News Analysis The Australia men’s team will need a new head coach. Here are a few names that could be in the frame Andrew McDonald has taken temporary charge while Trevor Bayliss has been linked Andrew McDonaldThe senior assistant coach has been elevated into interim charge of the team following Justin Langer’s resignation. He was already due to coach the side in the T20Is against Sri Lanka and is…
Report Nangeyalia Kharote triggered a collapse late in the chase but Australia clung on to win by two wickets Australia 202 for 8 (Radhakrishnan 66, Kellaway 51, Kharote 3-35) beat Afghanistan 201 all out (Ijaz 81, Radhakrishnan 3-31, Salzmann 3-43) by two wickets Nivethan Radhakrishnan was the hero for Australia in the third-place playoff match as his all-round show downed Afghanistan in a close contest. His three-wicket haul limited Afghanistan…
News Former captain says “it seems like a very strange time for a coach to be departing” Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has described Justin Langer‘s resignation as “a sad day for Australian cricket” and called Cricket Australia’s handling of it as “embarrassing”. Langer’s resignation was announced by his management company, DSEG, on Saturday morning following a meeting with Cricket Australia on Friday night. Ponting, who describes his relationship with…
News The men’s team need a new head coach after Langer stepped down despite considerable success Justin Langer was brought in at a time of crisis for the Australia men’s team. Now he leaves his role after a season in which they have won the T20 World Cup and the Ashes. Here’s a recap of a tumultuous few years May 2018: Rebuilding the teamAmid the fallout to the Newlands ball-tampering…
News Stands down will in hotel quarantine in Adelaide following intense media scrutiny regarding tensions with his players Justin Langer has resigned as Australia coach following a meetin with Cricket Australia on Friday night. The announcement was made by a statement from Langer’s management company on Saturday morning while Langer was flying from Melbourne to Perth. “DSEG confirms that our client Justin Langer has this morning tendered his resignation as…
Report Chasing or defending, Kings have been comfortably outplayed in each game so far Peshawar Zalmi 173 for 4 (Malik 52*, Zazai 41, Asif 3-36) beat Karachi Kings 164 for 6 (Babar 90*, Cockbain 31, Umar 3-22) by nine runs It is perhaps fitting in a season that hasn’t quite been Karachi Kings’ that they batted first when the chasing sides were winning, and now that the sides have begun…
News He has admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Neeyamur Rashid File photo – A demerit point has been added to Mohammad Shahzad’s disciplinary record Mohammad Shahzad was reprimanded by match officials after he smoked at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Friday. A demerit point was also added to Shahzad’s disciplinary record as his action was found to be in breach of…
News Strauss’ cricket committee has recommended “full independent review” into county game Andrew Strauss, the interim director of England men’s team, says that the ECB should not be afraid of being “ambitious, bold and radical” as it seeks to restore the country’s red-ball fortunes in the wake of this winter’s Ashes defeat. Strauss, who took up his position on Wednesday following the sacking of his predecessor Ashley Giles, has set…
News The BCB ends the matter after accepting explanations provided by both parties BPL governing council secretary Ismail Haider Mallick, BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury, BCB’s head of anti-corruption Maj (retd) Abu Mohammad Humayun Morshed and BPL tournament in-charge Saiful Amin heard the respective accounts on the matter. Challengers’ owner Rifat Uzzaman and chief operating officer Yasir Alam were summoned by the four-member panel representing the cricket board. A couple…
Big Picture For the last four editions of the U-19 World Cup, the tournament has essentially been a contest to see who gets to face India in the final. The four-time champions are the competition’s most dominant team, and they once again start as favourites. But they started as favourites in the final 2020 too and were humbled by Bangladesh. England will be hoping to do the same on Saturday,…