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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Jacques Rudolph will captain Glamorgan in all formats of the game after he was announced as club captain.
South African Rudolph, who joined Glamorgan in September 2013, takes on the captain’s responsibilities after an impressive run of form in the 2014 season.
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England captain Alastair Cook has reflected on a tumultuous 12 months for himself and his team, describing 2014 as a “hell of a year”.
Cook is under intense pressure as England’s one-day captain after the team’s latest series defeat by Sri Lanka, having come through a similar period of scrutiny as Test skipper in the summer.
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England legend Sir Ian Botham says the time has come for under-fire captain Alastair Cook to stand down from the one-day side.
Cook has come under increasing pressure over his role in England’s 50-over team, with the 5-2 series defeat by Sri Lanka representing their fifth in a row under his leadership.
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Fast bowler Liam Plunkett and batsman Sam Robson were in impressive form for an England Performance Programme XI in South Africa.
Yorkshire paceman Plunkett took 4-36 against North West Dragons in Potchefstroom while opening batsman Robson contributed an unbeaten half-century as the tourists made 103-1 before the close of play on day one of the two-day match.
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England head coach Peter Moores has repeated his support for captain Alastair Cook but admits he is not unsackable.
Cook is under increasing pressure after making another low score as England lost the sixth one-day international and the series to Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews insists England are still the team under pressure heading into Saturday’s sixth one-day international in Pallekele.
England cut the hosts’ lead in the seven-match series to 3-2 with the impressive five-wicket success in the exact same place on Thursday.
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Michael Carberry was impressed by Jos Buttler’s mindset as the wicketkeeper-batsman powered England to success in the third ODI with Sri Lanka.
Buttler (55 not out) arrived in the crease with England 152-5, still 84 runs unsure of the goal of 236, but invented an outstanding partnership with Joe Root (48) to begin to see the tourists house and reduce their arrears in the seven-match series to 2-1.
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England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke has expressed his sympathy to the family of Phillip Hughes.
Hughes perished in a Sydney hospital on Thursday, two days after being hit in the neck with a bouncer through the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia.
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Phillip Hughes’ family have released a statement expressing their destruction in the passing of the Australia Test batsman in the age of only 25.
Hughes expired on Thursday after being hit in the head with a bouncer while bat for South Australia against New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield match on Tuesday.
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Moeen Ali’s hard hitting and adaptability impressed Marcus Trescothick during England’s first ODI against Sri Lanka.
The visitors lost the meeting in Colombo by 25 runs but opener Moeen (119) shone, notching a maiden international 50-over hundred off only 72 deliveries.
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Moeen Ali’s hard hitting and adaptability impressed Marcus Trescothick during England’s first ODI against Sri Lanka.
The visitors lost the meeting in Colombo by 25 runs but opener Moeen (119) shone, notching a maiden international 50-over hundred off only 72 deliveries.
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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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Former England cricketer Owais Shah has expressed his shock after being named as one of 13 individuals being investigated over allegations of corruption in the Indian Premier League.
The Supreme Court of India has revealed the names – which also include ICC chief N Srinivasan, IPL Chief Operating Officer Sundar Raman, Chennai Super Kings official Gurunath Meiyappan and Rajasthan Royals co-owner Raj Kundra.
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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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India cricket officials are being encouraged to press for monetary damages in the West Indies if the tourists fail to finish their tour.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced during Friday’s fourth ODI the tourists’ management had told them they were set to leave following the match in a simmering pay dispute between players as well as their particular governing body.
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Younis Khan has been included in the Pakistan Test squad for their forthcoming series with Australia amid a growing row over the one-day captaincy.
Khan threatened to quit Tests after he was left out of the one-day international squad which went on to lose 3-0 to the Australians. But he has been named in a 15-man squad which will be captained by the under-pressure Misbah-ul-Haq.
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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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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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Middlesex have supported a one-year contract for assuring wicket keeper Stephen Eskinazi.
The 20-year old, who was born in South Africa, has spent the past couple of years on a scholarship contract and his striking performances and ongoing development have been rewarded with a complete contract.
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