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Jonathan Trott takes evasive action during a century at Hove

County Championship round-up: Trott eases to century as Bell fails once again

After Andrew Strauss's frustration at Lord's last week, Ian Bell's bid to find form in the County Championship ran into trouble against Sussex yesterday. Bell made a seven-ball duck, in complete contrast to his Warwickshire and England team-mate Jonathan Trott.

Magoffin shines as champions drop themselves in it

Lancashire 124 & 85-4 Sussex 300

Anyon haunts Lancs on all-round good day for Yardy

Lancashire 124 Sussex 137-3

Samit Patel has a chance to force his way into England's side as a regular

Patel hopes sheer weight of runs will nudge the selectors

Samit Patel has shown plenty of hunger in the past, and today he needs to show the England selectors he has an appetite for big runs and a desire to cut the mustard at the highest level.

England cricketer James Anderson (R) celebrates his dismissal of Sri Lankan batsman Lahiru Thirimanne

Mahela Jayawardene and James Anderson scrap for control in Sri Lanka

Mahela Jayawardene scored another stylish century as Sri Lanka and England scrapped for control of the second Test on day one in Colombo.

Andrew Strauss hits out

Spotlight on Strauss as No 1 status in danger

Bresnan and Finn set to come in with Panesar facing omission

Strauss' test average has slumped to 28.52 since his last century - against Australia in 2010

Is it time for Strauss to go?

Sri Lanka 318 & 214 England 193 & 111-2 (England need 229 to win): Reckless dismissal shows captain is all at sea as England make mockery of No 1 status

Monty Panesar of England drops a catch off Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka

Magical Mahela punishes Panesar for sloppy drops

Sri Lanka's captain hits graceful unbeaten century but England put him down four times in field after early wobble by the hosts

Monty Panesar of England drops a catch off Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka

Magical Mahela punishes Panesar for sloppy drops

Sri Lanka 289-8 England: Sri Lanka's captain hits graceful unbeaten century but England put him down four times in field after early wobble by the hosts

Stuart Broad and Steven Finn pictured in Colombo

England toil as Stuart Broad returns

England suffered at the hands of centurion Chamara Silva on day one of their final pre-Test warm-up against a Sri Lankan Development XI.

Monty Panesar and James Anderson share the spoils

Monty Panesar and James Anderson impress in England warm-up

Monty Panesar and James Anderson shared the wickets in the absence of the injured Stuart Broad as England took control of their warm-up match against a Sri Lanka Board XI in Colombo.

Stubborn Azhar Ali puts Pakistan firmly in charge

England at last saw the back of Azhar Ali, but still need to pull off the second-highest run chase in their Test history to avoid a 3-0 whitewash against Pakistan.

Pakistan build lead in Dubai

Pakistan 99 & 222-2 v England 141

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Special report: Tamil asylum-seekers to be forcibly deported

Special report

Tamil asylum-seekers to be forcibly deported
The problem with social mobility

The problem with social mobility

Politicians who say they want to break down Britain's social barriers have been told to unlock closed-shop professions – starting in their own backyard
France's sixth biggest city* goes to the polls (*that's London, by the way)

France's sixth biggest city* goes to the polls (*that's London, btw)

Next month expats in the stronghold of South Kensington will have a big say in who is returned as the first French overseas MP
Aftershock: How Haiti's quake hit the whole of Hispaniola

Aftershock: How Haiti's quake hit the whole of Hispaniola

Two years on from the disaster that shook the Caribbean state, its eastern neighbour, the Dominican Republic, fears a new wave of illegal immigrants could hurt its economy
Mean streets at the movies

Mean streets at the movies

Plan B's new film explores the urban tensions that led to last summer's riots – and he's not the only one finding cinematic inspiration in social unrest
Romney hits the magic number, but his smartphone app fails crucial spelling test

Romney hits the magic number...

... but his smartphone app fails crucial spelling test
Car-crash TV: Ferrari quits news after gaffes, rows and poor ratings

Car-crash TV: Ferrari quits news after gaffes, rows and poor ratings

Weeks after the demise of Sarkozy, the TF1 star he's said to have dated finds herself out of office too
Meet your doctor (please don't unplug it)

Meet your doctor (please don't unplug it)

Can a network of hi-tech terminals and online medics make the connection?
The 10 Best cycling gear

The 10 Best cycling gear

It’s summer, it's sunny... it’s the perfect time to get on your bike.
Song of the suicide bomber: How 'Babur in London' negotiated a cultural minefield

Song of the suicide bomber

Daring new opera 'Babur in London' features British terrorists planning an attack.
The school that brought the International Baccalaureate to the East End

Bringing the IB to the East End

The International Baccalaureate is not just for pupils in leafy suburbs.
England must beware brilliant Belgium

England must beware brilliant Belgium

They may have missed out on the Euros but the Belgians have a rash of young players who, thanks to the unifying skills of their coach, look to have a bright future
James Lawton: Liverpool must show new man the respect he needs to do the job

James Lawton

Liverpool must show new man the respect he needs to do the job
2012: the year when England's support decided to stay at home

2012: the year when England's support decided to stay at home

Three Lions will play their Euro 2012 games in front of only a few thousand of their fans