Simmons called up to replace Bravo for West Indies
Published July 06, 2013AFP West Indies cricketer Lendl Simmons plays a shot in Khulna on November 30, 2012. Simmons has been summoned to replace suspended captain Dwayne Bravo in the West Indies squad...
View ArticleEngland not dominant force - Swann
England, who sit third behind India and South Africa in the Test rankings, welcome Darren Lehmann's Australia to Trent Bridge for Wednesday's first Test with a view to extending their grip on the urn...
View ArticleSwann: We're not dominant yet
Graeme Swann insists England's players do not believe they are a "dominant force" in world cricket ahead of this year's Ashes series. England, who sit third behind India and South Africa in the Test...
View ArticleAshes 2013: Andy Flower and Darren Lehmann – introvert and extrovert
England's coach is serious while Australia's is a knockabout joker, according to the former fast bowler Darren Gough England's coach Andy Flower is more likely to go the gym than have a beer at the...
View ArticleAshes 2013: Deep-thinker Ed Cowan thrilled by intensity of battle to come
Australia have arrived in Nottingham with their batting order for the first Test still to be finalised. It is an unfamiliar position for a side that was once the best in the world and whose top order...
View ArticleAshes 2013: Andy Flower and Darren Lehmann – introvert v extrovert
Their paths first seem to have crossed in late 1994, when Andy Flower was leading Zimbabwe at the age of 26, and faced Darren Lehmann in a state game against South Australia, and a Benson & Hedges...
View ArticleVirat Kohli named India captain for Zimbabwe tour, J&K's Parveez Rasool...
MUMBAI: Young all-rounder Parveez Rasool on Friday created history by becoming the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be named in the Indian team as the selectors opted to rest captain Mahendra...
View ArticleEasy England Win in Ashes Not Assured
By RICHARD LORD Enlarge Image Close On paper, England looks overwhelmingly the favorite for the Ashes series that starts in Nottingham on Wednesday, and for the one that follows in Australia between...
View ArticleAustralia galvanised ahead of Ashes series
It was barely a month ago that Australian cricket was in the midst of a crisis, on and off the pitch, and England seemed primed to claim a third successive Ashes series victory. England's star batsman...
View ArticleCricket: Rutherford joins the NZC fold
New Zealand Cricket yesterday announced the 20 players to be offered Black Caps contracts for the year beginning August 1. Corey Anderson, Tom Latham, Bruce Martin, Mitchell McClenaghan, Colin Munro...
View ArticleAlastair Cook and Michael Clarke set for key Ashes series
LONDON: They've both played 92 Tests, they are both world-class batsmen and they both scored a hundred on Test debut, in each case away to India. But it's the differences between England captain...
View ArticleGanguly picks Dhoni to lead his all-time great Indian ODI side
KOLKATA: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday spoke highly of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as he picked the current skipper to lead an all-time great Indian one-day side. Talking to media at his...
View ArticleAshes captains set for key series
London: They've both played 92 Tests, they are both world-class batsmen and they both scored a hundred on Test debut, in each case away to India. But it's the differences between England captain...
View ArticleAshes 2013: Graeme Swann insists England are no longer 'dominant force' in...
Graeme Swann insists England's players do not believe they are a "dominant force" in world cricket ahead of this summer's Ashes. Eye for the top: Graeme Swann wants England to work towards regaining...
View ArticleStrauss opens up about KP
Andrew Strauss has spoken about the problems he encountered when trying to manage Kevin Pietersen in the England side. As a three-time Ashes winner as a player and a two-time victor as a captain,...
View ArticleAshes 2013: Old-school Darren Lehmann turns back time for Australia
Australia's board left it late but they have managed to turn a negative into a positive just in time for the Ashes series Australia's captain Michael Clarke, left, and coach Darren Lehmann enjoy a...
View ArticleICC Test rankings: India moves to second spot
India moved a rung to second spot, ahead of England, in the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Monday, while South Africa have strengthened its position as the numero uno side after the annual update...
View ArticleFawad Ahmed: A tale of woe and joy
After overcoming many vicissitudes in his home country, Pakistan, where his life was threatened, Fawad Ahmed has indeed come a long way to be considered for a possible place in the Australian line-up...
View ArticleFrom death threats to Ashes dreams: Fawad Ahmed
Published July 06, 2013AFP Legspinner Fawad Ahmed talks to the media at the indoor cricket nets at the MCG in Melbourne, on June 6, 2013. Pakistan-born Ahmed has spoken in a recent interview of the...
View ArticleThe Ashes: Michael Vaughan thinks England have been done no favours by the...
Last Match: Sun 30 Jun, County match Essex RESULT England Next: Wed 10 Jul, International test England 11:00 Australia The Ashes: Michael Vaughan thinks England have been done no favours by the...
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