Sachin Tendulkar hits 100th international century

@ bbc.co.uk

Cricket World Cup: England and India in thrilling tie

bbc.co.uk

The Ashes: the 20 best moments of the series

@ www.telegraph.co.uk

"England have won the Ashes series 3-1, but along the way there were some great moments to savour. Here is Telegraph Sport's rundown of some of the best."

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The Ashes - Live!

@ crictime.com

A live TV stream of The Ashes.

(or you can watch the highlights here)

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Swanny's Ashes Diary No.2

@ecbtv.co.uk

Swann's new diary from downunder is well worth a peep - hilarious - not long to go now til The Ashes!

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The Ashes 2009 tickets

www.lords.org

"The General Public will be able to apply online for inclusion in the ballot(s) by visiting www.lords.org from Monday 1 December 2008, or alternatively by applying on an application form which will be available in mid-December 2008.

Applicants may register for an application form by emailing ticketing@mcc.org.uk or telephoning 020 7432 1000.
Ticket allocation

Tickets for use by members of the General Public will, in the event of an oversubscription, be allocated by ballots held on Monday 12th January 2009.

The ballots will be held in respect of each major match day. The purpose of the ballots is to distribute all available tickets amongst as large a number of applicants as possible.

Applicants should be aware that success in each ballot is not guaranteed. All applicants must agree to adhere to the Ticket Sale and Distribution Conditions."

Fixtures @ bbc.co.uk

July
8-12 1st Test, Cardiff
16-20 2nd Test, Lord's
30-3 Aug 3rd Test, Edgbaston
August
7-11 4th Test, Headingley
20-24 5th Test, The Oval
30 Twenty20 international, Old Trafford
September
1 Twenty20 international, Old Trafford (d/n)
4 1st ODI, The Oval
6 2nd ODI, Lord's
9 3rd ODI, Rose Bowl (d/n)
12 4th ODI, Lord's
15 5th ODI, Trent Bridge (d/n)
17 6th ODI, Trent Bridge (d/n)
20 7th ODI, Riverside

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20 great sporting moments

Part 1 in a series of significant moments as a sports spectator.

1970 FA Cup Final - Leeds v Chelsea
21/6/70 World Cup Final - Brazil v Italy
8/3/71 "The Fight of the Century" - Ali vs Frazier 1
1973 England v Poland - World cup qualifier
28/1/74 Ali-Frazier II at Madison Square Gardens
30/10/74 "The Rumble in The Jungle" - Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman
1/10/75 "The Thrilla in Manilla" - Ali v Frazier 3
20/6/80 "The Brawl in Montreal" - Roberto Duran v Sugar Ray Leonard
1980 Olympics 800m final - Coe v Ovett
1980 Olympics 1500m final - Coe v Ovett
1981 Ashes - Ian Botham
5/7/82 Italy v Brazil - World Cup second round
8/7/82 World Cup semi-final - France v Germany
15/6/1984 Duran v Hearns
1985 Snooker World Championship - Steve Davis v Dennis Taylor
1985 Ryder Cup The Belfry Golf & Country Club (no video)
22/6/86 World Cup quarter-final - England v Argentina
1987 FA Cup Final - Spurs v Coventry
1988 Olympics 100m Final - Ben Johnson v Carl Lewis
3/7/90 World Cup semi-final - England v Germany

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Cricket 2005

Fixtures
Get your tickets asap, by the looks of it the test matches have been sold out already!

npower Test Series v Bangladesh
Thu 26- Mon 30 May, 1st Test v Bangladesh, Lord’s
Fri 3-Tue 7 June, 2nd Test v Bangladesh, Durham

NatWest Series warm-up match
Sat 11 June, England v Hampshire, Rose Bowl

NatWest International Twenty20 match
Mon 13 June, England v Australia, Rose Bowl

The NatWest Series
Thu 16 June, England v Bangladesh, The Brit Oval
Sat 18 June, Australia v Bangladesh, Cardiff
Sun 19 June, England v Australia, Bristol
Tue 21 June, England v Bangladesh (D/N), Trent Bridge
Thu 23 June, England v Australia (D/N), Durham
Sat 25 June, Australia v Bangladesh, Old Trafford
Sun 26 June, England v Bangladesh, Headingley
Tue 28 June, England v Australia (D/N), Edgbaston
Thu 30 June, Australia v Bangladesh, Canterbury
Sat 2 July, Final, Lord’s

The NatWest Challenge
Thu 7 July, England v Australia, Headingley
Sun 10 July, England v Australia, Lord’s
Tue 12 July, England v Australia, The Brit Oval

npower Test Series v Australia
21-25 July, 1st Test v Australia, Lord’s
4-8 Aug, 2nd Test v Australia, Edgbaston
11-15 Aug, 3rd Test v Australia, Old Trafford
25-29 Aug, 4th Test v Australia, Trent Bridge
8-12 Sept, 5th Test v Australia, Brit Oval

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