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Andrew Strauss is on the verge of being appointed England’s first director of cricket in the newly revised role after the sacking of Paul Downton last month.
Duminy fifty can’t prevent defeat
JP Duminy and David Miller both came good with the bat but it wasn’t enough to rescue their teams from defeat in the IPL on Sunday.
Jennings holds the fort
Keaton Jennings produced a fighting 61 as Durham tried to counter Middlesex’s offering of 463 at Lord’s in a rain-hit day in the County Championship on Sunday.
Wiese’s Royal Challengers seal victory
There were wins for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday, as David Wiese contributed for RCB, while Du Plessis’s 33 wasn’t enough for the Chennai Super Kings against the Sunrisers.
Duminy’s Devils whip Miller’s KXIP
JP Duminy’s Delhi Daredevils beat the Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets, while the Mumbai Indian narrowly edged the Rajasthan Royals by eight runs on Friday.
Du Plessis struggles to help Chennai
Faf du Plessis scored 20 off just 11 balls, but the contribution wasn’t significant enough as Chennai Super Kings lost by seven wickets to defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Thursday.
Where should AB bat in the IPL?
The statistics show AB de Villiers should bat at No 3 in the IPL, but former New Zealand bowler Iain O’Brien believes it’s too risky and that the South African captain should rather come in at four.
De Villiers hits fifty in no result
AB De Villiers struck 57 for the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday night, but it will never be known whether or not it was a match-winning knock, as rain prevented the Rajasthan Royals from responding to the Royal Challengers 200-7.
Kleinveldt plays his part
There was a good workout for Rory Kleinveldt this week, playing a major role in Northamptonshire’s 92-run win over Leicestershire at Leicester in the English County Championship.
No more off-spin for Narine
West Indies and Cape Cobras spinner Sunil Narine’s career has suffered a second setback after he was banned from bowling his off-spinner in the IPL.
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England will send out an inexperienced one-day side to take on Ireland next month with five uncapped players named on Tuesday in a squad led by new captain James Taylor.
Faf helps Chennai go top
Faf du Plessis scored an unbeaten 29 to help the Chennai Super Kings narrowly beat the Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in Chennai on Tuesday to go top of the table.
Kleinveldt on the rampage
Rory Kleinveldt went out to enjoy himself and hammered a quick 56 off 34 balls to help boost Northamptonshire’s second innings to 429 against Leicestershire in the English County Championship on Tuesday.
Behardien targets Test call-up
Many of the Proteas’ top stars were shipped straight off to the IPL after the culmination of the World Cup. While they earn millions playing cricket’s shortest format of the game, the rest were left behind. One of them is Farhaan Behardien, who is enjoying the off-season after an extremely busy period for both club and country.
End of Champions League imminent
Cricket South Africa president Chris Nenzani says a final decision on the future of the Champions League will be taken ‘sooner rather than later’.
