Sri Lanka A 240 for 5 (Gunathilaka 57, Rajapaksa 52 Pathirana 52*, Bulcock 3-26) beat Unicorns 237 (Burton 44, Rambukwella 3-18) by five wickets Scorecard Sri Lanka A have opened their campaign in England with a five-wicket win over the Unicorns in a 50-over warm-up, as slow-bowling allrounder Sachith Pathirana made significant contributions in both disciplines. Unicorns batted first at Gosford...
Cook's descent into private hell
Eventually, with the batting failures accumulating and his captaincy not compensating, the reasons for persisting with Alastair Cook are wearing out Chappell: England in dire straits but for Ballance Had an undertaker taken measurements of Alastair Cook as he made his way back to the pavilion, the signs could hardly have been more obvious: after another poor display in the field on...
'I was probably a bit naive' - Ballance
It was been an 'interesting' week for England's No. 3 but the only aspect of it that should really matter is how he is slotting into a key position in the batting order Ballance blunts India's attack It will not be the first time this week that Gary Ballance's picture has featured on the back pages of the newspapers, but this time he may take far more pleasure in it. Earlier in the week,...
Bowlers allow Dhoni to breathe again
Usually India's bowlers are ridiculed for letting Dhoni down but on a day that Dhoni let them down, they kept their spirits up, didn't let England run away with it, and came up with their best bowling day in a long time Bhuvneshwar removes four key wickets It's about 2.40pm on a sultry hot day at Lord's. The sun is out; the food and the cakes and the drinks have flowed; and the mild...
Jul
18
Bowlers take Tallawahs to convincing win
Jamaica Tallawahs 97 for 2 (Walton 43*, Gayle 37) beat Antigua Hawksbills 96 (Vettori 3-14) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details The decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired in spectacular fashion for the Antigua Hawksbills as they stumbled their way to 96 all out before the Jamaica Tallawahs cantered to an eight-wicket victory at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua....
England squander golden opportunity
They wasted the new ball, they dropped chances and they reverted to the type of tactics that made little use of the sort of pitch of which England seamers should dream #politeenquiries: England's tactics to tailenders? Statistics are, very often, misleading. Just as the average person has one breast and one testicle, so scorecards can provide an inaccurate picture of a day's play. A glance...
Rahane quietly bedding in as India's No. 6
Tough enough to score crucial runs, prepared for innings that don't have proper structure, content with not cashing in on flat ones, Ajinkya Rahane could be just the man for India Highlights: Rahane century keeps second Test even on Day 1 at Lord's When little Ajinkya Rahane used to lug his cricket kit in crowded Bombay local trains, from Dombivli to Victoria Terminus, an hour in fast...
Sammy signs with Hobart Hurricanes
Darren Sammy, the West Indies Twenty20 captain, will make his BBL debut this coming summer after signing with the Hobart Hurricanes. Sammy is expected to be available for the first six matches of the tournament before joining West Indies for their training camp ahead of the 2015 World Cup. Sammy was captain of West Indies in all formats until last year, when Dwayne Bravo was handed control of the...
Jul
17
Pietersen cameo keeps up Surrey hopes
Surrey 137 for 7 (Pietersen 39, Waller 2-24) beat Somerset 136 for 9 (Trego 30, Dunn 3-8) by three wicketsScorecard The scrimmage for the quarter-final berths in the ultra-competitive South Group is becoming increasingly fraught. Having coasted into a position of influence, Surrey's hopes of advancing had suffered a setback of late but Kevin Pietersen played his most significant hand to date with...
England hit Jadeja with Level 2 charge
ECB to lodge Jadeja counter claim India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has been charged with a Level 2 offence under the ICC Code of Conduct for his alleged role in the incident involving England fast bowler James Anderson on the second day of the Trent Bridge Test. The charge against Jadeja was brought by England team manager Phil Neale, in response to India charging Anderson with a Level...
Dhoni implacable on Anderson
James Anderson has riled many opponents in an illustrious Test career, but when it came to his disagreement with Ravindra Jadeja, India's captain MS Dhoni saw a chance to make a stand ECB to lodge Jadeja counter claim It is usually the other way around. MS Dhoni likes to keep his India team in a bubble, he does not acknowledge the grandness of things because he believes such an approach...
Australia call on uncapped Beams
Legspinner Kristen Beams will be hoping to make her one-day international debut after being named in Australia's squad to take on Pakistan next month. Australia are hosting Pakistan for four ODIs and four Twenty20 internationals in Brisbane and the Gold Coast from August 21, and 13-player squads for the two series have now been named. Beams was the leading wicket-taker in last summer's Women's National...
