Younis Khan has quit as captain of Pakistan’s cricket team in anger after being summoned to defend himself against allegations of deliberately losing matches, but his resignation has not been accepted.
he Pakistan Cricket Board said the batsman’s decision was a hasty one, and it plans to discuss the matter further with the player.
The 31-year-old, who [...]
October 13, 2009 | Posted in
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Nathan Bracken believes England will use their Ashes victory as motivation to complete a summer of misery for Australia when the two sides resume hostilities on Friday.
England will play the tourists for the first time since the hosts completed a 2-1 series win with a 197-run win at the Brit Oval.
The two sides had been [...]
September 2, 2009 | Posted in
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Former greatest British Test umpire Dickie Bird has joined the chorus of people imploring the International Cricket Council (ICC) to change their rules to ensure the best officials are appointed to the biggest series.
Under ICC regulations, umpires are banned from standing in matches involving teams from their own countries, ensuring matches are overseen by “neutral” [...]
August 26, 2009 | Posted in
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The sixth edition of ICC Champions Trophy will be held in Johannesburg and Centurion of South Africa from September 22nd, 2009 to October 5th, 2009. Top 8 countries of ODI ranking Australia, South Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, England, West Indies and New Zealand will participate the Champions Trophy’ 09 into two groups, Group A [...]
August 25, 2009 | Posted in
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Andrew Flintoff returned in place of Graham Onions for the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval and other than that Jonathan Trott was the only change to the England line-up from the team which slumped to defeat within two and a half days at Headingley.
Warwickshire batsman Trott justified his selection with a debut second-innings hundred [...]
August 24, 2009 | Posted in
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England regained the Ashes with a 197-run win over Australia in the fifth and final Test at the Oval on Sunday. Victory, achieved with more than a day to spare, saw England take the five-match series 2-1. England victory’s left Ponting with the unwanted record of becoming only the second Australia captain, since Billy Murdoch [...]
August 23, 2009 | Posted in
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