Anderson admitted to calling Jadeja a “f***ing p**ck” and a “f***ing c**t”
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After being found not guilty during his hearing, England pace bowler James Anderson has admitted that he did indeed push and swear at India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on the second day of the first Test in Nottingham.
Philander was caught “scratching the ball with his fingers and thumb”
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South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander has been fined 75 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of ball-tampering during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
“He got his technique in order there”
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South Africa opening batsman Hashim Amla is starting to reap the rewards from his county stint with Surrey after he scored a magnificent century against Sri Lanka during the first ODI in Colombo.
Netherlands were awarded Twenty20 International status even after they lost their ODI status
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) have awarded the Netherlands and Nepal Twenty20 International status at their annual conference in Melbourne.
“We are having a look at our points system to understand whether it is creating incentives that end up in the wrong place”
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Cricket Australia are set to announce the return of bonus points during the next Sheffield Shield season as early as next week.
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“If this trend continues, T20 will eventually become a poor impersonation of baseball”
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell has announced that he believes Twenty20 cricket is destroying the balance of the sport as batsmen are gaining a significant advantage over bowlers.
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Smith’s half-century proved to be the game-changer
Sydney Sixers captain Steven Smith smashed a magnificent half-century to help his side prevail by seven runs in a close contest with the Hobart Hurricanes at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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“I always follow the same formula and try to produce similar pitches to provide a good contest between bat and ball”
With all the attention having shifted from the ODI series to the first Test in Johannesburg, Wanderers groundsman Chris Scott has announced that he will not be “doing anything fancy” with the pitch as he wants to ensure there is “a good contest between bat and ball”.
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Teams will now receive two reviews, regardless of how many they have used, after 80 overs in an innings
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that the number of reviews teams have will be topped back up to two after 80 overs of play in a Test match innings.
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Clarke and Cook have clashing ideologies when it comes to giving their team the upper hand
Australia captain Michael Clarke has given his assurances that none of the pitches in the country will be doctored to give the national team an advantage when England travel to the land down under for the second leg of the Ashes series in November.
