Slater banned from playing Eden Test
Australian opening batsman Michael Slater was on Friday banned by the ICC match referee Cammie Smith from playing the second Test against India in the Eden Gardens, giving a jolt to the visitors keen to clinch a dream series win in India.



Now, spot the talent -- He is into garment manufacturing!
Tailing Brett Lee wasn’t easy. For years after one heard of him first, from a friend, Rakesh Saini, who had faced him during the Australia Under-19 side’s tour of India in ’94, the name got lost somewhere in the Aussie grades and first-class cricket.



Umpiring blunders take England to brink of victory
Sri Lanka suffered yet again from umpiring errors on Friday, as England headed for a victory in the second Test with the home team struggling on 98 for six in their second innings at draw of stumps on the third day.



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