Ireland's Scannell pitched straight into Maori clash
Irish hooker Niall Scannell will have little time to acclimatise to New Zealand before heading out onto the pitch to face the Maori All Blacks in a tour match.
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Cricket-NZ get chance for rapid revenge in home tests against England
(Reuters) - New Zealand will have a chance to exact rapid revenge for their 3-0 series loss in England when they host Brendon McCullum's side in two tests next February.
Super Falcons arrive in Morocco ahead battle for 10th continental title
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India vs England: Yuzvendra Chahal should be in the Test squad, says Graeme Swann
Former England off-spinner and forever Ashes hero Graeme Swann talks to TOI about all things spin ahead of the India-England Test in Birmingham...Is it fair to say that since you retired, England have not had a world-class off-spinner who can bowl menacingly in Tests?England have struggled with spinners since I finished. They've had some good bowlers, though. Moeen Ali is a vastly under-rated off-spinner. He could have taken more Test wickets. The main issue is the way spinners are captained and looked after in England. It is diabolical. A lot of captains in English cricket don't understand how a spinner works, how his mind needs to be during a game, how his field setting needs to be. I was lucky I had captains who let me take onus and control. Andrew Strauss was exceptional. He let me have my own fields and would come up with suggestions every now and again. I was quite a gregarious, confident character so that suited me. In the past, the English way was to always be very, very negative… as a captain, to not start with attacking fields, to force a spinner to just go one an over and then gradually bring in fielders if the pressure builds. I always thought it was the other way around: as a finger spinner, you should build the pressure immediately. Your first 10-15 balls to a batsman are your most dangerous, that is when the batsman hasn't read you.
NZ get chance for rapid revenge in home tests against England
New Zealand will have a chance to exact rapid revenge for their 3-0 series loss in England when they host Brendon McCullum's side in two tests next February.
Eoin Morgan to confirm England retirement on Tuesday
English cricket will reach the end of an era on Tuesday when Eoin Morgan confirms his retirement from the international game after more than seven revolutionary years in charge. The white-ball captaincy will pass to Jos Buttler.
BBC staff ‘raised concerns’ over Michael Vaughan’s return amid racism scandal
The BBC has acknowledged staff have “raised concerns” after an in-house diversity group reportedly criticised Michael Vaughan’s return to cricket commentary.
England player ratings: Root and Bairstow lead the way
The era of 'Bazball' is here - and England are a team transformed! It's been a perfect start under the new regime with world Test champions New Zealand swept 3-0 but how did Brendon McCullum's charges fare individually?