Dane Piedt has not played a Test since August 2016 © Getty Images New Zealand have done themselves a disservice by not trusting their seam strength, according to Dane Piedt. The South African offspinner joined the squad on Sunday, as a reinforcement in the spin department for the Hamilton Test, and said he was surprised by New Zealand conditions. “I think they have shot themselves in the foot. They didn’t…
Victoria recall Fawad Ahmed for Shield final
Fawad Ahmed could play his second match of the Sheffield Shield season in the tournament final © Getty Images Victoria have recalled legspinner Fawad Ahmed for the Sheffield Shield final against South Australia, to be played in Alice Springs from Sunday. Ahmed has replaced fast bowler Jackson Coleman in Victoria’s 12-man squad for the decider as they aim to win the Shield title for the third consecutive summer. Ahmed has…
New Zealand will stick to same squad for Hamilton
The depth of New Zealand’s batting line-up has not delivered so far in the series © Getty Images New Zealand will not seek a quick fix after losing their first home Test in the summer and confirmed they will not make any changes to the squad ahead of a must-win Test in Hamilton. The same group that lost to South Africa in three days at the Basin Reserve will be…
India strike twice after quiet first hour
Lunch Australia 451 and 83 for 4 (Marsh 15*, Jadeja 3-22) trail India 603 for 9 dec (Pujara 202, Saha 117, Vijay 82, Rahul 67, Cummins 4-106) by 69 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ishant Sharma set up Matt Renshaw’s dismissal © Associated Press Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja defeated Matt Renshaw and Steven Smith within the space of four balls to keep India on course for victory over Australia…
New Zealand shot themselves in the foot – Piedt
Dane Piedt has not played a Test since August 2016 © Getty Images New Zealand have done themselves a disservice by not trusting their seam strength, according to Dane Piedt. The South African offspinner joined the squad on Sunday, as a reinforcement in the spin department for the Hamilton Test, and said he was surprised by New Zealand conditions. “I think they have shot themselves in the foot. They didn’t…
Victoria recall Fawad Ahmed for Shield final
Fawad Ahmed could play his second match of the Sheffield Shield season in the tournament final © Getty Images Victoria have recalled legspinner Fawad Ahmed for the Sheffield Shield final against South Australia, to be played in Alice Springs from Sunday. Ahmed has replaced fast bowler Jackson Coleman in Victoria’s 12-man squad for the decider as they aim to win the Shield title for the third consecutive summer. Ahmed has…
New Zealand will stick to same squad for Hamilton
The depth of New Zealand’s batting line-up has not delivered so far in the series © Getty Images New Zealand will not seek a quick fix after losing their first home Test in the summer and confirmed they will not make any changes to the squad ahead of a must-win Test in Hamilton. The same group that lost to South Africa in three days at the Basin Reserve will be…
India strike twice after quiet first hour
Lunch Australia 451 and 83 for 4 (Marsh 15*, Jadeja 3-22) trail India 603 for 9 dec (Pujara 202, Saha 117, Vijay 82, Rahul 67, Cummins 4-106) by 69 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ishant Sharma set up Matt Renshaw’s dismissal © Associated Press Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja defeated Matt Renshaw and Steven Smith within the space of four balls to keep India on course for victory over Australia…
New Zealand shot themselves in the foot – Piedt
Dane Piedt has not played a Test since August 2016 © Getty Images New Zealand have done themselves a disservice by not trusting their seam strength, according to Dane Piedt. The South African offspinner joined the squad on Sunday, as a reinforcement in the spin department for the Hamilton Test, and said he was surprised by New Zealand conditions. “I think they have shot themselves in the foot. They didn’t…
Victoria recall Fawad Ahmed for Shield final
Fawad Ahmed could play his second match of the Sheffield Shield season in the tournament final © Getty Images Victoria have recalled legspinner Fawad Ahmed for the Sheffield Shield final against South Australia, to be played in Alice Springs from Sunday. Ahmed has replaced fast bowler Jackson Coleman in Victoria’s 12-man squad for the decider as they aim to win the Shield title for the third consecutive summer. Ahmed has…