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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Jesse Ryder looks set to miss out on a place in New Zealand’s World Cup squad after withdrawing from New Zealand A’s tour of the United Arab Emirates later this month.
The 30-year-old all-rounder, who was in fine form for Essex last summer, told the selectors he was unavailable for personal reasons for the tour which involved two limited-overs matches against Ireland and others against the UAE and Afghanistan.
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Australia’s inadequacies in playing twist in Asian states will take time and effort to put right, in accordance with Cricket Australia high performance leader Pat Howard.
Captain Michael Clarke acknowledged his team hadn’t learned their lesson against twist after crashing to their sixth straight defeat in the subcontinent against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates on Monday.
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Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood does not believe Twenty20 cricket is a threat to Test and one-day cricket.
The 39-year-old, speaking at the launch of the International Cricket Council’s nine-day camp in the United Arab Emirates for emerging players to learn how to play the shortest format of the game, feels it is not harming the youngsters’ batting techniques.
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Pakistan trainer Waqar Younis believes his team will do better in the forthcoming Test series with Australia despite being whitewashed in the one-day internationals.
Younis’s side were beaten 3-0 in the United Arab Emirates which contained a one-run defeat in the final match when they needed only two runs to win off the final over.
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Australia captain Michael Clarke is set for a return to action this week after recovering from a hamstring injury that had threatened to rule him out of the Test series against Pakistan.
The problem forced the right-handed batsman to miss the limited-overs portion of the tour although he was not missed as George Bailey led the team to a 3-0 whitewash in the 50-over series in the United Arab Emirates.
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Australian trainer Darren Lehmann supported Mitchell Johnson will play in the approaching Tests and one-day series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Johnson was removed in the Twenty20 Champions League having a rib injury, but left together with the national squad for the UAE on Sunday.
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Australia captain Michael Clarke does not have any intention of running back from the most recent in a string hamstring troubles.
Clarke declared he is likely to be directed by team physio Alex Kountoris as to whether he can play in next month’s two-Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
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Extremely seasoned batsman Younis Khan continues to be left from the Pakistan squad for next month’s one-day international series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates.
The 36-year old, that has played 254 ODIs, was recalled to the side for the August chain in Sri Lanka, having been left out since March 2013, and he played in the very first match before returning home because of the departure of his nephew.
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Australia captain Michael Clarke is working overtime as he strives to be fit for next month’s two-Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
The 33-year old will fly out five days ahead of his teammates to step up an intensive rehabilitation programme as he seeks to recover from a hamstring injury – the latest in a chain of fitness issues – that saw him sent home early from a current tour of Zimbabwe.
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Shane Watson has suffered another injury setback after being ruled from Australia’s excursion to the United Arab Emirates to take on Pakistan.
The allrounder has a calf injury and certainly will miss the monthlong excursion to the Middle East.
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Phil Hughes will replace injured captain Michael Clarke in Australia’s squad for the one day series with Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Clarke was ruled from the series, which begins on October 7, with a ‘major’ hamstring injury which forced him to miss the majority of the recent tour of Zimbabwe.
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Phil Hughes will replace injured captain Michael Clarke in Australia’s squad for the one day series with Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
Clarke was ruled from the series, which begins on October 7, with a ‘major’ hamstring injury which forced him to miss the majority of the recent tour of Zimbabwe.
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Left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh have been included in Australia’s Test squad for the upcoming series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
The uncapped duo have been named in a 15-man party that also includes all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and recalled batsman Phil Hughes.
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New Manchester United signing Radamel Falcao made a second-half appearance for Colombia but could not prevent his side losing 1-0 to Brazil in Friday night’s friendly in Miami.
The 28-year-old, on loan at Old Trafford from Monaco, came on with 13 minutes to go, marking his return to the international stage after missing the FIFA World Cup in Brazil through injury.
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New Manchester United signing Radamel Falcao made a second-half appearance for Colombia but could not prevent his side losing 1-0 to Brazil in Friday night’s friendly in Miami.
The 28-year-old, on loan at Old Trafford from Monaco, came on with 13 minutes to go, marking his return to the international stage after missing the FIFA World Cup in Brazil through injury.
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