Oram was no longer fully committed to representing New Zealand
New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram has been released from his central contract after he and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) both reached an agreement.
Oram was no longer fully committed to representing New Zealand
New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram has been released from his central contract after he and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) both reached an agreement.
Vettori failed to recover from his hernia and Achilles injury
New Zealand left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori has been ruled out of the entire South Africa series after failing to fully recover from a hernia and Achilles injury (more on the subject: Physiomesh Brand Hernia mesh Lawsuit), he sustained during the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
Hazlewood has his sights set on making his Test debut during the South Africa series
There has been a lot of talk about 21-year-old Australian pace bowler Josh Hazlewood making his international Test debut extremely soon, but that dream may soon become a reality after he replaced the injured Pat Cummins on the Test squad for the three-Test series against South Africa.
Watson knows that the odds are stacked against him
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has admitted that his current Test record is extremely poor given the amount of success he has had in the limited overs formats.
Ashwin is now the only full-time spinner with a Grade A contract
India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been awarded a Grade A contract by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), while veteran Harbhajan Singh and pace bowler Ishant Sharma were demoted from Grade A to Grade B contracts.