Andrew Strauss has backed Alastair Cook as the right man to lead England this summer and to adapt his captaincy to the style of cricket played against New Zealand in the recent one‑day series that has recaptured the public’s imagination.
South Africa will use their only warm-up match of the Bangladesh tour on Friday to get some confidence going ahead of the T20 series which starts on Sunday, reports Kobus Pretorius.
Alastair Cook’s ability as captain to reproduce the attacking style of cricket England played in their recent ODI series against New Zealand has been questioned by Shane Watson.
Faf du Plessis says Bangladesh can no longer be regarded as a so called ‘minnow’ team when it comes to the shorter formats of the game, reports Kobus Pretorius.
Ashwell Prince and his Lancashire mates have much to do if they are to get anything from this match against Northamptonshire in the English County Championship.
Bangladesh has recalled off-spinner Sohag Gazi to their 14-member squad for the two T20 internationals against South Africa next week.
The inclusion of leg-spinner Adil Rashid was the only surprise when England announced their 13-man squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia.
Brad Haddin says he doesn’t know why England are being talked up for the Ashes after their recent ODI series victory against New Zealand.
Kagiso Rabada is eager to start learning his trade on the surfaces of the sub-continent when South Africa’s tour of Bangladesh starts on Sunday.
Peter Moores has joined relegation-threatened Nottinghamshire on a consultancy basis with the aim of turning around their form in the County Championship.
When Ashwell Prince stepped back and hammered a four off left-arm spinner Graeme White, he celebrated not just another boundary, but reaching18,000 first-class runs in a career stretching back 20 years.
In quitting the Titans and using his newly acquired Dutch passport, former Proteas all-rounder Roelof van der Merwe will attempt to resurrect his international career with the Netherlands.
Establishing themselves in the shorter formats of the game will be the primary objective of Chris Morris and David Wiese when South Africa tour Bangladesh in July, writes Kobus Pretorius.
Australia captain Michael Clarke believes his players are building up to their defence of the Ashes in just the right style after opening their tour with a convincing victory over Kent.
Richard Levi continued to show good form with his third fifty in as many games after dropping down the order as Northamptonshire took control against Lancashire in the English County Championship on Monday.
