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...
'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...
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...
West Indies U-19s withdrawn from Bangladesh tour
The West Indies Cricket Board has withdrawn its Under-19 team from the ongoing tour of Bangladesh, following an explosion near the team hotel in Chittagong on Saturday.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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Dec
07
Smith's ODI career seemingly on the wane
Form and injury have combined to give Graeme Smith a forgettable time of late in the one-day game, and it looks like it will be a long road back for him in ODI cricket should he choose to keep at it Cullinan: Smith certainly under pressure in ODIs Graeme Smith's ODI career could be over. The Test captain was left out of South Africa's starting XI for the first match against India in Johannesburg...
England lose three in tough session
Lunch England 4 for 116 (Carberry 60, Bell 29*, Stokes 0*) trail Australia 9 for 570 dec by 454 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Irresponsible, certainly. Inexcusable? Well, the charge was understandable. Kevin Pietersen's dismissal on the third morning of the Adelaide Test heaped more troubles on an England side bedevilled by problems in the Ashes series. By lunch, with three more...
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