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Giles believes Cook should not be held fully responsible for England’s 4-1 loss
England limited overs coach Ashley Giles has announced that Alastair Cook should not be stripped of the ODI captaincy following the national team’s 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Australia in the recently concluded ODI series.
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Broad and Anderson turned the tables on Australia
England’s pace duo of Stuart Broad and James Anderson led the tourist’s counterattack on the second day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne after being dominated by Australia on the first day.
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De Kock and Amla guided South Africa to an impressive 134-run win
South Africa’s opening duo of Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock both scored centuries as the Proteas dominated India for a second consecutive game, demolishing them by 134 runs in Durban to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
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The rain had the last laugh as the first Test ended as a draw
New Zealand were denied the chance to go 1-0 up in the three-Test series after heavy rain wiped out the entire last session of the fifth day of the first Test in Dunedin.
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“We all understand that he has got a long journey back and we wish him all the luck in the world”
England captain Alastair Cook has announced that “it’s horrible seeing what” batsman Jonathan Trott is going through and hopes that he makes a speedy recovery.
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“Now we are playing a team where we are evenly matched”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has admitted that the 2-0 whitewashing his team suffered at the hands of India proved to be a real eye-opener and was also just the type of wake-up call they needed.
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Sammy’s blistering knock helped the West Indies level the series
West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy’s trailblazing innings of 63 guided his side to a two-wicket win over India in the second ODI in Visakhapatnam.
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Australia dominated arch-rivals England to take a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series
Victory probably never tasted sweeter for Australia as left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson helped his side draw first blood in the Ashes series with a five-wicket haul, which gave the baggy greens a convincing 381-run win over arch-rivals England in Brisbane.
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Clarke scored his 25th century to leave England in complete disarray
Australia captain Michael Clarke and flamboyant opening batsman David Warner both scored breathtaking centuries to leave England in absolute tatters at the end of the third day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane.
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Pakistan’s win ensured the series finished as a 1-1 draw
Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez and wicketkeeper Umar Akmal both smashed half-centuries to help their side to a six-run win over South Africa in the second and final Twenty20 in Cape Town.
