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New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has come out in support of wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi, who has had a torrid start with the bat for his new international team

My following of last night's game was down to very occasional glances at the club's Twitter feed, thanks to the extraordinary nature of Bruce Springsteen's gig at Hampden Park in Glasgow.A short summation? The two spinners (one of them part-time) did well; the seamers didn't. Only very good batting sides can chase nearly 280 and we're not near that, at this stage in the team's development.It appears to have been a fair effort at a run chase, but the run out of Chanderpaul was costly and, as at Durham in the same competition, we gave away too many runs and made life hard for ourselves in doing so.Next up, the Scotland game, which logic suggests will be easier.Hopefully that's the case.PS Springsteen? Simply on a different level. Three hours and forty minutes of the most rousing (and at times moving) rock you could imagine, with perhaps the best band on the planet.Unforgettable.

India V Sri Lanka, 1st Semifinal,  3pm IST, Cardiff No two teams know each other’s strengths, weakness and strategies like India and Sri Lanka do. Harsha Bhogle famously commented during the World Cup final that “these two teams know each other better than their cousins and doctors”. So it comes as no surprise that both [...] Related posts: India v Sri Lanka Champions Trophy 2013 semi-final preview Champions Trophy 2013 live: India beat Sri Lanka, Kohli, Karthik hit 100s Champions Trophy 2013 live: Are India favorites after the win over SA?

The legspinner Fawad Ahmed remains in contention for a late Ashes call-up despite being named in the Australia A squad to tour Africa while England and Australia battle for the urn

The Asian giants India and Sri Lanka will face off in the second semi-final at Cardiff on Thursday. They will be meeting at an ICC tournament for the first time after the World Cup final in 2011, in which India were the winners. India have been in top form in the tournament. They have dictated [...] Related posts: Champions Trophy 2013 semi-final preview: South Africa take on England Who will enter the Champions Trophy semi-final? Champions Trophy 2013 live: India make it to semi-finals

South Africa v England, Champions Trophy semifinal, The Oval South Africa taken on hosts England in the second semifinal on Monday. The hosts met earlier in 2012; where England shared the honours with SA, their test struggles notwithstanding. Amla scored a whopping 335 runs in 4 innings during that series. FORM South Africa have had [...] Related posts: South Africa v England preview, live and highlights: Champions Trophy semi-finals England Vs South Africa live streaming, scores, highlights, preview Champions Trophy 2013 Champions Trophy 2013 live: England could go all the way

The first Champions Trophy 2013 semi-final will be played between England and South Africa at the Oval on Wednesday. The second semi-final will be played between India and Sri Lanka at Cardiff on Thursday. England have had a mixture of good and bad in this tournament so far. They won the match convincingly against the [...] Related posts: South Africa v West Indies highlights: SA scrap through to semi-finals England Vs South Africa live streaming, scores, highlights, preview Champions Trophy 2013 England v South Africa Champions Trophy 2013 live: de Villiers confident about Steyn’s fitness

Lancashire extended their winning run in the Yorkshire Bank 40 to three matches with a routine seven-wicket win against Scotland at Old Trafford

Scotland were denied their first win of this season's Yorkshire Bank 40 as Lancashire prevailed by seven wickets with 21 balls to spare at Old Trafford. Hampshire beat Derbyshire to go top of Group B in the day's other fixture.

There were a number of worthy contenders for the latest Cricket World Player Of The Week award following the first full week of competition at the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. High-class performances from members of all eight competing nations were weighed up but Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara has been chosen as the award winner.