London: James Anderson took his 300th Test wicket and then ended a bold counter-attack by New Zealand's Ross Taylor as England fought back in the first Test at Lord's. The two players lit up a Lord's bathed in artificial floodlight to counter the overhead gloom of Friday's second day which ended with New Zealand 153 for four in reply to England's first innings 232, a deficit of 79 runs.
Anderson took the first three wickets to fall, reducing the Black Caps to seven for two before dismissing Taylor for a scintillating 66. The 30-year-Anderson, in his 81st match at this level, did not have long to wait for his 299th Test wicket after taking the new ball.
One ball after Hamish Rutherford had cover-driven him for four, Anderson squared him up with an outswinger and England captain Alastair Cook, diving to his right, held an excellent low catch at first slip. Anderson struck again when Peter Fulton, the tourists other opener, nicked a good length ball low to second slip Graeme Swann as the Lancashire seamer became only the fourth England bowler after Fred Trueman, Bob Willis and Ian Botham to take 300 Test wickets.
New Zealand were now in dire straits, with Anderson's purple patch yielding two wickets for no runs in 17 balls. Taylor, however, responded with the innings of the match so far, stroking 13 boundaries -- only eight fewer than England managed in their entire innings....
11:50 PM, May 17, 2013
London: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum and key batsman Ross Taylor are set for an earlier than anticipated arrival in England after being granted early release by their Indian Premier League sides. The pair was not expected to arrive on the tour of England until after the completion of this weekend's inaugural three-day warm-up match against Derbyshire. But McCullum and Taylor will now have more time to get used to...
09:07 AM, May 03, 2013
Chennai: Fresh from their morale-boosting win over two-time champions Chennai Super Kings, Pune Warriors India batsman Ross Taylor has advised his team-mates to guard against complacency and be prepared for "tough" challenges ahead. "It is a long tournament and we don't want to get carried away. We will enjoy the moment and get ready in two days' time in Pune. It is going to be tough," Taylor told reporters. Standing...
02:03 PM, Apr 16, 2013
Live updates from the Game 19 of the IPL 6 between Chennai Super Kings and Pune Warriors played at Chennai. Pune Warriors India are without their regular slipper Angelo Mathews who is sitting out due to political pressure in southern India in protest over the war crimes in Sri Lanka bars the islanders from playing in Chennai and Yuvraj is unlikely to take the field . CSK, though, are still...
07:20 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Chennai: Pune Warriors India will need to make a forced captaincy change on Monday when their regular skipper Angelo Mathews sits out the tough encounter against Chennai Super Kings, who are coming off a surprise last-ball win against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Political pressure in southern India in protest over the war crimes in Sri Lanka bars the islanders from playing in Chennai, which will force the team management to pick...
08:13 PM, Apr 14, 2013
Bridgetown (Barbados): New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has become the latest international cricketer to link up with the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) set to begin in July. Taylor, one of the hottest commodities in Twenty20 cricket, has been confirmed as the tournament's third international franchise player, organisers announced on Thursday, reports CMC. The former New Zealand captain has played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since its inception in...
05:56 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Wellington: New Zealand Cricket has condemned as "hearsay, speculation and rumour" a report prepared by a group of former Test players that criticises its handling of the sacking of former Test captain Ross Taylor. The nine-page report, prepared by a group convened by former New Zealand captain John Parker, attacks the governance of New Zealand Cricket and the role in Taylor's sacking played by coach Mike Hesson, new captain Brendon...
11:12 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Missing key players right before the start of a new season could prove to be a deciding factor as far as Daredevils' chances are concerned. ...
01:50 PM, Mar 30, 2013
Left-arm fast bowler Trent Boult took 6 for 68 as New Zealand dismissed England for 204 in reply to their own first innings of 443. ...
12:04 PM, Mar 24, 2013
The visitors have exhibited their class in patches against a New Zealand side who are trying to re-establish their credentials in the Test arena. ...
11:24 PM, Mar 18, 2013
England had New Zealand on the ropes when rain intervened, having dismissed the host for 254 in reply to their own first innings of 465. ...
07:42 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Not a single ball has been bowled on Day 5 as the rain never stopped completely and umpires had no other option but to call it off. ...
02:26 AM, Mar 18, 2013
Despite slipping to a shock defeat in their final warm-up match, England will start as favourites going into their three-Test series against a new-look New Zealand. ...
12:56 PM, Mar 04, 2013
The injury-hit hosts must dig deep if they want to prevent England winning their first ODI series in New Zealand since 1992. ...
10:04 AM, Feb 22, 2013
However, the New Zealand batsman acknowledged that he was still not fully comfortable being back in the team. ...
03:44 PM, Feb 21, 2013
England leveled the series 1-1 with an eight-wicket win in Napier to set up a decider on Saturday. ...
03:34 PM, Feb 20, 2013
An unbeaten 121-run stand between Jonathan Trott and Joe Root took England home after James Anderson had picked up a five-for. ...
02:24 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Ashish Nehra was with Delhi in 2009 and 2010 before moving to Pune Warriors India in 2011. ...
07:36 PM, Feb 12, 2013
