Toss Australia chose to field v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:07 Australia quicks look forward to NZ pitches Steven Smith won the toss in the first ODI against New Zealand and chose to continue the tactic that worked for Australia during their recent series at home against India by sending the opposition in to bat. New Zealand named an unchanged side from the one that beat Pakistan…
“We could probably pick 3 teams; we don’t know our best 11 yet.” @eoin16 excited by the depth in his squad #SAvENG https://t.co/Easpw9HwcF — England Cricket (@englandcricket) February 2, 2016 Limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan has welcomed a selection headache ahead of England’s one-day international series against South Africa. Morgan is still unsure of which players form his strongest side after the mauling of South Africa A on Saturday left him…
AB de Villiers is ready to embark on a new challenge ahead of South Africa’s five-match one-day international series against England. The captain is aiming to put the disappointing 2-1 Test series defeat behind him, having struggled individually, including falling for two ducks in the fourth Test in Centurion. De Villiers believes every series presents a new challenge as he looks to get back to his renowned big-hitting exploits in…
England women warmed up for their one-day international series with a crushing 145-run victory over a South African Emerging XI in Mark Robinson’s first game as Head Coach. Lauren Winfield, Lydia Greenway and Jenny Gunn all struck half-centuries as the tourists racked up 337 for eight after Charlotte Edwards had opted to make first use in Pretoria. Katherine Brunt then took three early wickets as the South Africans were reduced…
[embedded content] Lauren Winfield has urged England women to continue pushing the boundaries after they smashed the 300-run barrier during their warm-up match in Pretoria ahead of their one-day international series against South Africa. The 25-year-old was one of three half-centurions, along with Lydia Greenway and Jenny Gunn, as the tourists justified Charlotte Edwards’ decision to bat first by racking up 337 for eight. Katherine Brunt then ripped out the…
Craig Wright has aimed a few throwdowns at cricket’s rulers © PA Photos Craig Wright has called time on a 19-year association with Cricket Scotland by appealing for cricket to become “a bigger, healthier, more meritocratic global game.” He will end his cricketing commitments after World Twenty20 in India next month. His comments come as the Big Three takeover of international cricket, with a resulting weakening of cricket’s expansionist philosophy,…
The cricketing winter of 2015-16 will always be associated with Ben Stokes, especially for that astonishing innings in Cape Town – even today, it has been confirmed that he will be the front cover star for the 2016 edition of Wisden. But Stokes has not been the only big-hitting Durham batsman to make an impression for the Three Lions of England. Jack Burnham is five years his junior, and has…
The ICC has ‘found no evidence to suggest [Raju Rijal’s] documents were not genuine’ © ESPNcricinfo Ltd The ICC has said it is “satisfied” that Nepal Under-19 captain Raju Rijal is eligible to play in the ongoing World Cup in Bangladesh. The ICC stated it “looked into the matter” and reviewed Rijal’s documents, which had been submitted by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) before the tournament, and concluded there…
Play 01:43 I was forced to ‘retire’ by WICB – Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul has insisted he has not retired from domestic cricket and intends to resume playing for Guyana within a couple of weeks. In an episode that sheds light on the sometimes toxic relationship between the West Indies Cricket Board and Caribbean players, Chanderpaul has expressed resentment at being obliged to announce his international retirement in order to gain…
Play 01:05 De Villiers: Fast start crucial in ODI series AB de Villiers‘ workload management will not include taking time off from the IPL, South Africa’s Test and ODI captain has confirmed. However, he may look to lessen some national commitments at the end of next month’s World T20 in India, which leads directly into the six-week IPL tournament in April and May. “I’m still going to play in the…