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Chanaka Welegedara's late resistance lifted Sri Lanka to 239
, before he became Saeed Ajmal's third victim in the Dubai Test












Pakistan v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Dubai, 1st day
Spot-fixing controversy
South Africa v Australia, 3rd ODI, Durban




England v India, 1st npower Test, Lord's
2000 Tests
England v India, 100 Tests
Leicestershire v Sri Lanka A, Grace Road, 1st day
Jul 20, 2011: James Taylor hit an unbeaten 161 to provide nearly half Leicestershire's total on the opening day of Sri Lanka A's tour
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MCC news
Jul 20, 2011: Andrew Strauss has said he would be "absolutely" willing to undergo a lie-detector test if it was decided that they were the way forward in combating corruption in the sport
Andrew McGlashan at Lord's
England v India, 1st Test, Lord's
Jul 20, 2011: Andrew Strauss believes England are ready to fulfil the ambition laid out at the start of his captaincy tenure in 2009, and displace India as the No. 1 Test team in the world
Andrew Miller at Lord's
Australia in Sri Lanka 2011
Jul 20, 2011: Sri Lanka Cricket have not named a captain for the home series against Australia while announcing a pool of twenty players from which the squads for the one-day and Twenty20 games will be selected
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Lancashire v Yorkshire, Headingley, 1st day
Jul 20, 2011: This may be a critical match for both sides, for reasons it was hard to foresee at the start of the campaign
Warwickshire v Sussex, Edgbaston, 1st day
Jul 20, 2011: Former Surrey batsman Laurie Evans made his first half-century in the County Championship as Warwickshire reached 261 for 6
Surrey v Middlesex, Guildford, 1st day
Jul 20, 2011: Middlesex stumbled to 88 for four against Surrey at Guildford as persistent rain meant only 35 overs were possible
Northamptonshire v Derbyshire, Wantage Road, 1st day
Jul 20, 2011: A maiden first-class century from Ross Whiteley helped Derbyshire fight back on their first day of their Championship match against Northamptonshire
Hampshire v Nottinghamshire, Rose Bowl, 1st day
Jul 20, 2011: Nottinghamshire were denied the opportunity to take advantage of Hampshire's poor four-day form after heavy rain washed out day one at the Rose Bowl
Gloucestershire v Kent, Cheltenham, 1st day
Jul 20, 2011: Will Gidman claimed a career-best five for 38 as Gloucestershire bowled out Kent for 205 on the opening day of the County Championship match at Cheltenham.
2000 Tests
Jul 20, 2011: The world is changing but there's no reason Test cricket won't survive another 2000 matches, India's captain MS Dhoni has said
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England v India, 1st npower Test, Lord's
Jul 20, 2011: ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between England and India at Lord's
The Preview by Sidharth Monga
European Championship Division One Twenty20
Jul 20, 2011: A round up of the first day of matches of the European Championship Division One Twenty20
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England v India, 1st Test, Lord's
Jul 20, 2011: The ECB and the BCCI will celebrate the 100th Test between England and India by exchanging mementos and presenting a special commemorative cap to former players on both sides
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ICC Americas Region Division One Twenty20
Jul 20, 2011: A round-up of the second match-day in the ICC Americas Region Division One Twenty20
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Kenya news
Jul 20, 2011: Collins Obuya, the 29-year-old batsman, has been named Kenya's new captain in the latest of a series of moves aimed at revitalising Kenyan cricket
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India in England 2011
Jul 20, 2011: A watered-down version of the UDRS will be used in the England-India series with both sides agreeing to not use the system for lbw decisions
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New Zealand news
Jul 20, 2011: Graham Cowan, the former New Zealand umpire and cricket administrator, has died at the age of 71 after a short illness
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Australian news
Jul 20, 2011: Brad Haddin has joined a growing list of New South Wales and Australia players to sign with the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League
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England v India, 1st npower Test, Lord's
Jul 20, 2011: England won't be focussing all their efforts on Sachin Tendulkar during the first Test at Lord's, fully aware that India have a host of match-winning batsmen, and Graeme Swann has suggested that it's MS Dhoni who they need to keep under pressure