Ben Stokes wants England to get up towards South Africa’s 475 on day three of the fourth Test and bring back memories of the hosts’ second-innings collapse in Johannesburg. England will resume in the morning on 138 for two with Alastair Cook and Joe Root well set on 67 and 31 respectively. Cook’s men are 337 runs away from parity at Centurion – and Stokes believes getting there would pile the…
Cook leads solid England after de Kock's maiden Test hundred
England 138 for 2 (Cook 67*, Compton 31*) trail South Africa 475 (De Kock 129*, Cook 115, Amla 109, Stokes 4-86) by 337 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:16 De Kock cements South Africa’s control Quinton de Kock announced his arrival among the ranks of attacking wicketkeeper-batsmen to be reckoned with as he raced to an enterprising maiden Test century which has positioned South Africa for a consolation victory on…
Curran stars as U19s ease past Namibia
Sam Curran produced a stunning bowling performance as England continued their preparations for the Under-19 World Cup with an emphatic 155-run victory over Namibia in Chittagong. Curran, the youngest player in the squad who only turned 17 in June but made a remarkable impact in Surrey’s first team last summer, took 5-10 in eight overs as Namibia were dismissed for 152 in reply to an England total of 307 for…
Three ducks and three centuries in one innings
Only two South African batsmen have made higher Test scores at No. 7 than Quinton de Kock © ESPNcricinfo Ltd 129* Quinton de Kock’s score, his maiden century in Tests, and the second highest of his nine international hundreds. His highest is 135 in an ODI against India in Johannesburg in 2013. His unbeaten 129 is also the third highest by a South African No. 7 batsman in Tests: the…
Cook leads solid England after de Kock's ton
England 138 for 2 (Cook 67*, Compton 31*) trail South Africa 475 (De Kock 129*, Cook 115, Amla 109, Stokes 4-86) by 337 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:16 De Kock cements South Africa’s control Quinton de Kock announced his arrival among the ranks of attacking wicketkeeper-batsmen to be reckoned with as he raced to an enterprising maiden Test century which has positioned South Africa for a consolation victory on…
Dutch overcome Anwar ton to beat UAE
Netherlands 315 (Borren 96, Raza 6-112) and 128 for 6 (O’Dowd 36, Maqsood 3-26) beat UAE 164 (Patil 41, Rippon 4-45) and 276 (Anwar 148, Malik 3-55) by four wicketsScorecard File photo: Quirijn Gunning claimed the key wickets of Shaiman Anwar and Saqlain Haider on the third day to ensure Netherlands faced a small fourth innings chase © Peter Della Penna After going seven years without a victory in the…
Need to bring about a bit more shift in my batting, admits Dhoni
“I think playing the finisher’s role will be my responsibility going forward, because I don’t see any other youngster doing that job.” © Getty Images MS Dhoni has not been finishing off matches of late. Against South Africa, in Kanpur last year, he came in to bat with 90 required off the last 10 overs. India needed 11 off the last over. Dhoni scored 31 off 30 in India’s defeat….
Dhoni 'disturbed' by spidercam intrusion
MS Dhoni: “”I have always felt that… anything that disturbs the game of cricket I don’t like it. It all started right from the T20 where people would be like, ‘Why don’t you wear a mic?’, ‘Why don’t you wear a camera?’” © Getty Images The first ball Virat Kohli faced in a tight and ultimately successful chase at SCG should have gone for four runs, but was called a…
Need to bring bit more shift in my batting, admits Dhoni
“I think playing the finisher’s role will be my responsibility going forward, because I don’t see any other youngster doing that job.” © Getty Images MS Dhoni has not been finishing off matches of late. Against South Africa, in Kanpur last year, he came in to bat with 90 required off the last 10 overs. India needed 11 off the last over. Dhoni scored 31 off 30 in India’s defeat….
Dhoni 'disturbed' by spider cam intrusion
MS Dhoni: “”I have always felt that… anything that disturbs the game of cricket I don’t like it. It all started right from the T20 where people would be like, ‘Why don’t you wear a mic?’, ‘Why don’t you wear a camera?’” © Getty Images The first ball Virat Kohli faced in a tight and ultimately successful chase at SCG should have gone for four runs, but was called a…