BANGLADESH captain Mushfiqur Rahim has been taken to hospital after suffering a painful blow to the head. Rahim, 29, batted for a further 40 minutes after being struck by a ferocious bouncer from South Africa‘s Duanne Olivier at Bloemfontein. The batsman looked shaken after ducking into the short-ball, walking off the strip to crouch down. […]
SOUTH AFRICA have suffered a serious blow with captain Faf du Plessis ruled out the First Test on Thursday. Du Plessis will remain in South Africa to be with his wife Imari after she went through what is described as the “difficult” birth of their first child. Opening batsman Dean Elgar, who has been playing […]
ALASTAIR COOK admits it will take time to adjust to playing Test matches without the burden of captaincy, while watching successor Joe Root continue his legacy. The opening batsman, 32, stood down in February after losing 4-0 in India, having already made his mark as England’s most successful skipper, with 24 wins and 13 draws […]
ALASTAIR COOK arrived in the cyclone-struck city of Chennai yesterday in no mood to be blown away as England captain. Head coach Trevor Bayliss has revealed unanimous support for Cook — nicknamed Chef — as he ponders his future after England’s crushing Test series defeat to India. Bayliss is adamant not a single person in […]
ENGLAND’s preparations for the fifth test match in Chennai have been hit by the cyclone chaos striking the Indian city. Cyclone Vardah has damaged the MA Chidambaram Stadium as 100mph winds rocked the city, flattening homes. Amid the disarray, England cancelled training at the ground under the advice of the local cricket association. The floodlights at […]