Ravi Bopara believes Eoin Morgan is the perfect man to lead England into the World Cup.
Morgan, 28, will captain England in January’s Tri-Series against Australia and India before the tourmament begins in February, after replacing Alastair Cook as one-day skipper following a meeting of the selectors on Friday.
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Gary Ballance has been recalled to a 15-man England World Cup squad that includes neither Ben Stokes nor outgoing captain Alastair Cook.
Cook’s fate was sealed once Eoin Morgan’s appointment as the new one-day skipper was decided at Friday’s selection meeting, while all-rounder Stokes pays the price for a recent record of four wickets and 84 runs in eight games.
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Kevin Pietersen has paid tribute to England’s prospective one-day captain Eoin Morgan and revealed he hopes to play under him one day.
Sky sources revealed on Friday afternoon that Alastair Cook is to be removed as captain of England’s 50-over side and replaced by Morgan ahead of the World Cup – a move due to be confirmed at an ECB press conference on Saturday morning.
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Eoin Morgan is the right man to revitalise England’s World Cup bid if he is named as the new one-day captain, say Nasser Hussain and Mike Atherton.
Morgan is the favourite to succeed Alastair Cook, who according to Sky Sources will no longer lead his country in the 50-over format following a selectors’ meeting on Friday.
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Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal made his return to competitive cricket on Friday and hopes to play in next year’s World Cup.
Ajmal has spent the last three months remodelling his action after being suspended by the International Cricket Council.
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England’s selectors will meet on Friday to decide whether Alastair Cook leads the one-day side at next year’s World Cup.
Defeat over seven games in Sri Lanka took Cook’s record as captain to five defeats in seven series, and it was a lean tour with the bat as the opener scored 119 runs in six innings.
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Pakistan coach Waqar Younis will be looking for a pre-World Cup boost when his side take on New Zealand in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
The five-match one-day international series is tied at 2-2 after the Black Caps’ seven-run victory in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, and Waqar is keen to wrap up a series win in the decider ahead of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand which starts on February 14.
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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq will miss the remaining ODIs against New Zealand because of a hamstring injury.
The 40-year-old sustained the injury during Friday’s second day-nighter against the Black Caps in Sharjah and will stay on in the United Arab Emirates to undergo rehabilitation.
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Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent at an umpire’s judgement during his side’s four-wicket defeat to New Zealand on Friday.
New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne has additionally been reprimanded for using obscene language through the one-day international in Sharjah.
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Cricket Australia is not going to make any hurry choice regarding the scheduling of the initial Test with India next week.
Australia’s players met on Friday, less than twenty four hours following the terrible passing of opening batsman Phillip Hughes as well as the national governing body says their care is likely to be the precedence for however long they want.
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Cricket Australia is not going to make any hurry choice regarding the scheduling of the initial Test with India next week.
Australia’s players met on Friday, less than twenty four hours following the terrible passing of opening batsman Phillip Hughes as well as the national governing body says their care is likely to be the precedence for however long they want.
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The terrible passing of batsman Phillip Hughes dominated the front pages of Australia’s media on Friday, while there are lots of encouraging words for Sean Abbott who bowled the deadly ball.
“Hughes died on Thursday from a rare head injury following a devastating on-field strike, triggering an outpouring of grief in Australia and across the planet to get a player who was expected to celebrate his 26th birthday on Sunday.
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The second Test between Pakistan and New Zealand in Sharjah continues to be stretched with a day and certainly will restart on Friday after a day to reflect in the passing of Australia batsman Phillip Hughes.
The verdict was taken by the officials of both Pakistan Cricket Board and New Zealand Cricket following the news that 25-year old Hughes died on Thursday, two days after being hit in the head with a cricket ball during an Australian first class match.
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England’s middle-order batsmen would be the envy of the world if they weren’t under pressure to turn in ‘super-human’ performances so often, says Mark Butcher.
Alastair Cook’s side began their tour of Sri Lanka with a confident 56-run Duckworth Lewis victory over Sri Lanka A on Friday, the skipper sharing a 94-run opening stand with Moeen Ali, who blasted a 21-ball fifty in Colombo.
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Moeen Ali says he is keen to retain his place alongside Alastair Cook at the top of the England order in one-day international cricket.
The off-spinning all-rounder was named as Cook’s new opening partner on Thursday and he got off to a great start against Sri Lanka A on Friday.
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Peter Moores insists the England dressing room has moved on from the Kevin Pietersen row as they prepare to take on Sri Lanka.
Moores’ first overseas tour since he was re-appointed as head coach starts with a warm-up game against Sri Lanka A in Colombo on Friday, with the opening contest of the seven-match one-day international series taking place in the same city on Wednesday.
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Moeen Ali will open the England batting alongside Alastair Cook in their warm-up game against Sri Lanka A in Colombo on Friday.
Alex Hales, who made his ODI debut as a power-hitting foil for captain Cook in last summer’s Royal London Series defeat against India, will make way for Moeen at the SSC ground.
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Michael Clarke will miss the rest of Australia’s one-day international series against South Africa.
The captain suffered a recurrence of his long-standing hamstring injury during Friday’s opening match and is now doubtful for next month’s first Test.
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George Bailey will skipper Australia in their second one-day international against South Africa over the weekend following the injury suffered by regular captain Michael Clarke in the opening encounter on Friday.
Bailey took over from Clarke during Australia’s 23-run over the Proteas in Perth after the latter left the field after re-injuring his problematic left hamstring.
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Communications between the on-field and television umpires will be broadcast during Australia’s upcoming one-day series against South Africa, which starts on Friday, live on Sky Sports.
The trial has been approved by the International Cricket Council and will allow television viewers to hear the umpires discussing referrals, consultations and DRS (Decision Review System) player reviews.
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