Roach survives car crash
Barbados: West Indies pacer Kemar Roach has escaped with minor injury following a nasty car crash on a rain-lashed Bridgetown road. Roach was reportedly speeding away when his BMW car flipped over several times before landing in the 3Ws park. The 25-year-old suffered a head injury and was taken to hospital, the Barbados Today online newspaper claimed. Roach took to Twitter a few hours later after the accident to reveal that he was recovering and in good health. "Sorry To Scare My Friends, Family And Fans But I'm Straight! Thanks For The love! #BlessUp," he tweeted. Roach has played 23 Tests and 61 one-dayers but has not appeared up for West Indies in nearly a year because of a shoulder injury.
Australian coach for Afghans
Kabul: Afghanistan's new cricket academy coach, Peter Anderson from Australia, has started work in Kabul, officials said Monday, as the fast-developing team prepare for their debut at next year's World Cup. Anderson coached Papua New Guinea for two years before joining Afghanistan, where cricket is a rare symbol of optimism in a country beset by war, corruption and poverty. "I am excited to be here," Anderson, 52, said in a press release from the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). "I hope I can make a contribution to the quality of cricket here. I will start slowly, watching, listening and learning." Anderson played 56 first-class matches for Queensland and South Australia as a wicketkeeper, scoring 1,399 runs at an average of 17.93.
Sanga, Mahela may face action
Colombo: Senior players Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara could face disciplinary action over remarks they made on arriving here after winning the ICC World T20 title. At Monday's executive committee meeting of the governing body, Sri lanka Cricket said it has been decided to refer the matter to the SlC's disciplinary committee, an ex-co source said. After arriving from Bangladesh, the duo had slammed SlC officials for claiming that they had found fault with the way the players announced their retirement from T20 cricket. The two stars argued that the SlC ought to have clarified their retirement intentions from themselves before making media comments. The SlC counterargument was that the players should have informed them first and not the media. On national team coach Paul Farbrace's issue — he is reportedly leaving the Sri lanka job — ex-co sources said the matter was deferred and a decision could be taken on Tuesday. The ex-co met Farbrace on Monday upon his return from England. SlC sources were hopeful that the Farbrace would stay on in the Sri lankan top job despite reported offers from the ECB to be assistant to Peter Moores.