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Corey Collymore, the former West Indies seamer, is set to leave Sussex and move up to Middlesex at the end of the season to be closer to his family.Collymore, 32, joined Sussex as a Kolpak player in 2008 after his international career faded, and has been a pivotal part of their side since then. He has spearheaded Sussex’s drive to the the Division Two championship this summer as the club’s leading leading wicket taker with 57 scalps at 19.87. Despite his success, he wants to support his partner who is looking to complete her accountancy qualification in London.”I’m obviously disappointed to be leaving Sussex but I feel it is the best decision for me and my family,” he said. “I’m fortunate to have played for a very successful club over the last few years. The atmosphere has been great and I have many friends here at Hove. Everything has been tremendous, and I couldn’t have asked for any more from the club.”His arrival at Lord’s is a major boon for Middlesex who have struggled this year with Steven Finn on England duty and overseas signing Iain O’Brien missing large parts of the season through injury. Whether Collymore is supported by O’Brien next year is out of Middlesex’s hands as the club waits for the ECB to decide if he can be classed as a home player rather than an overseas. If not then O’Brien will be looking for a new county because Middlesex have secured the services of Australian opener Chris Rogers.Sussex, who will be in Division One next season, are now in need of another seamer but coach Mark Robinson bared no resentment for Collymore’s decision.”Corey has been an integral part of our attack for the last three years in four-day cricket, and at times he has carried our bowling unit this season and been a constant threat all year,” he said. “It is sad when anyone leaves the club but we respect Corey’s desire to be closer to his family.”

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Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Start time 1000 (0430 GMT)

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Yet another landmark for Sachin Tendulkar•AFP

Not for the first time since this seemingly endless series of bilateral contests began have India and Sri Lanka triggered a debate on the future of Tests. A lifeless pitch at the SSC produced the second high-scoring draw between the teams in less than a year, but the P Sara Oval promises to be more encouraging for the battered bowlers. The conditions have traditionally supported more movement as well as turn and yielded outright results in the previous five Tests, four of which have ended before the fifth day.Sri Lanka had the better of the contest between the depleted bowling line-ups at the SSC, creating more chances and putting India under a bit of pressure after posting a mammoth first-innings score. And Lasith Malinga’s return from injury widens that gap significantly. Sri Lanka’s slow bowlers had tried to compensate for the lack of assistance from the pitch by varying their lengths consistently, and could prove more attacking on a track known to aid spin .India, on the other hand, are missing one of their best players against spin, Gautam Gambhir, and are uncertain about the participation of their most experienced bowler, Harbhajan Singh, who did not attend the practice session on the eve of the Test. Harbhajan’s ineffectiveness this series has been a major concern for India but, in the event of his absence, they will be deprived of their only proven match-winner with the ball. Already 1-0 down in the series, weakened in the bowling and further plagued by injury concerns, the only consolation for India thus far has been their batting in generous conditions at the SSC.

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(most recent first)India: DLWLW
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Sachin Tendulkar: Yet another landmark for Tendulkar, as he becomes the most-capped cricketer in Tests, overtaking Steve Waugh’s 168. He has batted with the most assuredness against spin this series, is riding the confidence of a fifth-double century in Tests and will, as ever, be a prized breakthrough for a more combative attack in the series finale.Tillakaratne Dilshan: One of Sri Lanka’s most transformed players in the recent past, Dilshan’s contributions this series have been confined to quickfire cameos. In batting-friendly conditions, he failed to cash in unlike the ones who followed him, only showing glimpses of his aggression before giving his wicket away. In what is expected to be a more “sporting” track, Dilshan has the prowess to neutralise any threat the Indian bowlers can muster with a counter-attack.The pace attacks: The last time these two teams played at the P Sara, Dammika Prasad picked up five wickets, proving crucial in Sri Lanka’s thumping win. Though he is not a certainty this time, the fast bowlers are likely to play a bigger role. Ishant Sharma and Abhimanyu Mithun rely more on movement off the deck, while Malinga has been more potent with his swing. Seamers have featured prominently in the first-innings wickets-charts at this venue, a factor that could perhaps influence a couple of selections.

