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Papua New Guinea 204 for 5 (Amini 71*, Ura 57, Arifin 1-24, Rahim 1-22) beat Malaysia 158 (Alagaratham 49, Dikana 2 for 14, Areni 2 for 27, Dai 2 for 41) by 46 runs Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Singapore have scored comfortable wins on day one of the Air Niugini Supa Series in Port Moresby on Wednesday. The home side beat Malaysia by 46 runs at Amini Park thanks to a strong batting performance, while Singapore exposed Hong Kong’s inexperience to win by 90 runs at Colts Ground. Malaysia…

England duly completed an overwhelming innings-and-225-run victory over Pakistan, before lunch on the fourth day at Lord’s, to take the series 3-1

Pakistan would be best advised to hold a healthy respect for the task that lies ahead of them, as England will not hand over the series without a serious fight

England’s dominance in this series, taken somewhat for granted as they coasted to a 2-0 lead with a nine-wicket win in the second Test at Edgbaston, is nowhere near as absolute as it might have once appeared

England’s Test season has been given an unexpectedly high-octane finish as they head to Lord’s trying to reassert their authority over Pakistan and prevent the visitors pulling the series back to 2-2

Graeme Swann made his first major impact on the series with four wickets as England moved closer to victory at Edgbaston

VVS Laxman overcame back spasms to hit an unbeaten century and guide India to an unlikely five-wicket win in the third Test against Sri Lanka at the P Sara Oval, plus a 1-1 share of the series.

On another day of fluctuating fortunes, Sri Lanka gained a decisive advantage to leave India facing a stiff task in their attempt to level the series

Sri Lanka came back strongly to install themselves as marginal favourites going into the final day of the series against India at the P Sara Oval. India, needing 257 to win, were 53 for three at stumps.

England couldn’t really have hoped for a better start to the series after their massive 354-run victory at Trent Bridge