Tom Fordyce
Category: Cricket
Shakib Al Hasan: Leicestershire must enjoy FL t20
Leicestershire all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan says the key to continuing their impressive record in the FL t20 competition is having fun.
Ashes 2013: England poised to strike fatal first-Test blow
The only thing you could be sure of, for most of this utterly engrossing first Test, was that you couldn’t be sure of anything. Now, at last, a little certainty has crept back in.
Bell, Broad boost England amid controversy
Ian Bell and Stuart Broad shared an unbroken century partnership to lift England to 326 for six on a compelling third day of the first Ashes Test against Australia on Friday.
Ashes 1st test: Eng 215 plus 80-2, Aus 280 on day-2
England edge ahead after Agar`s 98Only two days in and already this series has contained enough drama, twists and turns for HBO to have commissioned it for a box set.
India win Tri-Nation Series beating Sri Lanka
Returning to the team after seeming to be ruled out from the rest of the tournament with a hamstring injury 11 days ago, the inspirational wicketkeeper-batsman smashed 16 runs off three deliveries in the final over, bowled by Shaminda Eranga,…
Everything you need to know about the Ashes
First Test: England v Australia Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham Date: 10-14 July Start time: 11:00 BST
Ashes: Do Australia have strength to match England?
For the first time in a generation Australia enter the Ashes as underdogs.
Ashes underdogs Australia can defeat England: McGrath
McGrath, who played 124 Tests for Australia, forecast they would take the 2005 series 5-0, but England won the Ashes for the first time in 18 years.
England name initial women’s squad to face Australia
England have named an initial 18-player squad for the women’s Ashes against Australia, which starts on 11 August.
BCB retains Mushfiqur as captain
Mushfiqur Rahim has been retained as Bangladesh’s captain, after he accepted the job following a discussion with BCB president Nazmul Hassan.
August deadline for deciding on World T20 venues
The ICC has given Bangladesh an August deadline to achieve satisfactory standards for its stadiums for next year’s World Twenty20 tournament.
World Test Championship in 2017
The International Cricket Council announced its much awaited World Test Championship which will have its inaugural edition in England during the month of June and July in the year 2017.
Windies beat Sri Lanka in Tri- Nation series
Experienced opener Chris Gayle slammed 109 off 100 balls Friday as West Indies romped to a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the opening one-day cricket international in the Tri-Nation Celkon Mobile Cup at Sabina Park.
India win Champions Trophy depriving England
India, the most vibrant side in the tournament, won the Champions Trophy, depriving England of their first ODI title in a global event. In truth India won a T20 match, for that is what this showpiece event had been reduced…
Bangladesh hosting of World T20 in doubt
The World T20 tournament could be moved from Bangladesh due to concerns at the country’s lack of adequate facilities. ESPNcricinfo understands that Sri Lanka and South Africa are potential alternative venues although discussions have yet to reach the official stage.
Bank Asia emerge champions in Indoor Cricket
Bank Asia emerged champions in the Teletalk 3G Corporate Free Hit Indoor Cricket Tournament beating SQ Sports in the keenly contested final held on Friday at the Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium, Mirpur in the city.
India in Champions Trophy final beating Lanka
Inspired by their bowlers, India made short work of Sri Lanka in the second ICC Champions Trophy semi-final in overcast Cardiff by eight wickets with 15 overs to spare on Thursday. Like the other semi-final on Wednesday at The Oval,…
England into Champions Trophy final
England eased into the Champions Trophy final after finishing off South Africa in a semifinal at The Oval on Wednesday that had all the tension of a practice session.
B’desh risk ICC membership by not holding board polls
Bangladesh might lose its ICC membership if the cricket board here doesn’t hold its election according to the ICC’s guideline, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has said.
England through to semi-final
England do not make life easy for themselves in knockout tournaments, but they secured their passage to the Champions Trophy semi-finals through a collectively impressive performance from the bowlers which followed a brisk innings from Alastair Cook after the weather…
ACSU report on BPL corruption delayed
There will be more delays in the submission of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption and Security Unit report on alleged cricket corruption in the Bangladesh Premier League, according to BCB president Nazmul Hassan.
South Africa going to semi final
It has been a decade since South Africa’s miscalculation of Duckworth-Lewis saw them exit the World Cup in the first round. Finally, they will consider themselves redeemed.
Perez certain of Zidane coaching role at Real
The capital club have spent the past few weeks pondering who will replace Jose Mourinho following the Portuguese’s departure for Chelsea after three years in the Bernabeu hotseat.
Bangladesh name preliminary squad for ICC Champions Trophy
Former captain Mohammad Ashraful, fast bowler Abul Hasan, spinner Enamul Haque junior and batsman Mohammad Nazimuddin have been excluded from Bangladesh’s preliminary squad for the series against New Zealand in October.
S Africa beats Pakistan in Champions’ Trophy
Hashim Amla`s 81 and a disciplined bowling display gave South Africa a 67-run win that pushes Pakistan to the brink of Champions Trophy elimination.
New Zealand survive Malinga scare
Lasith Malinga took the 22 yards out of the equation in a low-scoring thriller, but New Zealand survived him to register their first win over Sri Lanka in four years.
England defeats Australia
England and Australia locked horns for the first time this summer and Edgbaston, basking in golden sunshine for its 100th international match, was able to celebrate the start of the sequence with an emphatic England victory.
Openers and fielders give India big win
India’s new-look ODI team got off to a bumper start, negotiating short-pitched bowling to post 331 and then fielding superbly to pull South Africa back every time they threatened to break away. MS Dhoni squeezed the life out of South…
Ashraful praised for confession
Mohammad Ashraful has continued to be the subject of discussion at all levels of the public sphere in Bangladesh over the last four days. Some of his national team-mates have also weighed in, expressing their surprise at his admission of…