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India v Australia Test Match
One more test match has been played this morning against the cricket teams of Australian and India. It's the fourth one played at the Adelaide Oval.
The first 3 days of proceedings saw Australian dominating their rivals with a huge 382 runs lead. However, Indian's had their pride restored as Virat Kohli, their best player of the test, became the first batsman from India that managed to score a century in this tour.
WHO WILL WIN IN UAE?
The Pakistan cricket Board (PCB) has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons.
The spot-fixing scandal involving some of the biggest names in Pakistan cricket got them the limelight, but they will be looking to rectify that as they take on the world no.1, the England Cricket Team. The two teams will be facing off in one of the most hotly anticipated cricket tournaments of the year.
The Pakistan-England tie, due to be held in the latter part of January, promises to be an amazing spectacle. Both teams are evenly matched on all fronts, be it batting, bowling or fielding.
ENGLAND CALL UP BRESNAN
England have called up Tim Bresnan who has ruled himself fit again. Bresnan, 26, has recovered from a calf injury which ruled him out of all three of the early summer Tests.
On Tuesday, he should be back in for an England side that will be led by Alastair Cook for the first time on home soil as he takes over full-time captaincy of the one-day side. The cricket betting odds make England favourites.
The match follows a heavy defeat by Sri Lanka in Bristol in a one-off Twenty20 match.
FLOWER EXTENDS CONTRACT
Zimbabwe-born Flower will be remaining with England on a permanent role after signing a new contract.
He was offered the role of England Team Director on a permanent basis in 2009. During this two-year period England has risen from sixth in the ICC Test rankings to third behind India and South Africa and has climbed a place from sixth to fifth in the ICC one day rankings.
LONDON CRICKET SELL OFF
Almacantar SA, the real estate company run by Mike Hussey and Neil Jones, is in exclusive talks to build homes on part of Lord’s Cricket Ground in the wealthy London neighborhood of St. John’s Wood.
Marylebone Cricket Club selected Almacantar from among three bidders to potentially build the homes as part of the development of the Wellington Road side of the ground, according to a statement released late yesterday on Lord’s website. The talks may also involve improving conference and dining areas and an indoor training center for the sports ground.
LONDON GIRLS TRIUMPH
Barnet girls’ cricket team are on their way to Lord’s after winning their group at the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games Indoor Cricket Cup qualifying round at Harrow Leisure Centre on Sunday.
AFRIDI JOINS HAMPSHIRE
Big-hitting Pakistani cricket team captain Shahid Afridi will join English Twenty20 cricket champions club Hampshire for their 2011 season, local media reports said on Tuesday.
According to the Daily Times, the explosive all-rounder, captaining his side at the ongoing cricket World Cup, will arrive at the English club in May this year and will participate in the Friends Provident T20 cricket championship.
Afridi, 30, had been due to join the Hampshire Royals in 2010 but later on he refused due to his tight schedule with the national team of Pakistan.
NOTTINGHAM SIGN HUSSEY
Australian World Cup all-rounder David Hussey and compatriot Adam Voges have signed as overseas players for English county champions Nottinghamshire, according to the club.
Voges will be available from the opening day of the season, with Hussey set to feature for the first time when Notts Outlaws play in the national Twenty20 event on June 3, a statement on the club's website said on Tuesday.
Both players will be available for the duration of the Twenty20 competition, with Hussey staying on to complete the season with Nottinghamshire, subject to international commitments.
LONDON YOUTH CRICKET
THE first London Youth Games competition of the 2011 calendar year takes place at Harrow Leisure Centre this weekend with the staging of the indoor cricket girls’ qualifiers.
A healthy entry of 28 borough teams will compete in the group stages on Saturday and Sunday for just eight places at next month’s finals, which will be held at Lord’s Cricket Ground, the spiritual home of the sport.
Defending champions Bexley are drawn against Kensington & Chelsea, Newham and Havering in group one.
PIETERSEN TO QUIT AFTER CUP
Top England batsman Kevin Pietersen has decided to quit one-day cricket after the World Cup starting in the subcontinent next week to prolong his Test and Twenty20 career, a report said on Saturday.
Pietersen also wants to spend more time with his family and intends to step down from what he sees as the least important form of the game, a report in the 'Daily Mail' tabloid said.
If he gives up the 50-over game, Pietersen may lose his central England contract but will be able to play more often for his new county Surrey and in the Indian Premier League also, the newspaper said.