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M Vijay is almost certain to retain his place in the absence of Gambhir, while Suresh Raina, with a debut century against his name, could be expected to edge his contest with Yuvraj Singh for a middle-order slot. If Harbhajan doesn’t play, India could opt for a 3-1 pace-spin combination by including Munaf Patel in the squad.India (possible): 1 M Vijay, 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 Rahul Dravid, 4 Sachin Tendulkar, 5 VVS Laxman, 6 Suresh Raina,, 7 MS Dhoni (capt and wk), 8 Ishant Sharma, 9 Abhimanyu Mithun, 10 and 11 Harbhajan Singh/Pragyan Ojha/Amit Mishra/ Munaf Patel.Malinga’s return means Dilhara Fernando or Prasad have to make way. Chanaka Welegdera did play in the nets, and it won’t be a surprise if Sri Lanka pick him alongside Malinga. Fernando, however, has 15 wickets in three Tests here.Sri Lanka (possible): 1 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2 Tharanga Paranavitana, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilan Samaraweera, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), 8 Suraj Randiv/Rangana Herath, 9 Ajantha Mendis, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Chanaka Welegedara/ Dammika Prasad/Dilhara Fernando.

Pitch and conditions

“More life in this pitch for both fast bowlers and spinners,” Anurudda Polonowita, Sri Lanka’s national curator, said of the track at the P Sara Oval. “That’s the natural character of the pitch. This will be a much better pitch for bowlers than the SSC. With batting also, if one fellow puts his head down and bats, he will score.” The toss has not been as dominant a factor here as at some of the other venues in the country. Since 2000, the side calling correctly has won four times and lost thrice. Sri Lanka haven’t lost a Test here since that same year, winning six out of eight matches, including the last five.

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This is among the more seamer-friendly grounds in Sri Lanka. Fast bowlers since 2000 have have averaged 33.26 here, and picked up 126 wickets in eight Tests.Among players in the present squad, Kumar Sangakkara has been the most prolific, averaging over 75 with two centuries and three fifties.The P Sara Oval is one of the better venues for Sri Lanka in the batting department. The SSC is by far the best venue for batting, but in matches since 2002, Sri Lankan batsmen average over 43 here.

Quotes

“The pitch at the P Sara Oval will have a bit more movement. It’s usually livelier than the SSC. It will probably have more spin as well, on the fourth and fifth day of the Test. It will get slower towards the latter part, but it will be a result-orientated wicket.”
“Cricket is not a simple game, but I have tried to keep things simple and concentrate on what lies ahead. I am as excited now about playing as I was at the start of my career.”
“We have to see that the result of the Test is in our favour. We will have to be the team that that takes the extra initiative because even if the Test ends in a draw Sri Lanka win the series. We have to careful about how aggressive we can get but at the same time you have to see what’s the best you can do in this Test match.”

ScorecardScotland Under-19s scramble to victory off the last ball•ICC/Cricket Europe

Scotland pulled off a last-ball win against Ireland in Belfast on the opening day of the European Under-19 Championships, while Netherlands and Jersey registered easy victories against Guernsey and Denmark respectively.The hosts elected to bat in a fixture reduced to 26-overs-a-side due to rain, and began cautiously before losing Ryan Hunter to Patrick Sadler. Things looked up when Jason van der Merwe and Richard Berry combined in a second-wicket stand of 61 in 12 overs. That set the platform for the innings, but the middle order failed to take off as wickets fell in a clutch following van der Merwe’s dismissal. Aman Bailwal was the most successful bowler, scalping 4 for 27, as eight wickets fell for 55, leading to Ireland’s final score of 132.Scotland began steadily with a 35-run opening stand before losing their way against spin as Ireland snapped three wickets in the space of 12 runs. George Dockrell posed a lot of problems in his spell of 3 for 12, before Bailwal came to the visitors’ rescue again. He repaired the damage along with Anjan Luthra who helped him raise 51. The situation remained tricky when Bailwal fell for 31, with Scotland 35 runs away with 29 balls remaining. Things became tighter as two more wickets fell and it was down to Samuel Page and Peter Ross to get the final 13 runs off 8 balls. They brought it down to two off the final ball – a low full toss dabbed to deep square leg, for a scrambled couple before the fielder could return the ball to the bowler’s end.
ScorecardIn Warringstown Jersey made short work of Denmark, strolling to an eight-wicket win with 98 balls to spare. Denmark elected to bat in the 33-overs-a-side match and things went pear-shaped quickly as only two batsmen managed to register double-figure scores. Left-arm spinner Ben Stevens enjoyed himself with the ball, scalping 4 for 13 in seven overs and he was supported well by the rest of the cast as Denmark folded for 90. Jersey suffered a minor hiccup in the chace when they lost Charles Perchard cheaply before Daniel McAviney and Aidan McGuire calmed the nerves with a 31-run stand. Stevens then came out to cap a memorable match for him with a stroke-filled 38 off 28 balls to deal the deal in the 17th over.
ScorecardNetherlands flexed their muscle in a strong all-round effort as Guernsey succumbed by 11 1 runs in another rain-affected fixture, in Carrickfergus. Guernsey were made to pay after inviting Netherlands to bat as openers Vinoo Tewarie and Sverre Loggers assaulted the bowling in an aggressive opening stand of 69 off 45 balls. Loggers fell for 41 off 35 balls, but there was no let up from Tewarie who smashed four sixes in his 71. The middle order failed to capitalize as Dane Mullen pulled things back with a spell of 2 for 28, but his good work was undone by a whirlwind finish thanks to Emile van den Burg, who smacked 38 runs off 16 balls inclusive of four sixes as Netherlands finished at 210.Guernsey’s chase fizzled out after early aggression from Adam Martel who scored a run-a-ball 20. There-after Philip van den Brandeler and Tewarie made regular inroads as Guernsey succumbed one run short of three figures. van der Brandeler’s pace and movement earned him dream figures of 4 for 5 in six overs, three of them maidens. Tewarie spun out the tail with 3 for 13 to go with his batting heroics.

