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“As an England team we haven’t done anything close to what we are capable of doing”
England batsman Ian Bell has admitted that the “guys are hurting” after they were once again the victims of a brutal spell of bowling by Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Johnson during the third day of the second Test in Adelaide.
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“The last stroke he would play in any cricket match and your name could go down in there”
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has announced that all the bowlers will be vying to get the prized wicket of Sachin Tendulkar during his 200th and final Test, which begins tomorrow in his hometown of Mumbai.
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Ul-Haq was the only player to receive praise from both Akram and Raja
Former Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Wasim Akram and captain Rameez Raja have slammed the national team for their pathetic performance during the recently concluded Champions Trophy, in which they lost all three of their matches.
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Aluthgamage’s claims of franchise owners pulling out have been dismissed
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) is set to go ahead as planned after sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage told Ceylon Today that franchise owners were starting to withdraw their support and funding.
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SLC will find themselves in a deeper financial hole if the SLPL fails to take place this year
The Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) looks highly unlikely to go ahead this year after numerous franchise owners started to withdraw their support due to the heavy losses they incurred at the end of the inaugural edition of the tournament.
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There is no doubt in Lee’s mind that Tendulkar will be drafted into the Hall of Fame almost immediately after he retires
Former Australia pace bowler Brett Lee has announced that Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar deserves to play 200 Test matches after having dedicated more than 20 years of his life to the game.
Root became an overnight hero after his stellar innings against India
England Test coach Andy Flower has warned the cricketing community not to over-hype the early success of Joe Root after there were increasing calls for the 22-year-old to start opening alongside captain Alastair Cook in Test matches and also mounting speculation over which member of the batting line-up he will replace for the upcoming Champions Trophy in June.
Porter believes the England players should be rewarded for their sacrifices
Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) chief executive Angus Porter believes England players are “substantially underpaid” and should receive higher wages, especially since they are restricted from taking part in lucrative domestic Twenty20 tournaments that have begun popping up all over the world.
