CRICKET: ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY: Rain may put England in semis.RAIN gave England the upper hand yesterday in their quest for Verb 1. quest for - go in search of or hunt for; "pursue a hobby" quest after, go after, pursue look for, search, seek - try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of; "The police are searching for clues"; "They are searching for the a semi-final spot at the expense of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. . Marcus Trescothick Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE (born 25 December 1975 in Keynsham, Somerset) is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He has played for England in 76 Test matches and 123 One-day Internationals. struck 64 as England finished a weather-ruined day on 118-3. If rain stops further play, Michael Vaughan's team will play Australia in the semi-final next Tuesday after securing a superior run-rate when both teams beat Zimbabwe. England's fourth-wicket partnership of Trescothwick and Andrew Flintoff -- who passed 2, 000 ODI runs -- had reached a stand of 48 when the heavens opened. Trescothick said: ``Ideally we want to play the game, get a big total on the board and win the proper way, not on run-rate. '' CAPTION(S): Marcus Trescothick (right) yesterday |
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