Right at this precise moment, Michael Vaughan is probably not putting too much thought to his Test comeback, but if he is, then the identity of his successor in England’s middle-order might give him a grain of comfort. Back in December last year, Ravi Bopara made his debut in Sri Lanka, and was dropped after […]
India bounced back from an innings defeat at the SSC in Colombo to level the series by beating Sri Lanka by 170 runs in Galle and Gary Kirsten, the India coach, has said that the process of fighting back “started with Anil Kumble, and filtered down to the rest”.
Read more
Courtesy: ind.cricinfo.com
Andrew Flintoff is confident Kevin Pietersen’s batting in Test and one-day cricket will be unaffected by his captaincy.
Pietersen, who has replaced Michael Vaughan after his tearful resignation on Sunday, averages more than 50 in both the five-day and limited-overs versions of the game.
Vaughan’s contribution after replacing Nasser Hussain in 2003 dropped off significantly compared to […]
Sri Lanka’s 170-run defeat in Galle has opened up the series and also exposed areas of concern for the home side. Their opening batsmen failed to provide starts in three innings and their new-ball bowlers could not prevent Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir from rapidly building a platform. After the match, their captain Mahela Jayawardene […]
Kevin Pietersen insists he is on good terms with coach Peter Moores after being named as England’s new captain.
The 28-year-old Hampshire star was unveiled during a cramped press conference in the Lord’s media centre on Monday following the shock resignations of Michael Vaughan and Paul Collingwood as England’s Test and one-day captains.
He will take charge […]
Not only is Sachin Tendulkar hoping to score that elusive 40th Test century this Sri Lanka tour.
Forgotten amid all the current tour hype of crushing defeats in four days in Colombo and comeback victory in this appealing port town, is how Tendulkar still remains 96 runs adrift of Brian Lara’s record to become the highest […]
The second youth Test ended in an honourable draw at Worcester, with Dan Redfern holding tight for England with an unbeaten 79 as his team-mates succumbed to Nick Beard, who claimed five wickets. Kane Williamson converted his overnight 104 to 151 while Harry Boam added 18 to his 50 as New Zealand put on 302. […]