The tourists were originally scheduled to play a Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI at Manuka Oval in Canberra on November 29 and 30 in between the opening two Tests in Brisbane and Adelaide. But the ground is being resurfaced at that time in an attempt …
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You can’t replace him because he’s a one-off cricketer, but they have strength in depth. “The top three – Alastair Cook, Ian Bell and Jonathan Trott – are all different players and they have a record scoring hundreds. If you score hundreds in a 50-over …
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He was the only non-full-time professional cricketer in the squad for the recent tour to the United Arab Emirates to play Afghanistan. And work commitments, coupled with an increasing playing workload for the national team, mean he is unable to commit …
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| BJ Watling was the only other batsman to be dismissed as McCullum was left unbeaten on 67 with a strike rate of 126 – his third half-century of the series and seventh in nine innings in all forms of cricket against the tourists – and England were left … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Auckland’s Eden Park hosts the deciding Test, and will feature the first drop-in pitch of the series. It hosted rugby only last weekend, but has since been prepared for cricket. The boundaries, especially square, are very short, which may influence … See all stories on this topic » |
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Former captain Mahela Jayawardene was not considered for selection because of a finger injury, the cricket board said. Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan’s selection is subject to fitness after he suffered a strain on his upper thigh on Sunday. He went for a …
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| As he and Pat Howard, Cricket Australia’s high performance chief, traded barbed comments, there was some doubt as to whether it would be possible for Watson to make a quick return. But Watson said today: “I have also had a number of chats with Pat … See all stories on this topic » |
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| England restricted New Zealand to 66 for three at the close of play after having been bowled out for 465 to gain the upper hand on day two of the second Test in Wellington. Jonathan Trott, who shared a double-century partnership with Nick Compton on … See all stories on this topic » |
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| The 38-year-old, who retired from international cricket in December, will appear for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and then move on to English county side Surrey for the first two months of the county season before heading to the … See all stories on this topic » |
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| He was only in at third slip because Kevin Pietersen had been off the field with a knee problem, but it continued a long-standing trend of a drop in England’s catching standards in Test cricket. Brownlie and Taylor scored quickly, until the latter, on … See all stories on this topic » |
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