Jayasuriya will continue on as chairman of selectors until the end of 2017
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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has confirmed that Sanath Jayasuriya will continue on as Sri Lanka’s chairman of selectors for another six months.
“He has disgraced the game and the nation”
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Sanath Jayasuriya may lose his position as Sri Lanka’s chief selector after he allegedly leaked a sex tape.
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“The disappointing thing for us is that Cricket Australia didn’t engage at all with us to try and come on board and help with this situation”
The Hot Spot technology will not be available during the second leg of the Ashes series in Australia after Channel Nine decided against using it.
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Pietersen received an undisclosed amount in damages
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has received substantial libel damages from optical services company Specsavers after they ran an advertisement which implied that the South African-born big-hitter had tampered with his bat during the recent Ashes series, which England won 3-0.
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“There is no easy solution”
Legendary India batsman Rahul Dravid and former England captain Nasser Hussain have both called for the Champions Trophy to be restored and a restriction on the number of bi-lateral ODI series played.
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The England players have come under fire for their behaviour after retaining the Ashes
England captain Alastair Cook had demanded an apology from Australian broadcaster Channel Nine after they said that the England batsmen were trying to cheat the Hot Spot technology by putting silicon tape around the edges of their bats.
Pakistan’s permanent pace attack got the better of India’s mixing and matching
After ending their Twenty20 series against India as a 1-1 draw before defeating them 2-1 in the ODI series, Pakistan pace bowler Sohail Tanvir announced that his team were able to win due to the fact that they had a permanent pace attack, unlike the Indians, who have constantly been mixing and matching to find the perfect match as of late.
Cowan will be looking to master the South African pace trio during the Test series
Australia opening batsman Ed Cowan has revealed that he is looking forward to getting his first taste of the infamous South African pace attack, which features the likes of Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander, ahead of the first Test on November 9 at Brisbane.
