Not assured of an outright win inthe first Test after England's dramatic fight-back, Indian pacer Umesh Yadav today said the home team's bowlers will have to put in a lot of effort on the final day to

England were bowled out for 521 at lunch after Samit Patel struck a fluent half-century on day two of their third and final warm-up match against Haryana, here today.

There was a much-improved perfor

England were bowled out for 521 at lunch after Samit Patel struck a fluent half-century on day two of their third and final warm-up match against Haryana, here today.

There was a much-improved perfor

Stuart Broad joined fast bowler Steven Finn on England's injured list ahead of the Test series in India as the three-day tour match against Mumbai 'A' ended in a draw on Monday.

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India A skipper Suresh Raina felt that England players know how to play spin bowling but they will face a different challenge in the Test series which gets underway in Ahmedabad from November 15.

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England lost four wickets in the morning session but still managed to take a 27-run lead over India A, reaching 396 for eight at lunch on the third day of the opening tour game in Mumbai on Thursday.

Comeback man Yuvraj Singh proved he was ready for national duty in whites with his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket as England's warm-up game against India A ended in an expected draw at

Yuvraj Singh staked his claim for a Test call-up with a brilliant all-round performance for India A in the drawn warmup game against England XI at the Brabourne Stadium here Thursday.

Yuvraj, who str

Alastair Cook began his reign as England's full-time Test captain with an unbeaten century that revived the tourists in their opening match of the Indian tour on Wednesday.

The left-handed opener was

India A skipper Suresh Raina today defended the composition of his team which has no front-line spinner, saying he and Yuvraj Singh bowled well against England in the warm-up game, here.

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