Cricket news

• The Spin | The freewheelin' Bob Willis: tribute to a cricketing iconoclast

  10-12-2019 12:51
  
  Willis represented more than sporting excellence, and put all of himself into his bowling, punditry and even his Dylan fandomThe world is a shocking place, full of daily tragedy and injustice. But in the last week, nothing pierced The Spin to the heart like the death of the great Bob Willis – at 70, gone well before his time.On the face of it, this makes sense: Bob Willis was a giant of English cricket. The Spin is too young to remember his playing career, but so definitive was his definin
  
  Read more

• Mike Gatting umpire row threatens England tour of Pakistan - archive, 10 December 1987

  10-12-2019 06:30
  
  10 December 1987: The British Ambassador to Pakistan has been briefed following an incident in the second test that led to tension on and off the fieldEngland’s turbulent cricket tour of Pakistan will be called off today unless the dispute between England captain Mike Gatting and umpire Shakoor Rana, which led to the abandonment of yesterday’s play in the second Test at Faisalabad, is resolved.The Test and County Cricket Board meets at Lord’s today but the differences appear to
  
  Read more

• Australia find stability with unchanged team for New Zealand Test

  10-12-2019 05:02
  
  Justin Langer plans same side for third Test in a rowThree-Test series begins at Optus Stadium on ThursdayJustin Langer is eyeing a return to the stability of Australia’s Test side from his playing days as the hosts prepare to face New Zealand with an unchanged XI for a third straight match.Langer confirmed on Tuesday in Perth he did not envisage any changes to his winning combination for Thursday’s series opener against the Black Caps. It will mark the first time in his coaching car
  
  Read more

Follow @Cricket_News_UK on Twitter!