| England ponder top-order problems ahead of Ashes | | England secured the convincing victory over New Zealand they demanded in the first test at Lord’s but question marks remain over the make-up of their team for the Ashes series against Australia starting in July. | | India mulls spot-fixing law after arrests | | India is mulling a law to deal with the issue of spot-fixing in sport following last week’s arrest of cricketers and bookmakers, government officials said on Monday. | | ‘Strict action will be taken against tainted trio’ | | Barely a few hours after a meeting of the Board’s Working Committee, IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla on Sunday reiterated that members were unanimous in their decision to take strong action against the players if they are found guilty in the spot-fixing scandal. | | England hammer Kiwis | | Man-of-the-match Stuart Broad routed New Zealand on Sunday but insisted “attack leader” James Anderson was the man behind a thumping England first Test win at Lord’s. | | Warner reported for Twitter rant | | Batsman David Warner was on Sunday reported for an alleged breach of Cricket Australia’s code of conduct after a Twitter rant directed at two of the country’s leading cricketing writers. | | Anderson joins 300 club | | James Anderson took his 300th Test wicket and then ended a bold counter-attack by New Zealand’s Ross Taylor as England fought back in the first Test at Lord’s. | |
