BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) South Africa-born batsman Jonathan Trott made a successful return Friday when he hit 85 off 104 balls to help England win by 185 runs against provincial team Eagles.

England compiled an impressive 294 for seven wickets in the first match of its tour, before bowling out the Eagles for 109 in 26.4 overs. (MORE)

HYDERABAD, India (AP) Australia held on for a three-run victory over India in the fifth one-day international Thursday despite a 175 from Sachin Tendulkar.

India seemed to be heading toward the second-highest run-chase in the history of one-day internationals but Tendulkar's dismissal, off his 141st delivery, prompted a collapse that ultimately left it marginally short of victory. India is now 3-2 behind in the seven-match series. (MORE)

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) Naeem Islam's 73 not out led Bangladesh to a one-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the fifth and final limited-overs one-day international on Thursday.

With the win, Bangladesh took the five-match series 4-1. (MORE)

MANCHESTER, England (AP) Andrew Flintoff has signed a three-year contract to play one-day cricket with English county side Lancashire.

Flintoff has played for the northwest side for his entire career but wanted a new agreement to free him from four-day championship matches and allow him to play for teams in other countries. (MORE)

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Shahid Afridi smashed 70 off 50 deliveries and took two wickets Tuesday to lead Pakistan to a 138-run win over New Zealand in the first one-day international.

Afridi put on 101 in less than 15 overs with Kamran Akmal, who made 67 not out from 43 balls, to help Pakistan reach 287-9 after having lost two wickets for no runs at the start of its innings. (MORE)

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AP) Chris Gayle was reinstated as West Indies captain on Monday to lead a full-strength squad on a three-test tour of Australia later this month.

The 30-year-old Jamaican was appointed after he and other leading players had withdrawn from a home series against Bangladesh in July and the Champions Trophy in September due to a long-standing contract conflict with the West Indies Cricket Board. (MORE)