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Amla and Smith put tourists in command on day 2.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/18938353

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South Africa take lunch on 514-2 - leading by 129 - with Hashim Amla 251 not out and Jacques Kallis unbeaten on 125.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/18938323

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Hashim Amla becomes the first South African to make a triple century as the tourists pass 600 against England at The Oval.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/18938323

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Hashim Amla sets up tourists' victory push.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/18947745

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Ian Bell and Matt Prior join forces after Ravi Bopara's early departure as England fight to avoid an innings defeat by South Africa.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/18949176

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Dale Steyn sends England to innings defeat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/18959148

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South Africa make a steady start after England win the toss in the second Test at Headingley, with Steven Finn replacing Graeme Swann and SA are currently 74-0.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19045274

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Rain arrives with South Africa 163-3 at tea after they make a solid start to the second Test against England at Headingley.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19045274

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South Africa reach 336-6 on day two of the second Test against England at Headingley, with Alviro Petersen unbeaten on 170.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19105127

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South Africa lose their ninth wicket atter Alviro Petersen falls for 182 on day two of the second Test against England at Headingley.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19105127

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Bad light stops play with England 48-0 in reply to South Africa's 419 on day two of the second Test at Headingley.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19105127

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Andrew Strauss is England's second wicket to fall as they stutter in reply to South Africa's 419 on day three of the second Test.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19120265

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England pass the follow-on target of 220 in reply to South Africa's 419 on day three of the second Test at Headingley.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19120265

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19128115

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Rain stops play just before lunch with South Africa on 5-0 in their second innings, trailing England by one, on day four of the second Test.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19131254

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South Africa reach 123-1 at lunch on day five, a lead of 117, as the second Test against England heads towards a likely draw.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19140611

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England lose their third wicket chasing 253 from 39 overs to beat South Africa on the last evening of the second Test at Headingley.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19140611

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South Africa preserved their 1-0 series lead as the second Test with England finished in a draw after a captivating final day at Headingley.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19151198

Kevin Pietersen may retire from Test cricket after Lord's Test.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19138968

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Steven Finn strikes three times in two overs as England make inroads on the first morning of the final Test against South Africa at Lord's and currently SA are 54-4.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19248483

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Jacques Rudolph and JP Duminy lead South Africa's recovery after Steven Finn and James Anderson account for the top order at Lord's.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19248483

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Tourists rally after early Steven Finn burst.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19288041

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England lose their top three cheaply as they make an increasingly shaky start in reply to South Africa's 309.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19291164

Not the start we wanted.:(

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Jonny Bairstow marks his return to the England side with a valuable unbeaten 72 to rescue them from deep trouble at Lord's.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19298862

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Wow, just found a cricket thread...YAY!!!:cleader::clap::)

Have skipped right to here and not read the other posts. Looking forward to the next three days, should be excellent cricket. Both teams with all to play for and we (England) need to show we can fight back and win when we absolutely have to. Well done to Bell and especially Bairstow. Great effort.

Gonna take some stick from my saffer friend if they beat us though. Whilst I can be humble about being no.1, he won't be:(

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Jonny Bairstow falls five runs short of a maiden Test century as England attempt to match South Africa's 309 on day three at Lord's.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19301058

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England's hopes of saving their number one ranking hang in the balance after a fascinating third day of the final Test against South Africa at Lord's.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19306747

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Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers carry South Africa to lunch on 216-4 - a lead of 210 - but rain delays the restart until 1355 BST.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19309373

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Steven Finn takes three wickets in five overs as England fight to limit South Africa's lead in the final Test at Lord's.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19309373

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Philander leaves England staring at defeat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19313362

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England take lunch on 120-4, needing a further 226 to pull off an unlikely victory over South Africa in the final Test at Lord's.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19312426

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Stuart Broad falls for 37 as England slip towards defeat in the final Test and a 2-0 series loss against South Africa.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19312426

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That was test cricket at its best, even though we lost. Should have been a 5 match series...

