Wood is likely to make his comeback during the Twenty20 series against South Africa in February
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England pace bowler Mark Wood’s chronic ankle problems have been well documented in the past, but the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have finally decided to take action by letting him go under the knife next week.
“I couldn’t really see the ball”
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New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has revealed that he had problems seeing the ball during the first Test against Australia in Brisbane.
Smith celebrates after scoring his 12th Test century
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After New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor scored a career-best 290, Australia captain Steven Smith struck an unbeaten 131 and Adam Voges made 101 not out to put the Baggy Greens in a solid position at the end of the fourth day of the second Test in Perth.
“He told me he went there to have dinner, and didn’t do anything else”
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Pakistan chief selector Moin Khan has been sent home for visiting a casino in Christchurch just two days before the national team’s 150-run loss to the West Indies on February 21.
“We just jump into a country and then we are gone”
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Legendary West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, who is now the chairman of selectors, believes that itineraries nowadays are just too “crammed”.
“We have asked them to hold for a while and we will reschedule the series soon”
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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have postponed their proposed series against Kenya to December since they are still waiting for the government to give them the green light.
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“It is a great shame for him and I know that he is really disappointed with the news”
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow will be out of action for up to six weeks after breaking his finger while representing Yorkshire in a three-day warm-up match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road.
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“There’s an investigation taking place and we’ll let that run its course before making any bold statements about that sort of thing”
New Zealand opening batsman Jesse Ryder and pace bowler Doug Bracewell will not be considered for selection for the second Test against India in Wellington after it emerged that they were under investigation for visiting a bar on the eve of the first Test in Auckland.
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“We trust the players to make good decisions and the pair have breached this trust”
New Zealand opening batsman Jesse Ryder and pace bowler Doug Bracewell are currently under investigation for visiting a bar on the eve of the first Test against India, which got underway on February 6.
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Shami registered his maiden five-wicket haul on debut
Debutants Mohammed Shami, who took nine wickets, and Rohit Sharma, who smashed 177, helped India demolish the West Indies by an innings and 51 runs on the third day of the first Test in Kolkata.
