England's selectors have given Alastair Cook their backing and he will have a new opening partner as the focus turns to a marathon of one-day cricket culminating in the World Cup Hales celebrates England selection call with ton for Nottinghamshire How many times in one summer should a captain be expected to save his job? In the eyes of England's selectors, probably only once. Alastair...
CPL committee rubberstamps result of disputed final
The Caribbean Premier League's (CPL) cricket tournament committee has ruled that match referee Denavon Hayles properly applied the relevant rules in the rain-hit CPL final on August 16, which Barbados Tridents won by 8 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method. In a release announcing the committee's finding, the CPL also confirmed that Guyana Amazon Warriors had indeed filed a complaint - as was widely...
'We're building towards the World Cup' - Bravo
West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo has already shifted focus to the 2015 World Cup after having the ODI series against Bangladesh in the bag with a match to spare. They have been ruthless at beating the visitors so far, crushing them by 177 runs in the previous game. Before the World Cup next year, West Indies have two more five-match ODI series against India and South Africa but Bravo is urging his...
Hughes left out despite Clarke injury
Phillip Hughes has been surprisingly left out of Australia's side for their first one-day international against Zimbabwe despite captain Michael Clarke being ruled out with a hamstring injury. Australia have instead chosen a team very heavy on all-round options and bowlers, with eight men a chance of bowling at some stage during the first match. When Clarke was ruled out, Hughes had appeared the...
Aug
24
Woakes denies Flintoff as Birmingham win Blast
Warwickshire 181 for 5 (Evans 53) beat Lancashire 177 for 8 (Brown 55, Hannon-Dalby 3-31) by four runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Highlights: Birmingham clings on late to hold off Lancashire by four runs in NatWest T20 Blast Final In the end, it came down to a battle between the past and the future. With the bat we had Andrew Flintoff, an England allrounder with an illustrious...
Derbyshire win race for Pujara
Derbyshire have agreed terms with Cheteshwar Pujara that will see the Indian Test batsman further his education in English conditions by playing the last three Championship fixtures of the season. Pujara's signing remains subject to final approval from the BCCI and successful registration. Pujara has already returned to India after the Test series while awaiting the prospect of a few late-season...
Flintoff almost relives the glory
Freddie Flintoff will always be a cricketing hero. As close as he came to conjuring up the NatWest Blast title for Lancashire, he was just a hero no longer in his timeFreddie runs around to his right, he picks up the ball, he aims his throw, and then he holds the ball. There is no magic run out chance. There is no need for the hero pose. This isn't his time. This isn't that Freddie. Freddie is still...
Clarke could become a solo traveller
Michael Clarke has said he might need to consider arriving for future overseas tours ahead of his team-mates to allow himself extra time to ensure he is at full fitness. Clarke hurt his left hamstring on Friday at Australia's first training session in Zimbabwe and he believes he is vulnerable to injuries immediately after long-haul flights. Last year, Clarke was ruled out of Australia's Champions...
Aug
23
Bears leave Trott out of Finals Day squad
Trott not involved on Finals Day Warwickshire welcome back Ian Bell and Chris Woakes for NatWest Blast T20 Finals Day, but there is no place in their 15-man squad for Jonathan Trott. While Trott set a T20 record aggregate for the most runs in a 10-match qualifying campaign in 2009, he has played very few games in the format since 2010. And while Warwickshire's director of cricket,...
IS Bindra to retire from cricket administration
IS Bindra, one of the senior most cricket administrators in India, is set to retire from his official duties. After heading the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) for over three decades, Bindra is set to hand over the reins to DP Reddy. "I am happy I am withdrawing from the day-to-day running of the PCA affairs when my colleagues still want me to stay on," Bindra told Indo-Asian News Service. "I have...
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