Jul
16
Gurney's cover drive brings Read relief
Nottinghamshire 261 (Mullaney 82, Chapple 4-73, Smith 3-44) and 170 for 9 (Read 40*, Smith 3-38, Chapple 3-59) beat Lancashire 225 (Buttler 52, Adams 4-45) and 205 (Khawaja 53, Gurney 4-22, Fletcher 3-33) by one wicketScorecard It was an astonishing afternoon when Lancashire found they had supporters in Leeds, a teatime when Nottinghamshire discovered temporary fans in Newcastle. Such are the...
Madsen, Slater lead strong Derbyshire reply
Derbyshire 216 for 2 (Madsen 79*, Slater 70, Chanderpaul 50*) trail Gloucestershire 356 (Tavare 135, W Gidman 125, Taylor 5-58) by 140 runsScorecard Skipper Wayne Madsen led from the front as Derbyshire hit back strongly on the second day against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. Having bowled out their hosts for 356 from an overnight position of 304 for 6, the visitors replied with 216 for 2,...
Ballance enjoying the challenge of No. 3
Jonathan Trott was always going to be a tough man to replace at No. 3, but the early signs are that in Gary Ballance England have someone with the all-round game to take hold of the position. Since assuming the role in the first Test against Sri Lanka he has made 23, 104 not out, 74, 0 and 71 - his hundred, in his previous outing at Lord's, was England's first from No. 3 since Trott made 121 against...
Wright and Beer earn grand home finish
Sussex 153 for 5 (Wright 66) beat Glamorgan 151 for 8 (Rudolph 62, Beer 3-14) by five wicketsScorecard Highlights: Wright's 66 helps Sussex topple Glamorgan by five wickets Luke Wright hit three sixes and seven fours as his swashbuckling 66 off 39 balls dented Glamorgan's NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final hopes and powered Sussex to a five-wicket win at Hove. Wright virtually settled...
Jul
15
SA sweat on de Villiers fitness
South Africa are sweating on the fitness of regular Test wicketkeeper AB de Villiers, who is suffering with a tight right hamstring and was unable to keep wicket during Monday's practice session. CSA said de Villiers is likely to play the first Test against Sri Lanka starting on Wednesday though there are doubts over whether he will keep. De Villiers' injury worry increases the chances of 21-year-old...
Philander targets new-ball damage
South Africa fast bowler Vernon Philander believes the key to succeeding in Sri Lankan conditions lies in picking up wickets while the ball is still new. Philander, on his first Test tour of Sri Lanka, feels that seam bowlers can fetch wickets in spin-friendly surfaces by maintaining a simple off-stump line and making the batsmen play. "The more damage you can do with the new ball the better," Philander...
Kieswetter facing face surgery
Somerset wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter has confirmed he will need to undergo surgery after suffering a serious facial injury while batting against Northamptonshire - but says there will be no lasting damage to his eye. He tweeted: "Injury update: broken nose and a fractured orbital socket. Surgery is required but thankfully no lasting damage to the eye." Kieswetter, 26, sustained a fractured cheekbone...
Hain century gives Bears control
Durham 62 for 3 trail Warwickshire 472 (Hain 109*, Clarke 54, Hastings 5-94) by 410 runsScorecard Sam Hain scored his second century in seven first-class matches as Warwickshire took a grip over Durham at Chester-le-Street. Hong Kong-born Hain reached his hundred off 188 balls and remained unbeaten on 109 after enjoying a seventh-wicket stand of 101 with Rikki Clarke in the morning. Durham's...
Jul
14
Burnout worries after deathly slog
The opening Test ended with the levity of Alastair Cook taking a Test wicket in a match where his captaincy showed encouraging signs but England should be assisted more by their system rather than hindered Alastair Cook claims his maiden Test wicket A few years ago, a Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium was abandoned and the game re-scheduled for the Recreation Ground a few...
Dhoni pleased with lower-order resistance
Dhoni surprised with conditions This is the third overseas Test India have failed to close out, out of their last five. This wasn't as clear-cut an opportunity as Johannesburg and Wellington were, but the disappointments are piling up. Before the series began, Ajit Agarkar questioned India's ability to close out Tests away from home; many an Indian fan shares that doubt. However, MS Dhoni,...
Binny's selection does not prove trivial
Why had Stuart Binny been picked in this Test? It was probably not with a match-saving innings in mind, but that's what he produced just when India were threatening to topple apart Highlights: Binny struck a composed 78 on Test debut to ensure a draw at Trent Bridge At 3.42pm, Stuart Binny let one Moeen Ali offbreak turn past his inside edge and was given out lbw. Immediately the traffic...
Adams enjoys another Lancashire haul
Nottinghamshire 69 for 1 trail Lancashire 225 (Buttler 52, Adams 4-45) by 156 runsScorecard According to all reports this will be Andre Adams' last season at Trent Bridge. The allrounder celebrates his 39th birthday on Thursday and he has apparently decided to retire on his own terms when people are asking him why, rather than why not. That seems reasonable enough, yet on the evidence of the...
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