Jatin Paranjpe and Gagan Khoda will be removed from the men’s selection committee, which will be trimmed to three going forward. That is because the Lodha Committee has told the BCCI to adopt its recommendation on the selection committee, which was approved by the Supreme Court of India on July 18 last year. The next big assignment for the senior men’s selection panel will be to pick the squad for…
Melbourne Stars 7 for 200 (Pietersen 73, Quiney 51, Pattinson 3 for 44) beat Melbourne Renegades 9 for 154 (White 38, Zampa 3-19, Beer 3-32) by 46 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Kevin Pietersen switched the Melbourne derby Stars’ way with his fourth T20 fifty in his last six innings © Getty Images A majestic innings from Kevin Pietersen and attacking legspin bowling from Adam Zampa saw Melbourne Stars thrash the…
Play 01:30 ‘Australia could struggle in India’ – Misbah Two Tests into Australia’s summer, Nathan Lyon’s position appeared to be in jeopardy. The interim chairman of selectors, Trevor Hohns, hinted ahead of the Adelaide Test against South Africa that had Steve O’Keefe not suffered a calf injury shortly before the squad was selected, he may well have taken the place of the struggling Lyon. Fast forward four Tests and Lyon…
Play 01:30 ‘Australia could struggle in India’ – Misbah Two Tests into Australia’s summer, Nathan Lyon’s position appeared to be in jeopardy. The interim chairman of selectors, Trevor Hohns, hinted ahead of the Adelaide Test against South Africa that had Steve O’Keefe not suffered a calf injury shortly before the squad was selected, he may well have taken the place of the struggling Lyon. Fast forward four Tests and Lyon…
‘Our bowling is always our strength. But in this series, [I am] a bit disappointed we could not take 20 wickets in any Test’ – Misbah-ul-Haq © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Misbah-ul-Haq believes only greater and more regular exposure to Australian conditions can break Pakistan’s record-run of 12 consecutive Test defeats in the country. Pakistan’s 220-run defeat in the third and final Test in Sydney condemned them to a fourth successive…
Misbah-ul-Haq has averaged 12.66 in six innings on the tour of Australia © AFP Misbah-ul-Haq, 42, will not be hurried into making a decision on his future, even after another questionable bit of decision-making with the bat on the final day of the Test series against Australia in Sydney. Misbah batted with greater assurance than at any point on tour, battling through to 38 in nearly three hours. It was…
Melboune Renegades 5 for 128 (Wyatt 40, Britt 35) beat Melbourne Stars 7 for 127 (Sciver 37, Strano 2-20) by five wicketsScorecard File photo – Danielle Wyatt hit five fours en route to her 31-ball innings of 40 © Getty Images Melbourne Renegades, languishing at the bottom of the WBBL table, upset the finals aspirations of their crosstown rivals Melbourne Stars, for the second-successive Saturday in the WBBL. Renegades victory…
Final Wellington 172 for 7 (Taylor 48*, Tickner 4-34) beat Central Districts 158 for 8 (Clarkson 53*, Arnel 2-16) by 14 runsScorecard File photo – Jeetan Patel’s 11-ball cameo fetched 28 runs and was exactly what Wellington needed in the last few overs © AFP After Wellington’s top-order crumbled to Blair Tickner‘s fiery spell, Matt Taylor and Jeetan Patel struck a 25-ball partnership of 58 runs to give their team…
Match Facts January 8, Mount MaunganuiStart time 1500 local (0200 GMT) New Zealand may be thinking about resting some of their key players in the dead rubber, including Trent Boult © AFP Big Picture A dead rubber has already come and gone on this tour, when New Zealand showed no lack of motivation and battered Bangladesh to seal the ODI series 3-0. They would look to do the same in…
Chris Lynn has earned his first call up to the Australian ODI squad © Getty Images Uncapped fast bowler Billy Stanlake and batsman Chris Lynn have been included in Australia’s squad for the five ODIs against Pakistan, while experienced batsmen George Bailey and Aaron Finch have been axed. “This is an extremely important series for us as, following it in a ODI context, we have the Chappell-Hadlee series in New…