Wednesday, 22 May 2013 10:58
Posted by Parvez Jabri
SYDNEY: Skipper Michael Clarke has thrown his support behind embattled opener David Warner, saying Wednesday he could still captain Australia despite facing a disciplinary hearing over a Twitter rant.Warner is due to appear at Cricket Australia later Wednesday over an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated social media tirade at two of the country's top cricket writers.He faces sanctions ranging from a fine to suspension or counselling.Clarke said Warner, who launched his rant while playing for the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League tournament, had apologised and learned from the incident."He's apologised and made it very clear it was unacceptable," the skipper said ahead of his weekend departure to England for the Champions Trophy and the Ashes series."I look forward to having Davey home and having him around the Australian cricket team," he added."He's a great man and I love playing cricket with him and I'm really ...
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SYDNEY: Skipper Michael Clarke has thrown his support behind embattled opener David Warner, saying Wednesday he could still captain Australia despite facing a disciplinary hearing over a Twitter rant.Warner is due to appear at Cricket Australia later Wednesday over an alleged code of conduct breach after a heated social media tirade at two of the country's top cricket writers.He faces sanctions ranging from a fine to suspension or counselling.Clarke said Warner, who launched his rant while playing for the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League tournament, had apologised and learned from the incident."He's apologised and made it very clear it was unacceptable," the skipper said ahead of his weekend departure to England for the Champions Trophy and the Ashes series."I look forward to having Davey home and having him around the Australian cricket team," he added."He's a great man and I love playing cricket with him and I'm really ...
DUBLIN: Pakistan are keener than ever to get back on the field for the first of two one-day internationals against Ireland on Thursday after their second ODI against Scotland on the weekend was a wash-out.As Ireland are the strongest team outside the Full Members - they are five places below sixth ranked Pakistan - it promises to be a more searching examination for the team as the countdown to the Champions Trophy starts in earnest. ...
NEW DELHI: Three Indian cricket players were refused bail on Tuesday after they appeared in court on spotfixing charges as police announced the arrest of a Bollywood actor over the scandal.A court in New Delhi agreed a five-day custody extension for former Test paceman Shanthakumaran Sreesanth and two teammates from the Rajasthan Royals who are accused of deliberately bowling badly in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars during the ongoing Indian Premier League, a ...
KARACHI: Former Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Lt. Gen. Tauqir Zia (Retd) has demanded ad hoc arrangements in the present set-up of the board.When the incumbent management of the PCB is celebrating the democratic transition a few former, current players and administrators casting doubts on the mechanism adopted by the PCB for the elections held in Islamabad on May 8 three-day before the General Elections in the country."The recent election for the chairman Zaka ...
KARACHI: Former skipper Aamer Sohail firmly believes that Pakistan's chances in the Champions Trophy depend on their adoptability to the conditions."Conditions would play a very important role in Pakistan's chances for this premier 8-nation contest," Aamer Sohail told APP in an interview on Tuesday."Batting will be our key area in focus and if they did well, team will have bright chances to reach the semi-final", he commented."We are second favourites in our group "B" with ...
LONDON: England squad for the second Test against New Zealand at Headingley, starting on Friday:Alastair Cook (capt), James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Nick Compton, Steven Finn, Matt Prior (wkt), Joe Root, Graeme Swann, Jonathan TrottCopyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2013 ...
ISLAMABAD: Former legendary cricketer Zaheer Abbas advised the Pakistan Cricket Board to immediately appoint a batting coach for the national team instead of focusing on the bowlers ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy in June.Zaheer also called on the selectors to take a few risks and drop those players from the Champions Trophy who had not performed during the tour to South Africa urging the selectors to look for new talent in the batting department, ...
