McCullum: England revival will benefit Test cricket
Newly-appointed England Test coach Brendon McCullum says improving the team’s flagging fortunes will also help secure the red-ball game’s international future.
Newly-appointed England Test coach Brendon McCullum says improving the team’s flagging fortunes will also help secure the red-ball game’s international future.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka drew the first Test in Chittagong on Thursday after Dinesh Chandimal and Niroshan Dickwella hung on for the visitors in a vital seventh-wicket stand.
England cricket chiefs say they are determined to wring the maximum out of leading wicket-takers James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
Mushfiqur Rahim struck his eighth Test century as Bangladesh took the upper hand in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong.
Stuart Broad and James Anderson have been named in England’s squad for the opening two Tests of a three-match series against New Zealand.
Tamim Iqbal’s hundred helped put Bangladesh in pole position in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Chittagong on Tuesday.
Angelo Mathews just missed out on his second double hundred as Bangladesh bowled out Sri Lanka for 397 in the first Test in Chittagong on Monday.
Andrew Symonds, who died on Saturday aged 46, was widely considered one of the most skilled all-rounders Australian cricket has seen.
Former captain Angelo Mathews hit an unbeaten 114 to help Sri Lanka finish strongly on the opening day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.
Sri Lanka’s cricketers are hoping to distract their fans from political turmoil back home when they take on Bangladesh in a two-Test series starting this weekend.
Brendon McCullum says being appointed England Test coach means “having to turn the page on a couple of things”.
New England Test coach Brendon McCullum comes into the job having already had an influence on their limited-overs revival.
Gary Kirsten has again missed out on the chance to coach England’s Test team, with Brendon McCullum getting the job.
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is now in contention to become England’s new Test head coach, according to British media reports.
New Zealand named a fit-again Kane Williamson as captain of their enlarged squad for the Test series in England.