England have dominated the later stages of the second day at Old Trafford, to take a firm grip on the important third test.

NZC’s CEO Martin Sneddon has announced a revised home summer schedule, including Australia, Sri Lanka and the West Indies.

A majestic innings of 166 from Michael Vaughan put England on top, before a late flury of wickets brought Australia back into the game.

Glenn McGrath has stunningly been declared fit to play in the third test at Old Trafford, and he and Lee have both been selected.

Australian opening bowlers Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath have both recovered well from injury troubles, and may yet play at Old Trafford.

Sri Lanka have defeated India by 19 runs to take the Indian Oil Cup capping off a fantastic tournament for the team.

29-year-old New South Wales seam bowler Stuart Clark has been called up to the Australian squad for the Third Test at Old Trafford

Brett Lee has been admitted to hospital after experiencing problems with his left knee and is only a 50/50 chance for the third test.

Vettori stars in one-sided New Zealand win. The one positive for Zimbabwe could be that their suffering ended inside two days.

Twin centuries by Brendon McCullum and Daniel Vettori have put New Zealand firmly in charge on day one against Zimbabwe.