Play 01:41 ‘There will be times when I look a bit silly’ – Faulkner Despite South Africa’s failure to defend a 200-plus score against Australia at the Wanderers, bowling coach Charl Langeveldt believes they have made progress under his watch. He singled out their efforts at the end of innings as the most noticeable change and credited it to have more options at the death. Rather than just rely on…
Hong Kong seek clarity over Richardson comments
Play 02:31 ‘Unfair to speculate on fixing’ – Richardson Hong Kong will ask for clarity from the ICC after David Richardson, the chief executive, indicated they were the team under investigation by the ACU. On Sunday, Ronnie Flanagan, the head of the ACU, revealed recent attempts to “manipulate” events in forthcoming matches had been thwarted but did not name the team involved. Richardson confirmed it related to a recently suspended…
Excitement grows for England women
[embedded content] England women cannot wait for the ICC World Twenty20 to start after flying out to India today. Charlotte Edwards’ side, who recently beat South Africa 2-1 in a three-match T20 series, were beaten finalists in the last two tournaments and are bidding to secure their first sprint-format title since the inaugural event on home soil in 2009. Skipper Edwards told ecb.co.uk: “It is so exciting. We have had…
Keep corruption probe in perspective – Richardson
Play 02:31 ‘Unfair to speculate on fixing’ – Richardson David Richardson, the ICC chief executive, has said the comments of Ronnie Flanagan, the head of the ACU, regarding an international team currently being under investigation for corruption need to be kept in perspective but added that much of the ACU’s work is now focused on protecting Associate and women’s teams. On Sunday, Flanagan said the ACU had recently thwarted attempts…
ICC confident of India-Pakistan security resolution
Members of a Pakistan security delegation arrived in Dharamsala on Monday © AFP David Richardson, the ICC chief executive, has expressed confidence that the India-Pakistan match will take place in Dharamsala as scheduled on March 19 despite there being security concerns over the venue. Richardson was speaking in Delhi on the same day that a two-member team from Pakistan visited Dharamsala to assess the security arrangements for the World T20….
Sangakkara appointed Sri Lanka selector in major revamp
Sri Lanka news March 7, 2016 ESPNcricinfo staff In a surprise move nine days from the start of Sri Lanka’s World T20 campaign, the country’s sports minister has appointed a new set of selectors headed by former captain Aravinda de Silva, relieving the previous selection panel ahead of time. Kumar Sangakkara and Romesh Kaluwitharana are the other major names in the new five-member panel, which also includes former Sri Lanka…
Championship cut to 14 matches; T20 back to mid-summer block
The County Championship will be reshaped for 2017 © Getty Images The County Championship will be trimmed to 14 rounds in 2017, with a top division of eight teams a second of 10, while the NatWest T20 Blast will revert to mid-summer blocks but any more radical changes to the T20 have been put on hold with the tournament remaining in regional blocks with Finals Day. In order to reach…
Prenelan Subrayen cleared to resume bowling
Prenelan Subrayen was disallowed from bowling in November 2015 © BCCI Dolphins offspinner Prenelan Subrayen has been cleared to resume bowling after having his action re-tested at CSA’s High Performance Centre on March 2. The assessment found his action to be within the limits of CSA’s regulations, and his suspension has been lifted with immediate effect. Subrayen was earlier reported for a suspect action in November 2015, and was subsequently…
Ireland set to unveil more powerful approach
‘Not all the grounds we play are small and intimidation for batters is a powerful point’ – John Bracewell © Peter Della Penna Ireland coach John Bracewell has promised a more powerful approach to Twenty20 cricket from his team. He joined Ireland following their moderately successful 2015 World Cup, and realised after a disappointing show in the World T20 Qualifiers that his side needed to improve its power-hitting game. Although…
Bowling-heavy Afghanistan seek to avoid complacency
Match facts March 8, 2016Start time 1500 local (0930 GMT) With bowlers like Dawlat Zadran, Afghanistan have the edge in terms of genuine pace © Chris Whiteoak Big Picture Since the start of 2015, Afghanistan have played 16 Twenty20 Internationals. They have won 13 of them and have the best win-loss ratio of any team in the world since then. There is, of course, an asterisk next to those numbers….