Play 02:02 ‘Last series in SL changed Test fortunes’ – Kohli When India were last in Sri Lanka, they were a team in transition. They had a new captain and the scars of back-to-back series defeats away from home were still fairly fresh. “We still remember, for us a as a squad, after the tour of Australia in 2014-15, we found ourselves at No. 7 in the world and from…
David Miller will swell Glamorgan’s ranks © Getty Images/ICC Glamorgan have signed South African international batsman David Miller as an overseas player for the NatWest T20 Blast campaign. Miller arrives on Saturday and will be available for six T20 Blast matches, starting with Essex Eagles on July 23, with his last match set to be against Surrey only 12 days later in a packed schedule. Miller has played 52 T20…
Thilan Samaraweera was appointed the batting consultant in September last year © BCB The BCB will not extend Thilan Samaraweera‘s contract as Bangladesh’s batting consultant beyond the Champions Trophy, the board’s chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury has said. Samaraweera was appointed in September last year and was given an extension till the Champions Trophy this year, but the board decided not to continue with him any more. “We had a contract…
Play 02:13 Bayliss questions team mindset ahead of third Test Essex’s Tom Westley will make his Test debut at No.3 in the third Test against South Africa at The Kia Oval next week, after being named as a direct replacement for Gary Ballance in a 13-man squad. Westley, whose name has often been mentioned in dispatches in recent seasons, has enjoyed a timely prolific run with three centuries in his…
Kevin Pietersen is still not out of gas, unlike the gasometer © Getty Images Behold, the power and the glory of Kevin Pietersen. At The Oval on Wednesday night, a sell-out crowd did just that. Here was a sight most had presumed they would never see again: Pietersen captivating an English audience, and at the venue where he had played his most celebrated innings of all. The boisterous cheers that…
Surrey 150 for 9 (Pietersen 52, Walter 3-24) beat Essex 140 for 7 by 10 runsScorecard Kevin Pietersen soaked up the adulation once more © Getty Images Kevin Pietersen hit four sixes in an over as he made an explosive return to domestic cricket for Surrey in the NatWest T20 Blast. The 37-year-old’s 52 off 35 balls – his highest score in 22 games for Surrey in the format –…
Derbyshire 189 for 3 (Clarke 42, Cox 40*) beat Worcestershire 186 for 5 (Godleman 70, Madsen 58*, Santner 2-27) by seven wicketsScorecard Billy Godleman reached new T20 heights © Getty Images Experienced Derbyshire duo of skipper Billy Godleman and Wayne Madsen powered Derbyshire Falcons to a third win in four Natwest T20 Blast matches to leave Worcestershire Rapids still searching for their first success of the campaign. The Rapids had…
Michael Lumb made a century on his ODI debut in 2014 © Getty Images Michael Lumb, the Nottinghamshire and England batsman, has been forced to retire with immediate effect because of an ankle injury. Lumb, who made a century on his ODI debut, against West Indies in Antigua in 2014, is one of only 11 England players to have won a global ICC trophy, following his vital role in the…
Play 01:06 Butcher: Wood’s spot under scrutiny Mark Wood has been passed fit for the third Test against South Africa with scans clearing him of injury after he had reported soreness in his left heel. However, he could still be under pressure to retain his place after managing just 1 for 197 during the first two Tests at Lord’s and Trent Bridge. Wood has undergone three ankle operations between October…
Match facts July 20, 2017Start time 1030 local (0930 GMT) Play 02:27 Rainford-Brent: ‘India will think they can tie Australia down’ Big picture A week ago, when India went down to Australia by 59 runs, the odds in favour of the two teams facing each other a second time this World Cup were seemingly low. While Australia had sealed a semi-final berth at a canter, India’s fate was to be…