“You worry that this could jeopardize Sean Abbott and his cricket career and we don’t want that”
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Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland has made it clear that the board will provide New South Wales pace bowler Sean Abbott “with all the support he needs”.
“We have decided to send him back after a skull fracture and advised him to rest for four to six weeks”
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Pakistan opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad has been ruled out for the remainder of the ongoing series against New Zealand after he sustained a minor skull fracture.
“The specialist surgeon has confirmed a minor fracture and has advised 48 hours of close monitoring”
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Pakistan opener Ahmed Shehzad has been diagnosed with a minor skull fracture after he was hit on the side of the head by a delivery from New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson.
Vincent has been banned from “all forms of cricket”
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Disgraced New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent has been banned for life by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after he admitted to being involved in match-fixing and breaching the board’s anti-corruption regulations.
“He is coming back from retirement, so they have got to make the assessment of where he is”
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England head coach Peter Moores has announced that Lancashire have to continue picking the “best side” even though former all-rounder Andrew Flintoff recently came out of retirement.
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India won the 2011 World Cup
According to the Daily Mail, the International Cricket Council (ICC) published a classified report which claimed that certain matches in the 2011 World Cup were fixed.
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Hazlewood will be sidelined for the next month
Australia’s pace bowling stocks continue to dwindle just days before the start of the Ashes series against arch-rivals England after it was revealed that Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of action for a month after complaining of shin soreness.
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“I’m sure he’ll be right in the next week or so”
England captain Alastair Cook and pace bowler Stuart Broad skipped a training session today as both of them are trying to recover from slight niggles in their backs.
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Kallis last played an ODI in February 2012
South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis has announced that it is still his “aspiration” to represent the Proteas at the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, despite not having played an ODI since February 2012.
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Clarke was less than impressed with the Daily Mail‘s headline
The Daily Mail have never been known to keep their opinions to themselves, so it was no surprise when Australia captain Michael Clarke reacted angrily after seeing the headline “Is that all you’ve got? As Aussies name worst Ashes squad in recent memory… get ready for a 5-0 thumping”.