COLOMBO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka have dropped batsmen Kusal Mendis and Kaushal Silva from the squad for the three-test series in India, starting next week, while fit-again all-rounder Angelo Mathews has returned from injury.

SYDNEY, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Australia paceman Mitchell Starc fired an ominous warning to England ahead of the Ashes series with a hat-trick for New South Wales on the second day of a Sheffield Shield match on Monday.

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Paceman James Anderson picked up four wickets as England's opening warm-up game of their Ashes tour against a young Western Australia XI ended in a draw in Perth on Sunday.

Nov 4 (Reuters) - Opener Colin Munro smashed a career-best 109 not out to help secure New Zealand's series-levelling 40-run victory in the second Twenty20 International against India on Saturday.

NEW DELHI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - A man drove his car onto the pitch during the ongoing Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in a major breach of security at the Air Force Sports Complex in Palam.

MANCHESTER, England, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Former West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul has signed a new contract with Lancashire at the age of 43, the club said on Friday.

Nov 3 (Reuters) - Australia cricket captain Steve Smith believes he must improve his body language on the field as he gears up for one of the biggest challenges of his captaincy in the five-test Ashes series against England.