South Africa have added Stephen Cook to their squad for the fourth and final Test against England in Centurion. The Highveld Lions opener, whose father Jimmy played three Tests for South Africa, currently sits atop of the Sunfoil Series batting averages with 415 runs at an average of 83. Cook made an unbeaten half-century against England for South Africa A in a warm-up match before the series and looks set…
No. 1 Broad defers to top two
Play 01:19 Who should replace Steven Finn? Stuart Broad may have risen to No. 1 in the Test rankings but he insists he is neither the best bowler in the world nor even this England side. Broad – the first England bowler to reach No. 1 in the rankings since Steve Harmison in 2004 – believes that Dale Steyn is “the bowler of our generation” and that James Anderson is…
Taylor delighted with World Cup preparation
Callum Taylor hopes that England Under-19s set a template for World Cup success with their comfortable warm-up win against South Africa at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Essex’s Norfolk-born all-rounder struggled for runs as the team failed to win a match on their pre-Christmas trip to Sri Lanka, but he hit the ground running in the final preparations for Bangladesh by top-scoring with 78 from 88 balls against the reigning…
Welch's Lions spell to benefit Derbyshire
Graeme Welch believes that Derbyshire will be big beneficiaries of his spell on the England Lions coaching staff in Dubai. Welch will return to his day job at the 3aaa County Ground this week after 10 days of working with a new group of players and coaches which have provided a thought-provoking mid-winter tonic. “It’s the people you meet who make a trip like this so valuable,” he told ecb.co.uk….
U19s complete World Cup build-up with win
England Under-19s will head for the World Cup in Bangladesh on the back of a morale-boosting win after beating the holders South Africa by 125 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium today. Callum Taylor, an Essex all-rounder originally from Norfolk, played the key innings of 78 from 88 balls as England recovered from 16 for three to 260 for eight after being put in. Taylor, who made his senior…
Bangladesh deserves more limelight after successful 2015 – Mashrafe
Mashrafe Mortaza: “I wish that those in the Bangladesh team have books written about them too” © Associated Press Mashrafe Mortaza thinks his Bangladesh team-mates deserve more limelight after a successful 2015 in international cricket. To add to that, they have started 2016 with two successive wins over Zimbabwe in the T20Is despite a few key players being injured. “It is really inspiring to have a book written about me…
World Cup preparations complete with convincing win
England Under-19s will head for the World Cup in Bangladesh on the back of a morale-boosting win after beating the holders South Africa by 125 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium today. Callum Taylor, an Essex all-rounder originally from Norfolk, played the key innings of 78 from 88 balls as England recovered from 16 for three to 260 for eight after being put in. Taylor, who made his senior…
Dhoni named Rising Pune Supergiants captain
MS Dhoni and Steven Smith will turn out for Rising Pune Supergiants in the upcoming IPL season © Cricket Australia/Getty Images MS Dhoni has been named captain of the new Pune franchise, Rising Pune Supergiants, for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Dhoni, who led Chennai Super Kings to two IPL titles, was named Supergiants’ captain for only one season so far. “He has always been a phenomenal…
Inspiring to have a book written on me – Mashrafe
“I wish that those in the Bangladesh team have books written about them too,” said Mashrafe Mortaza © Associated Press Mashrafe Mortaza thinks his Bangladesh team-mates deserve more of the limelight after a successful 2015 in international cricket. To add to that, they have started 2016 with two successive wins over Zimbabwe in the T20Is despite a few key players being injured. “It is really inspiring to have a book…
McClenaghan joins McCullum at Middlesex
Middlesex have further strengthened their ranks after confirming the return of New Zealand international Mitchell McClenaghan for next season. The left-arm pace bowler, who represented the club in last season’s NatWest T20 Blast and previously enjoyed spells with Lancashire, Worcestershire, joins fellow countryman Brendon McCullum who joined shortly before Christmas. It marks a signal of intent by the Lord’s-based club, who have failed to qualify from the group stages since…