Cricket365 21 Feb 2018

Selectors overlook England’s spin solution

England need to drop Moeen Ali and pick Jack Leach.  There, I’ve said it.   It’s a taboo subject within the English game, the idea that Moeen Ali may never actually fulfill his role as England’s lead spinner in test match cricket, and that one day the selectors will have to bite the bullet and leave […]

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Cricket365 21 Feb 2018

Munsey and Cross ready for Zimbabwe challenge

Having confirmed their place at the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in convincing style against Kenya, Scotland’s men have been rewarded with what is perhaps their greatest ever challenge. With ten teams – including four Full Members – competing in Zimbabwe for only two places in the final stages of the competition to be held in […]

News ODI cricket

Cricket365 21 Feb 2018

Former Proteas seamer named Windies bowling coach

Cricket West Indies (CWI) have announced that former South Africa seamer Alfonso Thomas has been appointed as bowling coach of the Caribbean of the side.

Countries News

Cricket365 21 Feb 2018

BCB ask Mashrafe to make T20 return

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have asked seamer Mashrafe Mortaza to come out of retirement and return to the T20I side.

Bangladesh Countries

Cricket365 21 Feb 2018

Lanning back to lead Australia women in India

Meg Lanning will make her return to international cricket next month after she was included in Australia's ODI and T20 squads for the tour to India.

Australia Countries

Cricket365 20 Feb 2018

Hathurusingha keen to expand Sri Lanka’s depth

Chandika Hathurusingha is keen to expand the Sri Lanka's player depth after enjoying a successful tour to Bangladesh in his first stint as head coach.

Countries News

Cricket365 20 Feb 2018

Dala: Bowlers need to be more proactive

South Africa paceman Junior Dala has urged his fellow bowlers to be more proactive when they take on India's batsmen in the second T20I in Centurion on Wednesday.

Countries News

Cricket365 20 Feb 2018

Rashid Khan joint top in ODI bowling rankings

Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan and India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah have gone joint top in the latest ODI rankings for bowlers.

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Cricket365 20 Feb 2018

Kohli attains rare double in ICC rankings

Virat Kohli's prolific run with the bat has helped him attain the rare feat of crossing the 900-point mark in both Tests and ODIs after the latest update in the ICC ODI player rankings.

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Cricket365 20 Feb 2018

AB, De Kock on track for 1st Australia Test, Faf doubtful

AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock are on track to be fit for the Proteas' first Test against Australia, starting on 1 March, while captain Faf du Plessis and Temba Bavuma are doubtful for the start of the series.

Countries News

Cricket365 20 Feb 2018

Smith: Not the right decision to make Markram captain

Graeme Smith believes Aiden Markram should not have been given the Proteas captaincy in the recent ODIs at home against India and hopes the batsman's confidence has not suffered as a result of the big series defeat.

Countries News

Cricket365 20 Feb 2018

Hales follows Rashid with white-ball county deal

England batsman Alex Hales has signed a white-ball only contract with county side Nottinghamshire, effectively ruling himself out of a future Test call-up.

Countries County Cricket

Cricket365 20 Feb 2018

Warner prepared to set some ‘obscure fields’

Australia captain David Warner is prepared to set some bizarre fields in a bid to curb the opposition's batsmen in Wednesday's T20 tri-series final against New Zealand at Eden Park.

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Cricket365 19 Feb 2018

Abinala Primary School put the Proteas to the sword

The Proteas continued their poor run of form as they were put to the sword by the well-prepared Abinala Primary School, in Vosloorus, on Monday afternoon. Abinala won the hotly contested eight-a-side, eight-over KFC mini-cricket encounter by eight runs as the Proteas got close to the 49-run target but just couldn’t get over the line. […]

News Reports & previews

Cricket365 19 Feb 2018

Zimbabwe falter despite Afghan collapse

Afghanistan recorded an emphatic 146 run win over Zimbabwe despite struggling through a batting collapse in their innings.

