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Melbourne, Nov 19 (ANI): Cricket Australia has picked Doug Bollinger ahead of fellow pacer Stuart Clark for a spot in the 12-man squad for the first Test against West Indies at the Gabba starting next week.

Melbourne, Nov 19 (ANI): Former Australian pace legend Jeff Thomson believes Shane Watson's surprise role as a Test opener is an insult to opening batsmen across the country.

Ahmedabad, Nov 19 (ANI): Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene has become only the seventh batsman in Test cricket to score six or more double hundreds. He made 204 not out against India in the first Test.

Sri Lanka declared their first innings closed at 760 for seven after lunch on the fourth day of the first test at the Motera on Thursday in reply to India's 426.

Ahmedabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Sri Lanka declared their first innings at 760 for seven, in reply to India's 426, shortly after lunch on the fourth day of the first cricket Test here Thursday.

Thanks to Ghaziabad Cricket Association?s ?leaky covers? fiasco, winning the toss assumed an unusual importance on the second day of the UP-Baroda Super League Ranji Trophy encounter, in Ghaziabad on Wednesday.

Himachal Pradesh opener Bhavin Thakkar failed to make it a memorable homecoming in his first match in Mumbai this season. The former Mumbai batsman got out on 88 after spending 335 minutes at the crease. But his 266-ball innings gave Himachal the first innings lead, something that would stand them in good stead against the defending champions.

Sri Lanka took a firm grip on the opening test on Thursday by extending their first innings lead to 282 to move into a position to win a test in India for the first time.

Ahmedabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Sri Lanka piled up 708 for five in the first innings, in reply to India's 426, by lunch on the fourth day of the first cricket Test at Motera's Sardar Patel Stadium here Thursday.

Zenica (Bosnia), Nov 19 (DPA) Porto midfielder Raul Meireles was the hero for Portugal as his side beat a 10-member Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-0 to qualify for next year's football World Cup finals in South Africa.

India must've gone into lunch thinking they had a chance. They hadn't set the session on fire, but had still landed a couple of important blows. Thilan Samaraweera had fallen after making 70, while Angelo Mathews was unlucky to be given out caught at short-leg at the stroke of lunch. Sri Lanka were still 51 behind on the first innings, and they had a foot in the door.

Brought on to bowl as a second change spinner — after an eight over spell by part-timer Suresh Raina — by Uttar Pradesh skipper Mohammad Kaif, Piyush Chawla destroyed Baroda's resistance to claim four wickets either side of lunch, including the top scorers Irfan Pathan (59) and Rakesh Solanki (58).

Harbhajan Singh's bowling fortunes aren't changing no matter how hard he's trying in recent weeks.

Sensing the axe, Deep Dasgupta tells Dalmiya he's pulling out; CAB squarely blames Bengal manager for captaincy fracas, seeks written explanation from Jeejeebhoy Going by its latest shenanigans, it wouldn't be inappropriate to put the prefix 'Messy' and rechristen the CAB as the Messy Cricket Association of Bengal.

It has been over 10 years since Sarandeep Singh made his first-class debut. Apart from having played three Tests and five ODIs for India, he has also represented three states in domestic cricket during his decade-long career.

Shitanshu Kotak followed his usual pre-match routine before Saurashtra's game against Maharashtra.

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Cheteshwar Pujara smashed an unbeaten double century as Saurashtra piled up a massive 544 for three in their first innings against Maharashtra on the second day in the Ranji Trophy Super League at Rajkot Wednesday.

Karachi, Nov 18 (IANS) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Giles Clarke is confident that Test series between Pakistan and Australia next summer will attract big crowds in England.

Sri Lanka batsman Mahela Jayawardene became only the seventh batsman in test cricket to score six or more double hundreds when he made 204 not out against India in the first test on Wednesday.

London, Nov 18 (IANS) India is being approached to sponsor Lord's cricket ground - the Mecca of international cricket - the owners of the ground were quoted as saying Wednesday.