West Indies were mostly sloppy and lacked the resilient spirit that had come to define their cricket in 2012 Garth Wattley January 5, 2014 Shane Shillingford was outstanding through 2013 and his suspension for an illegal bowling action was a body blow to West Indies cricket © WICB Media/Randy Brooks Photo In 2012, West Indies were a team showing signs of improvement. Their efforts...
Pakistan take top-order pluses from draw
In the second innings in Abu Dhabi, albeit on a tame pitch, Mohammad Hafeez brought his ODI form into Tests and Ahmed Shehzad scored a half-century on debut - signs that have pleased Pakistan and Misbah-ul-HaqPakistan enjoyed positives in the shape of their top-order's form, despite flittering away their first-innings advantage in what turned out to be a tame draw in Abu Dhabi. The contest might not...
What did you think of 2013 in cricket?
As fans, you drive the game. So as another year of cricket with its sagas, crises, triumphs and losses has come to a close, we want to know what you thought about it all During the second Test in Dubai between Pakistan and South Africa, cameras caught Faf du Plessis rubbing the ball on the zipper of his trousers. He pleaded guilty to the charge of ball-tampering and the ICC decided to ban...
Rogers ton gives Australia huge lead
Innings end Australia 326 and 276 (Rogers 119, Borthwick 3-33) lead England 155 by 447 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia have set England 448 for victory at the SCG, where Chris Rogers scored his third Test century as the Australians cruised to 276 in their second innings. The last three wickets fell within 20 minutes of the resumption of play after lunch as the tail-enders...
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From shambolic to superstars
Whitewashed in India, badly beaten in England and then lo and behold - a transformation and the return of the urn. Australia won't forget 2013 for a long time Brydon Coverdale January 4, 2014 Steven Smith and Mitchell Johnson redeemed Australia in 2013 © Getty Images For Australia, 2013 started with Mickey Arthur the coach, Shane Watson the vice-captain, Michael Clarke a selector,...
Sri Lanka fans have reasons to smile
If Sri Lanka's young cricketers can build on Friday's gains, perhaps in years to come fans will look upon this match not simply as Angelo Mathews' coming of age, but as the turn of an eraIt hasn't been an easy few years for fans of Sri Lanka's cricket. Major finals losses have left four deep gashes on the nation's psyche. Mention the last World Cup or World T20 in Colombo or Kandy, and you begin to...
England in disarray after top order collapses
England 5 for 61 (Stokes 23*, Ballance 17*) trail Australia 326 by 265 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details The list of disastrous sessions for England throughout this series is growing longer by the day. At 5 for 23, it looked like the first session on day two in Sydney might be the worst of the bunch. Ben Stokes and Gary Ballance restored some vague level of steadiness in the lead-up...
Solid New Zealand finish on 285
50 overs New Zealand 285 for 6 (Guptill 81) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Worries over the weather spoiling the first ever ODI in Nelson were eased when the sell-out crowd was greeted by blue skies and bright sunshine on Saturday morning. The news wasn't as good for West Indies, as an already injury-hit squad was depleted further thanks to a broken finger to the experienced...
Jan
03
No. 1 on the field, not quite off it
South Africa had a satisfactory year, but the financial shortfall of an abbreviated India series and a light schedule for 2014 could spell trouble Firdose Moonda January 3, 2014 South Africa's challenge in 2014 will be to find a worthy replacement for Jacques Kallis in the Test side © Getty Images As in life, the best part often comes right at the end. That was South Africa's year...
Three home games in Ranji quarters
There has been plenty of talk of playing the Ranji Trophy knockouts at neutral venues but that came to an end on Thursday with the BCCI confirming that three of the quarterfinalists will get home games. While announcing the draw for knockout stage, the BCCI declared that the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, Eden Gardens in Kolkata and Moti Bagh ground in Vadodara will...
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