Play 01:53 Swann critical of English attitude to spin Graeme Swann fears that England are on a hiding to nothing when the Test series against India gets underway in Rajkot next week, thanks to what he perceives as the ECB’s outdated attitude towards slow bowling that has caused both an alarming dearth of Test-quality spinners, and undermined the techniques of their own batsmen when facing it. Swann, England’s most prolific…
Tamim given charge of field changes in Mirpur Test
Ever since he lost his limited-overs captaincy to Mashrafe Mortaza in September 2014, Mushfiqur’s leadership in Tests has come under a lot of scrutiny © Getty Images Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s Test captain, has said coach Chandika Hathurusingha gave Tamim Iqbal the role of “helping” the bowlers closely during the last session of the Dhaka Test against England. He said that the four senior players in the field – himself, Tamim,…
Lodha Committee refuses to bail out state associations
The Supreme Court has ordered the BCCI’s state units to submit affidavits of compliance with the Lodha recommendations in order to get funds from the BCCI © Cricket Australia The Lodha Committee has refused the BCCI’s request for directions on the release of funds to state associations despite the board’s warning that domestic cricket could come to a “standstill”. The Committee said the only remedy available to the state associations…
England tour MoU not yet signed because of BCCI-Lodha impasse
There’s paperwork pending before India plays England © AFP With less than a week to go before the start of India’s first Test against England, the BCCI and ECB have not signed the Memorandum of Understanding, a standard agreement that details various aspects of bilateral series. The hold-up is because the BCCI had asked the Lodha Committee for certain clarifications regarding the MoU, and in response the committee said that…
'We went on making mistakes' – Misbah
Misbah-ul-Haq has said a lack of regulars in the slips has not helped Pakistan © AFP Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, has that his team “went on making mistakes” in Sharjah to miss out on the chance to end the West Indies series unbeaten. They had won the ODIs and T20Is 3-0, took the first two Tests as well before being upset in the third. Pakistan could put up only 281…
A lot nicer to bowl on than Sri Lanka – Starc
‘I’m still trying to get some of that rhythm back, but to get through 18-and-a-half overs felt good’ © AFP Mitchell Starc summed up the Australian glee about the WACA pitch, and a commanding day one display, after his four wickets had helped spearhead the hosts to an early jump on South Africa in Perth. Though he had scooped plenty of wickets in unhelpful conditions in Sri Lanka before being…
Cricket charity Chance to Shine receives ECB funding boost
Sam Billings signs a t-shirt for a young cricketer at a Chance to Shine coaching session © Chance to Shine The England & Wales Cricket Board has announced that it will be doubling its investment in Chance to Shine, the cricket charity that was founded in 2005 to address the decline of the sport in state schools. Following a decade of pioneering work in the grassroots game, during which time…
Must not get complacent – Holder
Kraigg Brathwaite played a crucial role in the third Test with two unbeaten innings © AFP West Indies captain Jason Holder has said that his side has what it takes to win a Test match, but insisted they must not get complacent after winning only one match. Holder said he was a “proud” captain to pull off such a fight and beat Pakistan by five wickets in Sharjah. West Indies,…
Uniform DRS next challenge for ICC
DRS still has challenges aplenty © Getty Images The ICC is keen on having an edge-detection tool – Realtime Snicko, UltraEdge or HotSpot – to go with the existing ball-tracking tool as minimum requirements for DRS. However, that depends on the ICC cricket committee headed by Anil Kumble, and a planned meeting with the member boards in February 2017 to “prepare a road map for the use of technology moving…
Warner dominates after SA dismissed for 242
Innings end South Africa 242 (De Kock 84, Bavuma 51, Starc 4-71, Hazlewood 3-70) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:11 Moonda: South Africa blown away by pace and bounce Quinton de Kock led a fighting lower-order effort from South Africa, but Australia could still claim to have been on top at the WACA after dismissing the visitors for 242. Mitchell Starc took four wickets and Josh Hazlewood claimed…