Kevin Pietersen remains determined to reclaim his place in the England set-up despite comments made by England officials over the weekend.
After Alastair Cook was replaced by Eoin Morgan as skipper of England’s ODI side on Saturday, Paul Downton and James Whitaker both made it clear that the change of captaincy did not pave the way for Pietersen to rejoin the team.
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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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Eoin Morgan’s first act as England captain should be to push himself back up the ODI order, says Bob Willis.
Morgan was the regular incumbent at No 5 prior to the recent tour of Sri Lanka but dropped below Ravi Bopara during the 5-2 series loss Angelo Mathews’ side.
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Jonathan Trott has been named as captain of an England Lions squad to tour South Africa early next year.
Trott was named in a provisional touring party back in October less than a year after a stress-related illness caused him to quit the senior England side’s Ashes series.
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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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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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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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Michael Carberry was ready to board a plane to Perth this time 12 months ago. Not with England, but to join Scorchers for a season in the Big Bash League.
An agreement had been reached and a contract signed which Carberry ultimately couldn’t fulfil due to a dream call-up to the England Test side for the Ashes series against Australia.
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Matt Prior thinks the “negativity” over Alastair Cook’s place in England’s one-day side could inhibit the team’s young players.
Cook’s limp run with the bat in 50-over cricket – he has not scored a century since 2012 – coupled with England’s poor results in ODIs has seen the skipper’s position come into question ahead of the World Cup.
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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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Matt Prior thinks the “negativity” over Alastair Cook’s place in England’s one-day side could inhibit the team’s young players.
Cook’s limp run with the bat in 50-over cricket – he has not scored a century since 2012 – coupled with England’s poor results in ODIs has seen the skipper’s position come into question ahead of the World Cup.
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After falling to a 5-2 series defeat in Sri Lanka, we asked our team of pundits to pick apart what is going wrong for England in ODI cricket and if any positives could be taken from the series ahead of the World Cup in February.
Sir Ian Botham
“I don’t think he should be nailed down as captain and from his interview it seems that if he doesn’t score runs in the warm-up games he probably won’t be considered for the World Cup. He is a lovely lad but is he one of our best one-day players? I don’t think he is. So the selectors have to start thinking.”
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South Africa captain Hashim Amla believes his team is will continue winning Test matches despite the retirement of two of the country’s greatest players.
Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s first Test against the West Indies at Centurion’s SuperSport Park, he dismissed suggestions his side will suffer without Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith.
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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 captain Michael Clarke will undergo surgery on his right hamstring in a bid to save his career, Cricket Australia have announced.
The 33-year-old limped out of his side’s first Test victory against India last week and will go under the knife in Melbourne on Tuesday.
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Australia have announced that Steve Smith is to take over as Test captain in place of the injured Michael Clarke.
The 25-year-old Smith has emerged as a key figure for Australia over the last year or so and has got the nod to lead the side ahead of veteran wicket-keeper and vice-captain Brad Haddin.
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Alastair Cook fell lbw for one as England were all out for 202 in a 90-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the sixth ODI in Pallekele.
Kumar Sangakkara had earlier scored 112 – his 20th international ODI century and third against England – as his side set a challenging target of 292-7.
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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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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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