Dane Piedt played the most recent of his seven Tests in August © Getty Images Dane Piedt is “considering all options” to further his cricket career in England and would not be averse to a Kolpak deal, according to his agent Francois Brink. Piedt, who has played seven Tests for South Africa, most recently in August, would ideally welcome a stint as an overseas player on the county circuit but…
Jennings, Hameed in Lions squad for SL
Keaton Jennings celebrates his hundred on Test debut © AFP Days after making a century on Test debut, Keaton Jennings has been named captain of England Lions for their tour of Sri Lanka next year. Jennings will be joined by the man he replaced in the Test side, as Haseeb Hameed works back to full fitness after suffering a broken finger in India. Another man to have opened the batting…
HBL storm back with Imam-ul-Haq, Zaman hundreds
HBL 264 for 0 (Zaman 157*, Imam 105*) and 236 lead WAPDA 278 (Butt 125, Rehman 3-66) by 222 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Imam-ul-Haq struck 10 fours © ICC Centuries from openers Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman underlined Habib Bank Limited’s dominance over Water and Power Development Authority on day three of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final at the National Stadium in Karachi. HBL, who had conceded a 42-run…
Steyn targets June 2017 return from injury
Dale Steyn underwent a successful shoulder surgery in Cape Town a month ago © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Dale Steyn is targeting June 2017 for a comeback, which could mean he will only turn out for South Africa during their tour to England next year. Steyn, who is five away from overtaking Shaun Pollock as South Africa’s top Test wicket-taker, was ruled out for at least six months after breaking a bone…
Ashwin consolidates top spot in Test rankings
India’s match-winners: R Ashwin took two five-fors, Virat Kohli struck a double-hundred in Mumbai © BCCI R Ashwin, the India offspinner, opened up a 37-point lead over second-placed Rangana Herath after taking match figures of 12 for 167 in the Mumbai Test. Ashwin now has 904 points, the second best by an offspinner after Muttiah Muralitharan (920), and the fifth-best among spinners after Tony Lock (912), Derek Underwood (907) and…
'Pitch and outfield not affected by cyclone'
File photo – The fifth Test is scheduled to begin at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday © Associated Press Hopes of the fifth Test between India and England going ahead as per schedule have brightened with Kasi Viswanathan, the secretary of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association, confirming that cyclone Vardah, which swept through Chennai on Monday, has not unduly affected the pitch and outfield at the MA Chidambaram Stadium….
'I am going to bowl aggressively' – Wahab
Wahab Riaz is looking forward to the pace and bounce of the Gabba after playing most of his Tests on the slow pitches of the UAE © AFP Wahab Riaz has warned Australia to be prepared for the same hostile fast bowling he produced the last time he played against them on Australian soil. Wahab’s heated battle with Shane Watson at the Adelaide Oval during the World Cup was one…
Cook captaincy talk 'aggravating' – Bayliss
Play 02:32 Cook form outweighed by spin problems Trevor Bayliss has described speculation over Alastair Cook‘s future as captain as “a pain in the backside” and insisted that the dressing room is united in its support for him. Cook’s future has been called into question since he gave an interview to the Cricketer magazine on the eve of the Bangladesh and India tours in which he said: “Deep down I…
Former South Africa Test cricketer Sid O'Linn dies
Sid O’Linn (right) walks out of a tailoring store in London J Wild / © Getty Images Former South Africa opener Sid O’Linn died in Cape Town on Sunday at the age of 89. An obdurate left-hand batsman and stand-in wicketkeeper, O’Linn had played seven Tests for South Africa between 1960 and 1961. He also played 92 first-class matches for Transvaal, Western Province and Kent, scoring 4525 runs at 35.62….
'Very Australian' Khawaja set to take on country of birth
Usman Khawaja: ‘If I broke it down, the way I act and what I do, is very Australian, but there are parts of me that are Pakistani’ © Getty Images Twenty-five years ago, Usman Khawaja left Pakistan as a little boy with his family, set for a new life in Australia. He has played 20 Test matches in the baggy green, and is about to play his first against the…