Jason Gillespie says new England one-day captain Eoin Morgan has every chance of playing himself into form for the World Cup while on Big Bash League duty for the Sydney Thunder.
Morgan – confirmed as Alastair Cook’s successor in the 50-over format on Saturday – made the most of a brief bat in the Thunder’s 56-run win over Brisbane Heat, striking 12no off five balls.
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Jesse Ryder’s choice to pull away in the recent New Zealand ‘A’ tour of the Middle East cost him his possibility of playing at next year’s World Cup, in accordance with a national selector.
The 30-year old allrounder hasn’t played international cricket since being dropped in February for disciplinary reasons.
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Allrounder Jesse Ryder continues to be omitted from New Zealand’s first 30-man squad for next year’s Cricket World Cup.
Ryder, who last played for New Zealand in January, was seen with an outside potential for choice after powerful performances in national limited overs matches and for Essex near the close of the English summer.
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Michael Carberry understands how it feels to be on the peripheries of the England one-day international team so is distressed for Alex Hales to catch his opportunity.
Matt Prior and Marcus Trescothick discuss whether Hales ought to be opening the bat in England’s ODI side
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James Anderson’s absence in the forthcoming tour to Sri Lanka could improve England’s 2015 World Cup chances, says Rob Key.
Seamer Anderson, 32, was ruled out from the seven-match string – which starts in three weeks’ time – to give him extra time to recuperate from a current knee injury.
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This Thursday only 100 days remain before the start of 2015 Cricket World Cup, so how have you been feeling about your team’s opportunities?
On November 6, our one day specialist Nick Knight will join us to field your questions regarding the tournament also to give his expert perspective on how each state is shaping up.
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Jesse Ryder has enhanced his opportunities earning a worldwide recall by smashing a century off just 39 balls within a limited overs match against Ireland in New Zealand.
Starting the innings for Otago, the 30-year old from Wellington reached his half century off just 16 deliveries and went to make 136 as the hosts won by three wickets at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln.
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Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale has denied he is a racist and expressed remorse for his tirade towards Lancashire batsman Ashwell Prince.
The 30-year-old received a two-match ban, denying him the chance to lift the County Championship trophy, after he reportedly called Prince a “Kolpak” during last month’s Roses clash at Old Trafford.
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Gloucestershire completed their LV= County Championship season on a high and refused Kent the possibility of a possible fourth-set Division Two end when they cruised to an emphatic 244-run triumph with two sessions to spare in Canterbury.
The visitors blown off Kent for 203, mopping up their closing five wickets in the session for just 32 runs to inflict a sixth defeat to the injury-hit hosts and bank 19 points for his or her success.
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