Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has been hit on the helmet by a ball and was forced to cut short a nets session ahead of Australia’s Third Test against India on Boxing Day.
Watson was knocked to the ground during a training session in the Melbourne Cricket Ground when a short ball from James Pattinson hit him flush on the helmet.
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Batsman Joe Burns is a surprise addition to Australia’s squad for next week’s Third Test which starts on Boxing Day in Melbourne.
The 25-year-old Queensland right-hander was named as a replacement for injured Mitchell Marsh with in-form Australia already holding a 2-0 lead in the series.
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South Africa wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock is a doubt for the World Cup after being ruled out of the rest of the series against the West Indies due to injury.
De Kock injured his left ankle while warming up before play on the third day of the first Test and a scan revealed a torn ligament.
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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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Joe Root and James Taylor’s pacey innings in the fifth ODI typified a newfound maturity in England’s batting lineup, says Bob Willis.
Root (104 not out off 117 balls) and Taylor (68 off 90) put on 104 for the 3rd wicket on Thursday as England got the better of Sri Lanka by five wickets in Pallekele.
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England stand in captain Eoin Morgan considers the defeat of Sri Lanka in the third one-day international has given his side a much needed confidence boost for the remaining series .
Jos Buttler’s 55 not outside led England into a five-wicket success however they still trail the hosts 2-1 in the seven-match series.
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Alastair Cook has been banned for just one match due to England’s slow over rate within their triumph over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international.
Cook in addition has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee by match referee David Boon, while his players have lost 10 per cent after England were ruled to be one over short of the goal in the conclusion of Wednesday’s rain-affected match.
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Alastair Cook might be hit with a one-match ban due to England’s slow over rate in their third one-day international triumph over Sri Lanka.
December 7, 2014, 4:15am
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Alastair Cook demonstrated he’s plenty more to offer after placing England on course for an late triumph over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international, says David Lloyd.
Cook contributed 34 to an opening stand of 84 with Moeen Ali (58 off 40 balls) as the tourists successfully chased down a revised Duckworth-Lewis objective of 236 in 35 overs.
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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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Alastair Cook will continue as captain, says Bob Willis, therefore it is time for England to rest Ian Bell and Eoin Morgan to give Notts pair a go…
England must ring the changes for the third ODI against Sri Lanka.
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England must lose Alastair Cook for Wednesday’s third one-day international against Sri Lanka and provide the captaincy to Eoin Morgan, says Ian Botham.
Is it time to modify the England batting line up?
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Allrounder Wayne White is returning to his home county Derbyshire for a third bout.
White played 11 times for Derbyshire between 2005 and 2008 and has since had bouts with Leicestershire and Lancashire.
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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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Sky Sports will show live coverage of every ball of the new-look Women’s Ashes for the first time next summer.
The 2015 Series will be the third time that the Women’s Ashes have been contested across all three formats of the game – England winning 12-4 on home soil in 2013 and 10-8 Down Under at the start of this year.
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South Africa are back along with the ICC ODI Team Standings for the very first time in 5 years.
The Proteas’ 72-run success inside their second ODI against New Zealand on Friday was sufficient to see them recover top spot, despite the third and final ODI being washed out on Monday.
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Australian cricketers will be given an amnesty ‘window’ until the end of November to report any previous corruption-related information.
Under Cricket Australia’s (CA) anti-corruption code, players and officials can be sanctioned for failing to report a corrupt approach promptly or for failing to disclose information or evidence of a breach by a third party.
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The third one-day international between India and the West Indies has been cancelled due to extreme weather conditions in the region.
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Lancashire batsman Ashwell Prince insists he failed to believe Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale racially abused him in their much-publicised bust up.
Gale was banned for just two matches after being reported by umpires for his part in the event by the end of the next day’s play in the Roses match previously this month.
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Will Smith’s unbeaten 142 saved Hampshire from potential defeat by Kent to the last day of the LV= County Championship match in the Ageas Bowl and earned his side a draw as well as a critical five points more in their quest for promotion.
Hampshire, second in Division Two, now go in their final fixture next week at Glamorgan having a valuable 10-point lead over third-placed Essex, who clash with leaders Worcestershire in an equally-important decider.
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