He may have hit one of the roughest patches in his career, but Jacques Kallis, in the past, has shown he can recover spectacularly Cullinan: Kallis should assess where his career is At Mark Boucher's tribute dinner recently, he wished his best friend Jacques Kallis "best of luck for the next 20 years of your international cricket career". Amid laughter Kallis responded he would either stop...
SSC, NCC, Colts and Ragama in semis
Sinhalese Sports Club, Colts Cricket Club, Nondescripts Cricket Club and Ragama Cricket Club will contest the semi-finals of the Premier Limited Overs competition, after finishing in the top two of their groups at the end of the round-robin phase. Both semi-finals will be played at the Premadasa Stadium with Colts taking on NCC on December 21, before SSC face Ragama on December 23. Group B Opening...
Hurting Philander eases South Africa's pain
Vernon Philander was suffering from a toothache last night but he was incisive with the ball, before shoring up a South Africa collapse with a defiant innings 'Philander ran in with purpose today' Close to midnight after the first day of the Test, something was bothering Vernon Philander. "Toothache … you are starting to annoy the shit out of me now," he tweeted as the hour approached. "24...
Tenacious India seamers rewrite script
The team has slipped from promising positions in overseas Tests in the past, but the Zaheer Khan-led bowling attack helped India maintain a firm grip on the second day Manjrekar: India batsmen had better footwork than SA The first session of the second day had a bad old feeling for India. A movie seen before. A movie fresh in the mind. In the first Test of their tour of Australia in 2011-12,...
Dec
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Ramdin, Chanderpaul halt collapse
Tea West Indies 142 for 5 (Chanderpaul 30*, Ramdin 30*) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details West Indies showed they could collapse regardless of the pitch, conditions or bowling. Put in on a slow surface that was nowhere close to being difficult for batting, they went from 77 for 1 to 86 for 5 in the space of 34 deliveries. On a day they could have dominated for once in the series,...
South African quicks aim to refocus radar
Just as they did at The Oval last July, South Africa's quicks bowled too wide on the first day. Allan Donald hopes they can stage an Oval-style turnaround Cullinan: 'Smith could've managed bowlers better' M Vijay vigilantly watched half of the first over of this Test match sail past him. Dale Steyn was steaming in, swinging the ball away, and although he beat Vijay's outside edge once, he...
Don't think SA quicks were threatening - Kohli
'Kohli showed tremendous adjustment' After scoring a hundred in his first Test innings in South Africa, a knock that reminded Allan Donald of Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli displayed a sense of occasion befitting an elder statesman, and some anger at host broadcasters. Both motivate him, and should not be overly frowned upon. It was at Wanderers that Kohli was hit by a short ball in the ribcage...
Ryder recalled to one-day squad
Jesse Ryder has been recalled to New Zealand colours for the first time since February 2012 as part of a 13-man squad for the one-day series against West Indies. Elsewhere in the squad, Martin Guptill has returned from injury and will partner Ryder at the top of the order, meaning that Tom Latham misses out. Tim Southee will miss the first two matches of the series to have a toe problem dealt with,...
Dec
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Can England's senior players fight back?
It used to be said that a player never recovers from the disappointment of a poor Ashes tour. What are the prospects for the senior England players who failed to deliver?It used to be said that a player never recovers from the disappointment of a poor Ashes tour. There is plentiful evidence in this England side to suggest otherwise: Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, James Anderson and Kevin Pietersen were...
NZ aim to bury brittle Windies
Match Facts December 19-23, 2013, HamiltonStart time 10.30am (2130GMT previous day) The Big Picture It was always suspected that New Zealand would be too good against West Indies in home conditions. Then came the Dunedin fightback. Perhaps the visitors could offer a sterner challenge. Then came Wellington. No they couldn't, at least over those three days. There is nothing to be ashamed about...
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