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Steve Smith a steady hand at start of Australia rebuild
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A year on from taking the reins from an injured Michael Clarke, Australia captain Steve Smith has passed most of the tests presented in leading a team in the throes of transition. While Smith’s formal coronation followed Australia’s stinging Ashes defeat in England, his first taste of the captaincy […]
Dhoni to lead India in World T20 at home
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India named Mahendra Singh Dhoni as their limited-overs captain for next year’s World Twenty20 at home while also throwing a lifeline for batsman Yuvraj Singh’s international career by including him in the shortest format for the Australia tour. India lost the one-day international and twenty20 series against South Africa at home […]
Sri Lanka gave back as good as they got – Guptill
(Reuters) – After being peppered by New Zealand’s pace bowling quartet by a barrage of short-pitched bowling, Sri Lanka gave it back to the hosts in spades on Saturday to gain a slight advantage on the second day of the second test in Hamilton. The visitors’ chief destroyer was rookie fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera, the […]
New Zealand failed to make most of green pitch – Boult
(Reuters) – A Seddon Park pitch so green it was barely distinguishable from the outfield had dominated the buildup to the second test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka with many fearing the batsmen would suffer most on the volatile surface. The first day’s play on Friday, however, put paid to any theories that conditions […]
Uncapped batsman Nicholls called in New Zealand one-day squad
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Uncapped Canterbury batsman Henry Nicholls has been called into New Zealand's one-day squad for the first three games of their five-m
NZ grind down stubborn Sri Lanka for 122-run win
REUTERS – Trent Boult took two quick wickets after lunch to help New Zealand complete a 122-run victory over Sri Lanka on the fifth day of the first test at University Oval in Dunedin on Monday. The visitors were bowled out for 282 having been set 405 runs to win and while they were always […]
New Zealand sniff victory in Dunedin test
New Zealand are confident of a victory against Sri Lanka in the Dunedin test, with a brilliant performance.
Smith confident for Boxing Day test despite niggles
REUTERS – Australia captain Steve Smith will sit out domestic Twenty 20 matches because of knee and hip niggles but has “no doubt” he will be fit to face West Indies in the second test in Melbourne on Dec. 26. Smith played through the discomfort to lead Australia to a dominant innings and 212-run victory […]
Australia in control in Hobart after record stand
REUTERS – Adam Voges and Shaun Marsh combined for 449 runs and the sixth highest partnership in test cricket history to put Australia firmly in control after the second day of the first test against West Indies on Friday. Voges hit a majestic 269 not out and Marsh a career-high 182 to claim the world […]
Doping, Cairns questions shroud test buildup
A positive doping test and questions over a contentious criminal trial in London have threatened to overshadow the first test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
Rahane and Jadeja put India in box seat in Delhi test
India rode Ajinkya Rahane's cultured century to post a series-high 334 before returning to skittle out South Africa.
Gritty Rahane rescues India after Piedt shines
Rahane rescues India with a gutsy unbeaten 89, guiding the hosts to 231 for seven after the South African off-spinner Dane Piedt made a sparkling return.
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