Month: January 2019

'I was ready to go for the team' – Kemar Roach on five-wicket heroics in Barbados

January 24, 2019
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Kemar Roach appeals for another wicket © Getty Images Kemar Roach, West Indies’ bowling hero on an extraordinary second day in Barbados, claimed to have felt in better rhythm in previous performances, but rarely has he produced the goods in quite such dramatic fashion, as he ripped through England’s first-innings batting to put his side on course for a famous victory at Bridgetown. Roach claimed all five of his wickets…

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Throwback Thursday for England as Kemar Roach leans Mean Machine revival

4:28 PM ET Just for a moment on Thursday afternoon, we could have been back in the 1970s or 80s. Just for a moment, with Kemar Roach doing a more than passable impression of Malcolm Marshall – and yes, that IS high praise, but spells of five wickets for four runs in 27 balls tend to deserve such praise – and Jason Holder doing a passable impression of Joel Garner,…

January 24, 2019
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Five wickets, four runs, 27 balls … How Kemar Roach sent England scuttling

January 24, 2019
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Kemar Roach of West Indies celebrates after taking the wicket of Jonny Bairstow © Getty Images England had gone to lunch on the second day at Bridgetown on 30 for 1 in reply to West Indies’ 289, apparently well set in their first innings of the tour. But, waiting for them on the resumption was a pumped-up Kemar Roach, who served up an astonishing spell of five wickets for four…

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Barbados plans Wes Hall statue outside Kensington Oval

12:35 PM ET Plans are being considered to add a statue of Wes Hall outside the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Hall, now aged 81, enjoyed an excellent career as a fast bowler with West Indies before becoming a respected administrator. He also served as a minister for tourism and sport in the Barbados government and qualified as an ordained minister. He remains hugely popular in Barbados and has a stand…

January 24, 2019
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Dane Piedt's 13-wicket haul solidifies Cape Cobras' title hopes

12:17 PM ET Liam Brickhill Results summary A career-best match haul of 13 for 141 from Cape Cobras captain Dane Piedt helped his team maintain a slim lead at the top of the points table after the penultimate round of the 4-Day Franchise Series in South Africa. Piedt was in the wickets with his offspin from the first innings of the match in Oudtshoorn, skittling the middle and lower order…

January 24, 2019
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'We forgive him because he said sorry' – Faf du Plessis on Sarfraz Ahmed's taunt

10:45 AM ET Liam Brickhill South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has said his team has forgiven Sarfraz Ahmed for his racially charged on-field taunt during the second ODI in Durban on Tuesday. “We forgive him because he said sorry,” du Plessis said after South Africa’s training session on Thursday. “He has apologised and taken responsibility for it. It is out of our hands and ICC will have to deal…

January 24, 2019
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Five-wicket haul for James Anderson keeps England in control against West Indies

January 24, 2019
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James Anderson appeals for a wicket © Getty Images Innings break West Indies 289 (Hetmyer 81, Anderson 5-46, Stokes 4-59) v EnglandScorecard and ball-by-ball details England quick James Anderson has claimed a record-equalling five-wicket haul to restrict West Indies to a total of 289 early on day two of the first Test in Barbados. Anderson added Alzarri Joseph’s wicket, caught at third slip by Jos Buttler without scoring, to his pivotal four wickets on the opening…

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Callum Ferguson century trumps Shaun Marsh's 96*

January 24, 2019
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Callum Ferguson and Chris Green leave the field © Getty Images Sydney Thunder 4 for 182 (Ferguson 113*, Kelly 1-25) beat Perth Scorchers 4 for 181 (Shaun Marsh 96*, Green 2-35) by six wickets A masterful Callum Ferguson century negated an earlier Shaun Marsh gem and powered Sydney Thunder to an impressive victory to leave Perth Scorchers’ finals hopes hanging by a thread. After being sent in, Shaun Marsh’s return…

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Hafeez vs Steyn set to resume as focus returns to cricket

3:00 AM ET Big picture It’s disappointing that a competitive series has been thrown into focus for non-cricketing reasons, but there is little doubt Sarfraz Ahmed’s controversial taunt will hang over tomorrow’s proceedings like a dark, grey cloud. With match referee Ranjan Madugalle having spoken to the Pakistan captain as the ICC investigates whether Sarfraz’s comments were racist in nature, a series that has so far been played in great…

January 24, 2019
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Stuart Broad given day off after being dropped for Barbados Test

9:39 AM ET Stuart Broad has been given the day off to come to terms with being left out of England’s team for the first Test in Barbados. Broad was bitterly disappointed to miss out to Sam Curran and Adil Rashid in the final XI. Instead of fulfilling the duties of 12th man on the second day at the Kensington Oval, Broad has been told to clear his head and…

January 24, 2019
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