England rest Anderson, Trott from ODI series

Pune: England have rested fast bowler James Anderson and batsman Jonathan Trott from the next month`s One-Day series against India and replaced them with Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler.The visitors have also included young batsman Joe Root in the Twenty20 squad for the upcoming two-matches series."Woakes and Buttler get their chance as two of the stars of the tourists` Test series victory are given a rest," the ECB said in a statement.The first...

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Livid Dhoni holds batsmen, pacers responsible for series lossv

Nagpur: A dejected India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Monday blamed his batsmen and quick bowlers in equal measure for the team`s humiliating 1-2 series loss against England after the fourth and final Test ended in a draw here."I think we struggled in the batting and fast bowling but our spinners were on the mark. The difference between the two bowling sides was James Anderson, he bowled really well on all the four occassions," said Dhoni...

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Vaughan says Dhoni should work on ‘uninterested’ Indian players’ mentality in Tests

London: Former England batsman Michael Vaughan has claimed India Test captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni should be given a free hand to overcome team’s miserable run of form in Test cricket, and added the skipper should work on changing the mentality of the young players in the team. Vaughan believes young Indian Test players are more interested in playing limited over cricket rather than the longest version of the game. “Indian captain M.S. Dhoni...

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England end 28-year wait in India with 2-1 series win

Nagpur: England on Monday broke a 28-year-old jinx by achieving a historic Test series win on Indian soil, leaving the hosts embarrassed with a 2-1 verdict in their favour after the fourth and final match ended in a draw here. SCORECARD The last time an English side had defeated India in their own den was way back in 1984-85, under the captaincy of David Gower.The day belonged to centurions Jonathan Trott (147) and Ian Bell`s unbeaten 116...

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Warner turns up heat on Australia’s ‘misfiring’ top-order

david warner, has delivered a wake-up call to Australia``s top order, saying the Clarke-Hussey alliance can no longer be a scoring crutch with important Test assignments in India and England on the horizon. “It is something where we can``t keep relying on them (Clarke and Hussey). As a top-four unit we have had a sit down and chat together about what we have to do now. We have to step up and in the top four we want at least one of...

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