South Africa will play an additional Twenty20 international on their tour of the West Indies in May-June, the West Indies Cricket Board has confirmed. The teams will now play back-to-back Twenty20 games at the Queens Park Oval in Trinidad on May 19 and 20 respectively. The teams will stay back in Trinidad for the first two ODIs. Read more
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Australia cruised to another comfortable ODI win over a West Indies side that looked increasingly out of their depth.
The hosts now lead 2-0 following an eight-wicket win in Adelaide with three matches remaining.
Set a paltry 171 for victory, Australia cantered to victory in the 27th over with captain Ricky Ponting (57 not out off 55 balls) and his deputy Michael Clarke (27 not out off 28) leading the side home. Read more
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Pace bowler Doug Bollinger took 4-28 as Australia trounced West Indies by eight wickets in the second one-day international in Adelaide.
The tourists were bowled out for 170 in 39.4 overs after slumping to 16-4 at the start of their innings, Dwayne Smith top-scoring with 43.
Shane Watson got Australia off to a good start in reply with 53 from 50 balls before being caught behind.
Captain Ricky Ponting saw them home with an unbeaten 57 off 55 balls. Read more
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Shane Warne has described England captain Andrew Strauss’s decision to miss his country’s tour of Bangladesh next month as disrespectful.
Alastair Cook will deputise on the six-week trip for Strauss, who claims he is feeling jaded - an excuse which does not wash with Warne.
“It’s a lack of respect for Test cricket,” said the Australia legend.
“It’s disappointing that the captain of England decides to have a rest from a Test series, I can’t comprehend that.”
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New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has described rookie left-arm fast bowler Andy McKay as one of the quickest bowlers in the country and even put him on par with Shane Bond. McKay has taken two wickets in each of his two ODIs so far, and was particularly impressive in the second game against Bangladesh in Dunedin, conceding just 17 runs off his ten overs.
“He was definitely the quickest guy I faced in the HRV (Twenty20) Cup,” Vettori told the New Zealand Herald. “We took a chance on him because of that pace. I think he does have it. I think he can be on a par with Shane Bond when he gets it right, and that makes a real difference when you step up to international level.”
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My team was touring India, and as result of victories in Delhi and Kolkata we went into the third Test in Chennai, or Madras as it was known then, 2-0 up. And what’s more we were in a very positive frame of mind.
As every one knows, Madras is an extremely hot place and it was no exception for this Test - it was very hot indeed. My two fast bowlers, John Lever and Bob Willis, both wore the hairstyles of the day, which were very long. Just after the lunch break on one of the days, I cannot remember exactly which one it was, the bowlers were complaining of salt in their eyes. Obviously, it was partially to do with sweating profusely and to do with the fact that their long hair was hanging on to the liquid and it was getting into their eyes. Read more
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Doug Bollinger ran through West Indies’ top order during a horror start for the tourists, who were able to recover to 170 in the second ODI. After Chris Gayle won the toss and exited to the opening delivery, the visitors were 4 for 16 in the seventh over and it was only a few moderate contributions from the lower half, which were led by Dwayne Smith’s 43, that stopped a complete disaster.
West Indies actually did well to last as long as 39.4 overs in a poorly timed performance given the current debate over the relevance of the 50-over game, which is attracting small crowds in Australia. The sprinkling that turned up to the Adelaide Oval building site did get an outstanding performance from Bollinger on a surface with a touch more grass than usual, although it wasn’t responsible for the sad procession. Read more
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Australia put in a ruthless performance to bowl out the West Indies for a paltry 170 in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval.
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Doug Bollinger picked up Kieron Pollard to claim his fourth wicket as the West Indies slipped into a deeper hole against Australia.
Mitchell Johnson and Shane Watson snared a wicket each as the West Indies found themselves in further trouble in Adelaide. Read more
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Sachin Tendulkar battled hard against South Africa despite India losing Vijay and Badrinath in the morning session of the fourth day.
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LUNCH, INDIA ARE 162 for four, TRAIL BY 163 RUNS
Tendulkar cracked his 55th Test fifty to lead India’s fightback against the Proteas in Nagpur. Indian skipper MS Dhoni is with him at the crease and the pair of them will need to bat for the rest of the day at least to ensure a miraculous escape. Read more
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“He maintained mastery of orthodox outswing and inswing from a neutral position without telegraphing his intent. He was lithe, with a wickedly fast arm that elevated him to express status. Only in inches was he lacking - but he even turned that to his advantage with a bouncer as malicious as they come, skidding on to the batsman.” Mike Selvey could have been writing about Dale Steyn, and not Malcolm Denzil Marshall, who took his final Test wicket, Graham Gooch, when the boy from Phalaborwa was all of eight years old.
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Dale Steyn has credited his seven-wicket haul in India’s first innings to a ball change just before tea. India lost six wickets for 12 runs after tea, Steyn taking five of them.
“There was a ball change around tea time [it was actually a couple of overs before tea], the seam had split open…we came back after tea and the ball looped around a bit. It [change of ball] was a good thing,” Steyn said after the day’s play.
Asked what was different from conditions in the home series against England, Steyn said: “We have been speaking about these kind of wickets. We wanted to adapt as quickly as possible. We hit the right areas with the same intensity. On some days you can bowl the best of your life and not pick wickets and then you have some days.” Read more
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The England women’s team will be touring India for a limited-overs series in February-March this year. The world champions and World Twenty20 champions will be playing five one-dayers and three Twenty20 matches, the BCCI said in a release.
The tour will open with a warm-up match against Board President’s XI in Bangalore on February 17. The city will also host the first two ODIs on February 19 and 21. The next two matches have been scheduled for February 24 and 26 in Visakapatnam, with Mumbai’s MIG stadium hosting the final ODI. Read more
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