West Indies batsman Assad Fudadin has been ruled out of the remainder of the Test tour of South Africa after fracturing a finger during fielding practice on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old fractured the little finger on his right hand in the warm-ups on the opening morning of the first Test in Pretoria.
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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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All proceeds from Wednesday’s one-day international between Pakistan and New Zealand in Abu Dhabi will be donated to those affected by the Peshawar school massacre.
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for opening fire on the Army Public School in the city on Tuesday, which resulted in the death of at least 140 people, most of them students, while also leaving scores injured.
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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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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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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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Steven Smith said Michael Clarke played “attractively” after the Australia skipper defied a back injury to score 128 on day two of the very first Test against India.
Clarke made a surprise reappearance in the crease on Wednesday morning having retired hurt soon before tea on day one after wriggling away from an Ishant Sharma bouncer.
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Sir Ian Botham is calling for James Tredwell to be remembered for Wednesday’s vital fifth ODI with Sri Lanka as England conflict to maintain the show alive.
The Kent spinner was left from Sunday’s side, who endured a six-wicket defeat with two balls to spare in Colombo, a consequence that saw England go 3-1 down in the seven-match series.
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Australia and India must make an effort to play an assaulting, favorable type of cricket befitting of Phillip Hughes’ memory in the initial Test, says Jason Gillespie.
Captain Michael Clarke will direct his team out at Adelaide for the first time less than two weeks because the departure of Hughes, whose funeral took place last Wednesday.
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England batsman James Taylor confesses he isn’t confident of his location in the team for Wednesday’s fifth one-day international with Sri Lanka.
Taylor top-scored with 90 in Sunday’s six-wicket defeat, which makes England 3-1 down in the seven-match series.
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Sir Ian Botham is backing England to square the series with Sri Lanka with success in Sunday’s fourth ODI in Colombo.
England trail 2-1 in the seven-match series but stopped a losing run using a five-wicket triumph in Hambantona on Wednesday.
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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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The funeral for cricketer Phillip Hughes turned right into a party of his life on Wednesday despite the despair and sadness still apparent from his departure.
Australia captain Michael Clarke as well as the remaining evaluation squad were joined by former and present players from all over the world together with friends as well as family from Hughes’ hometown of Macksville to the northern shore of New South Wales.
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England will soon be looking to claw their way back to the ODI series with Sri Lanka when match three takes place, live on Sky Sports 2, on Wednesday.
Alastair Cook’s side slipped 2-0 down in the seven-match series following defeats in Colombo by 26 runs and eight wickets respectively.
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Australia captain Michael Clarke will become a pall bearer at Phillip Hughes’ funeral in the first hours of Wednesday morning.
Hughes is going to be entombed in Macksville in New South Wales on Wednesday, six days after he died from a devastating harm resulting from ball striking him in the rear of the head during a Sheffield Shield match.
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Cricket Australia will be comprehension of players who feel uneasy about playing in the aftermath of the departure of Phillip Hughes when the rescheduled India test series begins next week.
Hughes is going to be entombed in Macksvillie on Wednesday some six days after he died from a devastating harm resulting from ball hitting him in the rear of the head within a national match.
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The funeral of Phillip Hughes will occur on Wednesday with Australia’s Test match against India delayed as an outcome,
The initial Test of India’s tour was due to start on Thursday in Brisbane, but will now be rescheduled.
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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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The funeral of Phillip Hughes will occur on Wednesday with Australia’s Test match against India delayed as an outcome,
The initial Test of India’s tour was due to start on Thursday in Brisbane, but will now be rescheduled.
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Sri Lanka couple Tillakaratne Dilshan and Thisara Perera have already been fined a part of the match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct in their triumph over England on Wednesday.
Dilshan had 25 per cent of his match fee deducted for excessive appealing while Perera was given a 20 per cent punishment for conduct which was “contrary to the heart of the sport or brings the game into disrepute”.
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