I'm more focused on cricket and my move to London has helped

I'm more focused on cricket and my move to London has helped. But as far as I'm aware, this is not a new Chris Lewis."It is hard not to agree, for Lewis has produced performances on this scale before, only to disappear for a sabbatical care of Bupa. "It's nice to be back in the England set-up after such a long while. Despite Neil Smith's enterprising cameo at No 3, Brown is certain to be given another go today, though an overcast Headingley is not usually an ideal place to take bowlers on.The man of the match was Chris Lewis, whose 21-ball burst of 4 for 6 was the moment of the match "Thursday was very exciting for me," he said yesterday. With Hick conducting the ebullient late-order trio of Ronnie Irani, Mark Ealham and Lewis, 144 runs was added in the final 14 overs.Curiously, none of the three debutants looked overawed, and if Alistair Brown's booming style was not the instant success it was built up to be, some credit must be given to India's opening bowlers who exploited a helpful pitch with great skill.Brown knows he was not brought in to bat like Geoff Boycott and he showed a lot of pluck by persevering with his big-hitting game plan despite being cut in half by Javagal Srinath's nip-backers. For a result to be salvaged yesterday, India needed to face a minimum of 25 overs.

Had that been possible, a reduced target of 146 would have been set and India would have had to score another 50 runs off 47 balls to win. A not impossible task with players like Mohammad Azharuddin at the crease, but no easy stroll with your side already five wickets down for 96. There is little doubt then that it was England who came away with what honours were available from a part-completed match and David Lloyd, England's new coach, can look back on a satisfying first performance, despite it being only half realised.Apart from the two decisive contributions of Graeme Hick with the bat and Chris Lewis with the ball, the most successful of the deliberate tactical gambits was the extension of the batting by packing the side with all- rounders. Another celebrity attraction in the paddock will be the world skiing champion, Alberto Tomba.Mugello, voted the best grand prix of the season last year, has undergone several security improvements. The safety run-offs on the bends have been expanded and concrete walls replaced by metal guard rails.. The spring drought may have ended, but England will have to wait a little longer to see if they can end theirs after persistent rain washed out the first Texaco Trophy match. With the Bank Holiday weekend starting, the game was officially abandoned at 3.55pm, the police warning both teams of a potential seven-hour journey time to Leeds, where the second match of this series is scheduled to begin today. I think this could be the right moment."While the 500cc is the big race of the day, home fans will be following Aprilia's 250cc champion, Max Biaggi, who is the most popular motorcycling celebrity in Italy.Biaggi won at Mugello last year.

"This is the place where you can win or lose the championship, that's always the way it's been historically," he said.The Italian has 55 points to Doohan's 71 after winning the opening race of the season in Malaysia.Spain was a return to form after a lull in Indonesia and Japan and Cadalora said he was on the right track again. "The most important thing is to put pressure on the leader," he said. "I would like to win here but I think winning depends on the amount of work you put in and your state of mind. Doohan allegedly carried out the removal on the starting grid minutes before the race."That gave him an unfair advantage of around three kilos," Cadalora said, "but I couldn't do anything about it because there is only a private agreement between teams to install the cameras and not an FIM [the governing body of international motorcycling] ruling."Cadalora said that the race at Mugello was very important strategically for the championship. To heat up their rivalry, the Italian was quoted yesterday as saying Doohan had behaved in an unsporting manner when he won in Spain earlier this month.Cadalora, who finished second in the race at Jerez on 12 May, accused Doohan of removing the mini-camera that the top 10 riders have installed on their bikes to relay television pictures.

Motorcycling Michael Doohan, Australia's 500cc world champion, aims to win in Italy for the fourth year in a row at Mugello tomorrow but he will face strong competition from the Italian Luca Cadalora, who has a score to settle. The 30-year-old Doohan, chasing his third world title and leading the championship after four races, took the Italian Grand Prix at the Tuscan circuit in 1995 and 1994 and the San Marino Grand Prix at the same track in 1993.Cadalora, who like Doohan rides a Honda, has never won a 500cc race at the circuit north of Florence. That is a sure sign of London's increasing depth of talent, improved further this week by the arrival of Allen's younger brother, Ray, from Brisbane and the release of one of the club's still small colony of English players, Ikram Butt, from prison.Warrington will be without Lee Penny, who has been suspended for four matches after being sent off for a high tackle against St Helens last week, with Chris Rudd moving to full-back in his place.In tomorrow's Super League match, Oldham will have Martin Crompton available against the bottom club, Workington, after yesterday's successful appeal against a one-match ban.Paris St-Germain hope to sign Danny Smith, one of the three players sacked by Currie last month for missing training, in time for their game against Halifax on Monday.St Helens, still unbeaten under Shaun McRae, will give their winger, Anthony Sullivan, a fitness test on his calf injury before their match against Castleford on Monday night.Tim Street, the Leigh Centurions prop, has been suspended for two matches and fined pounds 50 after being sent off in their 15-14 defeat by bottom-of- the-table Chorley Magpies last Sunday.The former under-21 international, who had just been made captain by Leigh, was dismissed for dissent after the final whistle.. "But they have all come through training with flying colours."The Queensland prop Allen is undoubtedly the biggest risk. He broke his arm before he had even begun to settle into a London shirt and has not been in regular match practice for nine months."I'm only expecting to get 40 minutes from him, but I expect them to be quality minutes," said Currie, who also expects this to be the most difficult of the Broncos' sequence of away games.Duncan McRae, who played a prominent role in last week's victory at Castleford, is confined to a place on the bench. The Broncos' coach, Tony Currie, is able to bring back Terry Matterson from suspension, and Gavin Allen and Evan Cochrane after injury for the meeting with a side level with them on points. "It was a tough decision whether to go with all three," Currie said. The influential McNamara finished with nine goals, to underline his all-round contribution to an overwhelming display of superiority from the one-time poor relations.The Leeds coach, Dean Bell, said that he would be making a formal approach to the club's board for money to spend on the new players. "Everybody else is strengthening while we are standing still," he said.Bradford Bulls: Spruce, C Hassan, Calland, Loughlin, Scales, Bradley, Paul, Brian McDermott, Lowes, Fairbank, Donougher, Dwyer, McNamara.