Decision of the dayIt was by no means a given that Andrew Strauss would enforce the follow-on when England ended Bangladesh’s first innings on the second evening. However, the damp Manchester morning that greeted the team on Sunday did Strauss a massive favour. If he was pondering extending the lead and letting the pitch wear, overcast skies meant it was a no-brainer to stick Bangladesh back in – 34.1 overs later the match was over and England had earned themselves two days off.Failure of the dayThe stuffing was knocked out of Bangladesh’s effort with just the second ball when their swashbuckling hero, Tamim Iqbal, fended at a rising delivery from James Anderson and feathered an edge to Matt Prior. The visitors have ridden on Tamim’s outstanding form during this tour, a continuation of what he showed in Bangladesh earlier this year, but he was due a failure after six fifties in seven innings. His success has clearly rattled England and Anderson’s pumped-up celebration when he claimed the scalp showed how vital they knew the wicket was. And that is the biggest compliment Tamim can be paid.Action replay of the dayWith Tamim gone early England sensed blood with Anderson hooping the ball away from the Stretford End and Steven Finn steaming in from the Brian Statham End. Finn was gaining considerable bounce off a length and had Imrul Kayes in an almighty tangle with a bouncer that the left-hander fended off his gloves. His demise didn’t feel far away and he soon top-edged his second hook of the match to find the man at deep square-leg, giving an identical entry in the scorebook to yesterday: c Shahzad b Finn. Meanwhile, England will feel their plans have worked with Kayes falling to the short ball – and Finn – in all four innings.Pain of the dayMushfiqur Rahim is a gutsy cricketer and a mighty fine batsman who, in the long term, may be better suited to shelving the keeping gloves and being in the top five. When he walked to the crease his team was in tatters at 37 for 5 but he still tried to battle it out in stronger fashion than some of his top-order team-mates. During a testing spell from Ajmal Shahzad, Rahim took a nasty blow on the bottom hand as some extra bounce caught his glove and left him in considerable discomfort.After some treatment from the physio he fought on, but grimaced more than once and the pain probably played a part in his limp chip to midwicket. Finn claimed the wicket, but Shahzad’s role was key.Sub of the dayWhen England play Test matches at home they rely on the local county to supply the substitute fielders so that squad players can return to their domestic teams. It means the opportunity for someone to grab a moment in the spotlight. Occasionally they play a vital role in victory, as when Paul Weekes took two sharp chances at short leg against West Indies, at Lord’s, in 1995. This time, the catch struck the way of Karl Brown, the Lancashire batsman, at midwicket was a simple affair but it will have given him great joy to cling on and savour helping England take a wicket.