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Yes l agree and the sad fact is we don't play them for another three and a half years.:(

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Hashim Amla reaches his century after South Africa win the toss and make an impressive start against England in the second one-day international.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19374085

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South Africa beat England by 80 runs in second ODI to go top of the one-day rankings.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012...ort?CMP=twt_gu

Disappointing to say the least.:(

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Andrew Strauss to quit as England captain?.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012...n-south-africa

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19407237

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England captain Andrew Strauss quits cricket.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19408311

Very saddened to see one of our most successful captains of all time retire from the game.:(

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I hope Kevin Pietersen is happy...

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Although very unhappy with Kevin Pietersen behaviour Andrew Strauss says he was thinking about this decision long before the Pietersen fiasco blew up Shadow.

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I am sure it helped make his mind up in the end, and it meant he finished his excellent career on a slight sour note.

I hope this doesn't mean Pietersen manages to wrangle his way back into the side.

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Don't be surprised if Pietersen ends up being picked for the India tour as l suspect sooner rather then later the ECB come to some type of peace treaty with him.

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England lose Ian Bell in the third over as they chase 212 to beat South Africa in the third one-day international at The Oval.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19401167

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England beat South Africa by four wickets in the third one-day international at The Oval to level the scores at 1-1 with two games remaining.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19401167

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James Anderson is the ninth England wicket to fall after they win the toss but struggle in the final one-day international against South Africa at Trent Bridge.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19459166

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Amla & De Villiers help Proteas draw series.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19494033

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I'm not a fan pf cricket, however.... If what I've read about about Pietersen is even close to what he actually said then I think we should send him home. He's a plastic Briton anyway.

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Pietersen has been disruptive where he has gone but England in the past have put up wth it on the basis of his runs,he he used to play for Nottinghamshire where he had his kit bag thrown from the dressing room window,he did not have a good reputation at Hampshire they were glad to see the back of him,and Surrey had to be paid by the ECB to take him but the contract says he will only play for Surrey until his England career is over.!

When Peter Moores became coach at England Pietersen led a revolt that made hm go and Andy Flower came in,I think he also hastened Andrew Strauss in his retirement, England should now let him move on and play IPL only as that is probably what he really wants,and England can rebuild without him.

The trouble is Pietersen has such a ego that he thinks he is bigger then the game sadly.

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Kacques Kallis and JP Duminy steer South Africa to a seven-wicket win over England the first Twenty20 international.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19531284

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Jos Buttler stars in crushing Twenty20 win.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19576600

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Luke Wright helps England crush Afghanistan

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19663391

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Oh dear, good job it's a dead rubber!

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Yes some very poor batting from England l am afraid.:(:td:

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England fall to record T20 defeat

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19686227

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Ireland out match abandoned due to rain.:(

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Yes l was enjoying this match as well Richard.

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Yes it was going ok den after the first rain break,the ireland team though will never progress whilst their key finds play for England as in Eoin Morgan and for a while Ed Joyce.

Shame because they are and can be competitive.

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Yes the temptation for playing for a bigger country is a huge temptation and many players find it hard to resist that lure.

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England lose to West Indies after World Twenty20 run chase falls short

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012...world-twenty20

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Luke Wright powers England to victory

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19763931

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Kevin Pietersen to say sorry and trigger an England recall

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19783259

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England are knocked out, Sri Lanka go through

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19778301

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Probably a bad move as i understand it den pietersen is not very well liked in the dressing room,and despite what anybody says the fact he sent those texts to south africa during a England v South Africa match means bad feelings are bound to linger,he crossed the line and to have him back sends out the wrong signal in my view.

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Sachin Tendulkar says he is thinking about retirement

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19842373

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Well done to the West Indies for beating SL in the T20 final. Who's have thought they would have won it after only scoring 30 odd runs in the first 10 overs. I really think they, like PAkistan, are one of the most entertaining T20 teams, often for all the wrong reasons lol, and they really needed to win something in the sport.

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ICC launches inquiry into new match-fixing allegations

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19876782

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Kevin Pietersen added to England squad for tour of India.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19960408

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I really don't agree with this decision. I think it sends the wrong message to cricketers.

There will be a rift in the squad going forward. Cook doesn't seem to happy about it, whereas Broad is from Team KP and is happy to see his mate return.

