Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer feels team is thoroughly prepared to face Rangana Herath’s wily left-arm spin © Getty Images When last these teams met, Rangana Herath practically gobbled the opposition up, and took nearly half the Zimbabwe wickets on offer in the series. Herath had not previously played Zimbabwe, and as such, it was the only team against whom he did not have a five-wicket haul. He claimed only six…
Match Facts July 14-18, 2017Start time 11am local (1000 GMT) Play 01:12 Cook wary of South Africa backlash Big Picture As far as Test captaincy debuts go, it’s fair to say Joe Root got off to a flyer. An important toss won, a statement innings provided (with a little luck along the way), and an emphatic victory secured. Things may never seem this easy again. South Africa will certainly looking…
‘We have to take it step by step – go to No. 6 first, then No. 5 and so on. We have a long way to go’ – Dinesh Chandimal © Associated Press Sri Lanka’s new Test captain Dinesh Chandimal has hopes of taking the team to the top of the rankings, but expects the climb to be hard-fought, beginning with Friday’s Test against Zimbabwe. Having been as high as…
CA chairman David Peever has offered stinging critique of the ACA’s methods © CA Talks to end the pay war between Cricket Australia (CA) and the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) have continued despite an inflammatory intervention of CA chairman David Peever. Progress between the two parties, led by the chief executives James Sutherland and Alistair Nicholson, was seemingly put at risk by a Peever column in the Australian in which…
Match facts July 14-18, 2017Start time 1000 local (0430 GMT) Dinesh Chandimal, on his Test captaincy debut, will hope to turn his team’s present trajectory © Associated Press Big picture When last these teams met, Zimbabwe almost survived in the first game, but were rolled over in the second, taking Sri Lanka’s Test-match winning streak to five. The world has changed dramatically since. Heading into this match at Khettarama, the…
Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie © Getty Images Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie has been appointed interim coach of Papua New Guinea (PNG). He takes over from former New Zealand offspinner Dipak Patel. Gillespie will be taking the PNG job part-time due to his commitments with the Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash League. With the Australia A tour to South Africa cancelled due to the ongoing pay dispute between…
Hampshire 188 for 3 (Vince 81, Roussouw 46) beat Sussex 169 for 7 (Wright 3-50, Abbott 3-22) by 19 runsScorecard James Vince helped Hampshire to a second win © Getty Images Two Sussex-born players returned to the county and played key roles as Hampshire made it two wins out of two in the NatWest T20 Blast at Hove. Cuckfield-born James Vince‘s 81 was the cornerstone of the visitors’ imposing total…
Play 01:23 Cook hopeful that captaincy questions will come to an end Alastair Cook insists he has no regrets after giving up the England captaincy, but admitted there were just a couple of moments during the Lord’s Test when he felt a pang for a special job he knows he’ll “never do again”. While Cook, England captain from late 2012 to the start of 2017, described himself as “happy with…
Mark Footitt has made a surprise departure from Surrey © Getty Images Nottinghamshire have re-signed left-arm seam bowler Mark Footitt following his surprise release from Surrey midway through the season. Footitt, 31, has agreed a deal for the rest of the 2017 summer and the two seasons to follow. He has had a successful season for Surrey, taking 34 wickets at 26.85 in eight Championship matches, but one of his…
CA chairman David Peever has offered stinging critique of the ACA’s methods © CA Against the backdrop of renewed efforts by Cricket Australia (CA) and the Australian Cricketers Association (ACA) to try and resolve the pay dispute, the CA chairman David Peever has underlined the divide between the two parties at the negotiating table. In a column for the Australian, Peever defended what he felt was “a very generous offer”…