File photo: Rohan Prem top scored but Kerala failed to reach their modest target in 15.1 overs to elevate their net run rate over Mumbai © ESPNcricinfo Ltd They might have notched a narrow two-wicket win over Vidarbha in their final Group A Super League match, but that was not enough for Kerala to keep their chances of making the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Chasing 106 for…
Play 01:54 Call up a pleasant surprise – Watson On Saturday, Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin will be conveyed around the SCG in open-topped cars to say farewell to the Sydney faithful at the end of their international careers. In Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth the same courtesy has been extended to Ryan Harris, Chris Rogers and Mitchell Johnson. Missing from all this pageantry has been Shane Watson, also retired from…
Play 02:46 Bishop: T&T’s slow bowling was disappointing Needing a win to secure a spot in the Nagico Super50 semi-final round, Barbados knocked off previously undefeated Trinidad & Tobago by three wickets on Sunday at Queen’s Park Oval. Barbados sent the hosts in and held them to 226 thanks in large part to captain Jason Holder‘s 4 for 35. Only three batsmen reached double digits for T&T, but each made…
Play 02:46 Bishop: T & T’s slow bowling was disappointing Needing a win to secure a spot in the Nagico Super50 semi-final round, Barbados knocked off previously undefeated Trinidad & Tobago by three wickets on Sunday at Queen’s Park Oval. Barbados sent the hosts in and held them to 226 thanks in large part to captain Jason Holder‘s 4 for 35. Only three batsmen reached double digits for T &…
Man of the match Stuart Broad was keen to highlight it was a team effort after his devastating spell in Johannesburg guided England to a Test series win over South Africa. The 29-year-old returned second-innings figures of 6-17, including a remarkable stint of five wickets for one run, as the Proteas were bundled out for 83 before England knocked off the runs for the loss of three wickets . That…
Shaun Tait last played for Australia in 2011 © Getty Images Shaun Tait is set to play his first international matches for five years, after being named in Australia’s Twenty20 squad for three matches against India. Spinner Nathan Lyon, batsman Travis Head and fast bowlers Andrew Tye and Scott Boland are also in the squad and could play T20 internationals for the first time, while veteran allrounder Shane Watson is…
[embedded content] Skipper Alastair Cook felt England’s first Test series win on foreign soil in two years had been coming. Cook’s side have not won series on their last two tours overseas, against West Indies and Pakistan respectively, but resounding victories in Durban and Johannesburg saw them brush aside number-one ranked South Africa to triumph for the first time since defeating India in their back yard in 2014. England took…
Shaun Tait last played for Australia in 2011 © Getty Images Shaun Tait is set to play his first international matches for five years, after being named in Australia’s Twenty20 squad for three matches against India. Spinner Nathan Lyon, batsman Travis Head and fast bowlers Andrew Tye and Scott Boland are also in the squad and could play T20 internationals for the first time, while veteran allrounder Shane Watson is…
Play 06:35 Five things we learned in Johannesburg As England trouped off the field at lunch on the third day in Johannesburg, with the game in the balance and the bowlers struggling to find the correct length to exploit the bounce and cracks in the surface, Trevor Bayliss produced what may come to be the defining moment in his career as coach. It wasn’t that Bayliss said anything particularly revelatory…
Stuart Broad’s stunning spell in the third Test against South Africa has made him the first England bowler to be ranked number one in the world for more than a decade. Broad’s second-innings figures of 6-17, which included a spell of five wickets for a solitary run, guided England to an seven-wicket victory in Johannesburg. And they have also propelled Broad to the top of the ICC Test bowling rankings,…