The new-look Australia seem to be headed back to old winning ways © Getty Images Michael Clarke took on the Australian captaincy after the nadir of their 2010-11 Ashes defeat at home; it took him three years to lift his team back to No. 1 on the Test rankings. Even then, they only sat at the pinnacle for three months. Steven Smith assumed the leadership from Clarke after another failed…
‘Everyone makes mistakes. Richard Illingworth is a fine umpire’ – Brendon McCullum © AFP New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has said he would have no problem with giving the TV umpire control over calling no-balls, following an incorrect and match-changing call on the first day in Wellington. Australia won the first Test by an innings and 52 runs on the fourth day, but it was hard not to wonder what…
Australia 562 (Voges 239, Khawaja 140, Smith 71) beat New Zealand 183 (Hazlewood 4-42, Lyon 3-32) and 327 (Latham 63, Nicholls 59, Lyon 4-91, Marsh 3-73) by an innings and 52 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mitchell Marsh continued from where he left off last evening and made the old ball talk © AFP Emphatic doesn’t quite do it justice. Unrelenting throughout, Australia put on another exhibition of high quality bowling…
New Zealand 183 and 241 for 7 (Bracewell 14*, Craig 9*, Lyon 3-50) trail Australia 562 (Voges 239, Khawaja 140) by 138 runs runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mitchell Marsh continued from where he left off last evening and made the old ball talk © AFP Another session of high quality old-ball bowling by Australia took the visitors to the brink of an innings victory over New Zealand at lunch…
14 February 2016 | David Clark Tweet AB de Villiers led from the front with a 24th one-day international century to cancel out Alex Hales’ earlier ton and guide South Africa to a five-wicket series-clinching win in Cape Town. Hales had made 112 after England were put in, but found little in the way of meaningful support as the tourists were bowled out for 236…
England Head Coach Trevor Bayliss blamed a lack of experience after England failed to win the one-day international series against South Africa after holding a 2-0 lead. AB de Villiers completed South Africa’s comeback with a century in the fifth and final match in Cape Town as the Proteas chased down a below-par 236 all out with five wickets in hand. It was the type of batting performance that has…
England women will need to chase down 196 for six to win their one-day international series against South Africa in Johannesburg. Anya Shrubsole claimed 3-35 as the Proteas were indebted to Lizelle Lee’s 74 to set a tricky target. South Africa had been in some bother at 85 for six but Lee expertly batted with the lower order to register her seventh ODI half-century. Shrubsole played a central part in…
Peshawar Zalmi 130 for 2 (Malan 60*, Hafeez 36) beat Quetta Gladiators 129 (Elliott 40, Afridi 5-7) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Shahid Afridi picked up a career-best 5 for 7 to derail Quetta’s innings © PSL Shahid Afridi picked up career-best T20 figures of 5 for 7, setting up a comprehensive eight-wicket win for Peshawar Zalmi against Quetta Gladiators in Sharjah. Afridi, who will be retiring from international…
Quetta Gladiators 130 for 2 (Malan 60*, Hafeez 36) beat Peshawar Zalmi 129 (Elliott 40, Afridi 5-7) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Shahid Afridi picked up a career-best 5 for 7 to derail Peshawar’s innings © PSL Shahid Afridi picked up career-best T20 figures of 5 for 7, setting up a comprehensive eight-wicket win for table-toppers Quetta Gladiators against Peshawar Zalmi in Sharjah. Afridi, who will be retiring from…
Kate Cross praised England women’s bowling unit after a five-wicket win in the third one-day international against South Africa sealed a series victory . Lancashire seamer Cross, who came into the team for the injured Katherine Brunt, shared an impressive new-ball spell with Anya Shrubsole and six different bowlers took wickets as the hosts were restricted to 196 for nine at the Wanderers. An early wobble left England 38 for…