Ishant Sharma is an odd sort of 'attack leader', averaging over 37 in Test cricket and not given the new ball, but extracting England's middle order on a docile pitch showed why he is persisted with Agarkar: Bhuvneshwar swung the ball consistently Taking the third question in his press conference, Ishant Sharma stropped mid-answer and nearly let out a shriek. "I'm sorry, I'm cramping,"...
Blake, Tredwell keep Kent alive
Kent 149 for 9 (Blake 53, Beer 3-18) beat Sussex 146 for 9 (Jordan 37, Harmison 3-35) by three runsScorecard Disappointment can often be a good motivator and in a week when he lost his Test spot, Chris Jordan almost managed to haul Sussex across the line in the T20 Blast. If truth be told, it was a bitty showing from Jordan and embodied a slapdash performance from Sussex as their faint hopes of...
Lack of leaders a hurdle to England revival
In a batting order containing four or five relatively inexperienced cricketers, it is not obvious who in the dressing room can revitalise England Root steadies England with unbeaten 78 If you were the sort of driver who kept colliding with bollards, the sort of sailor who kept hitting rocks and the sort of pilot who kept crash landing, you might conclude, eventually, that you are not...
Narine steals show for Guyana in win
Guyana Amazon Warriors 140 for 8 (Ramdin 51, Cottrell 3-24) beat Antigua Hawksbills 136 for 8 (Dunk 38, Neesham 3-33, Narine 0-3) by two wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details The Guyana Amazon Warriors laid forth their intentions to get back to the Caribbean Premier League final with a two-wicket win over Antigua Hawksbills on Friday afternoon in the opening match of the Caribbean Premier...
Jul
11
Cook's dismissal betrays frazzled mind
Some may say that the England captain's dismissal was unlucky, but it was the latest example of the demons he is battling as the form slump grows longer Chappell: In trying to cover one weakness, Cook has created others It was days like this that persuaded Edvard Munch to paint The Scream, Thomas Hardy to write Jude The Obscure and Leonard Cohen to pick up a guitar. And it has been...
Broad hopes to grind down India
'We've got to bat big' - Broad Stuart Broad has become the latest England player to bemoan the lack of home advantage after his side conceded a tenth-wicket stand of 111 to India on the second day of the Investec Test series at Trent Bridge. Broad had called for a pitch offering pace and bounce in the lead-up to the game, but was instead presented with a surface that he claimed was slower...
The joy of one, the pain of another
The No. 11 of India's order did something the No. 1 of England's order can only dream of at the moment: score a Test fifty Highlights: Shami scores maiden first-class half-century at Trent Bridge A young boy gets on a motorbike for the first time. The instructions are given to him. He looks on quietly. People expect him to struggle. Instead he takes to it fairly well. Muddy dirt tracks...
Change of attitude aids remarkable stand
India's recent track of record of lower-order runs is poor, but they began correcting that with a mammoth 10th wicket stand which showed the application and mindset that has often been lacking Highlights: Bhuvneshwar's half-century was part of an 111-run tenth-wicket stand at Trent Bridge You would need a bad memory - not always a bad thing - to have not thought of Durban just after...
Jul
10
Vijay the millionaire meets Vijay the coal-miner
In recent times, fortune has conspired against M Vijay and runs have been lacking. At Trent Bridge, though, after a small slice of luck at the start, he combined flair and patience to great effect Highlights: Murali Vijay produces first Test ton outside India with 122 not out at Trent Bridge It is Johannesburg. India have been thumped in the ODIs, this is the first morning of the series,...
England 'frustrated' with pitch
Anderson: We want a far contest between bat and ball James Anderson admitted the England team were "frustrated" by another low, slow surface that did nothing for the home attack on the first day of the Investec Test series against India. Murali Vijay batted throughout the day to make an accomplished century as India lost only four wickets on a pitch that did little to assist the England...
Dilshan soars at favoured venue
Perhaps it is the cooler mountain air or the smell of rain - whatever the difference, Tillakaratne Dilshan can't get enough of PallekelePallekele is not a difficult place to like. The road from Kandy winds over rolling mountains, through lush tropical flora still beaded with droplets from the last rains. Troupes of Sri Lankan macaques loiter like rogues on village shop rooves, waiting to swing down...
