Joe Root has urged England to brush off the defeat at Centurion and wrap up the one-day international series against South Africa with a game to spare in Johannesburg tomorrow. The tourists’ 2-0 lead, following back-to-back wins in Port Elizabeth and Bloemfontein, was halved as the Proteas completed a record chase with ease at SuperSport Park on Tuesday. Despite the convincing loss, England head back to the Wanderers tomorrow –…
Anderson proud of OBE honour
England paceman James Anderson has spoken of his pride after receiving his OBE from the Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace today. The 33-year-old Lancastrian was awarded the honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List last July having become England’s leading Test wicket-taker. Anderson, after collecting his OBE during an investiture ceremony at the Palace, said: “Obviously I’ve played for England for over 10 years and to be recognised for…
Australia bowl, Bird returns and Nicholls debuts for NZ
Australia chose to bat v New ZealandScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:43 ‘Dirty whites, sweaty black caps, and a beer in hand’ Australia’s captain Steven Smith won the toss and chose to send New Zealand in to bat in the first Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. Brendon McCullum, playing his 100th and penultimate Test match, admitted he would also have bowled first on a well-grassed pitch. Both sides…
Simmons, Miller go one-two in CPL 2016 draft
David Miller is looking at a big payday in the CPL after going second overall for ,000 to St Lucia © BCCI Lendl Simmons and David Miller were the big winners in the Caribbean Premier League 2016 draft on Thursday in Barbados, going first and second overall to fetch top tier $160,000 contracts. Simmons went to the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, having represented Guyana Amazon Warriors in 2015, while…
Promotion, relegation proposed for England's T20 tournament
Tom Harrison (right) and Andrew Strauss may feel the proposals could have been worse © PA Photos England’s 18-team county system will survive in a revamped 20-over competition if recommendations from an ECB working party are accepted next month – but only if promotion and relegation is be the price the counties are asked to pay. The proposed rejection of franchise cricket comes with a recognition that the counties must…
Abbott hoping pink-kit record continues
Kyle Abbott is hoping South Africa can maintain their 100 per cent winning streak in their pink kit at the Wanderers tomorrow to ensure their one-day international series with England heads into a decider. The Proteas have won all three ODIs when they have worn Pink clothing, instead of their traditional green and yellow, in support of breast cancer awareness. Another win in Johannesburg tomorrow will level the five-match series…
Quetta Gladiators go top with big win
Quetta Gladiators 118 for 3 (Sarfraz 51*, Shehzad 41, Russell 3-18) beat Islamabad United 117 (Watson 40, Elliott 3-25) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Grant Elliott foxed Islamabad United with his assortment of cutters and rollers © AFP After having been blown away by Umar Akmal’s blitz on Monday night, Quetta Gladiators rebounded with a punishing win against Islamabad United, their fourth of the tournament, in…
Jones expecting South Africa response
[embedded content] Amy Jones says England women will not be resting on their laurels when they take on South Africa in the second one-day international at Centurion tomorrow. Charlotte Edwards’ side started the three-match series with a comfortable seven-wicket win in Benoni last week, a victory which moved them level with the fourth-placed Proteas in the ICC Women’s Championship table. England can complete a series triumph at the first time…
Sciver to join England women's squad
Surrey all-rounder Natalie Sciver has recovered from the ankle injury that ruled her out of England women’s three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against South Africa. She will join the squad on Sunday (14th February), in time for the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series, which gets underway in Paarl on 18th February. England women will next be in action tomorrow, when they play the second ODI of the series against South…
'Players never said they would strike' – Darren Sammy
File photo – Darren Sammy stressed that the players in the World T20 squad wanted an opportunity to negotiate the terms of their contract fairly. © Getty Images Darren Sammy, captain of West Indies’ World Twenty20 squad, has stressed that his side has never said they would strike or not take part in the tournament in India due to an ongoing contract impasse with the West Indies Cricket Board. Sammy…