Lalit Modi, the suspended IPL chairman, will file his replies to the BCCI’s chargesheet by May 15, his lawyer Mehmood Abdi confirmed on Tuesday. Abdi and the legal team are framing Modi’s defence from the documents given by the BCCI.He said only four of the ten charges against Modi in the show-cause notice carried documentary proof – the rest were verbal in nature.”Let’s go through the documents we have right now and then we will decide. As of now, yes, we are ready to file by May 15,” Abdi said in Mumbai. “We had asked for some documents from the board. We needed documentary support for at least 10 references made in the show-cause notice out of which four have been provided to us today.”The board secretary (N Srinivasan) has written in an email to Mr Modi that other references made in the show cause notice for which we wanted documentary support were oral transactions or verbal communications and there is no documentary proof for those.”Modi was suspended by BCCI on April 26, soon after the conclusion of the IPL, which sent him a show-cause notice asking him to reply to a slew of charges relating to the conduct of the high-profile Twenty20 league. Modi was alleged to have indulged in financial deals without the knowledge of the IPL Governing Council, bid-rigging and of behavioural pattern which was not acceptable.Modi was previously expected to appear at the BCCI headquarters on Monday to respond in person to the charges. But the BCCI agreed, on his request, to extend the deadline by another five days as he wanted some more documents from the board that would help in preparing his defence.Abdi said the four documents handed over to him included an agreement, two letters, one email and a copy of shareholding pattern of an IPL franchisee. It is reported that the emails and letters are related to Nimbus Communications, which holds the television rights to Indian cricket, domestic and international.Abdi had already handed over all documents, from Modi’s side, to the board. “So far they have not asked for anything more. In fact only last evening I had given them the second lot of documents which, from our side, is full and final. Still, if the BCCI want anything more from us we are ready to give.”

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Tamim Iqbal lit up Lord’s with a brilliant display of strokeplay during his hundred•Getty Images

Tamim Iqbal reached a memorable hundred on the fourth day at Lord’s, giving his team the spark of inspiration they needed after being asked to follow on as they battled impressively to 328 for 5, a lead of 105, while England were made to toil in the sunshine. Tamim was well-supported by Imrul Kayes, who reached a milestone of his own with his maiden Test half-century as the pair put on 185 – a record opening stand for Bangladesh – as the visitors recovered well after being bowled out for 282. Late wickets dented their hopes of securing a draw, but Bangladesh continue to show that they are no pushovers.Tamim’s hundred was the first by a Bangladesh batsman in England, and his will be the second Bangladeshi name etched onto the honours board at Lord’s after Shahadat Hossain made his mark with 5 for 98 in England’s first innings. Tamim suggested as much as he motioned enthusiastically to his team-mates to get his name on the board as soon as he reached three figures with a dismissive drive over mid on.He struck 15 fours and two sixes in reaching his century from just 94 balls – the fastest by a Bangladesh batsman in Tests, the fastest at Lord’s since Mohammad Azharuddin’s effort in 1990, and just the sixth Bangladesh Test hundred outside of subcontinental conditions – midway through the afternoon session, and though Steven Finn struck back to remove both openers in a testing spell just before tea, Bangladesh’s middle order picked up where they left off with some stubborn resistance.Whether they would do be able to do so was an open question when James Anderson and Tim Bresnan ensured that Bangladesh’s tail folded within the first hour of play. But England’s bowlers found things much harder thereafter, with Tamim and Kayes taking their opening stand to 61 before lunch.The openers did not have everything their own way, but luck was with them as good balls flew past the edge of the bat rather than off it and Kayes, usually content to sit back and let his partner do the bulk of the run scoring, on this occasion matched Tamim shot for shot early on to bring up the fifty in the tenth over.Tamim was as pugnacious as ever, and he greeted Graeme Swann’s first ball of the day by charging down the track as the offspinner’s opening over was dispatched for 10 runs. At the other end, Kayes moved into the 40s with a couple of streaky shots behind square after the lunch interval, but was totally muted as he approached his maiden fifty, sitting on 49 for 15 balls before he finally reached the mark with a cleanly-struck sweep to deep square leg.His nerves had no effect on Tamim, however, who, after being outscored by his opening partner early on, switched gears as he neared his hundred. Swann’s first over after lunch was dispatched for 17, including two massive slog-sweeps over midwicket, and Tamim reached his hundred in the 35th over of the innings with three fours in one over from Bresnan, the third a dismissive drive over mid on to raise three figures.Bresnan was replaced with Finn, but even with men positioned out on the hook Tamim continued to play his shots, and eventually paid the price as he failed to control a swivel-hook and picked out Jonathan Trott at deep backward square. Four overs later Finn was at it again, finding disconcerting bounce from a good length as Ian Bell held onto a sharp catch off the face of the bat at short leg.The double strike exposed Bangladesh’s vulnerable middle order, but Junaid Siddique and Jahurul Islam picked up the mantle with a 100-run partnership for the third wicket. Siddique, in particular, was given a thorough examination by England’s pace attack, and throughout his innings faced very little that bounced in his half of the wicket.Both batsmen were willing to take their scoring opportunities when they arose, though, and a loft down the ground by Jahurul to take the score past 200 opened the floodgates as the batsmen cashed in with a flurry of boundaries. England responded with a short-pitched assault that had both batsmen ducking and weaving, but as the ball got older and the bowlers began to tire, Strauss was forced to use Trott’s gentle dobbers.The change brought a dismissal against the run of play, however, as shortly after Siddique brought up his half-century Trott wobbled one in to Jahurul and the ball ricocheted off the inside edge onto the pad, looping up for Trott to take a sliding return catch and pick up his first international wicket.Mohammad Ashraful again promised much with a couple of confident shots before he was undone by a beauty from Anderson with the new ball late in the day. England also removed nightwatchman Shahadat in the penultimate over to bring captain Shakib al Hasan to the crease, but Bangladesh can remain immensely proud of their efforts. With Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah still to come it is not beyond the realms of possibility that they could leave Lord’s with honours even.

