England vs New Zealand 2013 Live Streaming Cricket

England vs New Zealand Live Streaming Cricket

New Zealand tours to England for a full fledged cricket series that includes all forms of our beloved game of cricket. Apart from the practice matches, we would see two test matches, three ODIs and couple of T20  matches. This would be a great opportunity for both the teams to warm up for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2013. The T20 matches would be played after the conclusion of Champions Trophy which will be played in England.

Here is the schedule for the whole series:

1st Test - 16th to 20th May - Lords
2nd Test - 24th to 28th May - Leeds
1st ODI - 31st May - Lords
2nd ODI - 2nd June - Southampton
3rd ODI - 5th June - Nottingham
1st T20 - 25th June - Kennington Oval
2nd T20 - 27th June - Kennington Oval

Let us have a look at some of the England vs New Zealand records so far:

England has played 97 test matches against New Zealand - won 45, lost 8 and drew 44
New Zealand has better stats in ODIs where they have played 73 ODIs against New Zealand, won 36, lost 31, couple of ties and four ended in no results
England has an upper hand in T20 matches as they played 9 against New Zealand; won 7 and lost two.

Highest total in test match was scored by England (593/6 declared) against New Zealand at Auckland in 1975
England and New Zealand have both scored 340 runs in ODIs which happens to be the highest score between these two teams.
England scored a mammoth 214 runs in a T20 against New Zealand at Auckland in 2013. This is the highest team score of T20 between England and New Zealand.

Stay tuned for many such records and updates on England vs New Zealand 2013 cricket series. Enjoy live cricket streaming of this series with ESPN Star Cricket!

India vs Australia 4th Test Live Cricket Streaming Star ESPN

Live Cricket Streaming ESPN Star Ind vs Aus

Indian cricket is about to observe another remarkable feat as they near another win against Australia to register first ever 4-0 whitewash. India is playing test cricket from more than 80 years and the biggest series win they could ever achieve was 3-0 in 90s against England. Indian team has never managed to win a four test series 4-0.

On the other hand nothing is going right for Australia. They lost first two matches and then came up a controversy of dropping four important players on disciplinary actions. However Watson has returned to India and has joined the squad. Meanwhile another bad news for Australia is that probably Clarke won't play last match due to an injury.

Indian dashing opener Shikhar Dhawan is out due to an injury and this gives Raina a good opportunity to prove his worth. He may be included if Pujara opens with Murali Vijay. If Rahane is included as an opener, Raina may not get an opportunity to play here at Ferozshah Kotla stadium.

India doesn't play any test series for next few months. They will directly play South Africa in South Africa later this year. So it is really necessary for all the players to play well and cement their position in the team.

Special moment for Sachin as he will play his 198th test match. Probably this could be his last test match in India because for next 12 months, India probably doesn't play any home test series based on the cricket calendar. Let us hope he entertains us with another century here at Delhi.

Live Cricket Streaming Star ESPN India vs Australia 3rd Test

Live Cricket Streaming Star ESPN Ind vs Aus 3rd Test

The stage for a series win is perfectly set for India as they lead the series 2-0 after convincing wins over Australia in Chennai and Hyderabad. Now we move our focus towards the northern states of India as the third test match will be played at Mohali in Punjab.

Australia is already down in confidence with the bad perfomances so far and now they are also rocked by some off-field issues. A sudden exclusion of vice captain Watson along with Pattinson. Johnson and Khawaja was a shocking news for everyone. After dismal performances in first two matches, the team was awarded two days of break to refresh themselves and present a way forward for next two matches. But these four players didn't come back with any plan of action and hence they were dropped based on the disciplinary grounds. Although captain Clarke mentioned that the exclusions were not based on any such one incident, but it seems as if the one mentioned above was one of the most important reason.

India dropped Virender Sehwag which brought a lot of disappointment amongst the fans of Sehwag. But ultimately the team management had to take this tough call. Following a lot of bad performances from Sehwag, he had to be dropped. This has now made way for Dhawan and Rahane. Any one of these two will get an opportunity to open with Murali Vijay.

With Dhoni and Pujara already hitting double tons in first and second match respectively, even the other batsmen like Kohli, Sachin, Murali Vijaya, etc look in good form. This time India has a better second half of batting line up where Jadeja, Ashwin and even Bhuvaneshwar Kumar can trouble the opposition with their batting.

