England in India

England ended day 1 on 255/6 after being in a commanding position throughout the day. They lost two quick wickets towards the end to put the match on an even keel.

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England captain Nasser Hussain has backed the claims of batsman Michael Vaughan that India acted against the spirit of the game in his unusual dismissal.
Hussain said he was disappointed that Vaughan became the seventh man in Test cricket history to be out handled the ball, after the India fielders appealed.
"It's a question of whether certain actions are in the spirit of the game, and that's purely a judgment call," said Hussain.

South Africa in Australia

South Africa fast bowler Allan Donald has declared himself fit to play in the four-day match against New South Wales starting on Thursday.
Donald is South Africa's leading wicket-taker of all time, with 325 Test victims, and is the only member of the party to have toured Australia twice before.
The 35-year-old is determined to use the Sydney match prove his availability for the second Test against Australia, which begins in Melbourne on 26 December.

West Indies in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's bowlers overcame an early onslaught to beat the West Indies by 34 runs in the final of the triangular series in Colombo.

Chasing a revised victory target of 247 in 47 overs after rain during the interval, the tourists managed just 212 for seven.

Bangladesh in New Zealand

Craig McMillan made a century and shared in a partnership of 185 to guide New Zealand to the safety at tea on the third day of the rain-affected first Test against Bangladesh in Hamilton.

McMillan was 106 not out when rain, thunder and lightning forced the players from the field 13 minutes early.

Opener Mark Richardson was unbeaten on 96 after the two batsmen had rescued the home side's innings.

The hosts had slumped to 51 for four against cricket's minnows before the revival.

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New Zealand coach Denis Aberhart believes there is still a chance of a result in the first test against Bangladesh, despite the first two days being washed out by rain.

Miscellaneous

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has spoken out against sledging in Test cricket, and denies that his team indulges in it. The debate over on-field verbal abuse is once again in the spotlight, after the match referee controversy surrounding India in South Africa. Time certainly changes things and that's not the way to go in international cricket."

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But tournament director Ali Bacher said that the move had not been adopted because organisers wanted to spread games over as many days as possible to increase television coverage. Bacher says television concerns must take priority In the 43-day tournament, there will be action on 33 days, with 54 games played between 14 teams at 15 different venues.

"There's always a concern in multi-team events that there will be opportunities for manipulation," a World Cup spokesman told BBC Sport Online. "Basically it's impossible to get all of the final pool games on one day but there is less chance of manipulation this time because the final games are more congested." Three of the final round of three matches in each pool will be played between 2 and 4 March.

SCORES AT A GLANCE

India v England - 3rd Test (Day 1)
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Toss: England

England: 255/6 (White 30*, Foster 14*; 86 overs)

Detailed scorecard: England 1st innings
Images - day 1

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