Cricket Today: ABD looks to keep his roll going
Welcome to Cricket Today where we examine what is going on in the world of Cricket365 and social media.
What’s on the site
AB de Villiers feels that he is in the form of his life right now and is eager for the Proteas to maintain their intensity after wrapping up the Test series in Centurion this week.
Steve Smith has found the transition to ODI cricket tough and might regret the decision not to play a specialist spinner at the Gabba.
England skipper Eoin Morgan was not content with the victory and wanted to see a better batting effort from his side.
We wrap up the goings on at the Under-19 World Cup.
What’s in the news
New Zealand completed a clean sweep of their ODI series against Pakistan but not before the tourists gave them a bit of a scare.
Sarfaraz Ahmed pinned the blame for Pakistan’s 5-0 loss on poor batting.
Man of the match and the series Martin Guptill is happy to grind out runs for the Black Caps.
What’s on social media
England cricket twitter are looking to find their voice again after a chastening defeat in the Ashes but their ODI form seems to be doing the trick.
Joe Root is just an England fan playing cricket 😂
He loves it! #AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/IV968BKuQJ
— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) January 19, 2018
And when they make bowling changes, the bowling actually… changes…
… unlike the Test side. https://t.co/ko7OZe5SXe
— King Cricket (@TheKingsTweets) January 19, 2018
Papua New Guinea were delighted to finally get a wicket at the Under-19 World Cup.
PNG hadn’t taken a wicket in their first two #U19CWC matches so when they got Max Bryant for a duck, the celebrations were absolutely top class! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/Wyn6ZObHCZ
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) January 19, 2018
What’s on TV
Saturday 20th January
ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2018
New Zealand Under 19s v South Africa Under 19s
Sky Sports Cricket (00:55), Sky Sports Main Event (01:00)
Sunday 21st January
Australia v England ODI series
Australia v England 3rd ODI
BT Sports HD 1 (03:00)
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England
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Women's Cricket
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County Cricket
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England
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Women's Cricket
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Australia
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