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BIRMINGHAM: James Anderson may be getting used to making history but he derived special pleasure in breaking Darren Gough's record to become England's most successful one-day bowler.The 30-year-old Lancashire pacemen, who last month became only the fourth England bowler to take 300 Test wickets, started the hosts' Champions Trophy opener against Australia at Edgbaston on Saturday tied with retired Yorkshire quick Gough on 234 one-day international (ODI) wickets.But that changed when he had Mitchell Marsh caught by Eoin Morgan at point.What really pleased Anderson, who finished with three for 30 to take his tally to 237 ODI wickets, though was that his haul helped England to a 48-run victory."It's good fun breaking records, and I'm delighted with this one, but more importantly we're delighted to get off to a winning start in this tournament," Anderson said."Although it's a bit different to reaching 300 Test wickets last month, it still means ...
CARDIFF: New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by one wicket in a dramatic Champions Trophy group A match in Cardiff on Sunday.Left-arm seamer Mitchell McClenaghan claimed four wickets as Sri Lanka were shot out for 138 after electing to take first strike.Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 68. New Zealand lost nine wickets before they surpassed the modest target in the 37th over after Lasith Malinga claimed 4-34.Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...
BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq tried to take the pressure off his side by insisting a 'do or die' Champions Trophy clash against South Africa was nothing new for the team.Both sides need to win Monday's day-night clash at Edgbaston if they are to have a realistic chance of reaching the semi-finals of a tournament for the world's top eight one-day nations.Pakistan suffered a two-wicket loss against the West Indies in their low-scoring Group B opener ...
CARDIFF: Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in a group A match of the Champions Trophy in Cardiff on Sunday.This is the first match for both teams in the eight-nation tournament. England and Australia are the other two sides in the group, from which two will advance to the semi-finals.England beat Australia in their opening game on Saturday.New Zealand: Brendon McCullum (capt), James Franklin, Martin Guptill, ...
BIRMINGHAM: Australia had salt rubbed into the wound of their 48-run Champions Trophy defeat by arch-rivals England at Edgbaston on Saturday when they were fined for a slow over-rate.Match referee Javagal Srinath, the former India bowler, imposed the fines after title-holders Australia were found to be one over short of their target when time allowances were taken into consideration.In accordance with the International Cricket Council's code of conduct, Australia's players were fined 10 percent of ...
BIRMINGHAM: Defending champions Australia held arch-rivals England to 269 for six in their Champions Trophy Group A opener at Edgbaston on Saturday.Ian Bell made 91 on his Warwickshire home ground and shared a second-wicket stand of 111 with county colleague Jonathan Trott (43) after England captain Alastair Cook won the toss.At 168 for one in the 34th over, England were looking at a score in excess of 300.But Australia pegged them back before an unbroken ...
BIRMINGHAM: England, after winning the toss, made 269 for six against title-holders Australia in their Champions Trophy Group A opener at Edgbaston on Saturday.Ian Bell top-scored with 91 on his Warwickshire home ground and shared a second-wicket stand of 111 with county colleague Jonathan Trott (43).But with England looking at a score in excess of 300, Australia's seamers pegged them back until an unbroken stand of 56 between Ravi Bopara (46 not out) and Tim ...
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