Kevin Pietersen was on Thursday included in England’s squads for the upcoming tour of South Africa, but there was no place for Steve Harmison.
England fast bowler Stephen Harmison says he is ready to continue his international career if selected for the upcoming tour of South Africa.
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/ 6 February 2009
England put West Indies under early pressure in the opening Test on Thursday, but the new video referral system brought the day into sharper focus.
Fast bowler Steve Harmison’s return to the England team was put on hold when he was left out of the starting eleven for the third Test against SA.
Monty Panesar returned Test-best figures of six for 126 as England beat New Zealand by 121 runs in the third cricket Test on Wednesday and clinched the three-match series 2-1. Off-spinner Panesar completed his seventh five-wicket haul in Tests, claiming three of the five wickets to fall on the final day, hastening New Zealand’s dismissal for 431 as it chased 553 for victory.
New Zealand’s momentum, picked up from a convincing one-day series victory and first Test win in Hamilton, came to a screeching halt on Monday with a crushing 126-run defeat to England in the second Test. Chasing 438 to win the match, New Zealand flirted with pulling off the impossible when they reached 242 for five late on the fourth day.
Dale Steyn used to be a well-scrubbed bloke who wore a goofy grin that wobbled harmlessly under starry, starry eyes. He was polite and cheerful, and he could bowl a bit. He probably never said ”Well, golly gee.” But if he did, we would have chuckled heartily and ruffled his hair as if the lot of us were in a Spur commercial.
New Zealand thrashed England by 189 runs in the first cricket Test on Sunday when England’s second innings disintegrated after Kyle Mills ripped through the top order. Set a tempting target of 300 to win in 81 overs, England were all out for 110 with 26 overs and a full session of play remaining.
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/ 1 December 2007
England’s pace-spin duo of Matthew Hoggard and Monty Panesar combined to destroy Sri Lanka for 188 on the opening day of the first cricket Test on Saturday. England replied with 49-1 by stumps after losing opener Alastair Cook to the third ball of the innings when he was trapped leg-before by 100-Test veteran Chaminda Vaas.
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/ 12 November 2007
Dolphins all-rounder Johann Louw upstaged his international teammates to give the KwaZulu-Natal side a welcome boost with a crushing 10-wicket win over the Warriors in their Supersport Series cricket match in East London this weekend. In Benoni, the Eagles were held at bay by a fantastic knock of 151 off 157 balls by the Titans’ Albie Morkel.