Play 01:01 Have England found the perfect balance? Liam Dawson hopes to be able to pick the brains of Shane Warne during the Test series against South Africa but believes he remains primarily a batsman with his bowling a valuable second string. Dawson, who made his Test debut against India in Chennai, was a surprise inclusion in Joe Root’s first Test squad as captain. He had a mixed experience at…
Ravi Shastri, the former India allrounder and team director, has been appointed head coach of the national side until the 2019 World Cup. Zaheer Khan has been named bowling coach, while Rahul Dravid will be the team’s batting consultant on overseas tours. Their first assignment will be the Test series in Sri Lanka, which begins on July 26. The announcement was made late on Tuesday night after the CoA impressed…
Angelo Mathews has led Sri Lanka in 34 Tests, 98 ODIs and 12 T20Is © AFP Angelo Mathews has stepped down as Sri Lanka captain in all three formats, following his side’s 3-2 ODI series loss to Zimbabwe. Mathews, who called the defeat “one of the lowest points” of his career and said in its aftermath that he would discuss his captaincy future with the SLC selectors, announced the decision…
Australia lead 33-8 in contests against India © Getty Images Five rounds, 21 matches and 18 days since its start, the Women’s World Cup is still without a confirmed semi-finalist. That will change after Wednesday’s triple-header that features all of the top five teams, each within a point of the other. If teams have equal points, then the semifinalists will be decided by most wins, then Net Run Rate, and…
Lonwabo Tsotsobe joins the list of those banned © AFP Lonwabo Tsotsobe, once ranked the No.1 ODI bowler in the world, has been banned for eight years for his role in the 2015 match-fixing case during the Ram Slam, South Africa’s domestic T20 competition. He is the seventh player to be sanctioned under the CSA’s anti-corruption code after Gulam Bodi, Alviro Petersen, Thami Tsolekile, Jean Symes, Pumelela Matshikwe and Ethy…
Gloucestershire 383 and 62 for 1 lead Worcestershire 300 for 3 declared by 145 runsScorecard Will Tavaré made brisk progress before the rain arrived © Getty Images We had 70 minutes’ play at the College Ground on the third day of this match and the difference between that and nothing at all is much greater than the uninitiated might think. In a purely cricketing context the game advanced a little;…
Play 02:12 Kohli will be consulted, but he’s not the main decision-maker – Ganguly By Tuesday evening, no decision had been reached on the next coach of India, despite the Committee of Administrators’ urging the BCCI to make a decision as soon as possible A BCCI official said the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), which was tasked with finalising India’s new head coach, was yet to arrive at a unanimous choice,…
Sikandar Raza and Graeme Cremer punch the air after knocking off the winning runs in the 5th ODI © AFP Sikandar Raza rips the new ball, and floats it up above the batsman’s eye-line. It is more dare than delivery. Test yourself against my drift and dip, he says. See if you can step out and hit me. Before Monday’s match, Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer had issued a challenge of…
Tamim Iqbal made 7 in his one appearance for Essex © Getty Images Tamim Iqbal has been forced to pull out of his T20 stint with Essex due to “personal reasons” which have required him to return to Bangladesh. His signing for the NatWest Blast was only confirmed last week and he made his first appearance against Kent on Sunday. He scored 7 before being bowled by Adam Milne in…
Sikandar Raza and Graeme Cremer punch the air after knocking off the winning runs in the 5th ODI © AFP Sikandar Raza rips the new ball, and floats it up above the batsman’s eye-line. It is more dare than delivery. Test yourself against my drift and dip, he says. See if you can step out and hit me. Before Monday’s match, Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer had issued a challenge of…