Bresnan takes England to No 1 in world cricket

There can no longer be any doubt that England are the world’s leading team, after they demolished India, currently the top dogs, by the overwhelming margin of 319 runs.

Tim Bresnan, with 90 and five wickets, might have felt aggreived to lose out on the man-of-the match award to Stuart Broad, whose hat-trick and innings-turning 64 in the first innings swung the match. 

Test match

– England 221 (Broad 64) and 544 (Bell 159, Bresnan 90, Morgan 70, Prior 70, Pietersen 63). India 288 (Dravid 117, Yuvraj Singh 62, Laxman 54; Broad 6/46) and 158 (Tendulkar 56; Bresnan 5/48).

Tour match

– Bangladeshis 188 and 147. Zimbabwe XI 113 and 225/6 (Mutizwa 87*). Zimbabwe XI won by 4 wickets.

County championship

– Lancashire 189 (Moore 76; Carter 6/30). Warwickshre 30/1.

– Derbyshire 252 (Durston 61, Smith 57, Whiteley 56) and 243. Middlesex 405 (Malan 143, Robson 94, Newman 59) and 91/3. Middlesex won by 7 wickets. — Staff Reporter, SportsCentral