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England win toss and bat against AustraliaEngland captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat against Australia in the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Oval on Thursday. LIVE COVERAGESource: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 20 Aug 2009 | 7:22 am Afridi turns down Tasmania offer, to focus on national dutyFlamboyant Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has turned down an offer from Australian state side Tasmania as he wants to concentrate on the coming series against New Zealand, followed by tour of the Down Under.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:34 am Pakistan to finalise squad for Champions Trophy on FridayPakistan selectors will have a tough task at hand when they sit to finalise the 15-member squad for the Champions Trophy on Friday as they have to take the hard decision of either axing a promising young all-rounder or a senior player.Source: Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Cricket' | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:33 am Australia target fallible England middle-order!Australia will target England`s vulnerable middle order in an effort to force the victory which will give them a 2-1 Ashes victory.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:01 am Memorable Ashes finales at the Oval!The Oval, traditional venue for the final Test of the English summer, stages the latest Ashes clash between England and Australia.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:01 am More players join protest; skip DDCA conditioning camp!The current crisis in the DDCA seems to have deepened further after more players did not show up on the second day of the conditioning camp.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:01 am Coventry breaks into top 100 after record knock!Zimbabwe`s Charles Coventry broke into the top 100 in the official ODI rankings for batsmen after his record-equalling innings of 194 against B`desh.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:01 am Rain delays third day`s play between SL-NZ!Heavy rain delayed the start of play for the third successive day in the first cricket Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka here today.Source: Zeecric : Cricket News | 20 Aug 2009 | 6:01 am England win toss, bat in final Ashes testLONDON (Reuters) - England won the toss and will bat first in the fifth and final test of the Ashes series against Australia at the Oval on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:23 am Indian automobile race to be held on faster trackThere is a perceptible sense of excitement on the eve of the Karnataka-1000, the second round of the Speed-Indian National Rally Championship to be held here over the weekend.Source: News from IndiaeNews.com | 20 Aug 2009 | 4:00 am New Zealand v Sri Lanka first test scoreboard - lunchGALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the first test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Cricket News | 20 Aug 2009 | 3:41 am New Zealand's McIntosh grafts hard during tough morningGALLE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Opener Tim McIntosh scored a battling half-century as New Zealand reached lunch on 137 for three on the third day of the first test against Sri Lanka on Thursday. |