Form and injury have combined to give Graeme Smith a forgettable time of late in the one-day game, and it looks like it will be a long road back for him in ODI cricket should he choose to keep at it Cullinan: Smith certainly under pressure in ODIs Graeme Smith's ODI career could be over. The Test captain was left out of South Africa's starting XI for the first match against India in Johannesburg...
England lose three in tough session
Lunch England 4 for 116 (Carberry 60, Bell 29*, Stokes 0*) trail Australia 9 for 570 dec by 454 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Irresponsible, certainly. Inexcusable? Well, the charge was understandable. Kevin Pietersen's dismissal on the third morning of the Adelaide Test heaped more troubles on an England side bedevilled by problems in the Ashes series. By lunch, with three more...
Mumbai pay for going on the defensive
Mumbai have been guilty of being too cautious in the field previously, and on Friday against Jharkhand that tendency cost themJharkhand had collapsed from 144 for 4 to 180 for 8. Despite their four-man attack, excluding Abhishek Nayar, having a collective experience of 25 first-class games, Mumbai had justified their decision to bowl. You would expect the defending champions to fire out the last two...
NZ inch closer, but rain arrives
Tea New Zealand 609 for 9 dec and 79 for 4 (Anderson 20*, Taylor 16*, Shillingford 4-16) need 33 to win v West Indies 213 and 507 (Bravo 218, Sammy 80, Wagner 3-112)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details A devastating opening spell from Shane Shillingford raised hopes of a surprise West Indies win in Dunedin, but Ross Taylor and Corey Anderson calmed New Zealand's nerves with an unbeaten 35-run...
Dec
06
Clarke continues Adelaide love affair
Australia 389 for 5 (Clarke 109*, Haddin 57*) v EnglandScorecard Michael Clarke continued his love affair with the Adelaide Oval with an unflustered, unbeaten century as England's Ashes challenge wilted in the face of Australian adventure on the second morning of the second Test. Virtually everything that could go wrong for England did as Clarke and Brad Haddin batted through the morning session...
No point blaming schedule - Dhoni
India captain MS Dhoni has called for his new-ball bowlers to step up after his side was thrashed by 141 runs in the first ODI in Johannesburg. The visitors were typically underprepared, having spent only two-and-a-half days in South Africa before going into the match, but Dhoni said the schedule couldn't be helped. "It is difficult [to play without warm-up games]," Dhoni said, "but at the same time,...
Cricket begins tributes to Mandela
Cricket began its tributes to Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday night, with minute's silences at Adelaide and Dunedin while Cricket South Africa offered their first reaction over Twitter. "RIP Tata Mandela. It is because of you that a represented Proteas team can express their talent across the globe," was posted on the official CSA feed. In Adelaide, meanwhile, the England and Australia teams,...
New Zealand break threatening stand
Tea West Indies 213 and 314 for 5 (Bravo 146*, Ramdin 4*) trail New Zealand 609 for 9 dec by 82 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details A stubborn fifth-wicket stand between Darren Bravo and Narsingh Deonarine tested New Zealand's patience for more than three hours and it took a peach of a delivery from Corey Anderson to revive the home team's flagging spirits in Dunedin. The partnership...
Dec
05
Warner falls in rainy opening session
Lunch Australia 1 for 46 (Warner 29, Watson 10*, Rogers 7*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details England, gambling on two spinners to haul themselves back into the Ashes series, lost what could be an influential toss at the start of the second Test in Adelaide as Australia reached lunch on the first day with the promise of much batting bounty ahead. There was relief for England, though,...
BCCI lowers base price for team sponsorship
The BCCI has slashed its base price for each game by 40% while inviting bids for a new official sponsor for India's senior, Under-19, women and A teams. The tender has been floated because the existing contract with the Sahara group ends on December 31. The base price for all of India's international matches has been fixed at Rs 1.5 crore (Rs 15 million) per game. When Sahara had extended their decade-long...
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