News Ali enters 10-day self-isolation period and appears certain to miss first Test Moeen Ali has tested positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Sri Lanka. England landed in Sri Lanka on Sunday, January 3 ahead of their two-Test series and were tested on arrival, with Ali’s result coming back positive. He will be required to
Month: January 2021
The Hobart Hurricanes overcame a Glenn Maxwell KFC BBL onslaught to secure a 21-run win over the Melbourne Stars at Blundstone Arena
Follow the 2019 Ashes at ecb.co.uk Watch match highlights from Day 4 at Lord’s as England take on Australia in the 2019 Ashes. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England and Wales Cricket Board. Including highlights, interviews,
Jacques Kallis and Paul Harris were been re-employed by South Africa for the 2020-21 summer © Getty Images CSA’s affirmative action policy for hiring consultants has been placed in abeyance by the interim board, which also suspended new transformation targets last month. That means that South Africa can make use of white consultants should they
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has cleared the five players, who were earlier placed in isolation — Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Navdeep Saini, Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant — after the entire Indian contingent in Australia tested negative for coronavirus. The players will now be available for selection for the third
Haris Sohail’s reflexes at slip helped dismiss Tom Latham © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 66 for 2 (Taylor 10*, Williamson 4*, Ashraf 1-11) trail Pakistan 297 (Azhar 93, Jamieson 5-69) by 231 runs In a session of two halves, Pakistan, toothless and searching for answers in the first hour, came storming back in a
News SCG to have 25% capacity crowds following Sydney’s virus issues, reticketing process on Both the teams, their support staff and the match officials for the ongoing Test series between India and Australia have tested negative for Covid-19. The tests were administered on Sunday and the results received today (Monday), the day the teams are
News James Pattinson, meanwhile, has been ruled out of the third Test with a rib injury Players on both sides of the ongoing Australia-India series have spent an extended period of their lives – up to six months for some – moving from one biosecure bubble to another, but Nathan Lyon believes it’s a “very
News “The restrictions need to be put in place to ensure the tournament goes ahead in a safe environment.” South Africa’s domestic one-day cup has been rearranged amid rising Coronavirus infections and will be now played in a bio-secure environment with a total of 15 matches, reduced from its original 24. The six franchises have
News Psychologist to travel with team to Sri Lanka as part of focus on players’ mental wellbeing England will have to “manage” the threat of Covid-19 as well as devote extra attention to physical and mental wellbeing on their three-month tour of the subcontinent, according to Test captain Joe Root – and that includes being
News The spotlight will be on Travis Head if Wade is pushed to the middle order Matthew Wade expects David Warner to play the third Test against India but has no concerns over the impact his willingness to fill the opening role could have on his future position in Australia’s batting line-up. Warner’s fitness is
Let’s get this out of the way: of all the things CSA has to worry about, Anrich Nortje signing a Kolpak deal is not one of them. We’re mentioning it both because of his career-best haul and because it’s that time of year and against this opposition when South Africa’s most promising quicks have historically
Zimbabwe haven’t played an international at home since the pandemic hit © AFP via Getty Images Zimbabwe Cricket has temporarily brought all cricket activities in the country to a standstill, in the wake of new lockdown restrictions announced by the government due to a rise in Covid-19 cases. “This is a very challenging situation, but
Report During the process, he broke the record for most runs in a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy season Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 300 and 243 for 5 (Ghulam 104*, Israrullah 63, Maqsood 2-52) lead Central Punjab 257 (Akram 60, Salahuddin 60, Shah 4-73, Usman 3-32) by 286 runs After securing a first-innings lead of 43, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa extended it
News Kyle Jamieson, meanwhile, reckons Pakistan have a ‘par’ total on a pitch made for quick runs and quick wickets Azhar Ali believes Pakistan’s first-innings total of 297 is “decent and enough to build on”, given the grass cover on the pitch at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. That said, he felt there were runs to
