In recent times, fortune has conspired against M Vijay and runs have been lacking. At Trent Bridge, though, after a small slice of luck at the start, he combined flair and patience to great effect Highlights: Murali Vijay produces first Test ton outside India with 122 not out at Trent Bridge It is Johannesburg. India have been thumped in the ODIs, this is the first morning of the series,...
England 'frustrated' with pitch
Anderson: We want a far contest between bat and ball James Anderson admitted the England team were "frustrated" by another low, slow surface that did nothing for the home attack on the first day of the Investec Test series against India. Murali Vijay batted throughout the day to make an accomplished century as India lost only four wickets on a pitch that did little to assist the England...
Dilshan soars at favoured venue
Perhaps it is the cooler mountain air or the smell of rain - whatever the difference, Tillakaratne Dilshan can't get enough of PallekelePallekele is not a difficult place to like. The road from Kandy winds over rolling mountains, through lush tropical flora still beaded with droplets from the last rains. Troupes of Sri Lankan macaques loiter like rogues on village shop rooves, waiting to swing down...
Test openers cut from New Zealand contract list
New Zealand's Test openers for most of the past year, Hamish Rutherford and Peter Fulton, have both been axed from the central contract list for 2014-15. Fast bowler Doug Bracewell, allrounder Grant Elliott, spinner Bruce Martin and batsman Dean Brownlie have also lost their contracts, with New Zealand's selectors making six changes to the 20-man group. Spinners Mark Craig and Ish Sodhi earned deals,...
Jul
09
McLaren becoming vital to SA's ODI plans
There's not much that Dale Steyn gets whimsical about but the green hills and the cool mountain air of Kandy was enough bring out his softer side. "Gotta say this place is majestic! So beautiful! Blessed to see this part of the world!" Steyn tweeted. South Africa's angry man has never played in Pallekele before, which Sri Lanka would hope works to their advantage in what is a must-win match for the...
Floodlights on standby for Hambantota ODI
Sri Lanka Cricket will have floodlights on standby for the third ODI in Hambantota on Saturday, after the cricket had been affected by fading light during the first ODI. Angelo Mathews had said Sri Lanka had slightly altered their approach as gloom set in in Colombo, with the Premadasa Stadium floodlights out of action for that match. SLC and Cricket South Africa had agreed not to use floodlights...
Mullaney ensures Notts' run continues
Nottinghamshire 158 for 9 (Taylor 44, Mullaney 36, Patel 3-16) beat Warwickshire 152 for 6 (Porterfield 51, Mullaney 2-27) by six runsScorecard Warwickshire are blessed with the most fearsome battery of fast bowlers in the country but in recent T20s they have become a liability. They disappointed once again here and lost for the fourth time in succession as their prospects of qualifying for a quarter-final...
Cook's captaincy future on the line
Alastair Cook's qualities as England captain have been widely debated. England's five-Test series against India is about to determine his future Chappell: Difficult for Cook to improve in some areas Amid all the advice and criticism heaped towards Alastair Cook in recent weeks, one truism has shone out: he needs to score more runs if he is to be an effective captain of England. Cook...
Jul
08
ECB profit could be England's loss
The visit of India will swell the coffers of English cricket but there could be a greater cost in the long term 'Getting Kohli in early is key' - Broad Cricket is no longer measured in terms of victories and defeats. Not predominantly, anyway. It is measured in terms of profit and loss. How else could it come to pass that two middle-ranking Test teams would come to carve up the management...
Claydon takes five as 15 wickets fall
Kent 106 for 5 trail Leicestershire 217 (Robson 56, Claydon 5-77) by 111 runsScorecard Mitchell Claydon claimed his best figures for Kent as Leicestershire were bowled out for 217 on a day when 15 wickets fell at Grace Road. Bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire hit back by taking five wickets in the final session to leave Kent on 106 for 5 at the close, still 111 runs behind. It was certainly a...
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