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Tahir takes five as Proteas thrash Black Caps
Imran Tahir returned career-best figures of 5-24 as South Africa began their short tour of New Zealand with an emphatic…
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The most Tests as England captain and a better average as skipper – Alastair Cook in Opta numbers
Alastair Cook could never be accused of failing to lead by example in his record reign as England Test captain,…
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Cook steps down as England captain
Alastair Cook has stepped down as England’s Test captain after 59 matches in charge of the team. Cook vowed to…
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ICC agrees in priniciple to financial changes, Test league
The ICC has confirmed agreement has been reached in principle regarding “a more equitable distribution of revenues” and a shake-up…
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Dickwella stars as Sri Lanka seal T20 series
AB de Villiers scored a brilliant half-century on his South Africa comeback, but Niroshan Dickwella and Seekkuge Prasanna made their highest…
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Pakistan expect Amir to be fit for Boxing Day Test
Bruised and battered but Pakistan batting coach Grant Fowler is confident Mohammad Amir will be fit for the Boxing Day…
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Jadeja in seventh heaven as India rout England to wrap up 4-0 series win
England’s miserable tour of India ended on an inglorious note as a final-day batting collapse in Chennai saw the tourists…
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DeFreitas: Cook should stay on if he wants to
Phillip DeFreitas thinks Alastair Cook is still the right man to captain England if he wants to remain in the…
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Breaking: AB de Villiers out of Sunfoil test series
AB de Villiers has been ruled out of the three-match Sunfoil Test series against Sri Lanka after failing to recover…
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Kohli better captain than Smith – Chappell
When it comes to captaincy, India skipper Virat Kohli has Australia counterpart Steve Smith covered, according to former Test captain…
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Buttler rues missed opportunity for England
Jos Buttler made 43 on his return to Test cricket on Saturday, but felt both he and England missed a…
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Bird gets nod over Sayers for day-night Test
Australia have opted for Jackson Bird over uncapped paceman Chadd Sayers for the third and final Test against South Africa…
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Merv Hughes believes Australia in ´no-win´ situation
Merv Hughes believes Australia are in a lose-lose situation heading into the third Test against South Africa as he defended…
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Du Plessis: ICC using me as scapegoat
South Africa captain Faf Du Plessis was unhappy with being found guilty of ball tampering and believes he has been…
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Late wickets give New Zealand control
Late wickets saw New Zealand close in on victory against Pakistan in the first Test in Christchurch on Saturday. The…
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Dhananjaya guides Sri Lanka to resounding win
Dhananjaya de Silva’s unbeaten 78 ensured Sri Lanka had little trouble in chasing the 155 they needed for victory against…
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Haddin, Harris join Australia staff for New Zealand tour
Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and paceman Ryan Harris will join the team’s coaching staff for their tour of New…
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Dhananjaya century leads Sri Lanka revival
Dhananjaya de Silva’s second century in his fifth Test outing revived Sri Lanka’s fortunes after Zimbabwe had made a promising start…
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Rohit to miss England series, Pandya called up
Rohit Sharma is set to miss the entirety of India’s Test series with England due to a thigh injury, while Hardik…
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Windies start and finish well on opening day in Sharjah
West Indies enjoyed success with the ball at the beginning and end of the opening day of the third Test…
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Woakes hoping for repeat collapse from Bangladesh
Chris Woakes is hoping Bangladesh’s dramatic first-innings collapse in Dhaka could play on the mind of the hosts as they…
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England top order struggles again
After turning the match around by reducing Bangladesh from 171-1 to 220 all out, England’s top-order batsman have once again…
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Shafiul rested as Bangladesh name debutants for second Test
Mosaddek Hossain and Subashis Roy are in line for their Bangladesh Test debuts after being called up, with Shafiul Islam…
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Records tumble, Tendulkar in sight – Alastair Cook and England´s 100 club in numbers
Alastair Cook appeared in his 134th Test on Thursday, surpassing Alec Stewart to hold the record for most England appearances…
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Bangladesh ring the changes for first England Test
Sabbir Rahman is among four uncapped players to be included the Bangladesh for the first Test against England. Batsman Sabbir…
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Smith: We were completely outplayed
Australia captain Steve Smith rued a tough and disappointing series against South Africa, but admitted his team were completely outplayed.…
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Du Plessis proud to make history with Proteas
Faf du Plessis says he was incredibly proud to have captained South Africa as they became the first team to…
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Rossouw, Tahir secure historic whitewash
A century from Rilee Rossouw and a pair of game-changing wickets from Imran Tahir saw South Africa secure a 31-run…
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Ashwin seven-for punishes limp New Zealand to complete whitewash
A Ravichandran Ashwin seven-for helped India complete a series whitewash against New Zealand, as the Black Caps crumbled to a…
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Stokes enjoys ´special´ England win
England all-rounder Ben Stokes labelled his team’s hard-fought one-day international win over Bangladesh as “special”. Stokes scored his maiden ODI…
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