ScorecardDeandra Dottin’s second fifty came off just 13 balls•Getty Images

Deandra Dottin became the first woman to score a Twenty20 century, as her whirlwind unbeaten 112 off 45 balls helped West Indies open their account in the ICC World Twenty20 at Warner Park. The most incredible feature of Dottin’s innings was that she came in to bat in the tenth over, and yet managed to reach three figures off just 38 balls; her second fifty came off just 13. The record for the fastest century in men’s cricket is 50 balls – Chris Gayle and Brendon McCullum are joint-best – but Dottin was even more ruthless. She smashed nine sixes and seven fours in her knock, which was a match-turning one because West Indies were scratchy at 52 for 4 when she walked in.South Africa held the early advantage after winning the toss, dismissing the openers within the first two overs. Charlize van der Westhuizen and Chloe Tyron got the early wickets and restricted West Indies to a run rate of not more than six within the first ten overs on the small ground.But Dottin changed the complexion of the game once she came in at the fall of Britney Cooper’s wicket. She hit three sixes and four fours to get to a half-century, off 25 balls. She needed just 13 balls to score her second fifty, which featured an additional six sixes. Coincidentally, she matched the feat of West Indian Chris Gayle, who opened the 2007 World T20 with the first ever international T20 century, also against South Africa. Only this time, the South Africans didn’t win.South Africa made steady progress towards the target of 176 when Shandre Fritz and Cri-Zelda Brits added 84 for the second wicket, off 10.4 overs. Fritz reached her fifty, of 48 balls, and the pair were at the crease till the 16th over before two run-outs got West Indies firmly back in the game. Both were dismissed within three balls and the rest failed to match the asking rate.”It feels really good to be the first woman to make a century in Twenty20 cricket and this record and win mean a lot,” Dottin said of her achievement. “I am happy I did it for the team when we needed it most. People have been telling us that teams like Pakistan and Australia are two of the favourites to win. However, today we proved that we are here to win the cup in the Caribbean.”After we lost two quick wickets, the plan was that Shanel (Daley) and I would pick up singles and hit every bad ball. However, when I saw that the overs were slipping away from us I decided to go after everything, it was either do or die. I knew that the team needed me and I just kept me eyes on the ball, played with some patience and played straight. I also knew that we could defend a high total”.

Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Yousuf has announced his retirement from international cricket, following an indefinite ban imposed by the PCB in the aftermath of a winless tour of Australia. However, Yousuf appears to have kept a window open for return to the international arena, for he repeatedly said the decision to retire was “for now.””This is my retirement. I have retired from international cricket,” Yousuf told reporters in Karachi. “I received a letter from the PCB that my staying in the team is harmful for the team, so I announce my retirement from international cricket.” However, when asked if the decision was final, Yousuf said: “For now, this is what I can see, that my playing for Pakistan is damaging. For now, this is it, for now this is my retirement.”I thank the fans around the world, all the senior players and family members for supporting me throughout my 12-year career. I always played for my country and if my playing is harmful for the team then I don’t want to play,” he said.Yousuf had, last week, said he was preparing to retire and that he would make a formal announcement today. He played 88 Tests, nine as captain and scored 7,431 runs at an average of 53.07, including 24 centuries. He also scored 9,624 runs in 282 one-day internationals.Yousuf was among seven Pakistan players penalised, for various reasons, by the PCB. He and Younis Khan were handed indefinite bans, Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan were banned for a year while Shahid Afridi and the Akmal brothers were fined and placed on probation for six months.The recommendations for punishment were made by an inquiry committee set up by the board after Pakistan were beaten in each of their nine international matches on the tour of Australia. Seven of those losses – three in Tests and four in ODIs – came under the leadership of Yousuf.In their findings, the board blamed Yousuf and Younis for spreading infighting and indiscipline within the side . He was subsequently not included in the central contracts list for this year.”Everyone has their own thinking and the disciplinary committee has its own thinking and I haven’t understood the reasons for it, or senior players, or the public,” Yousuf said. Among the seven penalised players, Afridi has already lodged an appeal against the punishment while Malik and Naved are preparing to do so. Yousuf said he’d “speak to elders” over whether to follow suit. “Retirement I have given but as far as the appeal is concerned I will speak to my elders and if they allow me to, I will appeal,” he said.While he’s ruled himself out of international cricket for the time being, Yousuf said he would continue playing first-class and league cricket.

