England's tour of India

Coach Duncan Fletcher has set England's sights on a moral victory in Sunday's sixth and final one-day international against India in Bombay.

The two teams go into the match with India leading the series 3-2, an achievement in itself for a side written off before the trip began.

"People were saying we were going to get knocked over 6-0 and it just shows the character of the side," Fletcher said.

"To get back to three-all would be quite an achievement. I don't think many sides have done that in India in one-day cricket.

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India are likely to field their best combination and bring back Harbhajan Singh for the final one-day international against England in Mumbai, on Sunday.

Virendra Sehwag is expected to open with Sachin Tendulkar.

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Andy Flintoff hopes that his half-century in Delhi on Thursday can kick-start his winter with the bat and help England square the one-day series in India.

"It's the first time I've scored runs for a while," he admitted.

"I was sent in for the last part of the innings to try and give us a bit of impetus to try and get us up towards 270 and it came off."

Triangular in Australia

Prior to South Africa’s encounter with New Zealand in Perth on Friday, Pollock managed only 42 runs in six matches, averaging 10.5 runs per innings.

"I haven't been doing as much as I would like with the bat but some of that is because of the match situations we've been in," the captain asserted.

"I was very conscious of surviving the first ten balls. I knew the time was right to make a difference and I didn't want to waste it.

Pollock certainly did make a difference to James Franklin’s figures. The allrounder struck four consecutive sixes in the penultimate over of the match, sapping the Kiwi spirit in even greater increments than he advanced the Proteas’ total.

Pakistan vs West Indies

First Test, Sharjah, day three: Pakistan 493 v West Indies 325/5

The West Indies, with useful contributions from the middle order, reached a respectable 325 for five, 168 behind, at close of play on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan on Saturday.

Pakistan made 493 in their first innings on Friday with 150 from Rashid Latif and 146 from Yousuf Youhana

U-19 World Cup

In the U-19 W'Cup, South Africa dismissed India for just 156 to record a crushing 112 run win and advance to the ICC World Cup final in Christchurch on Sunday.

Brendon Reddy, Ian Postman and Brent Kops all took two wickets each as South Africa extracted revenge for their defeat against the Indians in the group stage.

Three half centuries helped South Africa post a demanding 268/5.

Opener Greg Smith hit 61 and Hasim Amla scored a run a ball 62 while Davey Jacobs weighed in with an excellent unbeaten 69 at the end.

In the other semifinal Australia play the West Indies on Wednesday.

Miscellaneous

Each year, on 3 February, the people of Bengal pay tribute to Frank Worrell in their own unique way.

Thousands line up outside Calcutta's Eden Gardens ground to donate blood in recognition of Sir Frank Worrell who, 40 years ago, had done the same for Nari Contractor.

Contractor was seriously injured during a tour game between Barbados and India in Bridgetown in 1962. He was felled by a vicious bouncer which cracked his skull, and was immediately rushed to hospital where emergency surgery was performed.

Sir Frank was one of the players on both sides who donated blood and helped save the player's life.

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hopes that New Zealand's security requirements will be met in time for the Black Caps to complete their postponed tour at the end of this season.

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has demanded higher security at grounds and an evacuation procedure to be put in place before confirming the trip.

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