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Cricket365 19 Feb 2018

Hampshire confirm Northeast capture

Hampshire Cricket have confirmed the signing of top-order batsman Sam Northeast from Kent on a long-term deal. Northeast has committed his future to Hampshire until the end of the 2021 season. The 28-year old has aggregated more than 8,000 first-class runs at an average of 39.66 in 136 matches, passing the 1000 run mark in […]

County Cricket England

Cricket365 19 Feb 2018

Lynn in contention to lead Kolkata Knight Riders

Brutal Australia batsman Chris Lynn may get another taste of captaincy in the 2018 Indian Premier League with the Kolkata Knight Riders looking for a skipper.

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Cricket365 19 Feb 2018

Kaur: We couldn’t capitalise on the momentum

India T20I skipper Harmanpreet Kaur feels that the lower order failed to come to the party in the third match against the Proteas women.

Countries India

Cricket365 19 Feb 2018

Mahmudullah urges Tigers to face T20 shortcomings

Bangladesh stand-in captain Mahmudullah feels the Tigers are still far behind the rest of the world in T20 cricket, saying they have to face to their shortcomings in the shortest format.

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Cricket365 19 Feb 2018

Bhuvi enjoys bowling in ‘tough situations’

India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar said he enjoys bowling in "tough situations" after achieving career-best figures in the first T20I against South Africa at the Wanderers on Sunday.

Countries India

Cricket365 19 Feb 2018

Duminy: Senior batsmen have to take responsibility

South Africa captain JP Duminy said the senior batsmen in the Proteas team, himself included, must take responsibility for the defeat in the T20I against India at the Wanderers on Sunday.

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Cricket365 19 Feb 2018

Chandimal praises opening bat Mendis

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has praised opening batsman Kusal Mendis after a prolific tour to Bangladesh that saw the visitors win the Test series and sweep the T20Is.

Countries News

Cricket365 19 Feb 2018

Ismail: Aggression is something that pumps me up

Proteas Women fast bowler Shabnim Ismail says that harnessing her natural aggression helped her pick up five against India keeping her team in the T20I series.

Countries India

Cricket365 19 Feb 2018

England call up Overton to replace Plunkett

England have called up Craig Overton to replace the injured Liam Plunkett for the upcoming five-match ODI series in New Zealand.

Countries England

Cricket365 19 Feb 2018

Australia’s Alex Blackwell announces retirement

Australia women's vice-captain, and most capped female player, Alex Blackwell has announced her retirement from international and State cricket.

Australia Countries

Cricket365 18 Feb 2018

Bhuvi takes 5 as India draw first blood in T20Is

India have drawn first blood in the T20I series as they downed South Africa by 28 runs in front of a full house at the Wanderers on Sunday.

Countries India

Cricket365 18 Feb 2018

Sunfoil Series wrap: Maharaj bowls Dolphins to win

Keshav Maharaj's career-best bowling figures spurred the Dolphins on to a first Sunfoil Series win of the season as they beat the Warriors by 55 runs on the final day at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth on Sunday.

News Reports & previews

Cricket365 18 Feb 2018

Sri Lanka smash Tigers to complete T20 sweep

Sri Lanka produced a blistering batting performance to thrash Bangladesh by 75 runs in Sylhet with the visitors claiming a series sweep.

Bangladesh Countries

Cricket365 18 Feb 2018

Nepal to rely on raw talent in World Cup Qualifiers

Nepal will be the youngest side when they enter next month's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe in their quest to progress to the ICC's pinnacle 50-over tournament - the World Cup in 2019.

News

Cricket365 18 Feb 2018

Bayliss wants T20 Internationals to be cut

England coach Trevor Bayliss wants T20 Internationals to be cut and the shortest format to be played only played six months before a World T20 tournament.

Countries England

Cricket365 18 Feb 2018

De Villiers ruled out of T20 series against India

South Africa batsman AB de Villiers has been ruled out of the T20I series against India due to a left knee injury.

Countries South Africa

Cricket365 18 Feb 2018

SA women stay alive in T20I series after Ismail fifer

The Proteas women stayed alive in the five-match T20I series against India when they beat the visitors by five wickets at the Wanderers on Sunday.

Countries India

Cricket365 18 Feb 2018

England beat NZ but fail in tri-series final quest

England failed to qualify for the final of the T20I tri-series despite beating hosts New Zealand by two runs in Hamilton on Sunday.

Countries England

Cricket365 18 Feb 2018

Proteas eye fresh start in T20I series

Proteas T20 captain JP Duminy says the squad will start the T20I series against India on a clean sheet after the disappointing ODI series loss on Friday.

