Man of the match Stuart Broad was keen to highlight it was a team effort after his devastating spell in Johannesburg guided England to a Test series win over South Africa. The 29-year-old returned second-innings figures of 6-17, including a remarkable stint of five wickets for one run, as the Proteas were bundled out for 83 before England knocked off the runs for the loss of three wickets . That…
Tait recalled, Lyon gets World T20 audition
Shaun Tait last played for Australia in 2011 © Getty Images Shaun Tait is set to play his first international matches for five years, after being named in Australia’s Twenty20 squad for three matches against India. Spinner Nathan Lyon, batsman Travis Head and fast bowlers Andrew Tye and Scott Boland are also in the squad and could play T20 internationals for the first time, while veteran allrounder Shane Watson is…
Cook: Away series win had been coming
[embedded content] Skipper Alastair Cook felt England’s first Test series win on foreign soil in two years had been coming. Cook’s side have not won series on their last two tours overseas, against West Indies and Pakistan respectively, but resounding victories in Durban and Johannesburg saw them brush aside number-one ranked South Africa to triumph for the first time since defeating India in their back yard in 2014. England took…
Tait set for international return
Shaun Tait last played for Australia in 2011 © Getty Images Shaun Tait is set to play his first international matches for five years, after being named in Australia’s Twenty20 squad for three matches against India. Spinner Nathan Lyon, batsman Travis Head and fast bowlers Andrew Tye and Scott Boland are also in the squad and could play T20 internationals for the first time, while veteran allrounder Shane Watson is…
England can be 'something special' – Bayliss
Play 06:35 Five things we learned in Johannesburg As England trouped off the field at lunch on the third day in Johannesburg, with the game in the balance and the bowlers struggling to find the correct length to exploit the bounce and cracks in the surface, Trevor Bayliss produced what may come to be the defining moment in his career as coach. It wasn’t that Bayliss said anything particularly revelatory…
Broad on top of the world
Stuart Broad’s stunning spell in the third Test against South Africa has made him the first England bowler to be ranked number one in the world for more than a decade. Broad’s second-innings figures of 6-17, which included a spell of five wickets for a solitary run, guided England to an seven-wicket victory in Johannesburg. And they have also propelled Broad to the top of the ICC Test bowling rankings,…
Kuhn helps Titans pull off late win
Titans 440 (Kuhn 129, de Bruyn 123) and 175 for 6 (Kuhn 62, Adams 38) beat Dolphins 357 (Imraan 83, Mbhalati 4-48) and 255 (Imraan 107, Shamsi 3-38) by four wicketsScorecard File photo: Heino Kuhn (left) scored 129 and 62 © BCCI A 57-ball 62 from the opener Heino Kuhn helped Titans to a four-wicket victory against Dolphins in Benoni. Set a fourth-innings chase of 173, Kuhn’s blast laid a…
'Have to ask questions of everybody' – Graeme Smith
Graeme Smith says that everyone in the South Africa set-up has to come under scrutiny © Getty Images Former South African captain Graeme Smith has shifted the spotlight off the field and onto the management in the aftermath of South Africa’s second successive series defeat. Speaking on television channel SuperSport, Smith explained the responsibility for the recent performances should be shared by several senior personnel, including the coaches. “The players…
Harper, Page steer Australia home after bowlers shine
Australia Under-19s 284 for 5 (Harper 103, Page 99, N Smith 4-51) beat New Zealand Under-19s 281 for 9 (Phillips 105, Stanley 56, Nair 4-29)Scorecard Sam Harper‘s rapid century and Patrick Page‘s 104-ball 99 steered Australia Under-19s to a five-wicket win over New Zealand Under-19s in Dubai. Harper’s 103 came off just 84 balls, during which he slammed 12 fours and one six. Chasing 282, he shared a 183-run, third-wicket…
Taskin replaces injured Mushfiqur for remaining T20Is
Mushfiqur Rahim had to retire hurt midway through his batting stint during the second T20I on Sunday because of a hamstring injury © AFP Bangladesh have included domestic batting sensation Mosaddek Hossain and pace bowlers Mohammad Shahid and Muktar Ali in their 14-man squad for the third and fourth T20s against Zimbabwe, in Khulna. While Shuvagata Hom, Al-Amin Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman were rested for the last two games, Mushfiqur…