Cricket

Australia considers making changes ahead of crucial third ODI

Australia considers making changes ahead of crucial third ODIMelbourne, Apr 9 : Australia are considering making changes to their line-up for the crucial third one-day international against South Africa in Cape Town.

The tourists opened the five-match series with a 141-run win in Durban last Friday, but were beaten by seven wickets two days later at Centurion as the Proteas bowled Australia out for 131, FOX Sports reported.

ICC mulling year/six month ‘cooling period’ before Pak ICL players return to national team

ICC mulling year/six month ‘cooling period’ before Pak ICL players return to national teamLahore, Apr. 9 : Pakistani ICL players may have been thinking of making a comeback to the national squad after they announced their readiness to terminate their contracts with the league, but it could take a year or six months of a `cooling period' before it could really happen.

Buchanan says Oz openers are the weak link in ODI series against Proteas

Buchanan says Oz openers are the weak link in ODI series against ProteasBloemfontein (South Africa), Apr. 8 : Former Australian cricket team coach John Buchanan believes that the openers are the weak link in the ongoing one-day series against the South Africans.

The Kolkata Knight Riders coach is in Bloemfontein preparing for the second edition of the Indian Premier League that gets underway from April 18.

Buchanan believes the team owed its dominance of several years to the opening partnership of Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden.

Black Caps inability to make solid starts annoyed Moles

Black Caps inability to make solid starts annoyed MolesWellington, Apr. 8 : New Zealand cricket team coach Andy Moles has admitted that one of the most annoying aspects of his first summer as New Zealand coach was the side''s inability to make solid starts at the crease.

The former opening batsman said the opening partnership remains a prime concern.

Seven tests into his reign an opening combination are yet to produce a stand of 50 runs. The discarded duo of Jamie How and Aaron Redmond came closest against Australia in Adelaide when they put on 46 in the first innings.

Kiwi coach Moles looking forward to pacer Bond’s international cricket comeback

New Zealand cricket team coach Andy MolesWellington, Apr. 8: New Zealand cricket team coach Andy Moles says that he is looking forward to strike bowler Shane Bond’s return to international cricket after he quits the unsanctioned ICL Twenty20 competition.

Bond has indicated that he plans to play a full season for Canterbury in 2009-10, not simply the limited overs competitions. And if the cash-strapped ICL folds he would again be available for international selection a year after cutting his ties with New Zealand Cricket.

Strauss admits Twenty20 out of his league

Strauss admits Twenty20 out of his leagueLondon, Apr. 8 : England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has admitted that he is not ideally suited to Twenty20 cricket, and therefore, he agreed with the selectors that there was need for him to stand down and have someone else in charge for the duration of the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

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