Mitchell Marsh still to prove himself at No.6
Australia's selectors have a big decision to make over the next two days. Usman Khawaja is fit, and someone has to miss out to accommodate him. Joe Burns and Shaun Marsh are the two candidates.…
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Hilfenhaus wins Twenty20 promotion
Ben Hilfenhaus made his ODI debut against New Zealand in Hobart © Getty Images Ben Hilfenhaus, the right-arm swing bowler, will join his first tour with Australia in September after he was nominated to replace…
World Cup warm-up fixtures altered
Pakistan and Ireland will not play each other in the warm-up stages of the World Cup in the West Indies next year.The organisers reasoned that the change in the itinerary was done to rectify a…
Lighting-up time at the Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl: installing permanent floodlights?© Getty ImagesHampshire may have attracted a raft of criticism for their handling of the spectators during the Champions Trophy matches at the Rose Bowl, but that has not deterred…
Essex declare their intent
ScorecardTwelve days ago, Durham hit 453 to beat Somerset on this ground. The reverberations are still being felt at Taunton, though in the Essex dressing-room. Rather than declare, Paul Grayson batted on ... and on…
No plans to review Bangladesh's Test status
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has come to the defence of Bangladesh and insisted that there are no plans for their Test status to be withdrawn or even reviewed.There have been increasing calls for a…
More big names sign up for Gough's benefit
New Zealand captain, Stephen Fleming, and West Indian Test players Phil Simmons and Junior Murray have added their names to the list of starts taking part in Darren Gough's benefit match.Australian players Darren Lehmann and…
Namibia batting lets Boland move to top of Standard Bank Cup
Namibia batting once again failed miserably as the Boland bowlers demolished the top order, bowling the visitors out for 79 in 31.5 overs, winning by 111 runs and securing a bonus point to go to…
Buttler banishes the blues in stunning style
After smashing his own record for England's fastest ODI hundred of all time, Jos Buttler admitted he was at a loss to explain his stunning turnaround in fortunes, only three weeks after losing his place…
A case for Ryan Hinds and Lawson
Jermaine Lawson, who has the significant blemish of a bowling action that has twice been reported as illegal, has not been handled properly © Getty Images It is inevitable. Selectors will, to put it kindly,…