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Ajaz Patel left out for Pakistan Tests as Mitchell Santner retains his place
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Monday, 21 December 2020 09:20
Ajaz Patel has been left out of New Zealand's Test squad for the upcoming two-match series against New Zealand despite recovering from a calf injury. New Zealand instead leaned towards the all-round abilities of Mitchell Santner, who retained his place in the squad.In the injury-enforced absence of Colin de Grandhomme, Canterbury seam-bowling allrounder Daryl Mitchell too kept his spot but…
Bangladesh selectors confident of players' switch to ODIs for West Indies series
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Monday, 21 December 2020 05:46
Bangladesh's selectors will keep one eye on the progress of the country's next batch of elite cricketers as they pick their first senior team for the 2020-21 season in the coming few weeks. West Indies will be arriving on January 10 to play three ODIs and two Tests, and although a truncated tour, it is a much-needed competition for the…
Jacques Kallis named as England batting consultant for Sri Lanka Test tour
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Monday, 21 December 2020 03:21
Jacques Kallis has been appointed as England's latest batting consultant for next month's Test series in Sri Lanka, a tour that the ECB insists is set to go ahead as planned in spite of the heightened uncertainty over the UK's latest wave of measures to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.The ECB last week stepped up its search for full-time appointments for…
Rudderless Pakistan eye revival of lost T20I prowess as New Zealand gun for clean sweep
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Monday, 21 December 2020 03:43
Big picture It was the third T20I against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui in 2018 that signified how far Pakistan had risen from the depths of a disaster at the T20 World Cup in India two years earlier, having finished fourth out of the five teams in their group. After being told they didn't have enough power-hitters for T20Is and…
CSA's interim board expresses concern over SA team's response to BLM movement
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Monday, 21 December 2020 04:11
Cricket South Africa's interim board has expressed concern over the men's national team's response to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement but maintains it will not compel the squad to act in a particular way. Instead, board chairman Judge Zak Yacoob has written to director of cricket Graeme Smith and national coach Mark Boucher noting individuals' right to freedom of…
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