1.   Pakistan averted a follow-on on the fourth day of the second cricket Test against Australia Sunday.

2.   Overnight rain delayed the start of the second day of play in the second cricket Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka Thursday.

3.   A brilliant Mark Taylor century has virtually shut Pakistan out of the second cricket Test with Australia at the Bellerive Oval.

4.   Australia holds a slight edge going into the fourth day of the second cricket Test against the West Indies here Wednesday.

5.   Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has been forced out of the second cricket Test against Pakistan after suffering a fractured left toe, team officials said Saturday.

6.   BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe -- Fearsome bowling by Wazim Akram spells disaster for Zimbabwe, giving Pakistan victory Thursday in the second cricket Test.

7.   Captain Courtney Walsh lifted the West Indies into an unstoppable position Sunday, third day of the second cricket Test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve.

8.   England captain Mike Atherton won the toss Saturday and sent Australia in to bat on the opening day of the second cricket Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

9.   England faces a difficult, but not unachievable task to save the second cricket Test against Australia, manager Keith Fletcher said Tuesday.

10.   English captain Mike Atherton won the toss and chose to bat in the second cricket Test of the series against the West Indies here Thursday.