No-one in the history of Australian cricket has waited longer for induction to the game’s hall of fame than the 152 years since Johnny Mullagh made his name as the outstanding member of the Aboriginal team that toured England in 1868. Mullagh’s belated induction to a hall of fame, that has until now been populated
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News Run rates in excess of four an over, but opener still anticipates tough battle in fourth innings The SuperSport Park pitch is not as batsmen-friendly as the scores suggest, according to South Africa’s opener and top-scorer so far, Dean Elgar. Despite the teams piling on 713 runs over two days at a rate of
News Allrounder gets through 16.5 overs on second day in absence of Kasun Rajitha and Dhananjaya de Silva Dasun Shanaka batted well with the tail to complete his first Test fifty on the second morning of the Centurion Test, and yet, his more significant contribution so far may have been with the ball. Shanaka is
The 2020 edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge logged 5.34 billion minutes in viewership in India. That’s a 2.45-times rise from the 2.20 billion minutes the 2019 edition recorded, with as many as 105 million unique viewers tuning into the three-team competition as opposed to last season’s 71 million viewers. Broadcast data obtained by ESPNcricinfo
Report While Gregory destroyed a vaunted top order, Bazley held his nerve to steer the team home after a collapse Brisbane Heat 6 for 152 (Heazlett 48, Short 3-18) beat Hobart Hurricanes 148 (Short 27, Gregory 3-22) by 4 wickets The fresh faces of Lewis Gregory and James Bazley helped the Brisbane Heat break through
Dean Elgar faces Kasun Rajitha on the second day at Centurion © AFP via Getty Images South Africa 45 for 0 (Markram 27*, Elgar 15*) trail Sri Lanka 396 (Chandimal 85, de Silva 79, Sipamla 4-76) by 351 runs Sri Lanka added 56 to their overnight score, thanks largely to powerful hitting from Dasun Shanaka,
News Debutant opener says practising against India’s bowlers in the nets made him better prepared for Test cricket On debut, Shubman Gill‘s first two overs at the wicket were the kind that made Geoff Boycott ask his team-mates to thank him for not getting out before the last ball from Michael Holding’s first in Jamaica.
Welcome to our live report of the second day of the Australia-India Test from Melbourne. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 6.15pm: Stumps – India 277
The experience and class of the Melbourne Stars shone through as they proved too strong for a youthful and inexperienced Brisbane Heat side to handle
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Spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi has threatened to take legal action against the DDCA if his name is not removed from a spectators’ stand at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground with immediate effect. On Wednesday, Bedi had shot a letter to the Delhi and District Cricket Association, lambasting it for installing a statue of its
News Allrounder left the field after soft-tissue injury and could miss two-three weeks Dhananjaya de Silva is a doubt for the rest of Sri Lanka’s Test series in South Africa after retiring hurt on 79 on the first day of the Centurion Test. De Silva came in with Sri Lanka in trouble at 54 for
News Fast bowler will play for Southern Punjab in the 2021 One-Day Cup, which begins on January 8 Fast bowler Aaron Summers is set to make history by becoming the first Australian to take part in domestic cricket in Pakistan. ESPNcricinfo understands the 24-year old will play for Southern Punjab in the 2021 One-Day Cup,
Yasir Shah had Kane Williamson caught at slip © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 301 for 5 (Watling 13*, Santner 11*, Afridi 3-71) vs Pakistan A pair of timely wickets helped Pakistan keep themselves in contention on a seemingly improving batting surface in Mount Maunganui after Kane Williamson brought up his 23rd Test hundred on
Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour as the second Test develops Welcome to our live report of the second day of the Australia-India Test from Melbourne. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page
News Batsman averaged 14 in Sri Lanka’s 2016-17 tour and was left out for 2018-19 series Dinesh Chandimal gave credit to a conversation with Hashim Amla during Sri Lanka’s 2016-17 tour of South Africa after compiling his highest Test score in two-and-a-half years – and his highest in ‘SENA’ countries since May 2016. Chandimal had
News Seamer backs bowlers to improve after chastening opening day against Sri Lanka Wiaan Mulder, playing in his second Test 22 months after his debut, has assessed South Africa’s bowling performance as “a little bit shaky” and concluded that he doesn’t “think the guys are happy” with their efforts on day one of the Boxing
Shaheen Afridi was relentless on the first day but Kane Williamson held New Zealand together © Getty Images A “mature” Shaheen Afridi was left “disappointed” with Pakistan’s fielding on day one of the Mount Maunganui Test, as the team dropped three catches against New Zealand, failing to take full advantage of their decision to bowl
Welcome to our live report of the first day of the Australia-India Test from Melbourne. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 6.00pm: Stumps – India 36
Lutho Sipamla is making his Test debut for South Africa © Gallo Images/Getty Images Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first against South Africa Wanindu Hasaranga, the legspinning allrounder, will debut for Sri Lanka, as the visitors chose to bat first at Centurion. Lutho Sipamla, the 22-year-old fast bowler, also makes his
News Shadab Khan will also miss the upcoming home series against South Africa in January-February Shadab Khan has been ruled out of the remainder of the New Zealand tour and from the upcoming home series against South Africa after being diagnosed with a high-grade injury to his left thigh. Batsman Imam-ul-Haq has also been ruled
News The veteran batsman walked in at 13 for 2 against Pakistan and scored a crucial 70 When he featured in the team sheet for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Mount Maunganui, Ross Taylor became the most-capped New Zealand player, with his 438th international appearance. A standing ovation from his team-mates made it
News Bumrah was asked about neutral umpires in the wake of the Tim Paine run-out call Without actually saying that India were denied the wicket of Tim Paine in a close run-out appeal on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test, Jasprit Bumrah has said that it is “unfortunate” that neutral umpires can’t travel
News “We’ve certainly showed last game no matter how many you have you’re in the game” Marnus Labuschagne has admitted that Australia’s top order has been wrestling with the fact that India have turned up for the Test series with multiple highly evolved plans to confound them, after they were bowled out for 195 on
He didn’t even start the game in India’s XI but Yuzvendra Chahal earnt the player-of-the-match award after being a concussion substitute for Ravindra Jadeja and taking three vital Australian wickets in the first Dettol T20I. Stream all the ODI action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND T20Is: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND20-T20I Follow us on
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Niroshan Dickwella smashed 3 four’s in a row off Chris Woakes
Tim Paine survived a close run out call before being outfoxed by Ravichandran Ashwin on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. Some hesitation between Paine and Cameron Green almost led to the former’s downfall. Green prodded the ball towards mid-off and set off for a run,
News The team had not taken a knee, or made any other gesture, when they returned to international cricket last month South Africa have confirmed that they would “raise our fists” at the start of the Test series against Sri Lanka in Centurion on Saturday “as a gesture to express our ongoing commitments” towards the
Report Pakistan have gone in with four quicks and the legspinner Yasir Shah Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs New Zealand New Zealand has lately been among the hardest countries for visiting teams to win Test matches in, but a weakened Pakistan team, shorn of their regular captain and batting talisman Babar Azam, has begun