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James Taylor, the Leicestershire batsman, will captain England Lions in their four-day and one-day matches against Sri Lanka A next month

James Taylor, the Leicestershire batsman, will captain England Lions in their four-day and one-day matches against Sri Lanka A next month

Ruthless England came down hard on wounded and battered India, but the visitors still had fingernails dug in at the edge of the cliff

Matthew Hayden’s plans to become a part-owner of the Brisbane Heat Twenty20 franchise are far from guaranteed

A round up of the sixth day of matches of the European Championship Division One Twenty20

Trevor Bayliss, the former Sri Lanka coach, has nominated Ryan Harris as the Australian bowler most likely to trouble a formidable home batting line-up during next month’s Test series in the island nation

Trevor Bayliss, the former Sri Lanka coach, has nominated Ryan Harris as the Australian bowler most likely to trouble a formidable home batting line-up during next month’s Test series in the island nation

Matthew Hayden will come out of retirement to play for the Brisbane Heat in this summer’s Big Bash League

A round-up of the third day of matches at the Sri Lanka Cricket Inter-Provincial Twenty20

In 2007, with a little help from the weather, India held on nine wickets down in the first Test at Lord’s then went on to win the series and England are determined there won’t be a repeat this time as they search for the nine scalps that will put them 1-0