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Broad’s 11 wickets left Australia down for the count
After England retained the Ashes in less than impressive circumstances, with rain virtually wiping out the final day of the third Test to end it as a draw, more salt was rubbed in Australia’s wounds as they faltered in their chase of 299 to hand England an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.
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Cotterrell’s four-wicket haul left Barbados in absolute tatters
The Antigua Hawksbills walked away with a comfortable five-wicket win over the Barbados Tridents thanks to left-arm pace bowler Sheldon Cotterrell’s four-wicket haul.
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Bravo led by example with both the bat and ball
Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel captain Dwayne Bravo and his brother, Darren, both excelled with the bat as they led their franchise to a heart-racing one-run win over the Antigua Hawksbills.
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Kohli remained unbeaten on 68 to ensure India won the series
India skipper Virat Kohli played a captain’s innings to help his side take an unassailable 3-0 lead over Zimbabwe in their five-match series.
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Chandimal’s ODI captaincy record now reads two wins and zero losses
After hammering South Africa by 180 runs in the first ODI, in which wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara recorded his career-best score of 169, Sri Lanka continued their winning ways, beating the Proteas by 17 runs, despite the rain interruptions.
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Dhawan and Kohli helped India ease into the finals
India opener Shikhar Dhawan once again put on a show for the fans as he and Virat Kohli, along with some outstanding bowling from Ishant Sharma, helped the men in blue to set up a finals clash with England.
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Jayawardene single-handedly crushed Australia’s hopes and dreams of reaching the semi-finals
Sri Lanka fans would have been beating their drums and blowing their trumpets louder than ever as Mahela Jayawardene’s brilliant knock of 84 catapulted his side into the semi-finals, while Australia could only bury their face in their hands and think about what could have been if they had played harder.
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Pietersen will be England’s X factor throughout the Ashes
Former Australia spin king Shane Warne believes England will not stand a chance to win this year’s back-to-back Ashes series if star batsman Kevin Pietersen is ruled out due to his persisting knee injury.
Miller hinted that Broad might be permanently sidelined if his heel injury gets any worse
England national selector Geoff Miller has admitted that pace bowler Stuart Broad’s heel injury is a major concern to him and the rest of the team management since there may come a time in the near future when he will not be able to play in all three formats.
Cummins is hoping to be fully fit by the time Australia kickstart their Ashes campaign
Australia pace bowler Pat Cummins has announced that he is working towards making his international comeback at the start of the national team’s back-to-back Ashes series against arch-rivals England.
