Month: January 2016

James Anderson has told his England team-mates to capitalise on an “amazing position” when the third Test against South Africa starts on Thursday. The tourists lead 1-0 in the four-match series after their comprehensive win in Durban was followed by a draw in Cape Town. The focus now switches to the Wanderers in Johannesburg, where England can wrap up victory over the world’s top-ranked Test side. “It would be massive…

Former South Africa fast bowler Makhaya Ntini has been contracted as Zimbabwe’s bowling © Gallo Images Zimbabwe have recruited Makhaya Ntini and Marvan Atapattu to be assistant coach and batting consultant respectively, according to a report published today on the Zimbabwe Cricket website. The report says Ntini has been given a two-year contract, while Atapattu has been roped in for the duration of Zimbabwe’s tour to Bangladesh starting from January…

Jason Holder was chosen by Quetta Gladiators in the draft held on December 21 © Associated Press West Indies Cricket Board has not granted a no-objection certificate (NOC) to Jason Holder for the inaugural Pakistan Super League (PSL) on the grounds that he is a contracted player and his primary objective is to serve West Indies cricket. Holder, who is the captain of West Indies in all formats, was picked…

Daniel Christian has hit the headlines in Australia’s Big Bash © Getty Images Dan Christian, the hard-hitting Australia batsman whose exploits have been a talking point of the Big Bash, has agreed terms to play for Nottinghamshire again in this summer’s NatWest T20 Blast. Christian featured in the final seven T20 matches of the 2015 before helping the Outlaws reach the semi-finals of the 50-over Royal London Cup, where they…

‘I am a strokeplayer so I think that’s why they picked me in T20s. I enjoy this format’ – Shuvagata Hom © Bangladesh Cricket Board Shuvagata Hom, the Bangladesh allrounder, has found his way back into the Bangladesh team for the first time in six months. But questions of his faltering Test career do not go away. At the first mention of it, he broke into a wide smile. It…

File photo: David Warner is awaiting the birth of his second child © Getty Images Usman Khawaja has been drafted into the Australian squad for the second and third ODIs against India as cover for David Warner, who goes on paternity leave. Warner and his wife Candice are expecting their second child very soon. Warner had said the baby was due towards the end of January during a media interaction…