Roach dismissed Alviro Petersen and Faf du Plessis on day one
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West Indies pace bowler Kemar Roach might not bowl for the remainder of the first Test against South Africa in Centurion after he injured his ankle.
“I’m expecting to see more of that in this series”
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South Africa ODI captain AB de Villiers has announced that he expects the hostilities and sledging between the Proteas and Australia to resume during their tri-series match, which gets underway today in Harare.
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“I will try not to get out freakishly again”
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla has announced that he refuses to be unperturbed ahead of the national team’s three-Test series against Australia, which gets underway on February 12 in Centurion.
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“You have to have a passion for pace, to want to bowl fast in the first place”
Ian Pont is known throughout the cricketing world as one of the most prominent and accomplished fast bowling coaches and he recently spoke to me about the secrets behind becoming a pace legend, the art of reverse swing and his new coaching clinic, the Ultimate Pace Foundation.
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“We have confidence that he will be fit for the first Test”
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has announced that he is confident all-rounder Shane Watson will be fit for the first Ashes Test, which gets underway on November 21 in Brisbane, after he sustained a hamstring injury during the final ODI against India in Bangalore.
Donald will continue to press the issue until all the bowlers are capable of bowling swinging yorkers
South Africa’s pace bowlers are constantly referred to as being the best in the world at what they do, which is bowling at lightning fast speeds and being masters at delivering bouncers, but bowling coach Allan Donald has identified a new problem within the pace attack, one that will require strenuous work to fix.
Finn’s habit has deprived him of wickets in the past
England have been dealt major blows in the past after umpires have ruled pace bowler Steven Finn’s deliveries as dead balls when he disturbs the stumps at the non-strikers end with his legs, and Middlesex director of cricket Angus Fraser believes it is time for Finn to correct the mistake in order to avoid future situations where batsmen are given a reprieve due to his unorthodox quirk.
The BCCI are still deciding whether to appeal the removal of Azharuddin’s life ban in the Supreme Court
Just a month after former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin had his life ban lifted by the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the Board of Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) stepped in and announced that they would be reviewing the court’s decision, but could not come to an agreement at the end of their first meeting and have thus chosen to “defer” the decision until a later date.
