Cape Town, Jan 9 : England coach Andy Flower has warned middle-order batsman Ian Bell, saying that he must show that he can produce innings of brilliance on a more regular basis to repay the investment made in him.

Bell had been struggling with his form in the recent months, but has made vital contributions in the tour of South Africa.

“We''re looking for him to make consistent and medium to long-term contributions and not just nip in with a couple of scores. These have been fine contributions, but we''re looking for a lot more from him. England invested a lot with Ian Bell and this is some of him paying England back,” The Guardian quoted Flower, as saying.

Lahore, Dec. 25 : Pakistan and England are likely to play each other in two T20 internationals in Dubai.

The matches would be held at the Dubai Sport City Stadium just ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup.

“Discussions are progressing between both cricket boards and the series of two twenty20 international matches to be scheduled after Pakistan’s Australia tour,” a website quoted UAE cricket authorities, as saying.

Pakistan would wrap up its Oz tour on February 5, while the English team is currently in South Africa.

Coventry, England  - Indian-owned carmaker Jaguar is said to be working on a bold new five-door sports hatchback with lightweight aluminium bodywork and a sporting estate version of the XF saloon to coincide with a facelift for the model.

According to Britain's Autocar magazine, the five-seater has not yet been given the go-ahead but top executives of the company owned by Tata are believed to be strongly in favour. The car will take its styling cues from the R-D6 concept hatch shown at the 2003 Frankfurt show.

Gaydon, England - Land Rover is going ahead with plans to manufacture the striking new LRX compact offroad coupe first shown as a concept at last year's Detroit show.

The Indian-owned automaker, which bought Land Rover from Ford, officially announced the plans at its Gaydon plant in England where the car will be designed and built.

Goodwood, England  - Rolls-Royce is thinking about offering an all-electric version of the iconic Phantom limousine, company spokesman Richard Carter confirmed in Goodwood, southern England.

Technical details are sketchy but the car is thought to have regenerative braking as standard and use the drivetrain from the 7-series limousine made by German parent company BMW.

Sydney, Sep. 22 : Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has said he enjoyed the England tour despite it being a tough one.

Ponting described the tour as one of the most enjoyable visit for him despite suffering a shocking defeat in the Ashes.

"This has probably been, if not the most enjoyable, one of the most enjoyable tours I''ve been on - and we lost a series as well," The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Ponting, as saying.

Liverpool, England  - Andy Murray, who risked an injury to no avail as Britain lost a Davis Cup European zonal tie at the weekend to Poland, said the nation got what it deserved on court.

"At last we are where we deserve to be," said the Scot, who played three rubbers despite dealing with a wrist injury which he fears could be tendinitis.

Australian team will be eyeing towards no 1 spot in the ICC ODI ranking when they will play against England today in the seventh ODI match of the Nat West ODI series at the Chester-le-Street.

Australian team is leading the series by 6-0 and they will have to clean sweep England in the seven ODI matches series to regain top place in the ICC ODI rankings for teams. South Africa is currently placed at no 1 spot in the ICC ODI rankings.

Australian team has crushed England by 111 runs in the sixth ODI match of the Nat West one day matches series at Nottingham on Friday. Australian team has now taken lead of 6-0 in the seven ODI match series.

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first. The young Australian batsman T Paine smashed his first international hundred to help his team to put up 296 runs on the board with loss of 8 wickets in their allotted 50 overs. Paine scored 111 runs in 148 balls.

Australian team will play against England in the sixth ODI match of the Nat West series at Nottingham tomorrow. Australian team will be looking to win this match to clean sweep England in the seven ODI match series.

Australian team had played like a unit in the series and most of the players have performed well at the right time to lead their team to win. Australian team will be eyeing toward regaining no 1 spot in the ICC ODI rankings. Australian team will have to clean sweep England in the ongoing series to be at the top of the ranking table.

