Some may say that the England captain's dismissal was unlucky, but it was the latest example of the demons he is battling as the form slump grows longer Chappell: In trying to cover one weakness, Cook has created others It was days like this that persuaded Edvard Munch to paint The Scream, Thomas Hardy to write Jude The Obscure and Leonard Cohen to pick up a guitar. And it has been...
Broad hopes to grind down India
'We've got to bat big' - Broad Stuart Broad has become the latest England player to bemoan the lack of home advantage after his side conceded a tenth-wicket stand of 111 to India on the second day of the Investec Test series at Trent Bridge. Broad had called for a pitch offering pace and bounce in the lead-up to the game, but was instead presented with a surface that he claimed was slower...
The joy of one, the pain of another
The No. 11 of India's order did something the No. 1 of England's order can only dream of at the moment: score a Test fifty Highlights: Shami scores maiden first-class half-century at Trent Bridge A young boy gets on a motorbike for the first time. The instructions are given to him. He looks on quietly. People expect him to struggle. Instead he takes to it fairly well. Muddy dirt tracks...
Change of attitude aids remarkable stand
India's recent track of record of lower-order runs is poor, but they began correcting that with a mammoth 10th wicket stand which showed the application and mindset that has often been lacking Highlights: Bhuvneshwar's half-century was part of an 111-run tenth-wicket stand at Trent Bridge You would need a bad memory - not always a bad thing - to have not thought of Durban just after...
Jul
10
Vijay the millionaire meets Vijay the coal-miner
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...
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