One thing is for sure, we'll be revisiting this whole seanario come next years IPL.

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Well l think we have to move on now Saaf and look to the future as the past is the past and he's not the first big player to have a fallout.

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Exactly... look to the future, and the future is not KP..... He is not a team player and he will do more harm than good to attitudes within the England team.

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Tony Greig diagnosed with lung cancer:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20016771

Hope he can fight through it...

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Yes l was very saddened to hear of his illness and l do hope he gets on top of it in the coming months.

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Virender Sehwag races to a 90-ball century as England struggle on the opening day of the first Test against India.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20312633

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Graeme Swann takes four wickets but Virender Sehwag's 117 and an unbeaten 98 from Cheteshwar Pujara give India control of the first Test.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20312633

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Cheteshwar Pujara completes his century and Yuvraj Singh goes past 50 as India press on in the opening Test against England.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20341483

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Forgive me Den, I know nothing about Cricket. However, it appears that we are going to lose no? :D

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Cheteshwar Pujara goes to 200 as India dominate England on the second day of the first Test in Ahmedabad.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20341483

Not what we wanted.:(

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Cheteshwar Pujara and spinners dominate England.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20353988

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England appear destined to follow on in the first Test against India after slipping to 144-8 on the third day in Ahmedabad.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20358246

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England appear destined to follow on in the first Test against India after slipping to 144-8 on the third day in Ahmedabad.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20358246

Perhaps it would be nice if English players knew how to play spin.

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England, forced to follow on by India, close the third day of the first Test in Ahmedabad on 111-0 - trailing by 219.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20358246

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Nick Compton falls for 37 early on the fourth day as England aim to avoid an innings defeat against India in the first Test.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20376979

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Alastair Cook makes a determined century as England edge towards avoiding an innings defeat by India in the first Test.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20376979

Alas still heading for defeat l am afraid.:(

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Alastair Cook passes 150 and Matt Prior makes an unbeaten half-century as England move closer to making India bat again.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20376979

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Hosts win first Test in Ahmedabad

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20390008

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Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann strike after lunch as England make inroads into the India batting in the second Test.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20433352

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Monty Panesar claims four wickets but Cheteshwar Pujara closes in on a century on the first day of the second Test in Mumbai.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20433352

Come on England

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Cheteshwar Pujara hundred halts tourists

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20441685

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Monty Panesar and Graeme Swann claim a wicket apiece but India pass 300 on day two of the second Test in Mumbai.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20465095

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England lose Nick Compton and Jonathan Trott in quick succession as England take tea on 77-2, trailing India by 250 in the second Test.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20465095

Not going well again but then this is England.

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Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen make good progress after tea as England reply to India's 327 in the second Test in Mumbai.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20465095

Thats a bit more like it.:)

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Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen defy India spin and finish the day at 178-2.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20475100

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Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen bring up their centuries as England close in on India's 327 on day three of the second Test.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20476604

Brilliant.:clap::clap:

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Alastair Cook makes 122 and Kevin Pietersen a thrilling 186 to carry England into a healthy first-innings lead over India in the second Test.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20476604

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Monty's on fire!

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A truly wonderful day today Shadow.:cleader::hyper:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20476604

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England need 57 to win the second Test and level the series after bowling India out for 142 on the fourth morning in Mumbai.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20486258

Looking good.:)

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England win by 10 wickets now name the person who decided not to play Monty in the first test. Duncan Fletcher still hasn't learnt to smile.

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Yes Duncan has always been a miserable old sod but then if he smiled we would think there would be something wrong with him.:)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20491274

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Ricky Ponting announces his retirement from Test cricket

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20537420

Its a shame we cannot give Punter another thrashing in the forthcoming Ashes series next summer.:)

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Monty Panesar and James Anderson strike as England bowl well against India after losing the toss on day one of the third Test.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20574393

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India's Sachin Tendulkar falls for 76 as England's bowlers dominate day one of the third Test at Eden Gardens.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20574393

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England reach 21-0 at lunch on day two of the third Test, in reply to India's 316 at Eden Gardens.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/20601230

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England looking good now 108-0. Compton is looking more confident too