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Cook believes “it would be wrong” for England to remove him as ODI captain just over a year before the World Cup
England skipper Alastair Cook has announced that he is determined to lead the national team in next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, just days after he admitted that he was considering stepping down as ODI captain.
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Warner was named Man of the Match for his sparkling knock of 71
Australia’s batting duo of David Warner and Shaun Marsh both scored half-centuries to help the baggy greens register a comfortable seven-wicket win and take an unassailable 3-0 lead over England in the third ODI in Sydney.
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Faulkner sliced through the Strikers’ batting line-up with three wickets
Australia left-arm pace bowler James Faulkner took three wickets and Sri Lanka seamer Lasith Malinga claimed two wickets as they ripped through the Adelaide Strikers’ batting line-up to to leave them Star-struck.
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Hodge hammered 64 runs off 36 deliveries
Veteran batsman Brad Hodge silenced the Sydney Thunder as his magnificent unbeaten half-century helped the Melbourne Stars ease to a seven-wicket win.
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Klinger was the Strikers’ top-scorer with 44 runs
The Adelaide Strikers escaped with a six-run victory against the Sydney Thunder despite a magnificent knock of 85 by captain Michael Hussey.
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“We’re obviously disappointed to lose the series”
Despite already having lost the Ashes for the first time in five years, England pace bowler Tim Bresnan has announced that the national team have what it takes to win the last two Test matches in Melbourne and Sydney.
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“He won’t be bowling further in this match”
South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander has announced that it was “very painful” to watch his compatriot, Morne Morkel, be helped off the pitch after sustaining an ankle injury.
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Watling smashed an outstanding half-century to keep New Zealand in the driver’s seat
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman BJ Watling’s fantastic half-century helped keep the Black Caps in complete control on the second day of the second Test in Wellington.
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Afridi was named Man of the Match for his spectacular innings
Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi’s late blitz with the bat helped his side to a three-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first Twenty20 International in Dubai.
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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.
