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Cricket: Spin could be the deciding factor

South African skipper AB de Villiers doesn't believe his men have any problem playing spin bowling, which is lucky considering New Zealand's Twenty20 side is full of tweakers. On the eve of the first hit-and-giggle encounter [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: T20 squad unchanged for South Africa

The Black Caps who beat Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 have been given the vote of confidence, with no changes made in the squad to play South Africa. New Zealand Cricket today announced the national selectors have retained the current 14 [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Pakistan v England – England's series report card

Andrew Strauss (150 runs at 25.0) Set the tone on the very first morning of the series with tentative footwork and an almost desperate shot to get out with 20 overs not yet bowled. He looked like a man coming back after a long lay-off and [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Pakistan lead England by 96 runs

Pakistan openers Mohammad Hafeez and Taufeeq Umar hit contrasting half-centuries to steer their team to a 96-run lead over England with three wickets in hand by stumps Wednesday on the second day of the first test. Led by Hafeez' [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2012 | Comments : 0

NZ drop Young for Zim test

New Zealand will have a new wicketkeeper in its one-off test against Zimbabwe later this month after incumbent Reece Young was dropped from the squad. The wicketkeeping duties in the January 26 test in Napier will be handed either to Krug [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket Australia outlines rotation policy

Cricket Australia believes its rotation policy will strengthen the side by giving greater opportunities to young players. Pat Howard, CA's general manager of high performance, has outlined a plan to ensure the best players are availab [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

India succumbs to another defeat

The historic 100th international ton continued to elude Sachin Tendulkar as India slumped to an embarrassing innings and 68-run defeat in the second cricket Test against Australia, who have now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the four-m [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

England series Pakistan’s toughest: Misbah

Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul Haq has said his side will focus on playing good cricket rather than just entertaining the crowd, ahead of the upcoming series against England in the United Arab Emirates. “The most important thing is to w [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket-India coach Fletcher seeks reversal of fortune

The Zimbabwean's team face a sixth successive overseas test defeat after being bundled out for 191 in their first innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground, having lost the first test last week by 122 runs. Sachin Tendulkar made 41 before [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Mighty Indians crushed in 4 days

MELBOURNE: Australia crushed India by 122 runs in the opening Test, destroying their vaunted batting lineup with pace to claim a decisive victory inside four days at the MCG. India, chasing a historically challenging 292 for victory, were [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Pakistan look to wrap up Bangladesh series

The tourists toyed with Bangladesh in the opening Test, racing to an innings and 184-run victory with more than a day to spare in Chittagong on Monday. Misbah-ul-Haq’s side won after dismissing Bangladesh for a paltry 135 in the fir [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: South Africa, Sri Lanka seek better fortunes

South Africa have lost one and drawn three of four most recent home series while Sri Lanka have had more than a year of poor results since the retirement of Muttiah Muralitharan, whose last Test match, against India in Galle in July 2010, [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0