Ashes 2015: News round-up
Ryan Harris must prove he is ready to lead the Australian pace attack in the Ashes after coach Darren Lehmann hinted at an unchanged bowling unit.
Rudolph, Ingram rescue Glamorgan
Jacques Rudolph dug deep to rescue Glamorgan after the middle order had been ripped apart in the match against Leicestershire in the English County Championship.
Ashes 2015: News round-up
Australia have poked fun at England’s pre-Ashes camp in Spain, saying they are focused on retaining the most treasured prize in Test cricket not ‘sunbaking’.
New Zealand leave empty handed
New Zealand’s thrilling tour of England drew to a close on Tuesday night, but they would leave British shores without a series win in any of the formats, as the hosts sealed victory in the one-off T20 international at Old Trafford.
Berg stands tall
Gareth Berg fought a good fight, but it was not enough as Hampshire went down by nine wickets to Somerset in the English County Championship on Tuesday.
Levi, Kleinveldt make impact
Richard Levi continued his revival of form down the order, and Rory Kleinveldt got into the swing as as Northants completed an eight-wicket win in two days’ play in the English County Championship on Monday.
Ontong’s knee surgery a success
The Cape Cobras skipper Justin Ontong’s plans to challenge for a spot South Africa’s Twenty20 World Cup squad is back on track after some encouraging news from his orthopaedic surgeon.
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Former England allrounder Andrew Flintoff believes Ben Stokes can become one of England’s greats and rates the allrounder as a more talented player than he was.
Ashes 2015: news round-up
Graeme Swann says Mitchell Starc is the only Australian player to fear in the Ashes.
Bangladesh: SA will take notice
Any notion that South Africa would simply breeze through their impending tour to Bangladesh has vaporised for good after India just lost an ODI series against the Tigers.
Elgar charges in
Dean Elgar made an immediate impact in his first appearance when he helped Surrey recover from an precarious position in the English County match against Derbyshire on Sunday.
Bairstow wins series for England
A superb, unbeaten 83 runs by Jonny Bairstow helped England beat New Zealand in the final ODI by three wickets via the Duckworth/Lewis-method, and secure the series 3-2 on Saturday.
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Trevor Bayliss will get down to business in plotting Australia’s Ashes downfall next week not in the nets but with a four-day bonding camp in Spain.
Ingram blasts in vain
Colin Ingram hammered a magnificent 70 off 46 balls (4×4, 4×6), but it was all in vain as Glamorgan went down by 16 runs to Essex in the Natwest Blast T20.
‘I’m tired of being a victim’
Aaron Phangiso admits he was surprised when he got selected for the South African Test squad to tour Bangladesh in July.
