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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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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Steven Smith heaped praise on Mitchell Johnson after the left-hander’s brutal 88 helped Australia secure a first-innings lead over India in the second Test.
“I said before the Test match that I wanted to lead from the front with my performances, so hopefully I’ve done that.”
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Kevin Pietersen hasn’t given up hope of playing Test cricket for England again.
Pietersen says he desires to play in another Ashes series to get vengeance for England’s humiliating 5-0 defeat in Australia.
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Derbyshire all-rounder Jon Clare expects to be back early in the 2015 season after undergoing back surgery.
Clare missed nearly all of the 2014 effort with lower back trouble, playing just once with what turned out to be a issue related to a youth injury.
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Brian Lara expects there isn’t going to be any broader consequences for the future of fast bowling in the aftermath of Phillip Hughes’ harm.
Hughes stays in a critical state in a Sydney hospital after being hit in the head by way of a quick ball from Sean Abbott during South Australia’s Sheffield Shield clash with New South Wales at the SCG.
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Brian Lara expects there isn’t going to be any broader consequences for the future of fast bowling in the aftermath of Phillip Hughes’ harm.
Hughes stays in a critical state in a Sydney hospital after being hit in the head by way of a quick ball from Sean Abbott during South Australia’s Sheffield Shield clash with New South Wales at the SCG.
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Brian Lara expects there isn’t going to be any broader consequences for the future of fast bowling in the aftermath of Phil Hughes’ harm.
Hughes stays in critical state in a Sydney hospital after being hit in the head by way of a quick ball from Sean Abbott in South Australia’s Sheffield Shield clash with New South Wales at the SCG.
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Australia are hopeful captain Michael Clarke will overcome a hamstring injury to lead the team in their series against India which begins next month.
The Aussies stage four Tests against India before co-hosting the 50-over World Cup with New Zealand.
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England allrounder Ben Stokes considers there’s been too much focus on Kevin Pietersen’s autobiography instead of enough to the hectic international schedule ahead.
Pietersen’s novel premiered in October and his criticism of his former trainers and teammates equally triggered a furore in the cricketing world – but Stokes insists the English game has much more urgent issues to deal with and he’s optimistic the amount of controversy is over.
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West Indies Cricket Board member Clive Lloyd expects the recent activities of his national team is not going to leave cricketing ties with India “irreparable”.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is understood to be considering its response following the West Indies’ withdrawal in the tour of India, with a one-day international, a Twenty20 international and three Tests staying.
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Derbyshire paceman Mark Footitt hopes to impress England’s hierarchy when he joins up with the Performance Programme squad later this month.
The left-armer was one of the best performers in the domestic game last season, taking a total of 106 wickets across all formats at an average of only 19.19.
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Lancashire kept their hopes of avoiding relegation living as Glen Chapple saw them past 300 to claim an important bonus point within their clash with Middlesex at Emirates Old Trafford.
The allrounder hit an unbeaten 45 off 64 balls and found Lancashire to their goal with four balls to spare on day three, immediately calling to get a statement to have Middlesex bat to get another time.
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Lancashire kept their hopes of avoiding relegation living as Glenn Chapple saw them past 300 to claim an important bonus point within their clash with Middlesex at Emirates Old Trafford.
The allrounder hit an unbeaten 45 off 64 balls and found Lancashire to their goal with four balls to spare, immediately calling to get a statement to have Middlesex bat to get another time.
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Lancashire’s survival hopes in Division One were dealt a blow despite them transferring to the lead on day two of the fixture against relegation rivals Middlesex at Old Trafford.
Steven Croft top-scored with 60 as the Red Rose county – who started the final round of fixtures sitting second from bottom in the table – reached 259-6 by the close of play, meaning they’re 45 runs ahead.
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Australia captain Michael Clarke will miss the forthcoming one day series against Pakistan due to some hamstring injury.
The 33-year old batsman was made to pull out midway during the recent tri-series in Zimbabwe and Cricket Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris has disclosed the difficulty is more more serious than first expected.
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Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal expects to play in next year’s World Cup after getting a rehabilitation programme in the National Cricket Academy.
Ajmal has been suspended by the International Cricket Council after his elbow extension was discovered to be more than twice the allowable limit of 15 degrees during testing of his bowling action in Australia last month.
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Worcestershire procured their fifth promotion in 12 seasons in the trunk of a spectacular all round performance by Jack Shantry against Surrey at New Road.
Shantry, the 26-year old Shropshire-created left-arm seamer and left handed batsman, attained the rare feat of 10 wickets along with a century in a match as Worcestershire squirmed out of close-hopeless scenarios twice in one day, to snatch a 27-run win against Surrey.
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Essex boosted their hopes of being promoted from LV= County Championship Division Two having a nine-wicket triumph over Kent at Chelmsford.
Using a haul of 22 points in the match, Essex moved up third spot in the table with two fixtures staying, the latter of which is against league leaders Worcestershire.
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Lancashire have signed England Lions seamer Nathan Buck from Leicestershire.
The 23-year-old, who has taken 42 first-class wickets this season, is regarded as a real hope for the future at both international and county level.
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