Pakistan 116 for 8 (Abidi 45) beat England 115 (Brindle 39, Yousuf 3-22) by one runScorecard Pakistan claimed their first victory over England in any form of the women's game with a nerve-jangling one-run win in the second T20 at Loughborough. Having been comprehensively beaten earlier in the day, Pakistan fought tenaciously to defend what seemed a below-par total as Arran Brindle narrowly failed...
Clarke encourages Warner return
Australia's captain Michael Clarke has given a decidedly strong indication he wants David Warner in his first Test team, despite the left-hander's lack of match preparation. It will now be a matter of whether or not the selectors agree with reinstating Warner immediately after his suspension for punching Joe Root, or demure for reasons of Test match readiness. Speaking for the first time since the...
Roses tie thrills capacity crowd
Yorkshire 152 for 6 (Jaques 66*) tied with Lancashire 152 for 5 (Croft 42*, Smith 35, Pyrah 3-15) Scorecard This was an uplifting evening for the neutral, but this was also a Roses match, where there is no such thing as no man's land. So before extolling the joys of a capacity crowd at Headingley, entertained to the utmost, it is best to record without further ado that the result was a tie. Neither...
Scotland win T20 series 2-0
Scotland 106 for 3 (MacLeod 46*, Wallace 23) beat Kenya 100 for 8 (Obuya 38*, Burnett 3-18) by 7 wicketsScorecard Calum MacLeod helped Scotland beat Kenya by seven wickets with nine balls to spare to clinch the T20 series 2-0 in Aberdeen. After restricting Kenya to 100 for 8, Scotland started slow in their chase. They lost their first wicket in the seventh over at the score of 32 and still needed...
Jul
05
Arthur sacking 'inevitable' - Moody
Tom Moody, the former Australia cricketer and Sri Lanka coach, has described Australia's decision to sack Mickey Arthur as "inevitable" and suggested that the "respect was being lost" between the players and the coach in the weeks before his removal. Moody, who played alongside the new coach, Darren Lehmann, in the Australia World Cup winning side of 1999, suggested Arthur was doomed from the moment...
20,000 watch Malan tame Tait
Middlesex 174 for 3 (Malan 86, Denly 52*) beat Essex 170 for 8 (Rutherford 38) by seven wicketsScorecard Dawid Malan tamed Essex's Australian pace ace Shaun Tait at Lord's as his 55-ball 86 helped to propel Middlesex to a seven-wicket victory in a Friends Life t20 South Group game played before a crowd of almost 20,000. Tait conceded 17 runs from his third over as Malan's assault, including...
Clarke's pressure valve released
Michael Clarke's century in Worcester was an indication of a clear mind.It is no coincidence that Michael Clarke's carefree century against Worcestershire seemed to indicate that a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. In the early days of Darren Lehmann's reign as coach, Clarke has been deliberately given as little to do as possible, maximising his time to strengthen his back and groove his...
Vettori turns down NZC contract
Daniel Vettori's playing future is unclear after he decided not to take up a New Zealand Cricket contract this year due to uncertainty over his recovery from injury. Vettori said he intended to work hard to return to playing over the next six months, following surgery on his Achilles tendon, but the doubt about when he would regain full fitness led him to take himself out of the mix for either an...
Jul
04
Compton's fight can't ease his pain
After the shock of being told he would not open in the Ashes series, Nick Compton has responded with runs against the Australians but it won't change anythingWorcester became the setting for Nick Compton's last stand and it was a redoubtable last stand, too, as he tamed the Australians for the second time in a week. But he knew in his heart of hearts that it was futile resistance. He has already been...
England stroll but Broad a doubt
England 413 for 9 dec (Bresnan 105*, Swann 94, Craddock 5-69) and 279 for 4 dec (Cook 82, Trott 79) beat Essex 278 (Mickleburgh 90, Root 4-72) and 186 for 9 (Mickleburgh 58, Swann 5-68, Onions 4-43) by 228 runsScorecard Graeme Swann proved his fitness for the Ashes with a five-wicket haul to help England to victory over Essex in Chelmsford, but concerns linger over the availability of Stuart Broad....
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