In football and rugby this is a clash that goes back through generations and stirs emotions on both sides. However, today is the first time Scotland and England have met in a one-day international and a full house of 6000 is expected to pack out the Grange in Edinburgh.
However, the one dampener on the day […]
Chris Rogers relished his new role as captain of Derbyshire, leading his side to the only win in a rain-affected County Championship round. Rogers took over the top job after Rikki Clarke resigned and immediately helped Derbyshire jump to fourth spot on the Division Two table with a seven-wicket victory over Middlesex at Derby.
After Middlesex […]
Peter Moores is confident Ryan Sidebottom can withstand the physical demands of international cricket.
Nottinghamshire’s left-arm seamer has been a key part of England’s attack in all forms of cricket ever since forcing his way into the side at the start of last summer.
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Nazimuddin, the Bangladesh opener, will be out of action for six to eight weeks after tearing a tendon in his left ring finger. The injury occurred during the pre-match warm-up as Bangladesh prepared for their first practice match in Darwin ahead of their three-game ODI series against Australia. […]
Four months after losing his Cricket Australia contract, Dan Cullen knows that adding to his one Test and four one-day international appearances will be difficult in the immediate future. Cullen was named in Australia’s 30-man preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy but he realises there are several spin options ahead of him in the selectors’ […]
Sri Lanka, led wonderfully by Jayawardene beat India by eight wickets. The visitors were just not up to international mark today.
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Sri lanka have comprehensively beaten India, who put up a miserable show with the bat. The hosts came in to bat and led by Jayawardene and Kapugedera, rattled off the runs without […]
England will be without injured seamer Ryan Sidebottom in Monday’s inaugural one-day international against Scotland.
Sidebottom’s hip injury means he also misses Wednesday’s Twenty20 match with South Africa, while understudy Chris Tremlett is out with a heel problem.
Yorkshire’s Tim Bresnan has therefore been added to the squad as cover.
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India won the toss but Sri Lanka won the first two hours of play. While the Indians anxiously awaited the arrival of M&M, they slipped inexorably against the disciplined wicket-to-wicket bowling of Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Kulasekara. And when Ajantha Mendis finally appeared in the 20th over, the summer of mystery continued. He brought about […]
Tim Bresnan, the Yorkshire allrounder, has been called into England’s squad for their ODI against Scotland, at the Grange, on Monday to cover for injury problems to Ryan Sidebottom and Chris Tremlett.
Sidebottom has a hip problem and hasn’t travelled to Edinburgh with the team and has been ruled out of the Twenty20 against South Africa, […]
Jimmy Adams hit a career-best one-day score of 86 to see Hampshire to a comfortable five-wicket Pro40 win over Somerset at Taunton.
Billy Taylor took three for 23 to help restrict the home side to 197 for eight, after they had won the toss on a slow pitch for this Division One match.
James Hildreth top-scored with […]
After India’s disappointing defeat in the Test series, the onus is on their one-day team to ensure they grab a slice of the pie before the tour of Sri Lanka ends. The signs are that it will not be easy, as they will be up against the spin duo of Muttiah Muralitharan and Ajantha Mendis, […]
Veteran batsman Grant Flower is hoping his man-of-the-match display in the Friends Provident Trophy final can earn him a new contract with Essex.
Flower struck 70 not out to steer his side to a five-wicket win over Kent but, at 37, the extension of his career depends on a fresh offer for 2009. […]