Play 02:43 ‘Dirty whites, sweaty black caps and a beer in hand’ From Mike Cowdrey back in 1968 to AB de Villiers in November last year, 63 men have reached the milestone of 100 Test appearances. None of those 63 has achieved what Brendon McCullum will achieve when he steps on to the Basin Reserve on Friday morning to take on the Australians: reaching 100 without missing a single Test….
Green Basin Reserve pitch central to captains' planning
Play 01:54 ‘Must adapt to conditions better’ – Smith Fifteen wickets fell on the first day of the most recent Basin Reserve Test. The time before that it was 12. This time, who knows? But a surface that was more pitch-tinged green than green-tinged pitch, combined with the knowledge that the track generally flattens out and becomes easier for batting, meant New Zealand’s captain Brendon McCullum had no hesitation in…
West Indies Likely to Send Second-String Team for World Twenty20
West Indies Cricket Board CEO Michael Muirhead stated that any player who had not confirmed their acceptance of the current contacts by February 14 would be presumed to have refused selection. © AFP Trinidad: West Indies is likely to send a second-string side to the World T20 as the top players failed to reach an agreement in their contract impasse with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). (West Indies Cricket…
USA to host six CPL matches in 2016
The Caribbean Premier League will travel to USA this year © Caribbean Premier League Caribbean Premier League officials have announced that the league will stage six games in the United States in the 2016 season after receiving approval from the ICC. Though no cities or venues were mentioned by the CPL, multiple sources have told ESPNcricinfo that the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida will be hosting some if…
West Indies Cricket Board Set February 14 as Deadline For Players to Agree Contract Terms
A majority of the selected 15-man squad are no longer members of West Indies Players Association, reflecting the deteriorating relationship between prominent players and the representative organisation. © AFP Trinidad: West Indies cricket was lurching towards another potentially damaging confrontation between the region’s top players and the game’s administrators on Wednesday. (Contract Crisis Rocks West Indies Cricket Ahead of ICC World Twenty20) With the deadline set at February 14 for…
Uncertainty for both sides at Basin Reserve
Match facts February 12-16, 2016Start time 10.30 local (21.30 GMT) Usman Khawaja has the chance to prove himself against the moving ball © Getty Images Big Picture More than five years after their last cricket contact outside of ICC events, Australia and New Zealand resumed Test combat late last year. If a slow start by the tourists is discounted due to their ordinary preparation – including the Blacktown abandonment –…
Bangladesh Under-19 bat on overcast morning
Toss Bangladesh Under-19s chose to bat v West Indies Under-19sLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details West Indies Under-19s would look to Alzarri Joseph for a strong start in the semi-final © International Cricket Council Bangladesh Under-19s captain Mehedi Hasan Miraz opted to bat in their semi-final against West Indies Under-19s on an overcast and foggy morning in Mirpur. Miraz thought it was a good track to bat on and they would…
Bird to play ahead of Pattinson
Jackson Bird’s last Test match was against England at at Durham in 2013 © Getty Images Jackson Bird will play his first Test since the 2013 Ashes tour after he was given the nod ahead of James Pattinson and Chadd Sayers for the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington. Australia’s selectors chose Bird, Peter Siddle and Josh Hazlewood as the three frontline fast bowlers, due to uncertainty that Pattinson’s…
Bayliss enthused by World T20 chances
[embedded content] Head Coach Trevor Bayliss thinks England can become the first nation to lift the World T20 trophy for a second time after the 15-man squad was announced this morning. Bayliss will lead England into a major tournament for the first time with a squad captained by Eoin Morgan and littered with match-winning talent such as Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Joe Root. The 53-year-old Australian knows how to…
Dawson included in ICC World T20 squad
England selectors today announced a 15-man squad for the ICC World T20 beginning next month in India. Eoin Morgan’s squad includes one uncapped player, Hampshire all-rounder Liam Dawson. 25-year-old Dawson impressed during the recent England Lions series against Pakistan A. Although not originally selected for the current limited-overs series against the Proteas, Dawson will travel to South Africa later this week to meet up with his team-mates. Steven Finn, who…