News Batsmen slipped on marble floor outside dressing-room on way to training Zak Crawley has been ruled out of first two Tests against India with a wrist sprain.* Crawley, who was expected to bat at No. 3 in the England side, slipped outside the dressing room on Tuesday and, having fallen heavily on his right
Month: February 2021
Graeme Swann has encouraged Jack Leach to follow Rangana Herath’s lead in England’s first Test in Chennai this week, telling him that he needs to be “metronomic” and “boring” if he wants to take wickets against India’s batting line-up. Leach took 10 wickets at 35.50 in England’s two-match series in Sri Lanka last month, nine
Report A 67-run stand for the seventh wicket between Shakib and Mehidy took Bangladesh past 300 on the second morning Lunch Bangladesh 328 for 7 (Miraz 46*, Taijul 5*, Warrican 4-100) vs West Indies A 67-run stand for the seventh wicket between Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took Bangladesh past 300 on the
News The Sydney Sixers wicketkeeper-batsman has followed up last season’s success with another outstanding campaign Josh Philippe believes he’s batting as well as he ever has ahead of the BBL final at the SCG on Saturday, with his form earning him the Player of the Tournament title, but is eager to develop into an all-format
Big picture At a time when sport across the world has been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Pakistan, a team that has been forced to play at neutral venues for much of the last decade, is on the brink of a third, successive series win at home. After victories over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, they
News He says the bubble life hasn’t taken a toll on India’s players India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has said he is pleased at Virat Kohli‘s return to the team and is gearing for his normal and “easy” role as deputy, one he said he enjoys best by being in the back seat. Rahane took over
This was one half-century he was always going to convert. From the moment Joe Root toddled out to bat in Nagpur – really, did old-school Yorkshiremen like Brian Close or Ray Illingworth, look as young as Root did that day even in their pre-natal scans? – it looked likely he would spend a decade and
News The T20Is will be played as double-headers alongside the New Zealand-Australia women’s series Bangladesh’s ODIs and T20s in New Zealand, which were scheduled to kick off on March 13, will now begin on March 20. A New Zealand Cricket statement said the changes in the schedule was “caused by ongoing challenges in the current
Quinton de Kock will not continue as South Africa’s Test captain after the Rawalpindi Test, with coach Mark Boucher saying that it’s important to “release him from that burden” of leading all three sides in the international arena. But it’s not a decision the team needs to make in a hurry, because the “disappointing and
News Javeria Khan, Anam Amin and rain deny SA a 3-0 sweep Pakistan women 127 for 6 (Javeria 56*, Imtiaz 29, Shangase 3-20, Sekhukhune 2-15) beat South Africa women 68 for 4 (du Preez 24*, Amin 2-14) by eight runs via DLS method After being swept 3-0 in the ODI series and losing the first
News Chennai clash will be first Test match on UK terrestrial TV since the 2005 Ashes Test cricket is set to return to free-to-air television in the UK for the first time in more than 15 years, after Channel 4 struck a deal with Star Sports, the global rights holders, to broadcast England’s Test series
Jordan said he hopes kids can draw inspiration from him © Getty Images England bowler Chris Jordan says he hopes that by being a positive presence at the highest level the game can serve as inspiration for young people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. Cricket, especially in England, is increasingly under-fire for
Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir put India as favourites to win the upcoming four-Test series against England but maintained that England will be no pushovers in the Tests starting in Chennai on February 5. In an interview with NDTV, Gambhir said the visitors are capable of pulling off a surprise with the likes of Joe
On his Test debut, Washington Sundar showed immense bravery and talent to thwart Australia’s best efforts in hitting seven fours and a six in a 144-ball knock of 62 in an entertaining partnership with Shardul Thakur. Stream all the Test action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND Tests: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND-Tests Follow us
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Lahiru Thirimanne and the rest of the group were tested on February 2 © AFP via Getty Images Sri Lanka head coach Mickey Arthur and batsman Lahiru Thirimanne have both returned positive Covid-19 tests at the latest round of PCR testing conducted on the provisional squad, which has been preparing for the planned tour of
Having toured India as a spare batsman in 2012, Joe Root got his opportunity in the fourth Test and he didn’t disappoint, scoring a half-century on debut. Now Root, the England captain, has come full circle, preparing to play his 100th Test as he leads his team in the first of four Tests in India,
News Chief executive Nick Hockley said the planning for the Ashes would start very soon Any issues between Australia’s coach Justin Langer and his players need to be sorted out in-house as Cricket Australia reviews the performance of the Test team in the gap between now and next summer’s Ashes series against England, according to
Tim Paine won’t be leading his team out in South Africa next month © Getty Images A formal offer from Cricket Australia to play next month’s scheduled Test series in Australia was rejected by Cricket South Africa. CA’s interim chief executive Nick Hockley confirmed discussions of the Australia scenario as he explained why the “risk
News Locked I, J and K stands will also be thrown open to the public It’s official now. Crowds up to 50% capacity of the MA Chidambaram Stadium will be allowed for the second India-England Test in Chennai, as reported by ESPNcricnfo on Monday. The BCCI had informally given a nod to TNCA on Monday,
Report Mustafizur Rahman is the lone seamer for Bangaladesh Bangladesh chose to bat vs West Indies Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque opted to bat in the first Test against West Indies in Chattogram as the visitors handed debuts to allrounders Shayne Moseley, Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner. After a 3-0 cruise in the ODI series, Bangladesh
News There could be a chance for those in the Test squad to return to the Sheffield Shield Australia’s T20I squad to tour New Zealand for five matches later this month will remain unchanged despite the postponement of the Test series in South Africa. The need for pre-departure protocols for the squad, which will fly
News Allrounder’s batting performances have been more prominent lately, but bowling remains the priority Faheem Ashraf has had a strange Test career. When he was first included in the side in 2018, he promptly scored 83 against Ireland, and a productive series against England with the bat raised hopes Pakistan finally possessed that most valuable
News He played 13 ODIs and nine T20Is, picking up 12 and 17 wickets, respectively Ashok Dinda, the former India and Bengal seamer, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The 36-year old played 13 ODIs and nine T20Is between 2010 and 2013, picking up 12 and 17 wickets, respectively. He enjoyed a
News Jofra Archer insists he’s ready to go after his break with ‘a very long year’ ahead Ollie Pope looks set to be added to England’s Test squad in time to play the first Test of the series against India. Pope, the 23-year-old middle-order batsman, suffered a dislocated shoulder while fielding in the final Test
News West Indies looking to draw motivation from 2018 series loss in Bangladesh West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite believes improving from their 2018 Test series loss in Bangladesh is their biggest motivation going into the two-Test series starting Wednesday in Chattogram. Back then, West Indies couldn’t go past three days in either of the two
Cricket South Africa are “extremely disappointed” and “frustrated” at Cricket Australia’s decision to pull out of their Test tour in March, saying they couldn’t have done more to appease the touring team. “We are extremely disappointed by the decision of CA,” Graeme Smith, CSA’s Director of Cricket, said in a strongly-worded statement. “CSA has been
Sam Heazlett was the hero and Jimmy Peirson was superb as Brisbane Heat advanced to the Challenger Final with a seven-wicket win over the Thunder in Canberra
Lasith Embuldeniya 10-wicket haul at Galle | Sri Lanka v England 2021
India are in pole position to secure a spot in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand.© AFP Australia’s decision to pull out of the three-match Test series in South Africa means that the Test series between India and England will virtually be a direct shootout for a place in the World Test Championship