A speeding bus has veered off the road and fallen into a
pond, killing at least 14 schoolchildren in the southern
Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, police said.
Shane Watson made a triumphant return by captaining Australia
to an emphatic 87-run victory over India on Sunday and
ensuring the hosts a place in the final of the one-day
international Tri-series.
India made heavy weather of a modest run chase before
securing a four-wicket victory against Sri Lanka in the
second match of the triangular series at Perth on Wednesday.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni may be rueing his decision
to bat first in the second test against Australia at the
Sydney Cricket Ground, after opener Gautam Gambhir was out in
the first over of play today.
India, even if you won't hear them say it, have never had a
better chance of clinching their first test series triumph in
Australia than over the next month against a host nation in
the turmoil of transition.
West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard blasted 10 sixes but
his power-packed maiden century was not enough to avert a
34-run defeat against India in the fifth and final one-dayer
in Chennai.
Steve Finn led England's pace attack to set up a six-wicket
victory against India in the lone Twenty20 international at
Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Saturday.
