Cricket News In Brief – August 15, 2011 – Part 1
-England opening batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in the Third nPower Test Match by an innings and 242 runs.
The left-hander put in a career best knock of 294, notching up 92 points to take the third spot with 836 points.
There were other movers for the Poms, most notably in the bowling department, with pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705 occupying the No.2 position.
-Zimbabwean captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747.
After winning the one-off Test match, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Vitori-c1198, bagging a five-wicket haul in each clash.
-Pakistan Cricket Board will decide the fate of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Danish-Kaneria-c1314, as the two will appear before the Integrity committee today, for its decision regarding their eligibility for selection in the national team.
The Integrity committee will seek explanations from the duo regarding their alleged involvement in match fixing.
Malik will have to offer clarifications regarding his bank account, which contained 95,000 pounds. As for Kaneria, he hopes to present documents over a spot-fixing involvement in England last year, from which the player was cleared by the Essex’s Police.
-Pakistani middle-order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Yousuf-c77465, retires from all formats of the game, citing negligence from the board as the main reason.
The 36-year-old was overlooked by the selectors for the contracted list of players announced recently, and this prompted the player to hang his boots from all competitive cricket.
He played in 90 Test matches for his country, averaging over 50, and is rigorously involved in religious preaching.
-Former Australian Captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 said that he is enjoying the new role of playing as an out and out batsman for his team.
Currently on the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758, the Punter has looked impressive, scoring half-centuries in each of the two matches, to guide his side to easy victories.
He decided to step down as skipper, following a disappointing World Cup 2011 campaign.
-Indian legend, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sourav-Chandidas-Ganguly-c90746, has stated that India should accept the blame, which saw them losing their No 1 Test status to England.
The Indians have been ordinary in the npower series so far, beaten comfortably by margins of 196, 319 and 242(by an innings).
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