Morne Morkel returned to the Test XI in Dunedin after over a year © AFP The job of the crowd at a sporting event is to create the best possible atmosphere for their team. They need to be noisy in their support of the home team, nicely nasty when the opposition are around and never short of a contribution to the sporting spectacle in front of them. Dunedin’s university crowd…
Default playing conditions in New Zealand suit the visitors as much as the hosts © AFP New Zealand have conceded that they will not be able to exploit any home advantage in the ongoing Test series against South Africa, because that would be playing into the opposition’s hands. As a result, the green, grassy surfaces that become New Zealand’s preference over the last few summers – particularly against subcontinent sides…
Shuvagata Hom last played an ODI in 2011 © AFP Bangladesh have drafted in uncapped left-arm spinner Sunzamul Islam and recalled allrounder Shuvagata Hom to the 16-man ODI squad for the three match series against Sri Lanka starting on March 25. Mahmudullah remained in the ODI squad after the BCB president Nazmul Hassan insisted he wouldn’t be dropped from the format. There were reports in some Bangla newspapers on Monday…
Colin Munro was found guilty of using ‘inappropriate language’ © AFP New Zealand and Auckland batsmen Colin Munro will miss the next round of games in the domestic first-class competition, the Plunket Shield, due to a code of conduct breach. At a hearing on March 8, Munro was found guilty of using “inappropriate language” in Auckland’s previous game, against Canterbury. He did not appeal the verdict. New Zealand Cricket chief…
A close-up image of the Hawk-Eye projection on the David Warner dismissal, as provided by Hawk-Eye © Hawk-Eye Hawk-Eye has explained the mechanics behind the David Warner lbw dismissal in the second innings of the Bengaluru Test, which to the naked eye seemed a dubious “umpire’s call” on the point of impact. Here is ESPNcricinfo’s commentary of the call: 9.1 83.0 kph, lbw first ball. Long long chat, and they…
Morne Morkel returned to the Test XI in Dunedin after over a year © AFP The job of the crowd at a sporting event is to create the best possible atmosphere for their team. They need to be noisy in their support of the home team, nicely nasty when the opposition are around and never short of a contribution to the sporting spectacle in front of them. Dunedin’s university crowd…
Default playing conditions in New Zealand suit the visitors as much as the hosts © AFP New Zealand have conceded that they will not be able to exploit any home advantage in the ongoing Test series against South Africa, because that would be playing into the opposition’s hands. As a result, the green, grassy surfaces that become New Zealand’s preference over the last few summers – particularly against subcontinent sides…
Shuvagata Hom last played an ODI in 2011 © AFP Bangladesh have drafted in uncapped left-arm spinner Sunzamul Islam and recalled allrounder Shuvagata Hom to the 16-man ODI squad for the three match series against Sri Lanka starting on March 25. Mahmudullah remained in the ODI squad after the BCB president Nazmul Hassan insisted he wouldn’t be dropped from the format. There were reports in some Bangla newspapers on Monday…
Morne Morkel returned to the Test XI in Dunedin after over a year © AFP The job of the crowd at a sporting event is to create the best possible atmosphere for their team. They need to be noisy in their support of the home team, nicely nasty when the opposition are around and never short of a contribution to the sporting spectacle in front of them. Dunedin’s university crowd…
A close-up image of the Hawk-Eye projection on the David Warner dismissal, as provided by Hawk-Eye © Hawk-Eye Hawk-Eye has explained the mechanics behind the David Warner lbw dismissal in the second innings of the Bengaluru Test, which to the naked eye seemed a dubious “umpire’s call” on the point of impact. Here is ESPNcricinfo’s commentary of the call: 9.1 83.0 kph, lbw first ball. Long long chat, and they…