Tributes paid as heart condition forces England batsman James Taylor to retire April 12, 2016 England batsman James Taylor has been stripped of the finest years of his international career after being forced to retire due to a serious heart condition, according to former national team skipper Nasser Hussain. The 26-year-old is set to undergo surgery later this week having been diagnosed with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, a similar condition [...]
Jade Dernbach interview: I’m more mature now, have a different outlook and ready to regain my England spot April 11, 2016 He may have been a lightning rod for criticism and a byword for promising bowlers tossed on the international scrapheap, but Surrey seamer Jade Dernbach is desperate to defy what some might consider lengthy odds and resurrect his England career. It has been a rocky road over recent years for the Johannesburg-born quick, who has [...]
Kevin Pietersen ready to switch allegiances and play Test cricket for South Africa April 10, 2016 Controversial former England skipper Kevin Pietersen has floated the possibility of making a sensational return to international cricket with his native South Africa. The Pietermaritzburg-born batsman made his England debut during the 2005 Ashes series and proceeded to score 8,181 runs in 104 Tests, at an average of 47.28, for his adopted country. Pietersen was [...]
Forget all the World Twenty20 despair and Stokes sniping, this England side is something special April 6, 2016 So much of the fallout from Sunday’s World Twenty20 final defeat has focused on all-rounder Ben Stokes and England despair, but Eoin Morgan’s side deserve a huge pat on the back for getting that far in the competition. This England team is starting to become something very special. Getting to the final proved that, it’s [...]
My third six off “legend” Stokes was a fluke, admits West indies World Twenty20 hero Brathwaite April 4, 2016 West Indies hero Carlos Brathwaite admits that he fluked the third of his four brutal sixes which propelled his side to World Twenty20 glory against England at Eden Gardens on Sunday. Brathwaite launched a ferocious last-over assault on England all-rounder Ben Stokes and clubbed the 24-year-old for successive maximums as West Indies chased down the [...]
Bayliss backs ‘heart and soul’ Stokes to recover from World Twenty20 last-over nightmare April 4, 2016 England head coach Trevor Bayliss has backed Ben Stokes to recover from his last-over nightmare during Sunday’s galling World Twenty20 final defeat, insisting the all-rounder is the side’s “heart and soul”. Stokes was clobbered for four successive sixes by Carlos Brathwaite with the West Indies requiring 19 from the final over for victory, leaving a [...]
West Indies use World Twenty20 victory to attack critics and detractors, including Shane Warne, Mark Nicholas and the West Indies Cricket Board April 3, 2016 Emotional West Indies players used their crowning as World Twenty20 champions at Eden Gardens in Kolkata to settle scores and launch a broadside at detractors. Needing 19 to win off the final over, all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite cracked England’s Ben Stokes for four successive sixes to seal a stunning four-wicket success in a captivating contest. The recent [...]
World Twenty20 final defeat was not Ben Stokes’ fault, insists England skipper Eoin Morgan April 3, 2016 Skipper Eoin Morgan insisted Ben Stokes was not to blame for England’s World Twenty20 final defeat after West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite smashed four successive sixes in the last over to snatch an enthralling victory yesterday. England had appeared on course for success with West Indies needing 19 off the final over, to be bowled by [...]
We’ll dispatch England in World Twenty20 final whether Chris Gayle fires or not, warns West Indies skipper Darren Sammy March 31, 2016 West Indies have sent an unequivocal message to fellow World Twenty20 finalists England that they are far from a one-man team, according to their victorious skipper Darren Sammy. Despite ferocious opener Chris Gayle, so often West Indies’ most fearsome weapon, falling for just five, his side still managed to chase down their victory target of [...]
ICC World Twenty20 prize money: England secure £554,000 with win over New Zealand March 31, 2016 England earned one of the biggest paydays in cricket with their comprehensive win over New Zealand yesterday's ICC World Twenty20 semi-final. A guaranteed $800,000 (£554,000) runners-up reward is the prize for a victory in the semi-final, with the potential of the overall winners' prize of $1.6m still up for grabs for Eoin Morgan and co. Read [...]