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Cricket365 17 Feb 2018

Sunfoil Series wrap: Davids evens things up for the Titans

An unbeaten 95 by Henry Davids ensured the Titans gave the Knights a minimal advantage on day three of their Sunfoil Series encounter at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The veteran right-hander was left stranded five short of his ton after striking 12 fours and six in his 172-ball innings when the visitors […]

News Reports & previews

Cricket365 17 Feb 2018

Smith hoping to kick the Proteas while they are down

Australia skipper Steve Smith is hopeful that his team can make the most of what they perceive to be a demoralized Proteas team.

South Africa Test cricket

Cricket365 17 Feb 2018

Scotland’s newest cricket charity ready to go Beyond Boundaries

The power of sport to shape and enhance local communities has long been recognised. From small local projects to those organised on a national or even international scale, the part that sport can play in strategies to improve health, well-being and social mobility is considerable. And, with the launch of Scotland’s first cricket-based initiative, there […]

News Scotland

Cricket365 17 Feb 2018

Kohli: Creating headlines is not our work

In the high pressure role of India skipper sometimes a man needs to let off some steam something Virat Kohli has come to master almost as well as chasing a target in an ODI.

Countries India

Cricket365 17 Feb 2018

Willey expects more white ball specialization

England allrounder David Willey says that the jam-packed schedules facing players will lead to many more becoming red or white ball specialists.

Countries England

Cricket365 17 Feb 2018

Stokes won’t be considered for T20I

England skipper Eoin Morgan has said unequivocally that Ben Stokes will not be considered for their final round robin T20I clash with New Zealand. Stokes joined the squad after he answered to charges of affray in the Bristol Magistrates Court, entering a plea of not guilty. Despite England’s poor for in the tri-series so far […]

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Cricket365 17 Feb 2018

Markram: I’m happy it’s happened this way

Proteas stand-in skipper Aiden Markram is grateful for his brutal baptism into ODI captaincy in the series loss to India.

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Cricket365 17 Feb 2018

Richardson braced for difficult final

Australia fast bowler Kane Richardson is prepared for the Tri-Series T20I final at Eden Park to be another tough outing for bowlers.

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Cricket365 17 Feb 2018

Mahmudullah: Tigers didn’t execute plans

Bangladesh skipper Mahmudullah refused to put the defeats to Sri Lanka down to the inside information their new coach Chandika Hathurusingha would have from his tenure as the Tigers coach. Sri Lanka blasted past the target set by Bangladesh in the first match of the two match series with Mahmudullah leading a side missing both […]

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Cricket365 16 Feb 2018

Rashid white-ball only decision makes perfect sense

Adil Rashid might have been a good Test bowler. We never really found out for sure, and now we never will. Rashid’s decision at 29 to sign a white-ball-only Yorkshire contract for next season doesn’t formally end his Test career, of course; England’s decision to start last summer with Liam Dawson in the side ahead […]

County Cricket England

Cricket365 16 Feb 2018

Record breaking Kohli leaves his mark

Virat Kohli put his stamp on a famous Indian victory when he scored his 35th ODI century and his third in the current series to lead his side to victory.

Countries India

Cricket365 16 Feb 2018

Smith: Huge motivation for Test series in SA

Australia captain Steve Smith says his team have a "huge motivation" to do well in the Test series in South Africa that gets underway at the start of next month.

Australia Countries

Cricket365 16 Feb 2018

Williamson won’t finger bowlers for loss

New Zealand skipper Kane Willimson has refused to blame his bowlers after Australia pulled off a world record chase in their T20I clash at Eden Park.

Australia Countries

Cricket365 16 Feb 2018

India cruise past Proteas Women

India easily hauled in a victory target of 143 to record a nine wicket win over South Africa in the second T20I in East London.

News Reports & previews

Cricket365 16 Feb 2018

Raina to use T20Is to make ODI return

Suresh Raina wants to use the upcoming T20I series in South Africa to fight his way back into India's 50-over side ahead of the World Cup next year.

Countries India

Cricket365 16 Feb 2018

Santner signs for Derbyshire

Derbyshire have announced the signing New Zealand spin bowling all-rounder Mitchell Santner as overseas player for the second half of the 2018 season.

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