Andrew Flintoff produced an inspired spell to invigorate the Edgbaston crowd and rekindle England hopes of levelling the npower Test series at Edgbaston.
Flintoff dismissed South Africa star batsman Jacques Kallis with a searing yorker which cartwheeled the off stump to send the home crowd into raptures. Read more
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South Africa closed in on England’s mediocre total on the second day at Edgbaston, despite losing two key wickets during the afternoon session, reaching 205 for 4. Neil McKenzie fell for a stubborn 72, becoming Andrew Flintoff’s 200th Test wicket, but Jacques Kallis was looking ominous by tea on 48 as he aims to make […]
Suhrawadi Shuvo will lead a 14-member Bangladesh National Cricket Academy squad for a short tour of South Africa next month. The tour includes two four-day games in Pretoria, starting August 8, followed by three one-dayers.
Making a comeback from injury is Marshall Ayub, the Under-19 batsman. Announcing the squad at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur on […]
India started promisingly in their quest to exorcise the ghosts of the SSC Test before being thwarted by double-strikes from Ajantha Mendis and Chaminda Vaas. Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir played India into a position of domination but, after a rain break that accounted for the middle session and 75 minutes, Sri Lanka struck gold, […]
Yorkshire openers Andrew Gale and Chris Taylor added 30 runs to take their side to 80-0 before rain wiped out the remainder of day two at Headingley.
Gale, starting on 38, soon moved on his half-century as he reached 52 not out, while Taylor moved up to 23 not out. Read more
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Andrew Flintoff shone as farcical dismissals saw England out for 231 after the first day of the third Test at Edgbaston.
All-rounder Flintoff showed signs of his very best in hitting an unbeaten 36 only for two inept run-outs in consecutive balls to terminate the innings, but he did boost faltering English hopes of levelling the […]
Andre Nel has not played a Test match since taking on West Indies at Durban back in January, but he put half a year’s worth of frustrations to exemplary use on the first day at Edgbaston. His fiery three-wicket performance, coupled with a fine display of swing bowling from Jacques Kallis at the other end, […]
16th century Dutch fort overlooks the Galle International Stadium where Sri Lanka have proved difficult to conquer. They’ve won six out of 12 Tests here, including five in a row between 2000 and 2002, and lost only two. Their recent results aren’t so flash: Sri Lanka have not forced a win in their last four […]
David Brown and Marcus North both made unbeaten half-centuries to steer Gloucestershire out of trouble in their match against Division Two leaders Worcestershire.
Brown (73 not out) and North (67 not out) held their nerve to ensure the away team went in on 225 for five at the end of the second session.
Kabir Ali had earlier […]
Yorkshire paceman Deon Kruis grabbed his best figures for the county in their relegation match against Surrey.
Kruis helped his side get over the absence of Matthew Hoggard and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan through injury by taking 5-47 after Surrey won the toss. Read more
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A third-wicket partnership of 181 runs in 50 overs between Hampshire duo Michael Carberry and Michael Lumb put their side in control against Kent.
Hampshire struggled, with the early dismissal of Michael Brown and Sean Ervine leaving them 20-2.
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As embarrassing as defeat within four days at the SSC may have been, it wasn’t entirely unexpected. For all the batting records that India have piled up over the past decade, there has frequently been a tendency to start a series poorly. Whether home or away, the batsmen are slow starters who tend to come […]