A battling unbeaten century by opener Khurram Manzoor kept Karachi Urban afloat against Mumbai as the hosts ended the third day of their Nissar Trophy tie still 284 behind the visitors’ mammoth 623 in their first innings. Manzoor’s sixth-wicket partnership of 175 with Saeed Bin Nasir rescued the home team from a possible follow-on position […]
The inaugural World Twenty20 tournament starts on Tuesday, when South Africa take on West Indies in Johannesburg.
The hosts start as second favourites, behind Australia among the 12 teams in the two-week tournament.
England face the Aussies and Zimbabwe in Group B, while Scotland join India and Pakistan in Group D. The top two in each group […]
The jet-set world of international cricket today leaves the players hardly any time to catch their breath between series, but for Mahendra Singh Dhoni it went too far this afternoon: he didn’t even have the time to change clothes, jumping straight off the airplane from London into a press conference on the eve of the […]
Less than 48 hours after Paul Collingwood lifted his first piece of silverware as England captain his mind was turning towards the next trophy up for grabs. The team arrived in Johannesburg on Monday morning, along with India, completing the line-up for the ICC World Twenty20.
The celebrations after the victory at Lord’s will barely have […]
Graeme Swann, the Nottinghamshire offspinner, has been picked in England’s one-day squad for Sri Lanka in place of injured fast bowler Chris Tremlett. Luke Wright, the Sussex allrounder who made an impressive ODI debut against India, is also part of the side. Wright scored a fifty on his debut and is also part of England’s […]
Ed Smith captains Middlesex in Monday evening’s Pro40 Division Two match against Derbyshire at Lord’s.
The Crusaders have named a 13-man squad for the first ever floodlit match at the home of cricket.
Derbyshire captain Simon Katich returns after overcoming a shoulder problem, as does Kevin Dean, who missed the Pro40 game against Durham with a back […]
Title contenders Australia will open their campaign at the World Twenty20 championships against Zimbabwe on Wednesday sweating over injuries to three key players.
All-rounder Shane Watson has a strained hamstring, young batsman Michael Clarke has a lower abdominal strain and opener Matthew Hayden is suffering from back spasms, team officials said.
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Australia face the prospect of beginning their ICC World Twenty20 campaign against Zimbabwe without a few key players, all of whom are nursing injuries. Allrounder Shane Watson has a strained hamstring, Michael Clarke has lower abdominal strain and opener Matthew Hayden has been struggling with back spasms. Read more
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Peter Moores, the England coach, says Andrew Flintoff’s niggling left ankle will be monitored at the ICC World Twenty20 but the fast bowler may have to accept the problem will never be completely fixed. Flintoff played through the pain in England’s seven-wicket win over India at Lord’s on Saturday and team management will watch him […]
Australia’s usually impeccable preparation ahead of big tournaments has taken a hit after they were troubled by the amount of swing fast bowlers achieved in the warm-up matches for the ICC World Twenty20. However Tim Nielsen, the coach, said Australia’s loss to South Africa and narrow win against New Zealand in the practice games had […]
Former Australia star Damien Fleming has backed England’s decision to select specialists for the World Twenty20.
James Kirtley, Darren Maddy, Luke Wright and Chris Schofield are all in the squad, facing Zimbabwe on Thursday.
“Twenty20 has been played so much in England, you would expect they would be masters of the game,” said Fleming. Read […]
Many of the world’s best cricketers will assemble in Johannesburg on Monday night for the fourth annual ICC Awards with Australia captain Ricky Ponting nominated in four categories, including one of the prizes he collected last year, for Cricketer of the Year.
Pakistan’s Mohammad Yousuf, Kevin Pietersen of England and the West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul have […]