Another news came from the PCA stadium curator here in Mohali that the pitch would certainly support the spinners. So we can expect spin pack bowling line up from India. Ashwin and Harbhajan have done well to stay in the team so Ojha looks unlikely to be a part of playing eleven here at Mohali.

Can Australia come up with some brilliant performances to win a test match here or will it again be a convincing win for India? Let us wait and watch as India vs Australia live streaming continues on ESPN and Star Cricket HD.

Live Cricket Streaming ESPN Star India vs Australia 2nd Test

Live Cricket Streaming ESPN Star

After registering a historic win over Australia in Chennai, its time to lock horns again as India vs Australia 2nd test begins at Hyderabad. We witnessed an unforgettable 224 runs knock by unorthodox batsmen MS Dhoni. He was well supported in the winning cause by Kohli with his century, Sachin with his positive half century and Indian spinners who kept Australian batting line up under check.

India might be wary of Australia's bounce back but at the same time India's upper hand is clearly evident. India is in great confidence whereas Australia looks under pressure. Infact Australia also looks lacking confidence to play second spinner. Thanks to some brilliant quick bowling by Pattinson on a complete spin friendly wicket, he was the only fast bolwer in the match to prove his worth. Otherwise it was completely spinners who dominated the whole match.

Although the pitch was weared and teared but still we witnessed some extraordinary batting performance also. That actually made first test match an unforgettable cricket match. On a spin friendly wicket was the bounce was completely unpredictable, we saw brilliant innings from Dhoni, Clarke, Tendulkar, Kohli and Henriques.

A question that comes to many Indian cricket fans' minds is whether Dhoni should pick Ojha instead of Harbhajan. Giving an extra opportunity to Harbhajan would be a correct thing but won't it be a practically better option to go ahead with a more effective spinner like Ojha when you can take a 2-0 lead in the series. It is like now or never. A loss here for India may bring them under pressure exactly the way it happened against England in December 2012.

Dhoni may also be tempted to make a change in the opening pair. Everything apart from the opening pair worked well for Dhoni in Chennai. Sehwag and Murali Vijay failed to impress. If given a chance, these two batsmen need to click or else we may see someone like Rahane replacing one of them.

Live Cricket Streaming Star ESPN continues providing you regular updates on India vs Australia 2013 test series. So stay online and don't miss a bit of this enthralling 2nd test match.

Live Cricket Streaming ESPN Star India vs Australia 1st Test

Live Cricket Streaming Star Cricket ESPN

India vs Australia test cricket serves us one of the best games we would ever see. In last couple of decades these two teams have locked horns every two to three years to provide us pure quality cricket. Follow ons, fight backs, centuries, five fors, etc you would see it all in an India vs Australia Test match.

Australia visits India for Border Gavaskar Trophy and the series begins in the last week of February. This series includes four test matches after which we would see a great cricket extravaganza of Indian Premier League. Following is the schedule of India vs Australia 2013 Test Series:

1st Test match - 22 to 26 February 2013 - Chennai
2nd Test match - 2 to 6 March 2013 - Hyderabad
3rd Test match - 14 to 18 March 2013 - Mohali
4th Test match - 22 to 26 March 2013 - Delhi

India played a warm up match with Australia which was a two day match and it ended in a draw. The second practice match will be played between India A and Australia from 16 to 18 February in Chennai. These warm ups would help the teams decide the batting and bowling compositions and also the tourists to get accustomed to the Indian situations and climate.

Just to prove the fact that how tight the outcome of test series have been between these two countries in the recent past, just have a look at the below mentioned records:
1996-97 India won 1-0
1997-98 India won 2-1
1999-2000 Australia won 3-0
2000-01 India won 2-1
2003-04 Series tied 1-1
2004-05 Australia won 2-1
2007-08 Australia won 2-1
2008-09 India won 2-0

In the last eight test series, India has won four series, Australia three and one tied! That shows how tough these competitors are.

