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…
Bayliss backs England to keep getting better
Trevor Bayliss on the lunchtime chat which inspired that session at the Wanderers #teamtalk #intensity https://t.co/29TDTp46fu — England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 17, 2016 Head Coach Trevor Bayliss believes there is more to come from his England side after they secured a Test series victory away to South Africa . A seven-wicket victory in Johannesburg handed the tourists a 2-0 lead with only the fourth Test in Centurion to come, adding…
Mosaddek, Shahid earn call-ups; Mushfiqur out
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…
Mature Maxwell hopes 'stupid nicknames' will drop
Glenn Maxwell – “It’s going to have to be a slow grind. It’s going to have to be trying to change a lot of people’s perceptions of how I’m seen” © Getty Images By his own admission, this was the kind of innings that the old (or young) Glenn Maxwell could not have played. Chasing 295, he came in at almost precisely the halfway point with almost exactly half the…
Steyn out of final Test, du Plessis vulnerable
Play 01:32 ‘We got a good hammering’ – de Villiers Dale Steyn will miss the final Test between South Africa and England as he continues to recover from a shoulder injury. ESPNcricinfo understands that even though Steyn will complete treatment in a hyperbaric chamber on the eve of the Centurion match he will not be risked with a view to getting him ready for the limited-overs’ matches that follow. That…
Mosaddek, Shahid called up for last two games
Mosaddek Hossain slammed two double-hundreds in first-class cricket last year © ICC 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. The hosts have rested Shuvagata Hom, Al-Amin Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman for the last two games, on January 20 and 22. The call-ups are a first for Mosaddek…
Sabbir special subdues Zimbabwe challenge
Bangladesh 167 for 3 (Sarkar 43, Sabbir 43) beat Zimbabwe 125 for 8 (Masakadza 30, Waller 29, Sabbir 3-11) by 42 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Sabbir Rahman became only the second Bangladesh cricketer to score 40 runs and take three wickets in a T20I © AFP Sabbir Rahman gave an account of his allround abilities in Bangladesh’s 42-run win over Zimbabwe in the second T20 in Khulna. He smacked an…
Donald relishing Dubai trip
England Under-19s continue their World Cup countdown tomorrow when they face the reigning champions, South Africa, in the impressive surroundings of the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The 15-man squad arrived in Dubai on Thursday to finalise their preparations before flying on to Bangladesh this week for two more warm-up games ahead of the tournament opener against Fiji on January 27. For Aneurin Donald of Glamorgan, arriving in Dubai continued a…