The first semi-final of the Champions Trophy will see rejuvenated England taking on the favourite Australia in Centurion. England captain Andrew Strauss won the toss and elected to bat first at the SuperSport Park. This is the eighth time the two sides are facing each other in the last six weeks. They just completed...
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Australia down to 4th place in ICC Test Rankings
Australian team has been knocked down from the number one slot to the fourth position in the ICC Test rankings after losing the Ashes series to England. They are placed behind India. Australia lost the fifth and crucial Test on Sunday by a comprehensive 197 runs. This tragedy cost Ricky Ponting’s men eight ratings...
Flintoff to retire from Test Cricket
The England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday said that England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is to retire from Test cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia because of persistent injury problems. The 31-year-old will continue to make himself available for one-day and Twenty20 fixtures, an ECB statement said. “My body...
