Dale Steyn is the finest seam bowler on the planet, says Bob Willis.
South Africa star Steyn produced a breath-taking spell of bowling at Centurion on Saturday morning, taking 6-34 to help the Proteas skittle out West Indies and win the first of three Tests by an innings and 220 runs.
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Mitchell Johnson was delighted to carry out his “job” and fire Australia to victory over India in the second Test in Brisbane.
The left-arm quick bulldozed India’s middle-order on Saturday morning – taking 3-10 in 11 balls – before finishing with figures of 4-61 as Australia dismissed the tourists for 224.
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Gary Ballance is set for a recall to England’s one-day squad this morning as the Eoin Morgan era begins.
Morgan will be confirmed as the replacement for outgoing captain Alastair Cook when a 15-man squad is named for January’s three-team series against Australia and India.
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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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West Indies batsman Assad Fudadin has been ruled out of the remainder of the Test tour of South Africa after fracturing a finger during fielding practice on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old fractured the little finger on his right hand in the warm-ups on the opening morning of the first Test in Pretoria.
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Bob Willis anticipates England to dispatch Sri Lanka’s twist strike and win the fifth ODI when it restarts at 9am on Thursday morning.
Rain kept Alastair Cook’s side from starting their run chase in Pallekele on Wednesday after they ignored Sri Lanka – who now head the seven-match series 3-1 – for 239 in 49 overs.
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Steven Smith said Michael Clarke played “attractively” after the Australia skipper defied a back injury to score 128 on day two of the very first Test against India.
Clarke made a surprise reappearance in the crease on Wednesday morning having retired hurt soon before tea on day one after wriggling away from an Ishant Sharma bouncer.
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Australia captain Michael Clarke will become a pall bearer at Phillip Hughes’ funeral in the first hours of Wednesday morning.
Hughes is going to be entombed in Macksville in New South Wales on Wednesday, six days after he died from a devastating harm resulting from ball striking him in the rear of the head during a Sheffield Shield match.
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who’ll make a spot in the airplane to Sri Lanka for England’s one-day series in November and December? Tim Abraham looks at the alternatives…
For my live chat on “The Morning View “on Sky Sports News HQ, I had been requested to “name names” and develop my own squad for the tour to Sri Lanka.
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Yorkshire start the closing day of the Division One match at Nottinghamshire this morning only five wickets from winning their very first County Championship title in 13 years.
September 12, 2014, 10:00am
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