All-rounder James Hopes has become the third Australian player forced home from the tour of India due to injury, while Victorian quick Clint McKay has been called up.

Tasmanian all-rounder Brett Geeves proved a hero with the bat before bowling the Tigers back into the contest against Queensland on a wicket-packed opening day of their Sheffield Shield clash at the Gabba.

Victoria have started where they left off last summer, thrashing the opposition bowling in the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval.

Phillip Hughes edged closer to a Test recall and Phil Jaques made a strong return from injury as NSW cruised to victory over Western Australia in their one-day cup clash.

Captain Ricky Ponting's makeshift visit to the top of the batting order in the six-wicket loss to India in Delhi may yet develop into something more lasting.

Defiant paceman Brett Lee believes he is far from finished as a Test cricketer following his latest injury setback and is gunning for a spot in this month's first Test in Brisbane.

Australia were undone by an expert partnership between Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni as India strode to a six-wicket victory in the third ODI at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground.

Australia coach Tim Nielsen says injured paceman Brett Lee will be thrown a career lifeline despite his latest setback that follows five months sidelined by ankle surgery and an Ashes campaign ruined by a side strain.

Andrew Strauss has demanded his England side view their Ashes triumph as only a stepping stone to become the world's best team. Their next step comes against number one Test side South Africa.

Australia have suffered another blow in their bid to win the one-day series against India with injured all-rounder James Hopes following wicketkeeper Tim Paine and paceman Brett Lee home.

South Africa won the Hong Kong Sixes by edging hosts Hong Kong in a thrilling final after defending champions England lost all three round-robin ties.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes the dew factor had played a crucial role in his team's six-wicket victory over Australia in the third ODI.

Andrew Strauss expects England to shrug off any hostility to their South African-born contingent when they face the world's number one team.

England Under-19s broke their duck on their tour of Bangladesh as they chalked up a heartening five-wicket victory in the fifth one-day international.

England will take on revised opponents in their two opening matches in South Africa after domestic franchises the Diamond Eagles and the Warriors replaced a President's XI for 50-over games.

Battling half-centuries from Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni lifted India to a six-wicket win over Australia in the third one-dayer at Delhi.

Bangladesh claimed a 2-1 series lead with a comfortable four-wicket win in the third one-day international against Zimbabwe in Mirpur.

Half-centuries from Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh helped India beat Australia by six wickets in the third ODI to go 2-1 up in the seven-match series.

Images from the third ODI between India and Australia at the Ferozshah Kotla in Delhi on Saturday.

Contrasting half-centuries from Tamim Iqbal and Mohammad Ashraful guided Bangladesh to a four-wicket victory over Zimbabwe on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in the five-match one day series.