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Sri Lanka A face a huge final-day run chase after being set 463 by Leicestershire although started briskly to reach 71 for 1

Come big series, tough conditions, early wickets, and Kevin Pietersen scored his first home century in three years, going onto beating India to pulp

New Zealand Cricket has named Mike Sandle manager of the national team, replacing Dave Currie who stepped down following the World Cup

Mark Turner took the first five-wicket haul of his career as Derbyshire took control on the third day of their match with Division Two league leaders Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

Another 13 wickets fell on day three at the Rose Bowl and all but one of them to spin bowlers

Tom Maynard’s 67-ball hundred spared Surrey’s blushes at Guildford, where Middlesex took 14 wickets in two sessions of an enthralling Championship match only to then feel the full might of the young Welshman’s bat

Murray Goodwin narrowly missed out on a century as Sussex struggled to pull out of their slide towards defeat against Warwickshire on the third day of the County Championship meeting at Edgbaston

Mitchell Claydon finished with a career-best 6 for 104 as Durham finally bowled out Somerset for 480 on a rain-interrupted second day of their Championship match at Taunton

Zaheer Khan is likely to sit out the remainder of Lord’s Test and could even be a doubtful starter for second Test starting at Trent Bridge on July 29

After Yorkshire’s wonderful fightback on day three, this fascinating, absorbing Roses match has produced more ebbs and flows