Shaun Marsh has been omitted from Australia’s 14-man squad for their first three matches of the Commonwealth Bank Series with India and Sri Lanka. Uncapped Peter Forrest has replaced him.
Pakistan cricket coach Mohsin Khan on Sunday expressed confidence his team can become the world's number one ranked team after humbling England in the second Test to claim victory in the series.
Taskin Ahmed and Mosaddek Hossain took four wickets apiece to bowl Bangladesh Under-19s to their third win of the series
New Zealand captain Ross Taylor suffered a calf injury, on a severely truncated second day at Napier in which only 15.2 overs were possible, that is set to rule him out of the series with Zimbabwe.
India batsman Virat Kohli said his maiden test century in the fourth test on Thursday was a fitting riposte to “drunken” Australian fans who have heckled him from the stands throughout the series.
Virat Kohli was within reach of becoming the first Indian centurion of the series at tea on the third day in Adelaide, but the Australians were still comfortably on top after Ryan Harris struck with the last ball before the break
Misbah-ul-Haq has been the architect of the series so far to a great extent with his stoic batting, writes Scyld Berry in the Daily Telegraph. Misbah is not as good a player as Inzamam-ul-Haq, a consummate hooker who would have dealt with Broad’s bouncers. But Misbah has something of Inzamam’s lordly demeanour, and he is a far more impressive captain. Out of Pakistan’s spot-fixing scandal, Misbah is the best thing to have come – along with the virtues he has inculcated in his inexperienced team. While Salman Butt is serving…
England will win a $175,000 jackpot for topping the world Test rankings if they win the series against Pakistan or lose by a single match, the International Cricket Council announced Monday.
England will win a $175,000 jackpot for topping the world Test rankings if they win the series against Pakistan or lose by a single match, the International Cricket Council announced Monday.
England’s bowlers were always hopeful of striking the first blow in this series, but they could not have anticipated it would result in a self-inflicted injury that cast doubt over the participation of Stuart Broad in the first Test.
