Law sets sights on West Indies' World Cup qualification

Play 01:37 ‘We must judge Law by results’ – Ganga The new West Indies coach Stuart Law has said his main aim is to make sure the team qualifies directly for the 2019 World Cup. Currently ranked No. 9 by the ICC, West Indies have to improve their position by at least one spot before the September 30 deadline. The top eight ODI sides, including hosts England, on the cut-off…

March 2, 2017
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Blackwell, Mooney fifties level series

March 2, 2017

Australia women 256 for 6 (Blackwell 65, Mooney 57, Kerr 4-54) beat New Zealand women 253 for 8 (Satterthwaite 85, Martin 43, Wellington 3-52) by four wicketsScorecard Alex Blackwell struck 65 to steer Australia’s chase of 254 © Getty Images Alex Blackwell struck a timely 65 to help Australia recover from a middle-order slide and chase down 254 against New Zealand in the second women’s ODI in Mount Maunganui. Blackwell’s…

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Old rivalries renewed as Stokes prepares to face his demons

Play 44:37 Switch Hit: Tom Curran flies in for Caribbean ODIs Match facts March 3, 2017Start time 0930 local (1330 GMT) Big Picture After the rigours of a winter in the subcontinent – and with little to show for their efforts following gruelling losses in all three formats against India – a spring sojourn in the Caribbean, three ODIs in the course of a fortnight on tour, has the distinct…

March 2, 2017
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Law sets sights on West Indies' World Cup qualification

Play 01:37 ‘We must judge Law by results’ – Ganga The new West Indies coach Stuart Law has said his main aim is to make sure the team qualifies directly for the 2019 World Cup. Currently ranked No. 9 by the ICC, West Indies have to improve their position by at least one spot before the September 30 deadline. The top eight ODI sides, including hosts England, on the cut-off…

March 2, 2017
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States 'alarmed' at COA 'overstepping' its role

March 2, 2017

The Committee of Administrators said it was advised that the tenure of an office bearer should be restricted to a combined nine years at both BCCI and state level © PTI Many state associations have written to the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators stating they are “alarmed” by the COA “overstepping” its jurisdiction and issuing directives that even the court had not included in its various orders. In separate e-mails…

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Misbah to decide on Test future 'soon'

March 2, 2017

Misbah-ul-Haq has said that he will take a final call on his future soon with the tour of the West Indies looming © AFP The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has come and gone – for Misbah-ul-Haq at least – but no decision has emerged on the Pakistan Test captain’s future in the game, or at least a decision he is willing to share publicly. On Wednesday night in Sharjah, after…

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Blackwell, Mooney fifties level series

March 2, 2017

Australia women 256 for 6 (Blackwell 65, Mooney 57, Kerr 4-54) beat New Zealand women 253 for 8 (Satterthwaite 85, Martin 43, Wellington 3-52) by four wicketsScorecard Alex Blackwell struck 65 to steer Australia’s chase of 254 © Getty Images Alex Blackwell struck a timely 65 to help Australia recover from a middle-order slide and chase down 254 against New Zealand in the second women’s ODI in Mount Maunganui. Blackwell’s…

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Old rivalries renewed as Stokes prepares to face his demons

Play 44:37 Switch Hit: Tom Curran flies in for Caribbean ODIs Match facts March 3, 2017Start time 0930 local (1330 GMT) Big Picture After the rigours of a winter in the subcontinent – and with little to show for their efforts following gruelling losses in all three formats against India – a spring sojourn in the Caribbean, three ODIs in the course of a fortnight on tour, has the distinct…

March 2, 2017
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Law sets sights on West Indies' World Cup qualification

Play 01:37 ‘We must judge Law by results’ – Ganga The new West Indies coach Stuart Law has said his main aim is to make sure the team qualifies directly for the 2019 World Cup. Currently ranked No. 9 by the ICC, West Indies have to improve their position by at least one spot before the September 30 deadline. The top eight ODI sides, including hosts England, on the cut-off…

March 2, 2017
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There's a lot at stake, it's a big-pressure final – de Villiers

Play 02:33 Will be great to come through a pressure game like that – De Villiers AB de Villiers brought it up first this time. South Africa are heading back to Eden Park for a winner-takes-all showdown. And it’s not a one-off T20I this time. Neither is it a World Cup semi-final, but with the Champions Trophy looming, it is not irrelevant. Throughout the first few days of this tour,…

March 2, 2017
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