Guwahati: Ravindra Jadeja’s ill-timed run out in back-to-back one-dayers against Australia notwithstanding, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today backed the promising all-rounder saying he would learn from his mistakes. The dismissal of Jadeja, who was chasing a non-existent single at a crucial moment in the fifth match in Hyderabad, .. more »

The dismissal of Jadeja, who was chasing a non-existent single at a crucial moment in the fifth match in Hyderabad, dashed India's hopes as the home team lost by three runs to Australia on Thursday. Incidentally, Jadeja was also dismissed in a similar fashion in the fourth one-dayer at Mohali, where the hosts suffered a 24-run defeat on .. more »

Guwahati: Ravindra Jadeja's scores so far in this series are: 5, DNB, DNB, 7 & 23. In Hyderabad, he used up 24 balls for his 23 and but for his inability to find the gaps at a crucial time, India would have perhaps not fallen short by 3 runs. He was eventually dismissed via a silly run out, his second consecutive one. Little wonder then .. more »

London, Nov 5(ANI): The England cricket team, which already has a long list of foreign players, has drafted yet another South African into their performance squad, raising criticism that there will soon be more South African accents in the dressing room than English. Four of England's Test squad - Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior .. more »

London: The England cricket team, which already has a long list of foreign players, has drafted yet another South African into their performance squad, raising criticism that there will soon be more South African accents in the dressing room than English. Four of England's Test squad--Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior and Andrew .. more »

London: The England cricket team, which already has a long list of foreign players, has drafted yet another South African into their performance squad, raising criticism that there will soon be more South African accents in the dressing room than English. Four of England`s Test squad - Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior and Andrew .. more »

London, Nov 7 (ANI): England batsman Jonathan Trott has made a run-filled return to South Africa, the country of his birth, and insisted that he did not receive one word of abuse. Trott scored 85 and laid the foundation for England's emphatic 185-run victory in their practice match against Diamond Eagles. He did not receive hate words like .. more »

Trott scored 85 and laid the foundation for England's emphatic 185-run victory in their practice match against Diamond Eagles. Trott was born in Cape Town, but is 100 per cent committed to England and his century in the Ashes clincher made him an instant hero. Many remain uneasy about another ‘un-English' player in the .. more »

Much has been made of Trott's homecoming with comparisons drawn with Kevin Pietersen's experiences four years ago, yet England's latest batting recruit is taking it all in his stride. Trott came to the crease early after Joe Denly was bowled for 3, but his arrival was greeted with barely a ripple by the home crowd or the opposition. .. more »

"It's very pleasing to be home, back to see family and friends and sleep in my own bed," Siddle quipped. "It has been a long tour, I guess, and the guys have been away for a long time now and we've probably played a bit too much cricket but we will see how we go and I am sure the boys will go well in the next three matches .. more »

Haddin, who missed one-day tournaments in England, South Africa and India, also said that he was at ease after the three-month long break that he had after his finger injury. "If I'd gone over to India and my hand wasn't right, I'd be looking like an idiot. But if I was fit to go on that India tour, I would have gone. The selectors .. more »

Sydney: Australian wicket keeper Brad Haddin has said that he had received a call from chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch, which confirmed that he was the first-choice wicketkeeper despite Tim Paine and Graham Manou performing well during his absence. “This is when Tim Paine broke down after a couple of games in India. I told Digger I .. more »

Guwahati, Nov 7(ANI): On the eve of the sixth ODI between India and Australia, Chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Kumar Barua said that he hopes the game would be a high-scoring tie. Barua said that a lot of effort has been put in to make the Nehru Stadium track conducive for a one-day-international match. "The pitch I .. more »

Guwahati: On the eve of the sixth ODI between India and Australia, chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Kumar Barua said that he hopes the game would be a high-scoring tie. Barua said that a lot of effort has been put in to make the Nehru Stadium track conducive for a one-day-international match. "The pitch I hope it will .. more »

Chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Barua said the batting friendly track could produce a 300-run chase. 'The wicket is a sporting one and the team batting first is likely to score more than 300 runs,' Barua said on Friday. Past records at the Nehru Stadium do not augur too well for bowlers. The highest score at this .. more »