Archive for December 6th, 2007
Murali magic downs valiant England
Muttiah Muralitharan bowled two magical deliveries when it mattered most to hand Sri Lanka an 88-run win over a fighting England in the first Test in Kandy on Wednesday.
The off-spinner, who became Test cricket’s most successful bowler in the first innings, got out Matt Prior and Ian Bell in the space of three deliveries with [...]
Clarke named Aussies Twenty20 Captain
Michael Clarke has been named captain of Australia for the Twenty20 international against New Zealand at the WACA on Tuesday.
Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden have been rested as part of Australia’s rotation system allowing for Clarke to take the reigns, notably ahead of vice-captain Adam Gilchrist.
Chairman of Selectors Andrew Hilditch suggested the move to [...]
‘I was one of the biggest underachievers’ : Mervyn Dillon
Mervyn Dillon is one of the few good fast bowlers who have emerged from the West Indies in recent years.
Tall and endowed with a powerful physique, like many of his fearsome predecessors, he appeared capable of scaling dizzy heights, especially when young and at the peak of his prowess, but did not.
Nevertheless, considering his chequered [...]
