Terry, Alsop and McManus extend Hants stay
Hampshire’s Sean Terry, Tom Alsop and Lewis McManus have all signed new contracts, keeping them at the Ageas Bowl until the end of the 2016 season.The contracts of all three players were due to expire...
View ArticleYorkshire look at local investment
Yorkshire have revealed new plans to boost cricket across Bradford with the regeneration of Bradford Park Avenue.In a partnership between Yorkshire County Cricket Club, the Yorkshire Cricket Board, the...
View ArticleBresnan to join Hurricanes
England and Yorkshire all-rounder Tim Bresnan has agreed a deal with Hobart Hurricanes for the latter part of the Big Bash League.The 29-year-old, who has not before featured in an overseas club...
View ArticleThomas on road to recovery
Somerset have reported positive news on Alfonso Thomas’ broken ankle a day after the shock that Craig Kieswetter could miss next season as he struggles to fully regain his sight after a horrible injury...
View ArticleEngland trio sing EPP praises
England and Yorkshire players Gary Ballance, Jonny Bairstow and Adil Rashid feel they have benefited significantly from the England Performance Programme batting and spin camp in Sri Lanka, which ended...
View ArticleRoot hails Taylor-made run-chase
Centurion Joe Root thanked batting partner James Taylor for showing no fear in a third-wicket stand of 104 that boosted England to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Kandy.Chasing 240 to win after...
View ArticleSecond Warner ton spurs Australia on
David Warner scored his second century of the match as Australia set the platform for a final-day push for victory in the first Test against India in Adelaide.On a day when the umpires were forced to...
View ArticleHerath out as Sri Lanka make changes
Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath has been ruled out of the rest of the England series after suffering a thigh injury.Herath sustained the injury while training on Tuesday and it kept him out of the...
View ArticleCompton makes Middlesex return
Middlesex have announced the signing of Nick Compton on a three-year deal after the batsman left Somerset at the end of the season.Compton, who played for Middlesex before moving to Taunton in 2009,...
View ArticleBillings called into World Cup 30-man squad
ICC have approved Kent wicket-keeper/batsman Sam Billings as a replacement for Somerset’s Craig Kieswetter in the England 30-man provisional squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
View ArticleImproving Woakes eyes World Cup
Chris Woakes, who became the first England player to twice take six wickets in a one-day international, thinks he has improved as a bowler.The seamer returned 6-47 to help dismiss Sri Lanka for 239...
View ArticleRoot in tune with partner Taylor
By Will JacksonPlayers are often advised not to make a song and a dance out of a high-pressure run-chase, but that is exactly what worked for Joe Root in Kandy yesterday.Root’s unbeaten century guided...
View ArticleLyon bowls Australia to victory
Nathan Lyon secured his maiden international 10-wicket haul as Australia finally ended India's dogged resistance on the final day to win the first Test by 48 runs in Adelaide.Lyon recorded...
View ArticleSri Lanka v England, 6th ODI
Images of the sixth one-day international between Sri Lanka and England in Kandy.
View ArticleCook admits to being outplayed
England captain Alastair Cook admitted his side were outplayed as Sri Lanka took an unassailable 4-2 lead in the one-day international series.Cook’s side fell to a 90-run defeat after Kumar Sangakkara...
View ArticleSangakkara seals series for Sri Lanka
By Callum Dent Kumar Sangakkara bid farewell to Kandy by hitting a century on his home ground for the final time to help Sri Lanka beat England by 90 runs and take an unassailable 4-2 lead in the...
View ArticleCook admits to being outplayed
England skipper Alastair Cook admitted his side were outplayed as Sri Lanka took an unassailable 4-2 lead in the one-day international series.Cook’s side fell to a 90-run defeat after Kumar Sangakkara...
View ArticleBillings loving life on EPP
By Will JacksonSam Billings has hailed an “invaluable experience” after spending the last three weeks with the England Performance Programme in Sri Lanka.Billings, who was called up to England’s...
View ArticleMoores backs Cook to come good
England Head Coach Peter Moores says skipper Alastair Cook is working “extremely hard” to return to form.The 29-year-old has struggled to make an impact at the top of the order during the current...
View ArticleShehzad ton inspires Pakistan
Ahmed Shehzad’s sixth format century helped Pakistan hammer New Zealand by 147 runs in Sharjah and move 2-1 ahead in the five-match one-day international series.The opening batsman laid the platform...
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