There are plenty of professional cricketers who live with their heads in the sand. Most followers of the game would argue that the well-rounded Ed Cowan is not one of them. But Cowan has forced such a mindset upon himself since becoming a Test cricketer, trying his best to ignore criticism from past players and journalists, avoiding Twitter and the often mindless condemnation that it facilitates between...
Pune stadium to remain Warriors' host
Pune Warriors' IPL 2013 home matches will be held at the stadium at Gahunje on the outskirts of the city it has been confirmed, despite the ongoing dispute between the Sahara Group - which owns the Warriors franchise - and the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) over the title rights of the stadium. The BCCI working committee was informed at a meeting in Mumbai on Friday that the Warriors' owners...
Steyn available for English T20
Dale Steyn, the South Africa fast bowler who tops the world Test rankings, is available to play Twenty20 cricket this summer after the end of the Champions Trophy. Warwickshire were offered first refusal for Steyn, who enjoyed a successful stint at Edgbaston in 2007, but they have chosen not to go ahead, leaving the way open for other counties to consider the option. At a time when England's FLt20...
NZ follow-on after Broad's six
Tea New Zealand 254 (McCullum 69, Watling 60, Broad 6-51) trail England 465 by 211 runs.Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Stuart Broad, looking sharp and contented again, ripped out New Zealand's tail to finish with six wickets and secure a first-innings lead of 211 for England by tea on the third day of the second Test. Alastair Cook faced a tricky decision about whether to enforce the...
Mar
15
Brendan Taylor rues batting failure
Brendan Taylor, the Zimbabwe captain, rued his team's performance with the bat in the first Test in Barbados, where West Indies won comfortably by nine wickets. Several Zimbabwe batsmen, including Taylor, squandered starts in the first innings to post just 211 on the first day, and then collapsed in the second innings to be bowled out for 107. "It was a tough Test, we let ourselves down in the first...
BCCI to meet about massive tax bill
Friday will be a busy day at the Cricket Centre - the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai - with a host of meetings lined up. The most important will be the working committee meeting to discuss the income tax department's recent notice, and there will also be an IPL-centric conference. The tax authorities had slapped a Rs 2300 crore notice (approx. $433m) on the Indian board following a change in the BCCI's...
Swann surgery 'uncomplicated' - ECB
Graeme Swann is on course to return to action early in the English season after undergoing elbow surgery in the United States. The ECB described the operation in Rochester, Minnesota, during which bone fragments were removed from the elbow, as "uncomplicated" and said Swann will now begin a six-eight week recovery period, which gives him a timescale of returning to cricket in May. England's first...
Prior takes England to 465
Tea England 465 (Trott 121, Compton 100, Prior 82, Pietersen 73, Martin 4-130) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Put any score on the board, on any pitch, in any country and Matt Prior will find a reason to counter-attack. New Zealand fought back with bags on endeavour on the second day at Basin Reserve, but it all came to naught as Prior advanced his reputation as one of the...
Mar
14
South Africa focus on improving yorkers
Barring their superior performance in the second Twenty20 of the tour, Pakistan have not given South Africa many lessons to learn. It is a Pakistani fast bowler, though, that South Africa bowling coach Allan Donald is holding up as an example to his charges, because he wants them to emulate his exemplary ability to endanger toes. "It's Wasim Akram," Donald said in Centurion, where the team regrouped...
Scotland slump again to Dawlatzai
Scotland 125 and 144 for 9 (Dawlatzai 5-37) trail Afghanistan 275 by six runsScorecard Scotland ended day two battling to avoid an innings defeat after a second slump with the bat against Izatullah Dawlatzai. He added a second five-wicket haul to take Afghanistan to the verge of victory with Scotland still six runs away from forcing a fourth innings. Dawlatzai added 5 for 37 to his first-innings...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Copyright © Natural Herb. All rights reserved.
Design 
