Morne Morkel: ‘It’s a grey area because when they change the ball, they pick a ball for you’ © AFP South Africa were thrown off guard by a 59th-over ball change in Hamilton, according to Morne Morkel. New Zealand were building steadily in the middle session, on 163 for 1 when umpires Bruce Oxenford and Rod Tucker ordered a ball change, having felt the ball had gone out of shape….
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Essex sued over paedophile link to cricket festival
Essex will not be taking part in further events organised by the London Schools Cricket Association © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Essex are being sued by a former youth team coach for wrongful dismissal after he warned of inappropriate standards of care at a festival at which a convicted paedophile was one of the organisers. ESPNcricinfo understands that Doug Frame, a former manager of the Essex Under-13 and Suffolk Under-17 teams, alerted…
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New T20 will 'future-proof' English cricket – Harrison
Tom Harrison is pushing through a change to the ECB’s constitution to lay the groundwork for a new T20 competition © Getty Images Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, has defended the introduction of a new T20 tournament, slated to get underway in 2020, by insisting that the concept will “future-proof” the game in England and Wales. Harrison also stated he would like “as much cricket as possible” to be…
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Ireland, Afghanistan eye slice of Test pie
Match facts March 28-31, 2017Start time 1000 local (0430 GMT) Ed Joyce (in pic) needs 84 runs to reach 1000 runs in the Intercontinental Cup. © ICC/Saleem Sanghati Big picture When the Intercontinental Cup was initiated by the ICC as part of their global development programme, the concept of an Associate using the competition as a vehicle to vie for Test status was a pipe dream. Thirteen years on, it’s…
Australia's collapse leaves India 87 away from Border-Gavaskar Trophy
India 332 (Jadeja 63, Rahul 60, Pujara 57, Lyon 5-92, Cummins 3-94) and 19 for 0 (Rahul 13*, Vijay 6*) need 87 more to beat Australia 300 and 137 (Maxwell 45, Jadeja 3-24, Umesh 3-29, Ashwin 3-29)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 04:22 Chappell: Umesh Yadav has been a hero this season Australia’s batsmen froze in the spotlight of the opportunity to press for a series-sealing victory over India, leaving the…
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Tigers circle wounded prey
Match Facts March 28, 2017Start time 1430 local (0900 GMT) Bangladesh won only their second ODI in Sri Lanka to take a lead in the series © AFP Big Picture A win in a landmark Test, post-match calls from the prime minister, outstanding performances from debutants, seniors producing their best work – this hastily arranged tour was only supposed to be the postscript to Bangladesh’s high-profile visits to New Zealand…
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'Give the fielding team three balls to pick from' – Morkel
Morne Morkel: ‘It’s a grey area because when they change the ball, they pick a ball for you’ © AFP South Africa were thrown off guard by a 59th-over ball change in Hamilton, according to Morne Morkel. New Zealand were building steadily in the middle session, on 163 for 1 when umpires Bruce Oxenford and Rod Tucker ordered a ball change, having felt the ball had gone out of shape….
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Dickwella out of series with hairline fracture
Niroshan Dickwella picked up an injury on Sunday © Associated Press Wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI series against Bangladesh after suffering a hairline fracture in his left hand. Dickwella had sustained the injury on Sunday, at training. Though it was originally thought to be a minor injury, he had had trouble gripping his bat on Monday. Subsequent X-rays then confirmed the fracture. Team manager…
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Ireland, Afghanistan eye slice of Test pie
Match facts March 28-31, 2017Start time 1000 local (0430 GMT) Ed Joyce (in pic) needs 84 runs to reach 1000 runs in the Intercontinental Cup. © ICC/Saleem Sanghati Big picture When the Intercontinental Cup was initiated by the ICC as part of their global development programme, the concept of an Associate using the competition as a vehicle to vie for Test status was a pipe dream. Thirteen years on, it’s…
Kuldeep's skills, consistency massive for a wristspinner – Gambhir
Play 04:33 ‘Let Kuldeep be the way he is’ – Gambhir Gautam Gambhir, who has led left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav for Kolkata Knight Riders since 2014, believes that his strongest attribute is his consistency of length. Kuldeep made a sparkling Test debut in Dharamsala, claiming figures of 4 for 68 in the first innings. Although Kuldeep has played just three IPL matches for the Knight Riders over three years, Gambhir…