Tasmania batsman Alex Doolan could make his Test debut in Sydney after being added to Australia's squad. Injury concerns surrounding the No.3 Shane Watson and fast bowler Ryan Harris may lead to a significant shake-up of the side, with allrounder James Faulkner also in contention and fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile a chance to debut having been named in a 14-man squad for the Test. Doug Bollinger,...
Flower set for England talks
England team director Andy Flower will meet with the incoming managing director of England cricket, Paul Downton, in Sydney over the New Year to plot a way forward for the team after their disastrous tour of Australia, which reached a new nadir in Melbourne as they threw away a position of strength with two days of awful cricket to lose by eight wickets. However, Flower reiterated that he has the...
Big fish in a small pond
Ireland are undoubtedly masters among the minnows but they continued to be disappointed at not getting chances against the big boys Ger Siggins December 30, 2013 Ireland's domination of the Associate level is complete. Now they yearn for Test status © ICC/Saleem Sanghati It may just have been Irish cricket's greatest year ever. Qualification was secured for the 2014 World Twenty20...
The urn returns, and Tendulkar signs off in style
India's young brigade, Sri Lanka's post-war healing, Australia's travails and more in our staff's picks of the best and worst of the year gone by India's young turks clinch the Champions Trophy © AFP George Binoy, assistant editorBest: Tendulkar's farewell speechAlmost everything around Sachin Tendulkar's retirement was sickly sweet. From the hastily arranged West Indies series to the...
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Kallis thrives in his bubble
Kallis played the almost perfect innings - Petersen Beyond the guard of honour, the handshakes, the hashtags and the heavy hearts, there was a Test to win. The most important person knew that. Jacques Kallis, who all the above gestures were for, blocked out the occasion and batted in his bubble. The same one many thought he had left when he announced his decision to retire from Test cricket....
Rogers and Watson bury hapless England
Lunch Australia 204 and 1 for 143 (Rogers 81*, Watson 36*) need 88 to beat England 255 and 179Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Chris Rogers guided Australia's chase towards a fourth consecutive victory over England, though not without significant help from the bedraggled tourists who missed two catches on the fourth morning of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. By lunch the hosts had reached...
Will one-day cricket continue to hold its own between the other two formats?
The prognosis for one-day cricket has been gloomy for long, despite a successful 2011 World Cup and the recent Champions Trophy. Tell us what you think of the format Every time two boards schedule a one-day series between their teams outside of a full tour, critics complain about a lack of context. There are many who feel that the introduction of two new balls in ODIs has killed the...
The tussle for crumbs
It was a year when Canada and Kenya tripped up while others like Afghanistan, Nepal, Netherlands and UAE made some loud noises Peter Della Penna December 29, 2013 Nepal are looking to usurp the place of teams like Canada and Kenya in the ICC's High Performance Programme, and ultimately get ODI status © ICC/Getty History repeated itself in 2013 when the goalposts were moved on Associate...
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The year of the underdog
In the women's game, West Indies, Pakistan and Ireland stamped their authority on the field, while Australia, New Zealand and South Africa made significant progress off it Raf Nicholson December 28, 2013 West Indies beat higher-ranked teams and made it to their first World Cup final © ICC/Solaris Images The Women's World Cup in India proved an exciting start to 2013, generating...
Where's the fight gone, Zaheer?
Zaheer Khan used to be a tailender who could contribute with the bat, but he does not seem to have the will to tough it out anymore Almost every time Zaheer Khan has come to bat in the last three years, with the match still alive and his contribution vital, he hasn't - for some reason - shown willingness to get behind the line of the ball, or fought for the sake of the better batsman at the...
Fiery Steyn reignites South Africa's chances
Dale Steyn came back roaring after his longest wicketless streak, running through India in two intense bursts Will do everything to win it for Kallis - Steyn Steam does not have the same reputation as fire but it can be just as dangerous. Unlike flames, which are audible in their crackling and visible in their vibrancy, gas is invisible. You can't fully sense the threat it poses until you...
England extend lead after last-wicket flurry
Lunch England 255 and 0 for 54 (Cook 41*, Carberry 5*) lead Australia 204 (Haddin 65, Rogers 61, Anderson 4-67) by 105 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia's captain Michael Clarke resorted to the medium pace of Shane Watson as England strengthened their grip on the Boxing Day Test before lunch on day three. Alastair Cook and Michael Carberry were largely untroubled in their stand,...
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England hit back after Johnson docks tail
Innings close England 255 (Pietersen 71, Johnson 5-63) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia lost the early wickets of David Warner and Shane Watson after Mitchell Johnson rumbled England out for 255 on day two of the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG. Warner fell to a presumptuous pull shot at James Anderson and Watson edged an attempted drive off Ben Stokes to leave the hosts...
Steyn's drought hurts South Africa
On an unusually dry Kingsmead surface, South Africa's attack struggle to cope with their talisman's longest-ever wicketless streak Match Point: 'Disappointed to see Steyn bowl slower' Dale Steyn began his fifth over the way he may have wanted to start his first. He delivered a snarling bouncer that soared towards M Vijay at almost 146 kph. Having already faced 17 balls and made some assessment...
An administrative farce
The Sri Lankan board's continuing ineptness meant a paucity of Tests, alienation of senior players, and another cancelled T20 league Andrew Fidel Fernando December 27, 2013 The 4-1 ODI victory over South Africa was one of the few positives for Sri Lanka in 2013 © Associated Press If Sri Lanka's 2013 had remained as the Future Tours Programme had intended, fans would now be reflecting...
Ashraful cries, Johnson terrifies
Australia's Ashes revival, Afghanistan's fairy tale, player boycotts and more in our staff's picks of the best and worst of the year gone by Australia's fightback in the Ashes made the contest interesting but ten back-to-back Tests was overkill © Getty Images Alan Gardner Assistant editor Best: Afghanistan qualify for the World CupWhile the ICC's Full Member nations seem content to...
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England lay base after being put in
Lunch England 1 for 71 (Carberry 26*, Root 11*) v Australia England's batsmen fought, nudged and scraped their way to a sound platform at lunch after being sent in to bat by Australia's captain Michael Clarke on the first morning of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. As a crowd of more than 84,000 settled into their seats, Peter Siddle claimed Alastair Cook for the only wicket of the morning,...
Punjab complete stunning turnaround
Punjab 74 (Nehra 4-31) and 402 (Jiwanjot 147, Mandeep 80) beat Delhi 150 (Chand 55) and 228 (Bhatia 100, Gony 3-51, Jaskaran 3-45) by 98 runsScorecard Punjab, who had been bowled out for 74 in their first innings, capped a remarkable recovery to defeat Delhi by 98 runs and keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the knockouts. Needing 327 to win, Delhi were all out for 228 in 91.3 overs, despite...
SL visit could prove crucial to hosting Asia Cup, World T20
Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh could be crucial to the host's prospects of holding the Asia Cup and the ICC World Twenty20. Sri Lanka are scheduled to arrive on January 24 for a month-long tour, which is the first of three major international cricket events in Bangladesh, stacked one after another. Four days after the Sri Lanka tour, the Asia Cup is scheduled to begin on February 24. The Asian Cricket...
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