Archive for September 2nd, 2007

Taylor advises against using Watson as opener

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Mark Taylor, the former Australian captain, has warned against picking allrounder Shane Watson as an opening partner to Matthew Hayden in Tests this season. With Watson also expected to pick up wickets, Taylor said it would be too much to pile on to one player.
“With no Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne in the Australian side, […]

Jayawardene plays down lack of experience

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Mahela Jayawardene, the Sri Lanka captain, has played down the lack of experience ahead of the Twenty20 World Championship, saying that his team have it in them to win the tournament.
“The shorter the game, it becomes more open. There are no clear favourites. A lot of sides have a lot of allrounders trying to […]

Ruthless England in quest of series win

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

It’s been three years since England won a one-day series at home but the current batch, eager to put a seal on the trophy tomorrow, appear to be headed in just the right direction. It was against India that England last triumphed in a home one-day rubber, back in September 2004, but this unit seems […]

Damien Martyn all set to join ICL

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Former Australian middle-order batsman Damien Martyn has become the first Australian to sign up with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL).
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, an official announcement on Martyn’s new venture is expected to come as soon as Sunday.
Sources close to ICL confirmed that Martyn had signed up for a month-long Twenty20 […]

Sreesanth accepts making mistakes in England

Sunday, September 2nd, 2007

Shantakumaran Sreesanth is known for his antics. But he was a quite student before his teacher Dennis Lillee and Coach, T.A. Sekar at the MRF-Pachaiyappas ground here on Saturday under the guidance of Dennis Lillee and T.A. Sekar.
The Kerala bowler who was here to take correct methods on a few technical glitches realised his mistakes […]