Posts Tagged ‘mickey’

Cape Town match will determine outcome of Proteas-Oz series: Arthur

Cape Town (South Africa), Apr.8 (ANI): Proteas coach Mickey Arthur believes outcome of the third one-day match with Australia could determine the outcome of the five-match series. The match will take place in Cape Town on Thursday. "It's hugely important to us and we are really looking forward to it. The two teams are evenly matched and it's all there for ... Full story

Arthur says Durban ODI will be the key to how series against Oz goes

Durban (South Africa), Apr.2 (ANI): Proteas coach Mickey Arthur has described South Africa's first one-day-international (ODI) against Australia on Friday as "huge", and believes that it serve as a key indicator as to which way the series will go. "Friday is when we want to put our marker in the sand and that is why we have been building up extremely hard this week. For us, ... Full story

Proteas coach Arthur in the frame to coach England

London, Mar.26 (ANI): Mickey Arthur, who has built South Africa into one of the world's leading cricket sides, has emerged as a surprise candidate to be the next England coach, while Ashley Giles has been told he is not in the frame. The Telegraph quoted sources as suggesting that Arthur is the external ... Full story

Smith hints at split between Proteas management, players

Cape Town, Mar.17 (ANI): South Africa captain Graeme Smith has hinted that there is a split between the management and players in the wake of a fiasco that resulted in the side having four captains during the current series against the Australians. The team, which is 2-0 down in the three-match series, has refused to comment on Mark Boucher replacing Smith on the field and then ... Full story

Proteas have plan in place to stop Hughes onslaught

Melbourne, Mar 14 (ANI): South Africa has vowed to keep Australian opening sensation Phil Hughes under check after he hit two consecutive centuries against them. Following his maiden century in the second Test in Durban, South Africa coach Mickey Arthur said Hughes was a player who scored freely square of the wicket. "He's ... Full story

Peaches Geldof was ‘stroked’ by Michael Jackson

Washington, Mar 12 (ANI): Bob Geldof's daughter Peaches has revealed that she was "stroked" by pop star Michael Jackson when she was just eight years old. In an interview on U.K. series Celebrity Juice, the 19-year-old socialite shocked TV audiences after recalling the childhood incident, while she was visiting Disneyland with family. "I was eight years old, I was at Disneyland with Pappy Geldof and the fam ... Full story

1,000 people join Facebook’s ‘Get Gary Glitter Out Of Herne Bay’ gang

London, Mar 7 (ANI): A Facebook group has seen more than 1,000 people joining it after it was set up to banish pop paedophile Gary Glitter from their town after he was spotted drinking in a seaside pub. Glitter, 64, has according to residents in Herne Bay, Kent, been sighted several times around the town, and it has also been speculated that he is looking to ... Full story

Mickey Rourke plans to adopt new pooch

London, Feb 25 (ANI): Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke is apparently looking for a new dog following the death of his pet pooch Chihuahua Loki. The Wrestler star, who credited his precious pooches with saving his life during his years in the Hollywood wilderness, was heartbroken when his 18-year-old pet passed away last week. According to RadarOnline, the 56-year-old actor is now so lonely that he's planning to ... Full story

Smith recovery ahead of schedule for return series

Sydney. Feb 5 (ANI): South African captain Graeme Smith is well on the road to recovery from his elbow and hand injuries and is on track to be fit for the return series against Australia. This could make the kangaroos quest to protect the No.1 Test ranking more difficult. Proteas coach Mickey Arthur said that the man who defined South Africa's history-making, 2-1 series victory in ... Full story