South Africa have called-up uncapped batsman Rilee Rossouw to replace injured Quinton de Kock for the second Test against the West Indies.
The 25-year-old has yet to play a Test, with his international experience limited to nine one-day games and three Twenty20 matches.
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Australia have been fined for a slow over rate during the second Test against India in Brisbane which concluded on Saturday.
The elite panel of ICC referees found Steven Smith’s side were three overs short of their target and the skipper was fined 60 per cent of his match fee and his team-mates docked 30 per cent of their fees.
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Steven Smith has eliminated any doubts over his captaincy credentials by guiding Australia to victory over India in the second Test at The Gabba, says Mark Butcher.
Smith stood in as skipper for the injured Michael Clarke and as well as leading his side to a four-wicket triumph also plundered his second century of the four-match series.
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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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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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Murali Vijay said it was great feeling to score 144 – his fifth Test century and fourth against Australia – as India reached 311-4 on day one of the second Test.
Vijay – who hit two fifties in India’s defeat in Adelaide last week – made the Australian bowlers toil in the Brisbane heat, with humidity high and temperatures in the late 30s.
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Kevin Pietersen has been left without an Indian Premier League side – and an estimated £880,000 contract – after being dropped by Delhi Daredevils.
The Daredevils finished bottom of the IPL standings for the second straight year in 2014, and Delhi have decided to undergo a major overhaul of their squad.
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Australia will unleash a new-look fast bowling attack with debutant Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc named to take on India in the second Test in Brisbane.
They replace Ryan Harris, who is suffering a quad strain, and Peter Siddle, who is omitted from the team that won the opening Test by 48 runs in Adelaide on Saturday.
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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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England stand in captain Eoin Morgan was left to rue the lack of another specialist spinner after his side lost the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Morgan filled the emptiness left as routine skipper Alastair Cook served a one-match suspension and he nearly oversaw a second consecutive victory in the seven-match series.
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Pakistan all rounder Mohammad Hafeez continues to be suspended for an illegal bowling action from the International Cricket Council.
he’s the second Pakistan player after Saeed Ajmal to face sanction within the past three months.
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The initial Test between Australia and India will now be played in Adelaide, beginning on December 9 in a reshuffle of the series after the departure of Phillip Hughes.
Adelaide was initially due to function as the place for the next Test, beginning on December 12, but that been brought forward following the postponement of the week’s first Test in Brisbane.
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Alastair Cook declared his England team had been “completely outplayed” by Sri Lanka after being thrashed by eight wickets in the second one-day international.
Cook’s side went 2-0 down in the seven-match series following the house side comfortably reached England’s paltry goal of 185 in Colombo.
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Alastair Cook declared his England team had been “completely outplayed” by Sri Lanka after being thrashed by eight wickets in the second one-day international.
Cook’s side went 2-0 down in the seven-match series following the house side comfortably reached England’s paltry goal of 185 in Colombo.
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Jon Lewis continues to be named bowling trainer of Sussex after declaring his retirement in the playing positions.
The former England seamer joined Sussex from Surrey before the 2014 effort but harm restricted his looks on the 2nd half the season and he’s made a decision to create a move to the training positions.
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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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Pakistan will sponsor their first official tour since the Lahore terror strikes in 2009, when Kenya play five ODIs against the nation’s second string side next month.
All five matches will occur in Lahore at Gaddafi Stadium, the exact same ground where the bus driving the Sri Lanka team was assaulted in March 2009.
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England were frustrated by rain in Colombo as their final warm-up match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
The tourists were due to take on a Sri Lanka A side for the second time in three days ahead of the first one-day international on Wednesday.
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Pakistan preserved their 1-0 series lead over New Zealand after the second Test in Dubai ended in a draw.
The ‘home’ side was set a target of 261 for victory off 72 overs but came up 65 runs short after being slowed by the loss of four early wickets.
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Bangladesh eased to a 186-run victory over Zimbabwe in the third and final Test in Chittagong on Sunday to sweep the series 3-0.
Resuming the day on 71-1 and chasing a formidable target of 449, the tourists were bowled out for 262 in their second innings just before tea on the fifth day, with Regis Chakabva (89no) the only batsman to offer much resistance as wickets tumbled around him.
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