England coach Andy Flower has reminded his players to respect umpires and the opposition regardless of provocation.

Graeme Swann called Sri Lanka Board XI batsman Dilruwan Perera a "cheat" after standing his ground after a disputed catch in England's opening tour game.

India's Sachin Tendulkar has become the first player to score 100 international centuries by compiling a ton in a one-day game against Bangladesh in Dhaka.

The 38-year-old completed his landmark century, his 49th in one-day cricket, with a single clipped to square leg.

Ireland scraped past Italy with only two balls to spare to make it two wins from three in the ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers in Dubai.

Despite restricting Italy to just 100 for seven, the tournament favourites were made to work for victory, reaching 104-8 in a tense finale.

England captain Andrew Strauss says fringe players like Ravi Bopara must perform in the warm-up games to make the Test side in Sri Lanka.

Bopara is competing with Samit Patel and Tim Bresnan to take Eoin Morgan's place in the team for the two Tests.

Ravi Bopara says England's batsmen must not become obsessed by their struggles against spin bowling in the forthcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka.

England were taken apart by spinners Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rehman in their 3-0 whitewash by Pakistan .

India batsman Rahul Dravid has called a news conference for Friday morning in which he is expected to announce his retirement from international cricket.

The 39-year-old has scored 13,288 runs in 164 Tests since making his debut in 1996, second only to compatriot Sachin Tendulkar, and has made 36 centuries.

The International Cricket Council's chief executives' committee (CEC) has suggested that an associate or affiliate member such as Ireland could host a ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

The CEC said non-Test-playing countries "should consider submitting a detailed proposition" to stage an event.

Sri Lanka claimed a dramatic nine-run win over Australia to reach the final of the one-day tri-series.

Chasing 239 to win, Australia were bowled out for 230 in Melbourne, with Lasith Malinga taking 4-49.

Kent's James Tredwell believes he can force his way into the England Test side on the upcoming Sri Lanka tour.

Tredwell was one of four spinners selected for the tour but is not content simply to make up the numbers.

Time is short for Stuart Broad to put his stamp on England before he leads them into the defence of their ICC World Twenty20 crown.

There may be seven months yet before the competition is in full swing in Sri Lanka. But for Englandcaptain Broad, set to take charge at the Dubai International

England all-rounder Samit Patel has been given an increment contract by the ECB for 2011-12.

Non-contracted players earn increment contracts via a points system. Patel qualifies after playing nine one-dayers and a Twenty20 international.

Ricky Ponting is set to make an announcement on his international future after being dropped from Australia's one-day side.

The out-of-form batsman has not been selected for the next two matches against Sri Lanka and India.

England women eased to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in Wellington in the first of five Twenty20 internationals.

After being put into bat, the hosts never threatened to make an imposing total, limply batting through their full allocation to finish on 80-9.

Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott says Alastair Cook looks like a "complete player" following his second successive one-day international ton.

Cook is the first England captain to achieve the feat, adding 102 to his career-best 137 from Monday, as the tourists beat Pakistan by 20 runs.

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England captain Alastair Cook was delighted to put a "frustrating" Test series whitewash to Pakistan behind them with a 130-run win in the first one-day internationalin Abu Dhabi.

Cook led the way with 137, while there were also good performances from Ravi Bopara (50) and Steven Finn (4-34).

Andy Murray believes new coach Ivan Lendl has already improved his game.

The British number one appointed Lendl, the winner of eight Grand Slam titles, in December.

India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has thanked well-wishers for their show of support and vowed to come back "stronger than ever" after he was diagnosed with cancer.

Yuvraj is being treated in the US for a rare form of cancer, called seminoma, which doctors say is curable.

England have left batsman Ian Bell out of their one-day squad to face Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and Dubai - but uncapped spinner Danny Briggs gets a call-up.

Bell's place goes to Jos Buttler, who has played four Twenty20 internationals yet is awaiting his one-day debut.

Graeme Swann says England have "a mountain to climb" to win the third Test against Pakistan in Dubai.

The tourists closed the third day on 36-0 in pursuit of a target of 324, which would be their second-highest successful run chase in Test cricket.