View image | gettyimages.com Since the retirement of Graeme Swann during the 2011-12 Ashes series in Australia, England have not found a spinner that has been able to take wickets consistently for a long period of time. The likes of Monty Panesar, Scott Northwick and Simon Kerrigan were all given ...
Read More »Wright replaces Joyce as Sussex skipper
View image | gettyimages.com Sussex have announced that all-rounder Luke Wright will replace Ed Joyce as the club’s captain. Joyce stepped down after three-and-a-half years as captain after the club suffered relegation from Division One. The 30 year old Wright will now captain the side in all three formats ...
Read More »England Lions and Development Squads
View image | gettyimages.com England have named their Lions and Development squads for the winter with James Vince captaining the T20 squad for their matches against Pakistan A. Zafar Ansari has been named in the squad despite his recent thumb injury and there are also places on tour for five ...
Read More »Cricket: Prince Retires While Monty Leaves Essex
View image | gettyimages.com Lancashire and Essex have both announced that one of their big names players will be leaving. Ashwell Prince has announced his retirement from cricket and will not be playing for Lancashire next season. The South African revealed he was planning to retire at the end of ...
Read More »Leicestershire sign Dexter and Horton
View image | gettyimages.com Leicestershire have made some early moves as they look to strengthen their squad next season with Neil Dexter and Paul Horton joining on three year contracts. The second division side have had a disastrous few years and up until this season had not won a county ...
Read More »Surrey Promotion Could Reawaken Old Rivalry
View image | gettyimages.com Surrey’s promotion to Division One of the County Championship could bring about the return of County Cricket’s two traditional powerhouses battling it out for the title. Yorkshire are on the brink of a second successive Championship triumph, which will be their 33rd in total. They currently have an ...
Read More »The One Day Cup 2015 preview
View image | gettyimages.com This years One Day Cup is set to start this Saturday and it should be a good tournament if last year is anything to go by. This year, the tournament starts with current holders Durham travelling to Northamptonshire in group A, and last years runners-up Warwickshire travelling to Nottinghamshire ...
Read More »Champions League T20 Cancelled
View image | gettyimages.com The Champions League T20 competition has been scrapped with immediate effect with organisers citing a lack of interest in the tournament for it being dis-continued. The tournament which featured side’s from some of the world’s leading T20 competitions has struggled to get off the ground with ...
Read More »1st Ashes Test: Cardiff – Day 4 Review
After posting 280 in their 2nd Innings, England had set Australia 412 to win which would be a record at Cardiff and also they have two days to take the 10 Wickets required to win the opening match of the Ashes series. Morning Session: Chris Rogers who’d given England a hard ...
Read More »Is limited-overs cricket too batsman friendly?
View image | gettyimages.com A decade ago, a team scoring 400 in an ODI was unheard of. Now, it seems if the team batting second are chasing anything under 300 they are expected to win comfortably. While a score of 350 used to see a team home nine times ...
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