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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India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the final two Tests of the four-match series against Australia due to a shoulder injury.
December 25, 2014, 11:30pm
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Jason Gillespie says new England one-day captain Eoin Morgan has every chance of playing himself into form for the World Cup while on Big Bash League duty for the Sydney Thunder.
Morgan – confirmed as Alastair Cook’s successor in the 50-over format on Saturday – made the most of a brief bat in the Thunder’s 56-run win over Brisbane Heat, striking 12no off five balls.
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Gary Ballance has been recalled to a 15-man England World Cup squad that includes neither Ben Stokes nor outgoing captain Alastair Cook.
Cook’s fate was sealed once Eoin Morgan’s appointment as the new one-day skipper was decided at Friday’s selection meeting, while all-rounder Stokes pays the price for a recent record of four wickets and 84 runs in eight games.
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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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Tim Ludeman scored the quickest fifty in the Big Bash as the tournament got underway with Adelaide Strikers beating Melbourne Stars by eight wickets.
Ludeman (92no) brought up his fifty from just 18 balls in style, with a massive six over midwicket off James Faulkner in the fifth over – one of five sixes in his innings as he stole the limelight from Kevin Pietersen, who made a fifty of his own in Melbourne’s score of 148-7 from their 20 overs.
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Former England and Lancashire all-rounder Andrew Flintoff will be available to play whole of the upcoming Big Bash for Brisbane Heat.
The 37-year-old was scheduled to play in the back half of the competition as a replacement for fellow overseas player Daniel Vettori, who is set to link up with New Zealand for their World Cup preparations.
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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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Australia captain Michael Clarke could yet play in the World Cup next year after an operation on his hamstring was judged a huge success.
Clarke has been ruled out of the ongoing series with India after tearing his hamstring in the first Test in Adelaide, a match he went into under an injury cloud given his long history of back complaints.
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Australia captain Michael Clarke could yet play in the World Cup next year after an operation on his hamstring was judged a huge success.
Clarke has been ruled out of the ongoing series with India after tearing his hamstring in the first Test in Adelaide, a match he went into under an injury cloud given his long history of back complaints.
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The 2014-15 Big Bash League starts on Thursday December 18 and you can watch it all live on Sky Sports. Here we take a look at the rest of the teams vying to win: Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder.
Click here for part one of our 2014-15 Big Bash League preview
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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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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 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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Ian Botham considers Alastair Cook isn’t a “nailed down” conviction to captain England in the World Cup after head coach Peter Moores said the tourists’ series defeat to Sri Lanka will be subject to a complete review.
Cook is averaging under 18 in the series after scoring only one in the 90-run sixth ODI defeat which leaves England 4-2 down with only Tuesday’s final match of the series in the future.
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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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England allrounder Tim Bresnan has agreed a deal with Hobart Hurricanes ahead of the upcoming Big Bash.
The 29-year old, who continues to be included in England’s provisional 30-man squad for next year’s World Cup, will head out to Australia later this month, his county Yorkshire declared on Wednesday.
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