Michael Clarke is the youngest member of Australia’s batting line-up but maturity is not an issue for the man most likely to be the team’s next captain. Clarke’s 110 in Adelaide was his fourth Test century this year and his calm and measured manner was a contrast to the aggressive approach taken by Brad Haddin [...]
Sri Lanka remain on course for a series whitewash in the fifth ODI against Zimbabwe, but will be made to work for it.
The tourists were bowled out for 152 on Sunday morning.
Thilina Kandamby top-scored with 40 for Sri Lanka, who won the first two ODIs comprehensively but were made to work in the rain-affected third [...]
A day to forget for Symonds …
Things have a habit of going wrong when you’re struggling, as Matthew Hayden discovered when he was run out on the second day. On the third morning fortune also frowned upon his good mate Andrew Symonds, who is trying to re-establish his Test career after being stood down from [...]
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt has admitted the terror attacks in Mumbai have made India’s Test tour of Pakistan in January unlikely.
Butt revealed a decision would be made by Tuesday with the Indian board awaiting clearance from its government.
“Before this tragic incident took place we were pretty confident the Indians would tour,” he said. [...]
England’s cricketers will not be forced to return to India for the two-Test series, Hugh Morris, the ECB’s managing director for England cricket, said as the squad arrived back in London on Saturday evening.
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Morris said the England team was committed to returning to India if it [...]
Kevin Pietersen has admitted that he still has a burning desire to succeed in India should they resume their tour.
The England squad have made the decision to temporarily suspend the tour in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which have killed well over 100 people and injured hundreds more.
The future of the tour [...]
Michael Hussey is probably the world’s most organised cricketer and in an Australia team so unsettled that they haven’t picked the same XI in consecutive Tests for 11 matches, his reliability is invaluable. Hussey has become so good at stabilising potentially worrying situations that he could get a job straightening the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Australia’s [...]
Brett Lee ripped through New Zealand to dismiss the BlackCaps for 270 on the second morning of the second Test.
After reaching 262 for six at stumps on day one, the Blackcaps survived just over eight overs as Lee took three for six in a 27-ball spell to finish with first innings figures of four for [...]
South Africa took only 36.4 overs to dismiss Bangladesh in Centurion, thereby completing an emphatic innings victory to seal a 2-0 series win. Ashwell Prince cracked an unbeaten 162 before South Africa’s fast bowlers tore into Bangladesh’s fragile line-up, dismissing them for an abject 131. Three panicky run-outs left Jamie Siddons, their coach, with his [...]
Mohammad Ashraful has termed as “fatal” three run-outs that marked another Bangladesh defeat inside three days. Mehrab Hossain jnr, Ashraful and Raqibul Hasan lost their wickets in dismal manner on day three of the Centurion Test, which South Africa won by an innings and 48 runs.
“I think it is a crime to get run out [...]
Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by two wickets in Harare to extend their lead to 4-0 in the five-match one-day series.
Spinner Ajantha Mendis grabbed 6-29 as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 146, with Keith Dabengwa top-scoring with 32.
Sri Lanka lost three batsmen without scoring and slipped to 33-3 in their response, with Tawanda Mupariwa taking two [...]
Aaron Redmond hit 83 for New Zealand on day one of the second Test in Adelaide as the Black Caps closed on 262-6.
Spinner Nathan Hauritz, who replaced the injured Jason Krejza, took 2-62, including the key wicket of Redmond, caught by Andrew Symonds in the deep.
Ross Taylor (44) and Peter Fulton (29) added 64 as [...]