Test openers cut from New Zealand contract list
New Zealand's Test openers for most of the past year, Hamish Rutherford and Peter Fulton, have both been axed from the central contract list for 2014-15. Fast bowler Doug Bracewell, allrounder Grant Elliott, spinner Bruce Martin and batsman Dean Brownlie have also lost their contracts, with New Zealand's selectors making six changes to the 20-man group. Spinners Mark Craig and Ish Sodhi earned deals,...
Jul
09
McLaren becoming vital to SA's ODI plans
There's not much that Dale Steyn gets whimsical about but the green hills and the cool mountain air of Kandy was enough bring out his softer side. "Gotta say this place is majestic! So beautiful! Blessed to see this part of the world!" Steyn tweeted. South Africa's angry man has never played in Pallekele before, which Sri Lanka would hope works to their advantage in what is a must-win match for the...
Floodlights on standby for Hambantota ODI
Sri Lanka Cricket will have floodlights on standby for the third ODI in Hambantota on Saturday, after the cricket had been affected by fading light during the first ODI. Angelo Mathews had said Sri Lanka had slightly altered their approach as gloom set in in Colombo, with the Premadasa Stadium floodlights out of action for that match. SLC and Cricket South Africa had agreed not to use floodlights...
Mullaney ensures Notts' run continues
Nottinghamshire 158 for 9 (Taylor 44, Mullaney 36, Patel 3-16) beat Warwickshire 152 for 6 (Porterfield 51, Mullaney 2-27) by six runsScorecard Warwickshire are blessed with the most fearsome battery of fast bowlers in the country but in recent T20s they have become a liability. They disappointed once again here and lost for the fourth time in succession as their prospects of qualifying for a quarter-final...
Cook's captaincy future on the line
Alastair Cook's qualities as England captain have been widely debated. England's five-Test series against India is about to determine his future Chappell: Difficult for Cook to improve in some areas Amid all the advice and criticism heaped towards Alastair Cook in recent weeks, one truism has shone out: he needs to score more runs if he is to be an effective captain of England. Cook...
Jul
08
ECB profit could be England's loss
The visit of India will swell the coffers of English cricket but there could be a greater cost in the long term 'Getting Kohli in early is key' - Broad Cricket is no longer measured in terms of victories and defeats. Not predominantly, anyway. It is measured in terms of profit and loss. How else could it come to pass that two middle-ranking Test teams would come to carve up the management...
Claydon takes five as 15 wickets fall
Kent 106 for 5 trail Leicestershire 217 (Robson 56, Claydon 5-77) by 111 runsScorecard Mitchell Claydon claimed his best figures for Kent as Leicestershire were bowled out for 217 on a day when 15 wickets fell at Grace Road. Bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire hit back by taking five wickets in the final session to leave Kent on 106 for 5 at the close, still 111 runs behind. It was certainly a...
Ansari heightens Surrey's persona
Surrey 400 for 5 (Ansari 112, Burns 97) lead Glamorgan 232 by 168 runsScorecard Why do people dislike Surrey? Money and metropolitan envy might have something to do with it but there is surely little of which one can disapprove about their cricket at present. Gary Wilson's team went into this match against Glamorgan 20 points ahead of their opponents having played one game more; both counties have...
Last-wicket Hants repair after Norwell four
Hampshire 251 for 9 (Smith 45, Norwell 4-87) v GloucestershireScorecard Hampshire's last-wicket pair of James Tomlinson and David Balcombe repaired a middle-order collapse to thwart Gloucestershire on a day of fluctuating fortunes. Hampshire raced to 69 for 1 and then 144 for 2 after being put in, only for Liam Norwell to induce a slide in which Hampshire lost seven wickets for 38 in 12.1 overs....
Jul
07
Fletcher, bowlers help WI draw level
West Indies 165 for 6 (Fletcher 62, Simmons 36) beat New Zealand 126 (Williamson 37, Cottrell 3-28) by 39 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Following their demoralising Test series defeat, West Indies found solace in the format they relish the most by squaring the T20s 1-1 with an all-round performance in Roseau. West Indies were guilty of not putting enough runs on the board on Saturday,...
Ireland strikes in astonishing final over
Leicestershire 144 for 5 (Smith 65*) beat Derbyshire 143 (Durston 89, Ireland 5-22) by five wicketsScorecard Anthony Ireland starred in an extraordinary final over which involved a banned bowler and the fall of four wickets to set up Leicestershire's victory at Queen's Park. Ireland's 5 for 22 beat his previous best figures of 4 for 11, also against Derbyshire - but he might never have bowled...
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