Australian team has taken 5-0 lead in the Nat West series after defeating England by 4 wickets in the fifth ODI match at the Trent Bridge on Tuesday. Australian skipper R Ponting smashed a brilliant century to lead Australia to another win in the series.

England skipper won the toss and elected to bat first. English team returned to pavilion for 299 runs on the board in 50 overs. E Morgan was top scorer for England, who scored 58 runs.

Providence, Rhode Island  - Roger Williams, one of the founders of Providence, was an architect who knew what he was doing 300 years ago.

Even today, one can appreciate how he built the city's first houses on a hill, from where one can view the river and the harbour. The East Side remains one of the most attractive parts of the capital of the US state of Rhode Island, with its heritage of outstanding architecture and culture.

Oxford, England  - It is no surprise that students attending an Oxford college might want to show off their elite status. But now shops in the city have gone one step further and are selling underwear with a picture of the extinct Dodo, the DNA of which scientists at Oxford have succeeded in isolating.

That sales gimmick may seem a little quirky to outsiders but Oxford is following a development where universities are making money with sales of printed t-shirts, baseball caps and coffee mugs. The English university is trying to lead the pack by offering items such as golf balls and necklaces with university logos or even hats for babies.

England fast bowler Chris Broad has taken a five wickets haul as Australian team bundled out on the score of 160 runs on the second day of the fifth and final test match of the Ashes test series at the Oval on Saturday.

England resumed form the overnight score of 307 runs for loss of eight wickets. England team returned to pavilion for 332 runs on the board. P Siddle took four wickets, while B Hilfenhaus chipped in with 3 wickets.

England will play against Australia in the fifth and final test match of the Ashes series at the Oval today. English team will be looking to win this match to regain the Ashes series as now series is leveled with one match each.

England star batsmen had already been ruled out of the match, but all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is back in the England squad for the fifth test match. Return of Flintoff will certainly boost the morale of English players.

London - Everton manager David Moyes confirmed on Wednesday that defender Joleon Lescott will not play against Sigma Olomouc in the Europa League on Wednesday.

"Joleon's attitude has not been right these past days," he said.

"He has disappointed me and he has disappointed his team-mates. He is not in the right frame of mind."

Lescott is a transfer target for Manchester City, but despite the player submitting a written transfer request, Everton have refused to sell.

London - Chelsea maintained their perfect start to the season as they came from behind to beat Sunderland 3-1 at the Stadium of Light.

Sunderland took the lead through Darren Bent, but second-half goals from Michael Ballack, Frank Lampard and Deco gave Chelsea all three points.

In the evening's other Premier League game, newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers won 1-0 at Wigan Athletic.

From Carlo Ancelotti's side, unimpressive in beating Hull City 2-1 on the opening day, this was a far more rounded performance, suggesting that they might be the challengers that they were widely assumed to be.

London - Arsenal sent out a warning that they intend to be contenders for the English Premier League title this year after they stormed to a 6-1 win at Everton on the opening day of the new season.

Chelsea and Manchester City, two sides with title ambitions of their own, claimed hard-fought victories, while Wigan, Fulham, Sunderland, Stoke City and West Ham United also picked up three points.

Arsenal were at their flamboyant best at Goodison Park, with Cesc Fabregas scoring twice and Thomas Vermaelen scoring on his debut.

Amsterdam  - Jermain Defoe scored two second-half goals as England came from 2-0 down at half-time to clinch a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands Wednesday in an international friendly in Amsterdam.

The Tottenham Hotspur striker came off the substitutes' bench for the second half and turned the match on its head with two goals after Dirk Kuyt and Rafael van der Vaart had made England pay for two defensive errors.

London - England coach Fabio Capello has revealed that Aston Villa's Ashley Young will deputise for the injured Steven Gerrard when England take on the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

Gerrard went back to his club, Liverpool to nurse a groin strain, and Capello decided that Young will replace him on the left side of his midfield.

"It will be a good test for Ashley," Capello said. "He has only played twice for me but the last time he did very well. It will be a good test for him."