Shane Warne has accused Ricky Ponting of being motivated by "jealousy" in criticising his Australian captaincy successor Michael Clarke, while also asserting that Alastair Cook will risk losing the Ashes for England should he continue to lead in a "negative" manner. In a typically showstopping stream of opinions ahead of Australia's return bout with England, Warne leapt to the defence of his "best...
This win better than 4-0 - Mushfiqur
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim rated the 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand slightly ahead of their 4-0 win over the same opponents in 2010. He believed the win this time was evidence of Bangladesh's progress and at the same time argued it is harder to follow up on a previously high achievement. The home side won three close matches last time New Zealand visited, but in the current three-match...
Pakistan's proposed tour to South Africa scrapped
The plans for Pakistan's proposed limited-overs tour of South Africa in November have been scrapped due to the PCB's ongoing legal existential crisis that has prevented them from making a commitment to the tour. The short series was planned during a two-week window in November after the two sides wrap up their current bilateral series in the UAE on November 15. The PCB currently has no board chairman...
Saker wants bowlers under pressure
A hailstorm, heavy rain and temperatures about 20 degrees lower than Perth greeted England's cricketers as they arrived in Hobart for the second leg of their Ashes warm-up. The players were quick to take to Twitter to say how much it felt like home - and bemoan not packing a few warmer clothes - and for England's bowlers the feeling of something more familiar is likely to extend a bit further than...
Nov
03
Najam Sethi hits out at Islamabad High Court in editorial
Najam Sethi, the suspended PCB chairman, has attributed the Pakistan board's ongoing existential crisis to "extraordinary judicial intervention". He wrote an op-ed in the Friday Times, the weekly newspaper of which he is editor-in-chief, questioning the Islamabad High Court's (IHC) rulings by which two chairmen have been suspended in past five months, leaving the board's administration in a state...
McCullum heads home with back trouble
Brendon McCullum, the New Zealand captain, is returning home immediately after being ruled out of the final two matches of the Bangladesh tour with "significant" pain from a long-standing back problem. McCullum had already been withdrawn from the forthcoming short tour to Sri Lanka, alongside Ross Taylor, so that he could play some domestic first-class cricket in preparation for the Test series against...
Rohit takes strides towards consistency
Since moving to the top of the order, Rohit Sharma has become a more reliable cog in India's one-day set up, and that was on show in this seriesClint McKay was at the top of his run-up, ready to bowl, but he had to wait. And wait. Rohit Sharma had already punched the air in jubilation, hugged his captain MS Dhoni, soaked up the applause of the euphoric crowd and was walking towards the batting crease....
Bangladesh opt to field, Tamim out
Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim won the toss and decided to field in the third and final ODI against New Zealand at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium, the first international game at the ground since April 2006. New Zealand made four changes. Brendon McCullum returned home with a back injury while James Neesham,...
Nov
02
Another high-scorer on cards for series decider
Match facts Saturday, November 2, 2013Start time 1330 local (0800 GMT) Big Picture The series couldn't have meant more differently to the two sides. It is tied 2-2, is headed into a decider in Bangalore, and what do Australia do? They take, Mitchell Johnson, self-admittedly their Man of the Series, and put him on a flight to Australia so he can present a case and prepare for the Ashes. India,...
Botham, Jayawardene open Murali Cup
Ian Botham and Mahela Jayawardene opened the 2013 Murali Cup in Kilinochchi on Friday, as the five-day tournament began in five venues across Sri Lanka's northern province. The Murali Cup aims to promote unity and reconciliation as well as the development of cricket, in the post-war regions of the country, by bringing men's and women's teams from the south to play sides from the north and east.
Jayawardene,...
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