Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka's interim coach, has backed his team to come out firing in the second one-day international against England as they attempt to level the series. They lost by 81 runs in a truncated match at The Oval and the forecast suggests weather may have a say on Sunday as well, but regardless of the duration of the contest Atapattu believes the early setback could bring out the best...
Hales called up with Cook in doubt
Alex Hales, the Nottinghamshire batsman, has been added to the England squad for the second ODI against Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street as cover for captain Alastair Cook. Hales, who played in Tuesday's T20 at the Oval, was left out of the initial ODI squad but could now make an appearance if Cook is not deemed fit to play. He is suffering with tightness in his right groin. There had been calls for...
Vincent has 'no deal whatsoever' with ICC - lawyer
Lou Vincent's lawyer, Chris Morris, has said Vincent had not cut any deal "whatsoever" with the ICC in return for revealing information on alleged corruption in cricket. The talk of Vincent cutting a deal with regards to being spared criminal sanctions for cooperating was untrue, Morris said, especially as the ICC does not have jurisdiction over criminal procedure. "Wrong, he has done no deal whatsoever,"...
'I have never seen this kind of innings' - Gambhir
Yusuf Pathan can be a brutal hitter capable of changing matches in a matter of minutes, as he famously showed during his two ODI centuries and a 37-ball 100 for Rajasthan Royals in 2010. Memories of those innings were fading, though, after three lean seasons in the IPL, and an international career that stalled in 2012. Those memories came flooding back when he ripped Sunrisers Hyderabad apart at...
May
24
Smith's spin an unlikely success
Hampshire 177 for 5 (Vince 52) beat Sussex 159 for 5 (Joyce 56) by 18 runsScorecard After their blip against Glamorgan last week Hampshire were back to their formidable best at Hove. Finalists for the last four years and winners in 2010 and 2012 they again look the side to beat after a comfortable 18 run victory over Sussex. Despite the absence of Chris Jordan, Matt Prior and Chris Nash Sussex...
Bell-Drummond leads Kent pyrotechnics
Kent 164 for 5 (Bell-Drummond 59, Stevens 47, Key 46) beat Somerset 122 for 5 (Hildreth 58*, Bollinger 3-36) by 42 runsScorecard Kent opened their NatWest T20 Blast campaign with a 42-run victory over Somerset in a rain-affected South Group match at the County Ground. The game was reduced to 13 overs a side and delayed until 7pm, but the poor weather failed to dampen Kent's spirits as they sent...
Croft and Brown ignite Lancashire
Lancashire 169 for 3 (Croft 76*, Brown 67) beat Derbyshire 149 for 5 (Moore 40, Ali 3-27) by 20 runsScorecard The last time Glen Chapple's Lancashire side won a T20 match at the County Ground was in 2009. They had VVS Laxman and Faf du Plessis in their line-up and were carried to victory by a blistering career-best 93 from a certain Andrew Flintoff. Tonight they had record fourth-wicket pair...
Willey blasts Northants to second win
Northamptonshire 179 for 8 (Willey 95) beat Leicestershire 176 for 4 (Cobb 70, Smith 56) by two wicketsScorecard David Willey's explosive 95 off just 45 balls lifted Northamptonshire to a two-wicket win over Leicestershire in their rain-reduced NatWest T20 Blast encounter at Wantage Road. Willey is fast gaining a reputation as one of the hottest properties in the shortest format and his bombastic...
May
23
ECB refer Carberry article to Press Complaints Commission
The ECB have referred The Guardian to the Press Complaints Commission following an interview with Michael Carberry in which he claimed he had been the victim of unfair treatment by England management. While the ECB do not dispute the words spoken by Carberry in the article, published on March 31, were genuine, they were unhappy with the general tone of the piece and felt more should have been done...
'Unanimous feeling' against KP - Downton
Paul Downton has claimed there was a "unanimous feeling" within the England camp that the time had come to move on from Kevin Pietersen and suggested the team who lost the Ashes had fallen "into a mindset thinking they were better than they were". Downton, the new managing director of England cricket, told the BBC's Test Match Special that he talked to every member of the England management on the...
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