Owais Shah recalls not being able to sleep after Denly's KOSeptember 29th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - England middle order bat Owais Shah recalls not being able to sleep after he put opener Joe Denly into hospital with a football tackle during practice. Shah, who was severely reprimanded by his skipper Andrew Strauss, after the incident, is now cricket's new big-hitting star.
PCB under fire for its 'ad-hocism'August 19th, 2009 KARACHI - An influential member of the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) Governing Board, Dr Muhammad Ali Shah, has criticized the board for its unprofessional attitude terming it as 'ad-hocism'. Shah lambasted the PCB for not implementing its own constitution and said it was being run like a one-man show.
Wright emerges strong contender to coach Kolkata Knight RidersJuly 25th, 2009 KOLKATA - Former India cricket coach John Wright has emerged a strong contender for the coach's job in the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the coming season. Sources in the team said KKRs icon player Sourav Ganguly, who has been entrusted with the task of finding a replacement for sacked coach John Buchanan, is favouring the New Zealander for the key post.
Buchanan denies taking swipe at Indian cricketersJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Australian cricket coach, John Buchanan has strongly denied taking a swipe at Indian cricketers in his just released book 'The Future of Cricket: The Rise of Twenty20'. Buchanan said he bore no malice towards anybody and his comments in the book were taken out of context.
Buchanan says his comments on Indian stars taken out of contextJuly 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Australia cricket coach, John Buchanan has accused the Indian media of taking his comments on former and current Indian cricketers out of context. He also said that he bore no malice towards anyone.
Buchanan denies split loyalties; will be backing PontingJuly 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Ricky Ponting might be disappointed with John Buchanan's new job as an advisor in the English board, but the former Australian coach will be backing Ponting to win the Ashes. Buchanan said that Ponting can lead the team to a win in the series and atone for their loss in 2005.
Don't want to see John with an England jumper on, says PontingJuly 3rd, 2009 LONDON - With just five days left for the Ashes, Australian captain Ricky Ponting again made it clear that he is not happy with John Buchanan's decision to join the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as an adviser. "I just hope I don't see him with an England jumper on.
Ponting uneasy about Buchanan's coaching stint in EnglandJune 30th, 2009 WORCESTER - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting says that he is uncomfortable about former coach and mentor John Buchanan taking up a coaching stint with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). "I just hope I don't see him with an England jumper on.
Buchanan is out of Kolkata Knight RidersJune 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team director John Buchanan has become the first casualty of the side's dismal performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Knight Riders and Buchanan, who recently joined as consultant with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), parted ways amicably Thursday.
Nielsen not worried with Buchanan's England assignmentJune 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian coach Tim Nielsen isn't losing his sleep over his predecessor John Buchanan's decision to joining the England cricket board ahead of the Ashes. Buchanan surprised everyone by joining England's elite cricket set-up before the Ashes and will work with their under-19 and second-string Lions teams.
Buchanan says may expose Oz cricketers' chinks during ECB consulting stintJune 11th, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian cricket team coach John Buchanan has said that he may give England inside knowledge of Australia's cricketers as he takes up a short-term coaching job with England later this month. He hopes his stint with the ECB will land him with a longer deal, the Herald Sun reports.
Buchanan vows to mentor Symonds out of his troublesJune 6th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Former Australian coach John Buchanan has vowed to mentor and support out of favour all-rounder Andrew Symonds through his life and cricket crisis. Buchanan pledged he would be there for Symonds in some of his darkest hours and urged friends of the all rounder not to desert him.
'I am not an Ashes traitor,' says BuchananJune 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Former coach John Buchanan has denied suggestions that he had sold out Australian cricket by meeting with English officials last week. London's Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday that Buchanan had met with the English hierarchy and members of their coaching panel to help plot their strategy for next month's Ashes series.
Buchanan helping England for AshesMay 31st, 2009 LONDON - John Buchanan, architect of Australia's 5-0 win in the 2006 Ashes, can switch loyalties this year. Buchanan, who recently lost his advisory contract with Cricket Australia (CA) was in England last week for meetings with England officials and members of the team coaching staff about their Ashes strategy and planning.
Buchanan helping England prepare for AshesMay 31st, 2009 LONDON - The architect of Australia's thumping 5-0 victory in the last Ashes series Down Under in 2006/07, former coach John Buchanan, was in England last week for meetings with England officials and members of the team coaching staff about their Ashes strategy and planning. n a revelation bound to shock Australian cricket, the England and Wales Cricket Board invited Buchanan after recently losing his advisory contract with Cricket Australia and having worked briefly with the England Lions squad in New Zealand last winter, The Telegraph reported.
BRISBANE - Former Kolkata Knight Riders’ coach John Buchanan Wednesday said team owner Shah Rukh Khan’s decision to sack him came as a “shock and a disappointment”.
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