April 30, 2009
Pakistan ‘desperate’ to win
Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, has said the team is “desperate” to win the series against Australia for the sake of the country’s fans
Intikhab Alam, the Pakistan coach, has said the team is “desperate” to win the series against Australia for the sake of the country’s fans
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson is confident a revamped bowling technique has him finally ready to cope with sustained cricket without his body letting him down.
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson is confident a revamped bowling technique has him finally ready to cope with sustained cricket without his body letting him down.
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson is confident a revamped bowling technique has him finally ready to cope with sustained cricket without his body letting him down.
Former captain Steve Waugh believes Australia are entitled to be slight favourites in this year’s Ashes series, but feels bowling selections will be crucial to the outcome.
Australia are one win away from wrapping up the series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates
Test opener Phillip Hughes has become only the second Australian player ever to record centuries in his first two matches in the English County Championship.
Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin says the spin-friendly pitches of the United Arab Emirates are the type of wickets on which keepers can forge their reputations.
Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin says the spin-friendly pitches of the United Arab Emirates are the type of wickets on which keepers can forge their reputations.
Mumbai Indians’ JP Duminy smashed a solid half-century but failed to stop Kings XI Punjab from posting a tense three-run win in the Indian Premier League.
A handy performance from Australian Brad Hodge could not prevent the Kolkata Knight Riders losing to the Bangalore Royal Challengers by five wickets in the Indian Premier League.
The final word on Australian fast bowler Brett Lee may not be out, but coach Tim Nielsen said Lee was progressing well over the course of the ongoing series against Pakistan
Former England captain Michael Vaughan is one of several experienced players left out of a 12-man squad for next week’s first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s.
Saeed Ajmal has been fined by the Pakistan Cricket Board for an undisclosed amount for speaking out after being reported for a suspect bowling action
Brett Lee wants to reclaim the mantle as Australia’s No.1 fast bowler and has no doubt he will be selected for the Ashes tour barring any further injury setbacks.
Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has been fined an undisclosed sum of his match fee and warned after his comments about Australian all-rounder Shane Watson, officials said.
Stuart Clark, the Australian fast bowler, has admitted that a county stint would have helped him prepare better for the Ashes instead of playing a one-day series in the UAE
Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan offspinner, has offered to coach Australia’s spinners on bowling the doosra
Stuart Clark admits his individual preparation for the Ashes series might have been better served by a county stint than Australia’s current one-day series against Pakistan.
John Buchanan has described the pressure and intensity of coaching in the IPL as greater than anything he experienced in a Test or one-day series