London, Jan 5: It would indeed be a sad day for cricket if England coach Peter Moores is relieved of his position at skipper Kevin Pietersen's behest, who has maintained that he is unable to form a constructive working relationship with the latter.

Hugh Morris, the Managing Director of the England cricket team, is in danger of setting an extremely dangerous precedent this week should he decide to sack Moores.

Pietersen spoke on Sunday for the first time about his ongoing rift with Moores, The Independent reported.

Lahore, Jan 5: Sri Lanka is planning to host at home five-ODI series against India after splitting their proposed tour of Pakistan.

Under the plan, Sri Lanka will visit Pakistan for the limited-overs leg of their tour later this month, return home for India's visit and head back to Pakistan to play three Tests.

"I have told Sri Lanka Cricket chief executive Duleep Mendis to look at the option of touring Pakistan first for five ODIs and a Twenty20 match," Gamini Lokuge, the Sri Lanka Sports Minister, said.

Innsbruck, Austria - Austrian Wolfgang Loitzl clinched the third round of the Four Hills ski-jumping tournament in Innsbruck Sunday to move closer to the overall title.

Loitzl landed jumps of 126.5 metres and 128.5 metres for 261 points to defeat fellow Austrian Gregor Schlierenzauer (260.3 points/126.0m/127.5m) and Germany's Martin Schmitt (257.7 points/128.5m/125.5m).

Swiss hope Simon Ammann, who won the opening leg of the tournament, finished eighth.

Loitzl's victory follows on Thursday's win in the second round in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and a second place in the series opener behind Ammann on Monday in Oberstdorf, Germany.

Schonach, Germany  - World Cup leader Anssi Koivuranta of Finland captured the Nordic combined over 10 kilometres in Schonach, Germany on Sunday.

Val di Fiemme, Italy  - Finland's Virpi Kuitunen clinched the women's Tour de Ski title for a second time by defending her overall lead in the nine-kilometre freestyle on Sunday.

London, Jan 4  Ashley Giles should be made stand-in England coach in the West Indies while a permanent successor of Peter Moores is head hunted, according to a leading UK daily.

Assuming that Managing Director of England Cricket Board Morris cannot reconcile skipper Kevin Pietersen and coach Moores, the idea is gaining ground that Ashley Giles should take the team to the Caribbean as the temporary or emergency coach, The Telegraph reported.

Giles, an Ashes winner, England selector, a member of the last England team to win in the West Indies, and someone who has had a lengthy playing relationship with Pietersen.

He has almost everything except the experience of coaching, limited as he has been to one season in charge of Warwickshire.