“We all knew we’d get some curveballs and this is just one of them” © AFP via Getty Images Matthew Wade has affirmed that Australia are planning for the fourth Test to go ahead in Brisbane as scheduled. His comments on Sunday followed media reports that the Indian squad doesn’t want to travel to Brisbane
News England’s Test captain eager for challenges to come after ‘frustrating summer’ with the bat Having turned 30 earlier this week, and facing a defining year as captain that will include his 100th Test and culminate in England’s attempts to regain the Ashes in Australia next winter, Joe Root is hopeful that he could be
News Reports quoting sources say India’s players might refuse to travel to Brisbane if they are going to be subjected to a hard lockdown The schedule for Australia’s Test series against India has come under threat after reports on Sunday that the visitors are unhappy at the prospect of re-entering strict quarantine for the fourth
Tim Paine in disbelief as the third umpire found a ‘dull’ spike on the snickometer was enough to overturn the on-field call and give the Australia captain out while commentators pondered if it was made by the batter’s front foot dragging on the pitch. Stream all the Test action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news,
Report South Africa unchanged from convincing win in first Test Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat vs South Africa Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first on a green-tinged pitch at The Wanderers. They made four changes to their side – all of them forced by injury. Batsman Minod
Kyle Jamieson took a five-wicket haul as New Zealand bowled out Pakistan for 297, anchored by a sterling 93 from Azhar Ali on day one of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch Sunday. Jamieson, in only his sixth Test, had the figures of five for 69, the third five-wicket haul of his fledgling
Kane Williamson recently became the world’s No. 1 Test batsman © AFP via Getty Images Kane Williamson has started the new year as the No.1 Test batsman and his New Zealand side could become the new No.1 Test team if they beat Pakistan in the second Test in Christchurch. Williamson, though, downplayed those thoughts, saying
Big picture For two days, Sri Lanka were competitive at Centurion. But with half their resources sapped through injury, and even several batsmen struggling, it would have taken a cricketing miracle on par with Kusal Perera’s Kingsmead 153 for the visitors to even remain in contention. Now, no fewer than seven members of their 21-strong
News Sri Lanka’s captain also said he wasn’t confident with his own batting during the first Test Dimuth Karunaratne‘s seam attack has been decimated by injury. But he’s confident (or at least he’s hoping) that despite his bowlers’ inexperience, their hunger to earn a more stable place in the team will translate to good results
Report In response to KP’s 300, Central Punjab ended day two on 212 for 8 Central Punjab 212 for 8 (Salauddin 60, Nasim 55, Shah 4-45) trail Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 300 (Ghulam 76, Amin 75, Ali 4-62) by 88 runs Usman Salahuddin and Saad Nasim struck half-centuries for Central Punjab in their response to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s
Report Pakistan hand debut to 25-year old allrounder Zafar Gohar in place of Yasir Shah Teams winning the toss had previously elected to bowl in each of the seven Tests played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. On Sunday, Kane Williamson made it the eighth time with New Zealand going in with an all-pace attack
News BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted Ganguly was “stable and responding well to treatment” BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has been hospitalised in Kolkata and is undergoing treatment. According to PTI, the former India captain complained of chest pain after a workout session on Friday, and he was taken to a hospital on Saturday. BCCI secretary
News The South Africa pacer emphasised that he wasn’t retiring though South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn has announced that he will not be playing in the 2021 edition of the IPL, through a tweet that said he was making himself “unavailable” for his current franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore this year. Steyn indicated that he
News After innings win, hosts want to assert themselves even further No-one wants to say it outright but the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka is shaping up to be a mismatch even before the first ball is bowled. The spate of injuries to the Sri Lankan squad could see them go into
News Pakistan are hopeful he will be available for the home series against South Africa Pakistan’s regular Test captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the second Test in Christchurch starting Sunday. Mohammad Rizwan will lead Pakistan again, like he did in the first Test. Azam had a “full-fledged” training session in Christchurch on