Indian squad for the first two test matches would be as follows:
Dhoni, Dinda, Dhawan, Ashwin, Harbhajan, Yuvraj, Kohli,Tendulkar, Jadeja, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Pujara, Ojha, Sehwag, Rahane, Ishant, Murali Vijay

Australian squad for this test series is as follows:
Clarke, Watson, Warner, Cowan, Henriques, Lyon, Siddle, Johnson, Agar, Bird, Doherty, Khawaja, Maxwell, Pattinson, Starc, Smith, Wade

Star Cricket Live Streaming India vs England ODI Series 2013

Live Cricket Streaming ESPN Star

Live cricket streaming on ESPN, Star Sports and Star Cricket continues as India gets involved in another cricket series and this time an ODI series against England. The battered ego of Indian team will work as a catalyst if India has to win this ODI series. India never looked so desperate for a series win after a chain of losses at home. After losing to England in a test series recently, Indian fans were more hurted when the team lost to arch rivals Pakistan in an ODI series.

India has made some changes in the ODI squad. The biggest change is the inclusion of Cheteshwar Pujara who is in brilliant form. After scoring tons against England in test series he proved that he has a class apart to play in a 50 over format also. He recently scored a triple century in Ranji Trophy quater finals and makes his inclusion in playing XI even stronger. Virender Sehwag is dropped following a slump in his form which doesn't provide any signs of improvement.

Bowling wise India is doing a good job. To everyone's surprise Indian pacers are now more impressive than the spinners. Is it due to change in the nature of Indian pitches or is it due to the degrading quality of Indian spinners? This could be a question for debate amongst cricket fans.

England looks in sparkling form as they continue their winnings ways in 2012. They have recently registered a test series win in India and leveled the T20 series. Beating India at home doesn't look difficult anymore. Indian team looks a bit out of confidence and cricket conditions are now also favouring the visitors. England would love to capitalise on these situations and register another series win.

Although it has been ages England won even an ODI match against India in India, but this time England is strong enough to turn tables on India. On the other hand it looks unlikely for Indian team to reach top position in ICC rankings because for that they need a 5-0 win against England. India has done such clean sweeps against England in the recent past but can they repeat the feat this time remains a question.

Lot more cricket to follow. Stay tuned with live cricket streaming on ESPN Star Sports and Star Cricket.

Live Cricket Streaming Star Cricket ESPN - India vs Pakistan 2013 ODI Series

Live Cricket Streaming Star ESPN Ind vs Pak ODI Series


Live Cricket Streaming on Star Cricket and ESPN will provide us the pleasure of watching India vs Pakistan 2013 ODI series. Following another failure of Indian cricket team to win a series at home now  India would eye a series win against Pakistan in the ODIs. After a series of failures abroad and at home against England, Indian cricket fans expected T20 series win against Pakistan which didn't come true.

India takes on Pakistan in an ODI series which consists of three matches. Following is the schedule for the ODI series:

India vs Pakistan 1st ODI - Chennai - 30th December 2012
India vs Pakistan 2nd ODI - Kolkata - 3rd January 2013
India vs Pakistan 3rd ODI - Delhi - 6th January 2013

The fixtures have treated the metropolitan cities with India Pakistan cricket and we can certainlye expect house full attendance in the stadiums. Chennai, Kolkata and Delhi are one of the biggest cricket venues not only in India but also in the world. And not only India or Pakistan but almost all cricket loving nations enjoy a face of between these two arch rivals.

India has made certain changes in the ODI squad that visited Srilanka last time. India has included Virender Sehwag in the squad. Sachin Tendulkar was expected to play but he announced his retirement which came as a surprise and a shock for cricket fans.

India hasn't picked out of form Zaheer Khan and didn't consider the inclusion of Irfan Pathan, Umesh Yadav and Manoj Tiwari. They are all suffering from various injuries. Apart from Zaheer, Pragyan Ojha and Rahul Sharma have not been considered for the squad. Yuvraj Singh, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Ravindra Jadeja and Shami Ahmed earned a place in the ODI squad.

Virender Sehwag's bad patch is a concern for the team selectors and he also serves doubts of being a part of 2015 World Cup. This is another big opportunity for him to play well and make a certain place in the team.  Meanwhile Shami Ahmed is glad to be included in the team. Born in 1990, he is a medium pace bowler from Bengal. He has also played for India A and Kolkata Knight Riders.

Let us hope we witness a good India vs Pakistan 2013 ODI series that serves us most exciting matches we have ever observed. Keep watching live cricket streaming on Star Cricket and ESPN and stay updated with recent scores, news, previews and reviews of cricket matches around the world.