Hardus Viljoen celebrates a wicket © Getty Images Hardus Viljoen, the bullish Highveld Lions fast-bowler who played one Test match for South Africa against England, has signed a Kolpak deal with Derbyshire for three-years. Viljoen is the second South African who has recently played international cricket to agree to an offer from England this season, following Stiaan van Zyl’s commitment to Sussex last month. Viljoen can still play for the…
Kohli unhappy with England's Christmas break
Virat Kohli: “Either they stay the whole tour or we come back for 25 days as well.” © AFP Virat Kohli has expressed displeasure at the Christmas break England’s players will have between the Tests and the limited-overs series in India. Kohli also asked for an eight-day gap between Tests on India’s away tours in the future, and did not sound happy that England, under pressure, were getting time to…
Rahane to miss last two Tests with finger injury
Ajinkya Rahane was struck on the hand in the nets on the eve of the Mumbai Test © AFP Middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane has been ruled out of the fourth and fifth Tests against England with a finger injury, while fast bowler Mohammed Shami is an uncertain starter for the Mumbai Test, beginning in Mumbai on Thursday. Karnataka batsman Manish Pandey replaced Rahane in the squad, while Shardul Thakur was…
MCC proposes radical player send-off law
Barry Richards holds the bat with which he made 325 in a day at the WACA in 1970 in his right hand, and David Warner’s modern-day weapon in his left © Cricket Australia Giving umpires the power to send players off the field for grievous disciplinary violations, limiting the maximum width of the edge and depth of a bat and allowing catches off a fielder’s helmet were among the significant…
MCC aims to curb send-offs and bat sizes
Barry Richards holds the bat with which he made 325 in a day at the WACA in 1970 in his right hand, and David Warner’s modern-day weapon in his left © Cricket Australia Giving umpires the power to send players off the field for grievous disciplinary violations, limiting the maximum width of the edge and depth of a bat and allowing catches off a fielder’s helmet were among the significant…
England on the brink, India look for five
Match facts December 8-12, 2016Start time 9.30 local (0400GMT) India are waiting on their fifth straight series win © Associated Press Big picture Small margins. England have lost two Test matches because they haven’t minded them as much as they are capable of, and now, they have to win in Mumbai to stay alive in the series. Alastair Cook has spoken about how he leads a side that can match…
Jennings confirmed for debut in Mumbai
Keaton Jennings will be Alastair Cook’s 11th opening partner since August 2012 © AFP Alastair Cook has confirmed that Keaton Jennings will make his Test debut in the fourth Test against India in Mumbai on Thursday. Jennings, the South African-born son of coach and former player Ray Jennings, only arrived in Mumbai on Monday having been called-up from the England Lions squad in the UAE to replace the injured Haseeb…
Ranji Trophy 9th round, Day 1, live blog
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Moeen gives polite nudge on England role
Play 01:33 Dobell: England have a puncher’s chance Moeen Ali really isn’t the sort to roar for his inclusion in a team or storm into the coach’s room demanding explanations. When asked earlier in the tour whether it was an arm ball that had earned a wicket, he answered, “Nah, just one that didn’t spin”. When he found himself praising the number of maidens he had bowled, he added “I…
'Lodha inaction has had crippling effect on BCCI' – Thakur
Ajay Shirke and Anurag Thakur submitted separate but similar affidavits to the court © AFP The two most powerful men in the BCCI – board president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke – have told the Supreme Court of India that the Lodha Committee does not have the “expertise” to administer cricket in the country. Thakur and Shirke also said removing office bearers at both the BCCI and state-association levels,…