Ottis Gibson has declined to reject the suggestion that he is interested in the role of head coach of the England side. Gibson, who is currently head coach of West Indies, is known to have expressed an interest in other coaching roles of late and is highly thought of at the ECB having worked as the England bowling coach before returning to the Caribbean in 2010. Asked whether his "name was in the...
Varun Aaron: fast, but not fearsome
Varun Aaron ticks all the boxes when it comes to sheer pace but has been lacking control and bowling nous, and that is compounding India's bowling woesVarun Aaron is quick. On Wednesday at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, he maintained an average speed of 88.2mph, and his fastest delivery clocked 93.2mph on the speedgun. That's 149.99kph. India have a fast bowler. A genuinely fast bowler. It wouldn't...
Trott on track for April comeback
Jonathan Trott is on course to start the domestic season with Warwickshire and has been backed to return to international cricket. Trott left the Ashes tour with a stress-related illness straight after the opening Test in Brisbane. At the time it was revealed he had been managing his condition for a considerable length of time. He has since been supported by the ECB and PCA during his recovery and...
I wasn't feeling any pressure - Rahane
'Shot selection was crucial' - Rahane Having scored just 51 runs in five innings during the ODI series in New Zealand, Ajinkya Rahane might have felt under pressure coming into India's opening match of the Asia Cup against Bangladesh. But after scoring 73 and putting on 213 with Virat Kohli to guide India to their target of 280, Rahane said he felt relaxed when he first arrived at the crease....
Feb
26
'We thought we were 25-30 runs short' - Mathews
Between innings during their opening match of the Asia Cup, Sri Lanka felt they had fallen short of a winning total against Pakistan. Lahiru Thirimanne had scored a century and added 161 with Kumar Sangakkara for the second wicket. With that in mind, Sri Lanka should have scored "at least 325", according to their captain Angelo Mathews. "I actually think that we were 25-30 runs short, to be honest,"...
Malinga beats Murali to 250 ODI wickets
Why Dhoni needs to speak out Jayaditya Gupta: It can't do Indian cricket any good when there is rampant speculation over the motives and methods of its highest-profile player Baz's Basin feats, and Ireland the giant slayer Ask Steven: Also, centurion No. 8s, cricketers nicknamed "Stumpy", and youngest List A players The tradesmen...
Root hits ton but Corbin makes England work
England XI 290 for 8 (Root 104*, Stokes 58) beat UWI Vice Chancellor's XI 261 for 7 (Corbin 105, Tredwell 3-39) by 29 runsScorecard Joe Root warmed up for the one-day series against West Indies with an unbeaten 104 but England were given a scare by Kyle Corbin, who struck a powerful century, before they wrapped up a 29-run win at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. After compiling 290 for 8 on...
'Batsmen should have finished better' - Misbah
Pakistan's 12-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the opening match of the Asia Cup meant they hadn't managed to chase a 250-plus target successfully since February 2011. Asked what the issue was, their captain Misbah-ul-Haq said they had no problem constructing chases, but simply lacked finishing. "I think there is no problem," he said. "We just chased even in the Test match [against Sri Lanka in Sharjah,...
Feb
02
Gillespie rules out England job
Jason Gillespie, the former Australia fast bowler and popular coach of Yorkshire, has ruled himself out of the running for an England coaching job following the resignation of Andy Flower. It took only a matter of hours following the news of Flower's exit for Gillespie to be mentioned as a strong possible contender for the role of managing England. His positive effect on the Yorkshire dressing room...
Vinay defends defensive tactics
At times during the second session on the fourth day, it seemed as if Maharashtra, and not Karnataka, were the team with the 210-run first-innings lead. Someone would bowl - it didn't matter who it was, specialist or part-timer - and the batsman - it didn't matter if it was Kedar Jadhav or Ankit Bawne - would stroll down the pitch and work the ball either side of the pitch for a walked single to a...
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