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Live Cricket Blog: Joe Denly gets England ODI call-up after nine years

Alex Broun

22:30 15/10/2018

Hello cricket fans! The Sport360 team is here to keep you updated on all the action from around the world.

The second Test between Pakistan and Australia starts in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, while England play Sri Lanka in the third ODI on Wednesday.

It’s all here in our live blog.

10:00 pm – Denly gets a call-up

Joe Denly has been handed a chance to resume his England ODI career more than nine years after his last cap, following an injury to Liam Dawson.

Denly’s call-up comes after slow left-armer Dawson was ruled out of the remaining three ODI’s against Sri Lanka as well as a stand-alone Twenty20.

Read the full report here.

7:30 pm – AB to feature in SA T20 league

AB de Villiers.

South African batting great AB de Villiers was among 12 leading players named for the country’s new Mzansi Super League Twenty20 tournament.

Six Proteas and as many overseas stars were named as marquee players. Six teams will fight for the services of players during the draft in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

For more, lick here.

6:30 pm – Sarfraz denies differences

Pakistan’s coach Mickey Arthur and Sarfraz Ahmed.

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has denied reports of a rift with coach Mickey Arthur after the latter revealed the skipper had gone against his advice and decided not to bowl Mohammad Abbas first-up on the fifth and final day of the Dubai Test.

The hosts are aiming for victory in the second and final Abu Dhabi Test after the first ended in a draw.

Read more here.

4:35pm – Shane Warne calls for golf style revolution in Test cricket

Shane Warne has called for a golf-style revolution in Test cricket in order to secure the future of the red-ball game.

The former Australian leg-spinner said Test cricket needed to adopt what the PGA Tour in the US did with the FedEx Cup, which sees the best golfers compete annually in a play-off for a prize of USD$10million (£7.6million).

To read more click HERE.

Shane Warne wants a golf revolution in Test cricket

1:23pm – Sanath Jayasuriya charged with two counts of breaching ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code

Sri Lanka legend Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged with two counts of breaching the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption Code.

In a statement released on Monday, the ICC confirmed the two charges, with Jayasuriya given 14 days to respond.

To read more CLICK HERE.

Sanath Jayasuriya in action for Sri Lanka

10:35am – Inquest into death of cricket writer Peter Roebuck to be re-opened

An inquest into the supposed suicide of renowned cricket writer Peter Roebuck in South Africa in 2011 is set to be reopened, his former employer reported Monday.

English-born Roebuck, 55, was covering the Test series between South Africa and Australia when he plunged to his death from the Southern Sun Hotel in Cape Town.

To read more CLICK HERE.

Peter Roebuck in his playing days with Somerset

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