Western Australia 286 and 7 for 109 (Ronchi 49*) beat Queensland 106 and 285 (Lynn 139, Magoffin 5-27) by 3 wickets
ScorecardBen Cutting’s three wickets gave Queensland a chance but Western Australia recovered•Getty Images

Luke Ronchi and Nathan Coulter-Nile stopped a final-day disaster as Western Australia beat Queensland to avoid the wooden spoon. The Warriors were 6 for 37 chasing 106 before Ronchi and Coulter-Nile (30) added an essential 66 to set up the success in Tom Moody’s final game as coach.Ronchi hit the winning runs to finish unbeaten on 49 off 53 as Western Australia moved to fourth, while Queensland will finish second and travel to Melbourne for Wednesday’s final. The hosts had started the day by adding 76 to their overnight total, with Chris Lynn reaching 139 before they were dismissed for 285.Steve Magoffin was the Match of the Match after taking 5 for 27 in the second innings, giving Western Australia what should have been an easy chase. However, Ben Cutting (3 for 32) and Chris Swan (3 for 35) quickly ruined the top order, with Swan on a hat-trick after having Wes Robinson lbw and Marcus North caught behind first ball.Luke Pomersbach (19) fell to Swan before Cutting knocked over Matt Johnston and Michael Swart before the lunch break. The interval allowed the Warriors to recover and they handed Queensland their first home Shield defeat of the season.

Corrie van Zyl and Graeme Smith have been confirmed as South Africa’sinterim coach and captain until the 2011 World Cup. The announcement was madeon Friday, following a Cricket South Africa (CSA) board meeting inJohannesburg, where it was also decided that the restructuring of the organisation, which was due to be discussed, will only take effect after the 2011 tournament.Gerald Majola, CSA’s chief executive, has been given the task of managing the process to put in place the new structures. Majola had called for a change in CSA set-up following the resignation of former coach Mickey Arthur shortly before the tour of India and the sacking of the selection panel led by Mike Procter.A four-member selection panel, consisting of a convener, a high performance representative, the captain and the coach, will be appointed. In the interim, the current selection panel of Majola, who is also acting as the convenor, van Zyl and batting consultant Kepler Wessels will remain in office.Van Zyl has been asked to stay on as interim coach until the end of the World Cup. Speculation was rife ahead of the meeting that van Zyl, who had worked as assistant coach in the past, would be asked to stay on to provide stability as the team prepares for the 2011 tournament. van Zyl was previously the High Performance Coach and he had a five-year coaching stint at the Eagles franchise. He told Cricinfo, prior to the Indian tour, that he would not turn down the role of national coach for a longer period if it was offered to him.CSA also added six players to the list of contracted players for the 2010-2011 season: Loots Bosman, Alviro Petersen, Charl Langeveldt,Ryan McLaren, Roelof van der Merwe and Rusty Theron. Of those players only Theron has yet to debut for South Africa. The Warriors seamer was reported for a suspect action in October last year, during a first-class match, but was later cleared by CSA after undergoing testing. He was the leading wicket taker in this season’s MTN40 with 21 wickets at an average of 18.80.Bosman has been in bruising form since returning from reconstructive knee surgery last year. Petersen had an outstanding debut, scoring a century in the second test against India in Kolkata. McLaren made his Test debut against England in Johannesburg and played five ODIs and two Twenty20s for the country.Thirty-five year old Langeveldt has dipped in and out of national squads, but was recalled to the side for the ODIs against India and van der Merwe’s aggressive left arm spin have made him a feature in South Africa’s one-day side. Makhaya Ntini, who was dropped from the squad during the England series and did not make the trip to India, was also given a contract.