KYLE Coetzer may not have got the winning start he craved to his reign as Scotland captain but the impression persists that the Aberdonian will soon preside over a successful team.
England batsman Joe Root tried to remain optimistic after admitting his disappointment that his side had given New Zealand a way back into the first Test at Lord's.
The New Zealand pace attack bowled with great discipline as England crawled to 160 for four on a tense and absorbing opening day of the first Test at Lord's yesterday.
Edinburgh is expected to be awarded a place in the British Basketball League next year after an American-based consortium passed the evaluation stage of its bid to receive a franchise.
Anybody who doubted Scottish cricket's capacity to provide entertainment should have been at Mannofield earlier this month when Aberdeenshire orchestrated a nerve-shredding victory over Uddingston in the Scottish Cup, following an improbable last-wicket stand of 52 between Daya Singh and Adrian Neil, who transformed their side's fortunes from the depths of 76 for nine.
Shaun Maloney took time out from Wigan Athletic's crucial Barclays Premier League encounter against Arsenal to congratulate his old friend Kyle Coetzer after he was appointed Scotland cricket captain.
Kyle Coetzer, the Aberdeen-born Northamptonshire batsman, is to succeed Gordon Drummond as Scotland captain and will take charge of his country for the first time in this weekend's double-header against Pakistan.
MAJID Haq may not have reached the veteran stage, but with 165 international appearances, the 30-year-old is comfortably the most capped player in the Scotland side who will face Pakistan on Friday.
12 May 2013
