Big picture On paper, this first Test between Bangladesh and West Indies looks a bit of a mismatch. The tourists don’t have a bunch of their regulars, including their captain, and are taking on a team that dominates most at home. Bangladesh’s spin-heavy attack and experienced batsmen are expected to steamroll West Indies just as
Month: February 2021
News Cricket Australia informs CSA that it had been left with no choice but to reschedule the tour Australia’s three-Test tour of South Africa, scheduled to start in March, has been postponed, with Cricket Australia informing Cricket South Africa that the Covid-19 situation in South Africa has left it with “no choice” but to reschedule
News Batsman takes decision after failing to find quarantine space for return to New Zealand after the tournament in Pakistan Colin Munro will not be available for the Islamabad United in the 2021 edition of the PSL, starting later this month, because of difficulties with finding quarantine space for his return to New Zealand after
England are unlikely to need any reminders about the physical challenge that their four-Test series in India will pose this month after four tough weeks in the Sri Lankan heat, but a picture Nick Compton posted on Instagram recently might serve as one all the same. Compton captured Matt Prior collapsed in a chair in
News Having a full-strength squad at his disposal for the first time should help Fifteen months into his Test captaincy, Mominul Haque will finally get a full-strength Bangladesh side at his disposal. The return of Shakib Al Hasan, the man he had replaced on the fateful evening of October 29, 2019, has made this possible.
News Australia, India and England are in the race to book a berth at the showpiece event at Lord’s Australia’s tour of South Africa has been postponed indefinitely. It is extremely unlikely that the series can be rescheduled in time for the results to count towards the final of the World Test Championship, set to
News Left-arm spinner embraces pressure as he prepares for the “ultimate test” Jack Leach is promising to “cherish” every moment of the Test series in India despite knowing it represents the “ultimate” challenge. Leach returned to England’s Test team in Sri Lanka after an absence of 14-months during which he has admitted he both feared
News Starc and Sydney Sixers have come to an agreement that he won’t come into the squad which has been successful Mitchell Starc will not play in the BBL final for the Sydney Sixers despite being available after he and the Sixers came to a mutual agreement that the club should stick with the squad
News The Rawalpindi surface is historically much friendlier to pacers than spinners Pakistan head coach Misbah ul Haq has said he is prepared to drop spinners, despite their stellar contributions to the team’s win in the first Test against South Africa, if the Rawalpindi pitch favours the fast bowlers. But at the same time, he
News Sydney Thunder coach criticises ECB for not asking him about ‘matured’ star’s conduct during BBL England’s treatment of Alex Hales has been described as “really unfair” by Shane Bond. Hales has not played an international match for almost two years after being deemed to have shown a “complete disregard” (in the words of Eoin
News Shadman Islam and Saif Hassan are Bangladesh’s options for the vacant opening spot Bangladesh’s management is yet to decide on who will open with Tamim Iqbal against West Indies as one half of Bangladesh’s opening batting continues to be a riddle. The toss-up this time is between Shadman Islam, who has been out for
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IND vs ENG: Ishant Sharma was seen hugging a teammate during India’s training session in Chennai.© Instagram Team India had their first outdoor training session since reaching Chennai for the first two Tests against England. The Indian team completed their quarantine and cleared all their Covid tests, and trained at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in
News Fast bowler still exceeding 90mph at age of 39, and plans on entering IPL auction Fidel Edwards has made himself available for West Indies and hopes to return to international cricket for the first time in almost 10 years. Edwards celebrates his 39th birthday this week and last represented West Indies in 2012. But,
News TNCA requests BCCI to allow spectators at 50% stadium capacity for second India vs England Test All members of the India and England Test squads have returned negative Covid-19 tests and have been cleared to exit their bio-secure bubbles to take part in training in the lead up to the first Test, starting in
News England batsman hopes to learn a few tricks of the trade from the West Indian England international Tom Banton has heaped praise on West Indies counterpart Nicholas Pooran, describing the left-hander as “the best in the world” when it comes to clearing the ropes in short form cricket. Banton was speaking after Pooran smashed
Justin Langer believes rumblings within the Australian dressing room about its uncompromising environment are a “wake up call” he cannot ignore, ahead of key meetings among administrators who have the ultimate say about how long he remains as coach of the national team. The CA Board are due to meet on Friday for the first
News He joins the team as a strategic consultant ahead of IPL 2021 Kolkata Knight Riders have hired England’s white-ball analyst Nathan Leamon as a strategic consultant ahead of IPL 2021. Leamon, who has been involved with the England team since 2009, has worked closely with Eoin Morgan – the Knight Riders captain – in