Posting Date Archive - 29/03/2018

You don’t want 22 goody-two-shoes taking each other on: Hussain wants cricket to retain competitive edge

On the same day ICC chief executive Dave Richardson announced a review into the conduct of players in the international game Nasser Hussain stressed that he does not want to see competitive attitudes in the sport soften

29/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Global Game |

Faf du Plessis: 'From a really deep place in my heart, I feel for the guy'

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis says he has sent Steve Smith a message of support

29/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Special | South Africa | Global Game | Australia |

What this case rams down our throats is how much this sport has moved beyond just the cricket

JAMES COYNE: These players have been punished, as much as anything, for tampering with the image of the product

29/03/2018 | James Coyne | Special | Opinion | Global Game | Australia |

Australia is a nation unable to laugh at itself... when things go wrong there is a monumental over-reaction

SIMON HUGHES: Ultimately Australia is a nation still grappling with its place in the world, therefore trying too hard to define itself through sporting prowess

29/03/2018 | Simon Hughes | Special | Opinion | Global Game | Australia |

I’m ultimately responsible for the culture of the team: Lehmann to stand down as Australia coach

Darren Lehmann says he will resign from his role at the end of the fourth Test against South Africa in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal

29/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Special | South Africa | Global Game | Australia |

Williamson replaces Warner as Sunrisers captain

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson will lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in this year's IPL after David Warner, alongside Steve Smith, was cut from the competition

29/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Sydney Sixers | IPL | Global Game |

Bancroft will not join Somerset as Hurry says decision is 'in club's best interests'

Somerset have announced that Cameron Bancroft will no longer join the county as their overseas player for 2018

29/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Special | Domestic | County Championship |

Cricket Australia suffer $20m blow as Magellan pull out of sponsorship deal

The investment firm had signed up to a three-year deal but have announced that they are going to cut ties with Cricket Australia after just 12 months

29/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Special | Global Game | Australia |

Gubbins to miss start of Middlesex season after suffering hamstring injury

The batsman has been ruled out until the end of April following a scan upon his arrival back in the UK from the Caribbean, where he had been touring with England Lions

29/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Domestic | County Championship |

'Any time you think about making a questionable decision, think about who you’ll affect'

Steve Smith broke down in tears as he apologised for his role in the ball-tampering incident which has rocked Australian cricket

29/03/2018 | Sam Morshead | Special | Global Game | Australia |

Australian Cricketers' Association respond to player sanctions

The ACA considers there to be 'glaring and clear anomalies' in the process which has led to bans for Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and David Warner

29/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Special | Australia |

Bancroft says he lied about sandpaper because he 'panicked' in wake of Cape Town controversy

Cameron Bancroft, playing in just his eighth Test match, was responsible for rubbing one side of the ball with sandpaper during Australia's clash with South Africa in Cape Town last week, and his actions were captured by TV cameras

29/03/2018 | Sam Morshead | Special | Global Game | Australia |

Warner apologises: I understand the distress that this has caused the sport and its fans

David Warner has made a public apology to "cricket fans in Australia and all over the world" after being banned from the elite level of the sport for 12 months

29/03/2018 | The Cricketer | Special | Global Game | Australia |

Leach and Vince in England squad for second Test as Woakes and Moeen drop out

James Vince, who was dropped for the first match of the series in Auckland, looks set to return to the side at No.3 after Joe Root's brief stay up the order

29/03/2018 | The Cricketer | England |

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