Virat Kohli's is a game without any other glaring weakness but England have clearly tried to play on the attacking batsman's ego a bit but starving him outside off stump Not worried by Indian follow-on - Rahane Trent BridgeJust after lunch on day one, James Anderson and Stuart Broad bowl eight deliveries at Virat Kohli. Seven of them are outside off, one is short enough to be left alone....
Indiscipline could cost West Indies cricket - Roberts
Darren Sammy believes that Tino Best still has a part to play in the St Lucia Zouks' 2014 CPL campaign despite his disciplinary problems. Best and Shoaib Malik were fined following a clash on July 23, with both players pleading guilty to their respective charges. Sammy maintained that Best had a lot to offer the regional game, but needed to live up to his seniority as a West Indian international...
England rediscover their swing
Instead of the joyless England side we have seen in recent times we saw a team with renewed vigour and belief and they go into the final two days with a chance of forcing victory #politeenquiries: Is Kohli no more than a flat track bully? It was the sort of draining day on which tempers can flare and disagreements brew. It was the sort of pitch on which seamers can lose heart and sides...
Satterthwaite and Tahuhu back for New Zealand
Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu will return to the New Zealand line-up after being chosen for September's tour of the West Indies. A 14-player squad has been picked for the trip, which includes four ODIs and three Twenty20 internationals. Satterthwaite and Tahuhu have replaced Katey Martin and Frances Mackay in the only changes from the squad that played in the World T20 in Bangladesh earlier this...
Jul
29
Pankaj singed by tough debut
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...
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