Sri Lankans 212 for 5 (Chandimal 60, Kusal Perera 51, Tharanga 50) & 373 drew with South African Invitation XI 289 (du Plooy 142, Kumara 3-36, Pradeep 3-41)Scorecard File photo – Dinesh Chandimal hit a quickfire 60 on the final day of the warm-up game © Associated Press Kusal Perera, Upul Tharanga and Dinesh Chandimal hit fifties on the final day of the Sri Lankans’ practice match at Potchefstroom, which…
Leach 'shocked' by England doubts over action
Jack Leach had a wonderful 2016 summer © Getty Images Jack Leach, the Somerset left-arm spinner, says he was “shocked” not to be considered for a call-up to England’s tour of India due to concerns over the legality of his bowling action. The ECB confirmed on Tuesday that the problem was raised during routine testing at the national academy in Loughborough following the end of the season in which Leach…
Leach 'shocked' by England doubnts over action
Jack Leach had a wonderful 2016 summer © Getty Images Jack Leach, the Somerset left-arm spinner, says he was “shocked” not to be considered for a call-up to England’s tour of India due to concerns over the legality of his bowling action. The ECB confirmed on Tuesday that the problem was raised during routine testing at the national academy in Loughborough following the end of the season in which Leach…
Leach action doubts influenced India omission
Jack Leach had a wonderful 2016 summer © Getty Images Jack Leach, the Somerset left-arm spinner, was not considered for a call-up to England’s tour of India due to concerns over the legality of his bowling action. The ECB confirmed on Tuesday that the problem was raised during routine testing at the national academy in Loughborough following the end of the season in which Leach had taken 65 wickets at…
Cook presses for spin-bowling coach
Play 01:59 Cook has plenty to ponder after a tough tour of India Alastair Cook has said that the ECB needs to give serious consideration to employing a full-time spin-bowling coach for the national side after the punishment inflicted on the England attack in India. Cook observed how his spinners, specifically Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid, had appeared more comfortable and confident when Saqlain Mushtaq was with the team as…
Kohli lauds his quick-learning youngsters
Play 01:50 Ganguly: Kohli’s captaincy, India’s bench strength stood out Virat Kohli has hailed the professionalism not just of his team but of the cricket set-up after the sweet 4-0 series win against England. Constantly India had to chop and change in this series because of injuries, but the players coming in fitted in seamlessly. India started out with two of their three openers injured, lost one of them again,…
Mustafizur returns to Bangladesh ODI squad
Mustafizur Rahman has returned to the Bangladesh squad after a shoulder injury had sidelined him since July © AFP Mustafizur Rahman is among five entrants to Bangladesh’s 15-member ODI squad for the first game against New Zealand in Christchurch on December 26. Fast bowler Rubel Hossain has also returned, while Mehedi Hasan, Tanveer Haider and Subashis Roy have earned maiden call-ups. Nasir Hossain, Shafiul Islam (hamstring injury), Al-Amin Hossain and…
Sixers seal derby win after Thunder's batting slump
Sydney Sixers 1 for 160 (Henriques 76*, Hughes 54*) beat Sydney Thunder 8 for 159 (Gibson 53) by nine wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Andre Russell brandished a jet-black bat, but managed to score only 9 for the Sydney Thunder. © Cricket Australia Sydney Thunder made a sobering start to their defence of the Big Bash League title won last summer, well beaten by a focused Sydney Sixers on the opening…
England may have 'stagnated' in 2016, concedes Cook
Virat Kohli celebrates as Alastair Cook is caught at leg slip © Associated Press Alastair Cook has conceded that England’s Test fortunes may have “stagnated” over the past 12 months, but confirms he will not rush any decision on the future of his Test captaincy, in spite of another humiliating defeat in the fifth and final match of England’s tour of India. Cook’s dismissal for 49 in the first hour…
Jadeja seven-for seals 4-0 series win
India 759 for 7 dec (Nair 303*, Rahul 199) beat England 477 (Moeen 146, Root 88, Jadeja 3-106) and 207 (Jennings 54, Cook 49, Jadeja 7-48) by an innings and 75 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:42 Chopra: Lack of wickets will hamper Mishra’s selection prospects In Mumbai, England had slipped to an innings defeat after batting first and scoring 400. In Chennai, they batted first again and scored 477….