Morkel's career at make-or-break phase

Play 02:54 Moonda: Playing Morkel a gamble After more than a year out of Test cricket, it’s now or never for Morne Morkel, who will make his international comeback in Dunedin on Wednesday. South Africa have decided to gamble on their lanky quick, despite his lack of game time, and are banking on his experience to pull him through. “He looks good. If he is not going to be able…

March 7, 2017
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Morkel's career at make-or-break phase

Play 02:54 Moonda: Playing Morkel a gamble After more than a year out of Test cricket, it’s now or never for Morne Morkel, who will make his international comeback in Dunedin on Wednesday. South Africa have decided to gamble on their lanky quick, despite his lack of game time, and are banking on his experience to pull him through. “He looks good. If he is not going to be able…

March 7, 2017
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Nottinghamshire look to Sodhi for attacking impact

Ish Sodhi has not been a regular in the New Zealand side this season © Getty Images New Zealand legspinner Ish Sodhi was unwanted at the IPL, and often by his country, but has joined Nottinghamshire for the NatWest T20 Blast. Sodhi, 24, comes with the recommendation of Andre Adams, the former Nottinghamshire and New Zealand seamer, and will be available for the duration of the tournament. During a brief…

March 7, 2017
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Nottinghamshire look to Sodhi for attacking impact

Ish Sodhi has not been a regular in the New Zealand side this season © Getty Images New Zealand legspinner Ish Sodhi was unwanted at the IPL, and often by his country, but has joined Nottinghamshire for the NatWest T20 Blast. Sodhi, 24, comes with the recommendation of Andre Adams, the former Nottinghamshire and New Zealand seamer, and will be available for the duration of the tournament. During a brief…

March 7, 2017
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Ashwin bowls India to series-levelling win

India 189 (Rahul 90, Lyon 8-50) and 274 (Pujara 92, Rahane 52, Rahul 51, Hazlewood 6-67) beat Australia 276 (S Marsh 66, Renshaw 60, Jadeja 6-63) and 112 (Ashwin 6-41) by 75 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:17 Australia favourites going into the fourth innings? India have applied a defibrillator to this series, surging to a dramatic victory on the fourth day against Australia in Bengaluru. After the first day…

March 7, 2017
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Queensland seamers skittle Tasmania for 150

Queensland 2 for 131 (Burns 61, Labuschagne 58*) trail Tasmania 150 (Milenko 39, Paine 38, George 3-17, Feldman 3-55) by 19 runsScorecard File photo – Luke Feldman picked up three of Tasmania’s first six wickets © Getty Images Queensland’s strong seam attack bowled out Tasmania for 150 before the Bulls pushed to within 19 of the Tigers’ total on day one of the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive Oval in…

March 7, 2017
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Kohli questions Smith 'brain fade' on referral

Virat Kohli has said Steven Smith deliberately attempted to get advice from the Australian dressing room on referring his dismissal on day four in Bangalore, and this was the third such instance of Australia doing that during the match. Australia were 74 for 3 chasing 188 when Smith was struck on the pads by Umesh Yadav and given out by umpire Nigel Llong. After a discussion with non-striker Peter Handscomb,…

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Ashwin bowls India to series-levelling win

India 189 (Rahul 90, Lyon 8-50) and 274 (Pujara 92, Rahane 52, Rahul 51, Hazlewood 6-67) beat Australia 276 (S Marsh 66, Renshaw 60, Jadeja 6-63) and 112 (Ashwin 6-41) by 75 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Wriddhiman Saha took a spectacular catch to ensure one of the 16 wickets on the fourth day’s play © Associated Press India have applied a defibrillator to this series, surging to a dramatic victory…

March 7, 2017
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Mendis fifty lifts Sri Lanka's momentum

Tea Sri Lanka 155 for 3 (Mendis 80*, Gunaratne 26*) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mustafizur Rahman had returns of 0 for 22 in the morning session © AFP Tight lines, and a strange, defensive innings from Dinesh Chandimal slowed Sri Lanka, but an increasingly confident Kusal Mendis saw out the session to guide them to 155 for 3 by tea. The Bangladesh bowlers were forced to come to…

March 7, 2017
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Nottinghamshire look to Sodhi for attacking impact

Ish Sodhi has not been a regular in the New Zealand side this season © Getty Images New Zealand legspinner Ish Sodhi was unwanted at the IPL, and often by his country, but has joined Nottinghamshire for the NatWest T20 Blast. Sodhi, 24, comes with the recommendation of Andre Adams, the former Nottinghamshire and New Zealand seamer, and will be available for the duration of the tournament. During a brief…

March 7, 2017
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