Cricket News In Brief – August 16, 2011 - Part 1
-Durham seamer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
Onions has been brought in to cover for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JM-Anderson-c1705, who has a niggling injury but the treatment staff hopes that the fast bowler will be available, come the start of the 4th Test at the Oval, on the 18th of this month.
England has wrapped up the series 3-0 and has overtaken their opponents as the No.1 Test side in the world.
Former Indian Spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anil-Kumble-c44737, has proposed a review of performance of the players
after the burn out, which has seen the Indians play non-stop cricket over the past year.
He has also suggested that a cricketer can be in BCCI’s selection committee panel after 5 years of retirement, rather than 10 years, which was the case earlier.
The former skipper has recommended at least three warm-up games to be played, when the side tours Australia later this year, which is most likely to be accepted by BCCI.
Sri Lankan wicket-keeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 ,today at Hambantota.
The Sri Lankan batting has failed to perform in the first two matches, which saw them losing to their opponents by comprehensive margins.
However, the former captain knows that another batting collapse is unacceptable and has faith in the current crop of players to come good.
Pakistani middle-order batter, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088 has stated that missing the World Cup 2011 was the worst moment of his career.
The player last played for the country in 2010, before being drop due to controversy surrounding match- fixing allegations.
Although his name is in the squad for the upcoming tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045, the 29-year-old is yet to get clearance from the Integrity Committee over the sum of 95,000 pounds which were found in his bank account.
English commentator, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Geoffrey-Boycott-c58776, believes that no one can match England’s high standards, while having reservations for the future of the five-day format.
In his column he also stated that BCCI, with the amount of money, has prioritized the IPL over Test Cricket, which saw their players jaded and unprepared for what could have been a thrilling Test series.
Boycott, said it will not be long when cricket’s pioneer version will seize to exist, but said only Ashes will carry on, due to its unique history.
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