Kevin Pietersen suffered another worrying failure as England drew their tour match with Bangladesh A.

Having made only 49 runs in six previous innings on tour, he made 20 but was bowled attempting a sweep shot.

Earlier, skipper Alastair Cook conceded 111 from just five overs as he bowled for a declaration by the hosts.

England were set 284 to win and Michael Carberry, seeking a place in Friday's first Test, hit six fours in 35 from 28 balls as the tourists closed on 185-4.

After his undistinguished bowling Cook did make the most of his chance with the bat, and was in control against both spin and seam in compiling 42 before he decided to retire.

Sachin Tendulkar created history by firing the first double century in one-day internationals as India put South Africa to the sword in Gwalior.

The 36-year-old was in indomitable form as he bludgeoned 25 fours and three sixes in a stunning 200 off 147 balls.

It passed the previous best of 194, set by Pakistan's Saeed Anwar in 1997 and Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry last year.

And it saw India, aided by a fabulous cameo of 68 off 35 balls from Mahendra Dhoni, to a superb 401-3 from 50 overs.

The Somerset wicketkeeper, the latest South Africa-born player, was dropped four times but cracked six sixes and 13 fours in a total of 370-7 in Fatullah.

He shared an opening stand of 127 with skipper Alastair Cook (56), while Paul Collingwood added a 74-ball 109.

Kieswetter, who recently qualified to play for his adopted country, had starred on the recent Lions tour.

His form was so impressive that England's selectors decided they had to fast-track him into the national side at short notice, even though they already had two wicketkeepers in the squad

Abdul Razzaq fired 46 from 18 balls as Pakistan beat England by four wickets to tie the Twenty20 series at 1-1.

Kevin Pietersen made an imperious 62 from 40 balls with four fours and three sixes as England compiled 148-8.

Debutant seamer Amjal Shahzad then took two wickets in the first over of the Pakistan reply and Graeme Swann claimed 3-14 as Pakistan slipped to 78-5.

But Razzaq smashed five sixes and finished the match with a maximum as Pakistan won with six deliveries left.

A decision on whether Ashes cricket returns to free-to-air television as one of British sport's "crown jewels" will be taken before 3 June.

Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw will make the call before the next election.

England's last-wicket pair dramatically saved the third Test against South Africa by surviving the last 17 balls.

The tourists appeared to be coasting to a draw through Ian Bell (78) and Paul Collingwood (40), until four wickets tumbled in 64 balls of high tension.

But after Graeme Swann had seen off six balls of Dale Steyn, number 11 Graham Onions heroically did the same with the final over, bowled by Morne Morkel.

England's Graeme Swann admitted 2009 has been a "dream" for him after sealing an innings win for England in the second Test against South Africa.

The Nottinghamshire bowler claimed his fourth five-wicket haul to become the first English spinner to pass 50 wickets in a calendar year.

"It's been a bit of a dream the last 12 months," he said

Eng just scrape through for a draw,with the last man,Onions blocking out the final over.A little ironic that the 2 batsmen who set up the draw are both SA born.....local media reporting should be interesting!