Yorkshire and Durham must lift themselves for their Twenty20 Cup quarter-final tomorrow after crashing out of the Friends Provident Trophy.

Graham Napier hopes his big-hitting exploits for Essex will earn him a money-spinning call-up from England or the Indian Premier League - only weeks after he contemplated a career outside of cricket.

Spinner Ajantha Mendis claimed six wickets to lead Sri Lanka to a 100-run victory over India in the final of the Asia Cup on Sunday.

South Africa hope two years of meticulous planning are about to come to fruition in the first npower Test at Lord's this week.

England Under-19s were frustrated by rain on Sunday as the first day of their game against Bangladesh A was washed out.

Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene insisted his team always believed they could win the Asia Cup final despite being bowled out for under 300.

Alistair Cook reckons helping Essex to reach a Lord's final is on a par with anything he has achieved with England.