Cricket Banter

Australia are top of the annual Test rankings for the first time since August 2009. This is due to series wins over South Africa and England. Australia just pip South Africa to the top place by a fraction of a point.

ICC Test rankings.

1. Australia: 123.1 points

2. South Africa: 123

3. England: 104

4. Pakistan: 103

5. India: 102

6. New Zealand: 92

7. Sri Lanka: 90

8. West Indies: 76

9. Zimbabwe: 40

10. Bangladesh: 21

Rumour or not? I read an article in the 'Daily Telegraph' which stated that the BBC's cricket correspondent, Jonathan Agnew, was working in Waitrose (England's new sponsor) manning the public address system. He was allegedly doing this in order to supplement his meagre stipend from the BBC.

England beat Scotland by 39 runs D/L Method.

The match was eventually reduced from a 23 over contest to 20 overs after rain during England's innings halted play.The umpires kept the match going during rain which just game them the minimum overs to make it a match in a reduced 50 over International ODI.

Denesh Ramdin will take over from Darren Sammy as West Indies Test captain.

(10-05-2014 00:08 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Denesh Ramdin will take over from Darren Sammy as West Indies Test captain.

Darren Sammy has announced that he is retiring.

I see England have changed their ODI uniform - yet again. They have changed from all red (I never understood that!?) to a combination of light and royal blue. I wonder if their new sponsor, Waitrose, had any in say in what colour they used?

(12-05-2014 16:45 )Billy_Nomates Wrote:  I see England have changed their ODI uniform - yet again. They have changed from all red (I never understood that!?) to a combination of light and royal blue. I wonder if their new sponsor, Waitrose, had any in say in what colour they used?

Had they of done I suspect it would have been more light green and white.

(10-05-2014 14:29 )Billy_Nomates Wrote:  

(10-05-2014 00:08 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Denesh Ramdin will take over from Darren Sammy as West Indies Test captain.

Darren Sammy has announced that he is retiring.

Sammy was a decent captain & got the side through some tough times.
His retirement from Test Cricket has allowed him to hold his head high,as the reality was that he would never have been picked again as one of the foot-soldiers,both his batting & bowling have been short of Test match standards.

He still has plenty to offer in both the shorter forms of the games.

Squads just announced.

England play Sri Lanka in a T20 game on 20 May before a five-match ODI series.

England T20 squad: Morgan, Ali, Bell, Bopara Bresnan, Buttler, Carberry, Gurney, Hales, Jordan, Root, Tredwell, Woakes.

England ODI squad: Cook, Anderson, Ballance, Bell, Bopara, Bresnan, Buttler, Carberry, Gurney, Jordan, Morgan, Root, Tredwell, Woakes.

11 players feature in both squads.Hales & Ali are just in the T20 squad,With Cook,Anderson & ballance added to the ODI squad.