Wright in the runs
Luke Wright smashed 39 at the top of the order as Melbourne Stars thrashed city rivals Melbourne Renegades by 112 runs in the Big Bash League.The Sussex and England all-rounder hit five fours and a six...
View ArticleBusy year ahead for England
2015 promises to be another action-packed year for England. ecb.co.uk looks at what the next 12 months, which include a World Cup and Ashes series, has in store for Peter Moores’ side.Tri-Series...
View ArticleAmla and du Plessis put Proteas on top
Half-centuries from Hashim Amla and Francois du Plessis left South Africa in a healthy position at stumps on day two of the third Test against West Indies in Cape Town.After taking the last four West...
View ArticleWeather hampers Lions preparations
By Andy Wilson England Lions were forced inside for the first full training session of their tour by a spectacular and lengthy thunder storm at the Wanderers.They had been due to practise on the...
View ArticleSangakkara puts Sri Lanka in control
A double century from Kumar Sangakkara helped Sri Lanka finish day two of the second Test against New Zealand in the ascendancy.Fresh from becoming only the fifth batsman - and first Sri Lankan - to...
View ArticleLions draw on Yorkshire influence
By Andy Wilson“Team success usually brings individual rewards,” the Lions coach Mark Robinson stressed to the players in an early-tour meeting in their Johannesburg hotel, and he cited Yorkshire as the...
View ArticleEngland Women schedule for 2015
It is not just the England men’s team that has a busy 2015 ahead of them, Charlotte Edwards’ side also have plenty to look forward to over the next 12 months. Here ecb.co.uk looks at what is on the...
View ArticleRobson and Lyth set to open for Lions
By Andy Wilson Sam Robson will split the Yorkshire opening partnership of Adam Lyth and Alex Lees when England Lions launch their South African tour with a three-day game against a Gauteng Invitation...
View ArticleLions set for Soweto experience
By Andy WilsonThe Lions will be joining a select band of English cricketers to have represented their country in the iconic Johannesburg district of Soweto when they make the 40-minute journey from...
View ArticleWilliamson stands firm for Black Caps
Kane Williamson dug in and made an unbeaten 80 to put New Zealand back in with a chance of winning the second Test against Sri Lanka.The Black Caps closed day three on 253 for five in their second...
View ArticleBangladesh name World Cup squad
Bangladesh have included Soumya Sarkar, Nasir Hossain and Taskin Ahmed in their 15-man squad for the World Cup.Nasir and Taskin have been recalled after missing the recent one-day international series...
View ArticlePorterfield to lead Ireland at World Cup
Ireland have named an unchanged squad of 15 for the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, which begins next month.Will Porterfield will lead the same group of players that he is to take to Dubai for...
View ArticleLumb heroics in vain
Michael Lumb struck 80 in a losing cause as Sydney Sixers were dramatically defeated by 10 runs in a super over by Melbourne Stars in a thrilling Big Bash League clash at the MCG.The Nottinghamshire...
View ArticleCummins and Maxwell set to face England
Australia internationals Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell are the headline names in Mike Hussey’s Prime Minister’s XI to play England on January 14.Skippered by ex-Australia batsman Hussey, Cummins and...
View ArticleRobson and Lyth make hay for Lions
Sam Robson and Adam Lyth made the perfect start to the England Lions tour of South Africa, each hitting a century against the Gauteng Invitational XI in Soweto.Robson made an increasingly authoritative...
View ArticleYuvraj misses out on World Cup squad
Stuart Binny and Akshar Patel are the notable inclusions in India's 15-man World Cup squad but there is no place for fellow all-rounder Yuvraj Singh.Yuvraj was player of the tournament when India...
View ArticleRecord stand puts New Zealand in control
New Zealand assumed control of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka as Kane Williamson and BJ Watling compiled a world record sixth-wicket partnership in Wellington.Williamson and Watling put on...
View ArticleAustralia batsmen make India toil
Australia took the upper hand in the fourth Test against India on an emotional first day at the Sydney Cricket Ground.The final Test of this series was always going to be an emotional affair after...
View ArticleProteas secure top spot
South Africa consolidated their position at the top of the International Cricket Council Test rankings by wrapping up a 2-0 series victory over West Indies in Cape Town.Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla put...
View ArticlePetersen calls an end to Test career
South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen has announced his retirement from international cricket and plans to play in county cricket as a Kolpak player.On the day the Proteas retained the Test mace by...
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