‘Test Cricket’ Archives
Bangladesh to look for an impossible win
Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Darren Bravo added 143 in 29.4 overs © AFP Enlarge Related Links Players/Officials: Darren Bravo | Tamim Iqbal Matches: Bangladesh v West Indies at Dhaka Series/Tournaments: West Indies tour of Bangladesh Teams: Bangladesh | West [...]
Taylor ton keeps Zimbabwe ahead
Bangladesh 287 and 112 for 3 (Tamim 43) need another 263 runs to beat Zimbabwe 370 and 291 for 5 dec (Taylor 105*, Taibu 59). A century from Brendan Taylor helped Zimbabwe forge ahead from an overnight 92 for 4 to a solid position on the fourth day in Harare. During his hundred, his first [...]
Zaheer ruled out of series
Zaheer Khan, the India fast bowler, has been ruled out of the remainder of the series against England. He will return to India and will be replaced by left-arm seamer RP Singh. Zaheer picked up a hamstring injury during the first Test at Lord's, but the BCCI has now said he not only has a [...]
Bangladesh stays alive in Harare test
The test between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe has come into a fighting position. The test was completely under control of Zimbabwe after the first day of play. But, Bangladesh has come back strongly by some excellent performance of Shakib and Robiul. Zimbabwe and Bangladesh ended a competitive second [...]
Hussey braced for spinning surfaces
Michael Hussey, the Australia batsman, has counselled his team to be prepared for a succession of slow pitches and a spin-laden Sri Lankan bowling attack in the limited overs matches that start with a Twenty20 fixture in Kandy on Saturday. Australia's cricketers have played plenty of cricket [...]
Dhoni’s move should set an example – Strauss
Andrew Strauss hopes that MS Dhoni's gesture to allow Ian Bell to resume his innings following the controversial run-out, at tea on the third day at Trent Bridge, will prompt other captains to uphold the spirit of cricket. The series threatened to descend into acrimony when Bell was given [...]
Broad reduces India’s advantage
India 24 for 1 trail England 221 (Broad 64, Praveen 3-45, Ishant 3-66, Sreesanth 3-77) by 197 runs. For the first two sessions of an overcast day in Nottingham, India's fast bowlers dominated England's batsmen with swing and seam movement to have them on 124 for 8. The end of England's [...]
Barath admits his batting needs improvement
Adrian Barath, the West Indies batsman, has said that he would've liked to have played more domestic games before returning to international cricket after a long lay-off. Barath injured his hamstring during a World Cup 2011 warm-up match in February and played his first international game in [...]
Long odds for injury-hit India
England's comprehensive victory at Lord's, with a performance hailed by their captain as "outstanding", has put them one step closer to the much-desired No. 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings. Some are already proclaiming them the best team in the world, irrespective of what the rankings say. [...]
Anderson leads dominant England to big win
England 474 for 8 dec (Pietersen 202*, Trott 71, Praveen 5-106) and 269 for 6 dec (Prior 103*, Broad 74*, Ishant 4-59) beat India 286 (Dravid 103*, Broad 4-37, Tremlett 3-80) and 261 (Raina 78, Laxman 56, Anderson 5-65, Broad 3-57) by 196 runs. England's bowlers fought through dogged batting, [...]
