Dethroned Twenty20 World champions India are placed alongside South Africa and a qualifier team in Group C for the next year's third edition of the tournament to be played in the West Indies.

Pace bowler Graham Onions won selection ahead of Durham team mate Steve Harmison in the England squad named on Sunday for the first Ashes test against Australia starting in Cardiff next week.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has offered central contracts to opener Imran Nazir, senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq who returned to mainstream after snapping ties with the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League.

Mohammad Yousuf celebrated his return to international cricket with a century on Sunday to give Pakistan a 50-run lead on the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka. At close, Sri Lanka were nought for no wicket in

India made amends for their Twenty20 World Cup debacle, winning the one-day international series against West Indies 2-1 after torrential rains washed out the fourth and final ODI in St. Lucia on Sunday.