After striving so long to play Test cricket, Pankaj Singh's luck deserted him and then his discipline too Highlights: Pankaj Singh's frustration grew after a serious of close shaves went against him on Test debut Pankaj Singh's wicket column was empty. Two days at the new job. No returns. Many times he stood in the field, hands on hips with a helpless expression. He would walk back to...
ECB defends Moeen's 'Save Gaza' wristband
The ECB has defended Moeen Ali for wearing wristbands with the slogans "Save Gaza" and "Free Palestine" during the third Investec Test between England and India at The Ageas Bowl. Moeen, a devout Muslim who welcomes the position of role-model and says he wears a long beard as he "wants people to know I am a Muslim", first wore the wrist bands when batting in England's first innings. He had not informed...
Weary India facing familiar test
After being pushed on to the defensive in the field, it is up to India's batsmen to try and prevent a return to the bad old days of touring India's struggles were compounded by a third umpire ruling that went against them followed by missed chances A five-Test series was always going to be a challenge for India. In the second half of the first back-to-back Tests, at Lord's, they gave it...
Encouragement for England - but no more
Gary Ballance, Ian Bell and Jos Buttler piled on the pain for India but luck played its part and judgement should be reserved for tougher tests #politeenquiries: Are the cricketing gods turning? It seems churlish to find fault. It feels like going to a wedding and pointing out that almost a third of marriages end in divorce and that the cake will make you fat. But England would be guilty...
Jul
28
India's slipshod slips
Ravindra Jadeja's drop of Alastair Cook was indicative of the challenge India face in establishing a reliable cordon Jadeja's dropped chance at third slip with Cook on 15 proved very costly It is early in the morning, the pitch is fresh, the ball is seaming around a little, Alastair Cook is uncertain, he pushes at a wide delivery from debutant Pankaj Singh, and the edge is taken. Yet...
Loyal crowd wills Cook forward
Alastair Cook was under the greatest pressure of his career, but the Southampton crowd was determined to will him forward #politeenquiries: Do runs solve Cook captaincy issue? In the late 1960s, with flower-power and hippiedom at their peak, a large group gathered in central London determined to prove the power of positive thinking. If they all concentrated on the same thought at the...
India hopeful on Ishant fitness for Old Trafford
India's bowling coach, Joe Dawes, is confident Ishant Sharma will be fit by the time the fourth Test begins, in Manchester on August 7. Ishant, Man of the Match at Lord's for his seven-wicket haul in the second innings, had to be withdrawn from the Southampton Test in what seemed to be a last-minute move. MS Dhoni said he would have played Ishant had this been a one-day match, but he didn't want to...
Red Steel romp to nine-wicket win over Zouks
Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel 137 for 1 (Lewis 77, O'Brien 55*) beat St Lucia Zouks 136 for 9 (Sammy 46*, Badree 2-13) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Evin Lewis and Kevin O'Brien flayed a hapless St Lucia Zouks bowling unit as the Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel recorded a nine-wicket win at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. The pair erased the CPL first-wicket partnership...
Jul
27
Beaton's final over leaves Tridents stunned
Guyana Amazon Warriors 173 for 5 (Simmons 64, Guptill 55*) beat BarbadosTridents 166 for 4 (Smith 104*) by seven runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details A CPL record 148-run second-wicket partnership between Dwayne Smith and Shoaib Malik was trumped by Ronsford Beaton's spectacular final over to give the Guyana Amazon Warriors a seven-run win over the Barbados Tridents at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown,...
Red Steel hand Tallawahs first loss
Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel 183 for 5 (Lewis 72, Russell 2-23) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 170 for 6 (Gayle 60, O'Brien 4-22) by 13 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Opening batsman Evin Lewis' belligerent assault paved the way for a 13-run win for the Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel over the Jamaica Tallawahs at a vibrant Queen's Park Oval on Saturday. Lewis' 72 off 43 balls left the Tallawahs...
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