Dec
14

Bowlers set up big win for England

England Under-19s 97 for 3 (Tattersall 42*) beat United Arab Emirates Under-19s 94 (Chopra 46, Jones 3-19) by seven wicketsScorecard A comprehensive bowling performance from England Under-19s, led by legspinner Rob Jones, set up a seven-wicket win over United Arab Emirates Under-19s in Sharjah, keeping them in top spot, but tied on four points with Pakistan who still have a game in hand. England...
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South Africa's ODI drought 'not ideal'

When South Africa next play ODI cricket, the country could have a new president, another IPL season will be complete, and winter will be on its way out. Their next 50-over assignment, according to the FTP, is in July - seven months away. With the focus on Test and Twenty20 cricket, ahead of the 2014 World T20, there is a danger that the gains AB de Villiers' ODI side has made over the last six weeks...
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Zimbabwe players strike over non-payment of dues

Zimbabwe's players have gone on strike following delays in the payment of their salaries. ESPNcricinfo has confirmed that cricketers on national and domestic contracts will not participate in the ongoing domestic season until they are paid their dues. It was learnt that players on national contract had not received payments for the last four months, while dues to players on domestic contracts had...
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Time for Fletcher to make visible impact

Duncan Flethcer hardly interacts with anyone except his bosses and the players, and the players have always been full of praise for him without being able to articulate how exactly he helpsEnigma is a word loosely used in sport analysis. Duncan Fletcher, the India coach, though, is one man on whom the word enigma won't be wasted. Fletcher the England coach was ruthless, result-oriented, modern, even...
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Dec
12

Gibbs sees a bit of himself in fearless de Kock

On a day when Quinton de Kock joined elite company with a third successive century, one of those who had managed the feat before him, Herschelle Gibbs, applauded the young batsman for his carefree method of playWhen Quinton de Kock was on 99, he decided he was in a hurry. He charged down the track to Mohammad Shami and swung hard. Luckily for him, it didn't take the edge but ended up being mistimed...
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De Kock laughs off Ishant's 'lucky' remark

There were a few sniggers in the pressroom when India fast bowler Ishant Sharma said that Quinton de Kock, who scored three consecutive hundreds in the ODI series, had "been quite lucky." When asked if India were sick and tired at the sight of de Kock at the wicket, and if they were relieved he was not part of the Test squad, Ishant said: "I think he has been quite lucky. I can say that. Because...
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Ballance shows form and Mills fires

WA XI 8 for 319 dec and 6 for 167 (Armstrong 71* Mills 3-6) lead EPP 2 for 220 dec (Robson 108*, Ballance 89*) by 266 runs England have confirmed they will not draft any more players into their Test squad, but Tymal Mills may have given Andy Flower a few things to consider after a lively burst for the EPP against a Western Australia XI. Mills, the Essex left-arm quick who was called up to be...
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Watling, lower order boost NZ to 441

1st innings New Zealand 441 (Taylor 129, Watling 65, Best 4-110) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Another day, another dropped catch from West Indies, and another New Zealand batsman making them pay. Had Tino Best not made a total misjudgment at deep midwicket, Trent Boult would have been gone for 3, and New Zealand would have been dismissed for 386. Instead, Best palmed the...
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Dec
09

Siddle and Harris give Australia 2-0 lead

Australia 9 for 570 dec (Clarke 148, Haddin 118, Broad 3-98) and 3 for 132 dec (Warner 83*) beat England 172 (Bell 72*, Carberry 60, Johnson 7-40) and 312 (Root 87, Prior 69, Siddle 4-57, Harris 3-54) by 218 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia took a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series, with three to play as they inflicted a 218-run defeat on England in the Adelaide Test to follow up their...
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'We're nowhere near the No. 1 team in the world' - de Villiers

Beat the No. 1 side by 141 runs. Beat them again by 134. In the first game, put them under a mountain of runs and straitjacket them with exceptional quick bowling. In the next, watch the same batsmen capitulate through low-percentage shots. This tour has all the makings of being to South Africa what the West Indies series was to India in November. And never mind what Dale Steyn feels, South Africa's...
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Top-order failures creating pressure - Dhoni

Cullinan: India not playing like a No. 1 team MS Dhoni was satisfied by how his bowlers made a comeback from the pasting in Johannesburg and in the first half of this match, but his batsmen left him disappointed this time. And before you realise, the series is already gone. India's bowlers leaked 358 at the Wanderers but performed relatively better at Kingsmead to keep South Africa to...
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West Indies U-19s withdrawn from Bangladesh tour

The West Indies Cricket Board has withdrawn its Under-19 team from the ongoing tour of Bangladesh, following an explosion near the team hotel in Chittagong on Saturday. A WICB statement confirmed the decision early on Monday morning, as they looked to ship the team out of Chittagong at the earliest. "The WICB's decision [to withdraw the team] was taken following consideration of a report on the situation...
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Dec
08

Bowlers help Rocks clinch low-scorer

A combined bowling performance helped Southern Rocks defend a meagre 140 against Matabeleland Tuskers in the opening day of Zimbabwe's domestic season, in Masvingo. The Tuskers failed to put on decent partnerships and were struggling at one stage at 70 for 5, dented by strikes by Tinashe Panyangara and Trevor Garwe. A 42-run stand for the sixth wicket between Tawanda Mupariwa and Bradley Staddon helped...
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Big wins for Peshawar, Karachi Whites

Group I An all-round performance from Azam Khan gave Peshawar their first win of the tournament when they beat Karachi Blues by 118 runs at home. Peshawar were reeling at 118 for 9 after being asked to bat but Azam, at No. 10, first top-scored with 69 to take them to 213 and then took four wickets to restrict Karachi to 115. Peshawar's second innings was led by a 49 from Jibran Khan as they were...
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Pakistan U-19s restrict UAE U-19s to claim opening win

Pakistan Under-19s 253 for 7 (Imam-ul-Haq 60, Aslam 56) beat UAE Under-19s 227 for 8 (Vijayakumar 51) by 26 runsScorecard Pakistan Under-19s pulled of a 26-run win against UAE Under-19s in the opening game of the youth tri-series, which also involved England Under-19s, in the UAE. Pakistan's win was built around a solid team performance, with all their top order making contributions. No one could...
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England lose openers after Clarke declares

Lunch England 172 and 2 for 65 (Root 29*, Pietersen 18*) need another 466 runs to beat Australia 9 for 570 dec and 3 for 132 decLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details England awoke to headlines proclaiming that they were so spooked by Mitchell Johnson that another 5-0 whitewash could be on the cards. It was time for a captain to stand up and be counted. Alastair Cook did just that - and it all...
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