Hobart Test: Australia defeat Sri Lanka by 137 runs, lead series 1-0

scorecard Updates from the fifth and final day of the Hobart Test played between Sri Lanka and Australia at Bellerive Oval, Hobart.And that’s it! Starc claims a five-wicket haul as Australia win the first Test by 137 runs! Starc who has bowled his heart out fired another short ball and Eranga gloved that to the keeper. Starc and Siddle were outstanding in the second innings as they shared 9 wickets between them. Peter Siddle who picked 9 wickets...

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Players should be given space and freedom in India: Akram

Karachi: Pakistan`s former captain, Wasim Akram has advised the PCB and the national team management to not treat the players like schoolboys during the tour of India.Responding to remarks made by the Pakistan team manager, Naved Cheema that players would not be allowed free movement or to attend private parties or functions in India, Akram said today that if they were made to feel like they were in jail in India it would affect their performances."I...

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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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