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Australia's Travis Head eyes bigger bowling role in second Test against Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka after he bagged an unlikely four wickets in the series opener. Head, a left-hand batsman and an occasional bowler, returned figures of 4-10 to match lead spinner Nathan Lyon's second-innings wicket haul in Friday's three-day thrashing of the hosts in Galle. The middle-order batsman was only declared fit just ahead of the first Test after he missed the fifth one-day international due to a hamstring injury.

Women's Hockey World Cup: India eye revenge against England in opener

The Indian women's hockey team would be eager to settle scores against a side which shattered their bronze medal hopes in last year's Tokyo Olympics. India came tantalisingly close to claiming their maiden Olympic medal in Tokyo, only to lose 3-4 against England, who are playing as Great Britain in the showpiece here. But going into the tournament, the Indians would be high on confidence, especially after finishing a creditable third in their maiden outing in the FIH Pro League. India's best performance in the World Cup was a fourth place finish at the inaugural edition in 1974, but since achieving a historic fourth place in Tokyo Games, the team has been on a phenomenal rise.

Side strain forces Australia's Ashton Agar out of Sri Lanka tour

Sri Lanka with a side strain, Cricket Australia announced on Saturday. The spin bowler, who had been undergoing rehabilitation in an effort to be ready for the second Test, has been replaced in the squad by Jon Holland.

India vs England, 5th Test stat attack: Why Rishabh Pant's incredible century is truly special

Putting up a flamboyant show, Pant showed a lot of daredevilry in his knock and played a lot of unorthodox shots to notch up his century off just 89 balls, the fastest by an Indian wicketkeeper batter. Pant's 222-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja took the wind out of the English sails and stole all the momentum from the home team.

India vs England 2022, 5th Test: I tried to disturb bowlers mentally, says Rishabh Pant

Coming out to bat when India were at a precarious 98 for 5, Pant played a knock for the ages to turn the tables on England and take India to an imposing 338 for 7 at stumps on Friday. His magnificent 111-ball innings had 19 boundaries and four sixes. "In English conditions if a bowler pitches it up, it's important to disturb his rhythm, that's what I feel," the 24-year-old Pant said during the media interaction after the end of day one's play.

Deepak Hooda leads India's T20 warm-up win over Derbyshire

Hooda, who had smashed his maiden T20I ton in India's second match against Ireland, made 59 off 37 balls and shared 78 runs for the third wicket with Suryakumar Yadav (36 not out) as India chased down 151 with 20 balls to spare. Hooda's knock was decorated with five fours and two sixes while Yadav, returning from injury, struck four boundaries and one six during his unbeaten innings on Friday.

England's new white-ball captain Jos Buttler downplays talk of Test role

Jos Buttler has downplayed the prospect of becoming an opener for the England Test team after he was touted for the role by ex-Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara. Sangakkara this week said Buttler, who top-scored in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season with 863 runs, could be a perfect fit for the Test team's newfound swashbuckling style under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum.

India vs England 2022, 5th Test: I take my hat off to the way Rishabh Pant played, says Paul Collingwood

Paul Collingwood gave a massive compliment to India's young wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant who bailed out the visitors from a precarious situation with a superb century on day one of the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbston on Friday. Pant produced a phenomenal innings of 146 runs off just 111 balls, rescuing India from a very difficult 98/5 after being sent in to bat by England skipper Ben Stokes. Pant's record 222-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja (83 not out) eventually helped the team go past the 300-run mark and reach 338/7 at stumps. "I take my hat off to the way Pant played. When you play against world class players, they can do world class things. And today he had his day," said Collingwood after the opening day's play.

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Australia's Travis Head eyes bigger bowling role in second Test against Sri Lanka

Women's Hockey World Cup: India eye revenge against England in opener

Side strain forces Australia's Ashton Agar out of Sri Lanka tour

India vs England, 5th Test stat attack: Why Rishabh Pant's incredible century is truly special

India vs England 2022, 5th Test: I tried to disturb bowlers mentally, says Rishabh Pant

Deepak Hooda leads India's T20 warm-up win over Derbyshire

England's new white-ball captain Jos Buttler downplays talk of Test role

India vs England 2022, 5th Test: I take my hat off to the way Rishabh Pant played, says Paul Collingwood