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England were making all the right noises before the first Test against South Africa, but before Graeme Swann saved the day, talk looked like it might prove as cheap as Ian Bell’s dismissal on day three at Centurion. As some questioned whether England would be able to intimidate the South Africans without the services of [...]
The Indian Premier league will be expanded by two teams in 2011, it has been announced. The addition of the new franchises will increase the number of teams in the lucrative Twenty20 competition from eight to 10, with existing franchises expected to face a shake-up as players are made available to the new teams. IPL [...]
A second-innings collapse has left Australia vulnerable in the Perth Test match, with the West Indies looking set to have the best part of two days to chase down a target that will likely be no more than 400 runs. The honours went to the bowlers on day three, with tourists dismissed for 312 and [...]
Graeme Swann took five wickets for England as South Africa were dismissed for 418 in their first innings in the sides’ Test match at Centurion. But with the Proteas occupying the crease into the third session of play on day two, albeit only for the addition of 156 runs to their first day’s total, the [...]
If Australian cricket fans needed a reminder of a time when their team’s bowlers struck fear into the hearts of opposition batsmen, then Dennis Lillee’s induction into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame could not have been more timely. The Aussies are presently in Perth battling to extract West Indies wickets with a bowling attack [...]
Australia threw down the gauntlet for the West Indies in Perth with a 520-run first innings (declared), but the one-man-show that is Chris Gayle again threatened to dismantle the Australian attack off his own bat. The West Indies captain played a typically flamboyant innings on his way to 102 from 72 balls, along the way [...]
Test matches might soon be played at least partly under lights, with ICC president David Morgan forecasting that day-night Tests could be played within two years. Morgan told reporters yesterday, “I’d be surprised if we don’t see day-night Test cricket within the next two years – surprised and disappointed. “There is no reason why day-night [...]
South Africa has taken the honours at the end of the first day’s play in the Test match against England at Centurion, but the new umpire Decision Review System provided the main talking point of day one. Ashwell Prince was first to call on the DRS, and with the help of technology the field umpires [...]
Ashwell Prince was the first man to test out the controversial umpire Decision Review System in the opening Test match between South Africa and England today. Given out lbw off the bowling of Graham Onions, Prince called for the decision to be reviewed by the off-field umpire. The technology showed the ball was heading over [...]
Ricky Ponting has been forced to retire hurt in the first innings of Australia’s Test match against West Indies in Perth, coming off second best to speedster Kemar Roach. Roach has claimed Ponting’s wicket twice already in the series, but in Perth did the damage when his second delivery to the Australian captain struck him [...]