Lee, 25, was hauled before match referee Jackie Hendriks, after verbally abusing New Zealand tailender Shane Bond during the fourth day's play.
He was fined 75% of his gross match fee.
Lee was found guilty of violating two clauses of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Code of Conduct following a hearing after play on Monday.

Bangladesh in New Zealand

Bangladesh have landed in New Zealand for an inaugural two-Test tour of the country who have given such a stirring account of themselves in Australia. And coach Trevor Chappell said he had not been offended by forecasts of disaster for cricket's newest Test nation.

Last month New Zealand Cricket chief Martin Snedden, said he hoped New Zealand would win the two Tests - at Hamilton and Wellington - with style, and overwhelming superiority. And Chappell said he had no problems with that attitude. "We accept that is the aim of every other team to beat us, they do not want to take any chances playing against a newcomer," said the Australian.

West Indies in Sri Lanka

Brian Lara, who managed a remarkable aggregate of 688 runs in the three-Test series in Sri Lanka, says his extraordinary run of form is thanks to a chat with West Indian legend Sir Garfield Sobers. Although the West Indies were trounced 3-0 in the Tests, Lara notched two centuries, one fifty and a sparkling 221 in the final match at Colombo. Lara said Sobers' guidance had been particularly beneficial in combating spin ace Muthiah Muralitharan, the most successful bowler of the series with 24 wickets.

Miscellaneous

Australia will have to improve on their performance to avoid being beaten by South Africa in the upcoming three-Test series to decide the unofficial world Test champions, Australian captain Steve Waugh warned on Tuesday.

"We have to make sure we lift our game for the South Africans. If we don't play our best we will get beaten," he said after his team escaped with a draw after being outplayed for long periods by New Zealand in the third Test at the WACA Ground.

SCORES AT A GLANCE

Australia v New Zealand (3rd Test) - 5th Day
Played at WACA, Perth
Toss: New Zealand

New Zealand: 534/9d (L Vincent 104, S Fleming 105; J Gillespie 3-79)
Australia: 351 all out (JL Langer 75, D Martyn 60; S Warne 99, D Vettori 6-87)
New Zealand: 256
Australia: 381/7 (Hayden 57, ME Waugh 86, SR Waugh 67, AC Gilchrist 83*; D Vettori 2-142)

Result: Match Drawn.
Man of the match: D Vettori
Man of the series: J Langer

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India v England (1st Test) - Day 2
Played at Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Toss: India

England: 238 (ME Trescothick 66, N Hussain 85; Harbhajan Singh 5-51)
India: 262/3 (Dravid 78*, Tendulkar 31*; 101 overs)

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