Warne to open spin bowling academy at new England home with fiancee Hurley

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 09:20

Australian spin legend Shane Warne is reportedly planning to launch a spin bowling academy at his new home in England with his fiancee Elizabeth Hurley.

Flower confident of England recovery but won’t hesitate to drop under-performers

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 18:34

England team director Andy Flower has expressed his confidence in England’s batsmen to recover from the muddle of their first Test clean-sweep but has told them that he will not be afraid to drop players if they continue to under-perform.

Muralitharan questions ICC rankings system, says it means nothing

Last Updated: Monday, February 6, 2012, 13:26

Ace Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has put a question mark over England’s number one Test ranking criticising the International Cricket Council’s ranking system.

England batsmen are ‘worst’ players of spin attack: Boycott

Last Updated: Monday, January 30, 2012, 13:48

Legendary England batsman Geoffrey Boycott has described England’s current batsmen as the ‘worst’ players of spin bowling and their performance in Abu Dhabi as ‘shocking’.

Ajmal targets battle with Swann over spin supremacy

Last Updated: Friday, September 30, 2011, 08:55

Pakistan`s Saeed Ajmal is viewing next year`s Test series against England as a contest between himself and Graeme Swann to decide who is the world`s best off-spinner.

Spin in demand at World Cup on sub-continental dust bowl

Last Updated: Friday, February 18, 2011, 00:00

Teams at the World Cup appear to have reached a broad consensus that the best way to dismantle a rival batting order is to tie them in tangles.

Australia still in a spin about how to replace Warne

Last Updated: Friday, November 19, 2010, 00:00

Almost four years after Shane Warne finally departed the Test, Australia appear no closer to figuring out how to replace him.

Ajmal’s overdose of “doosras” failed the purpose

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 00:00

Saeed Ajmal failed to weave the ‘Doosra’ magic in the ongoing Test series against SA because he was trying the trick too frequently.

There’ll never be another Shane Warne: Smith

Last Updated: Sunday, October 24, 2010, 00:00

Australian all-rounder Steve Smith has played down talks that his talent shows enough to suggest that Australia’s wait for Shane Warne’s replacement is over.