News Australia has only six teams in its premier first-class competition, meaning opportunities for outsiders are limited Tom Harrison, the ECB’s chief executive, has sent a formal proposal to Cricket Australia encouraging it to involve young English players in the Sheffield Shield. Harrison, who arrived in Australia as the inquest into another Ashes drubbing for
Month: January 2022
Big picture Where not so long ago, bilateral ODI series in T20 World Cup years lacked context, the ODI Super League has helped bring some importance to these fixtures. Neither Sri Lanka nor Zimbabwe are particularly well-placed on the table. Sri Lanka have 42 points, which puts them at seventh and could easily be pushed
News “Every thing has to come to a halt at some stage and for me as Test Captain of India, it’s now” Virat Kohli has announced his decision to step down as captain of India’s Test team with immediate effect. Kohli first led the side in Test cricket in 2014, against Australia, and has primarily
Report Australia take 115-run lead but late wickets under lights keep tourists interested Australia 303 and 3 for 37 (Smith 17*, Boland 3*) lead England 188 (Cummins 4-45) by 152 runs Australia’s seamers, led by Pat Cummins, ran rampant over England’s flat-lining batting order to bundle the tourists out for just 188 on an eventful
News “It was maybe a team under a bit of pressure and things weren’t going their way, which they are quite used to of late” Elgar was the batter who survived a review late on the third day when he was given out lbw off R Ashwin by Marais Erasmus to a delivery that drifted
News Jhye Richardson and Marcus Harris will remain with the Test team as concussion/Covid-19 stand-bys The quartet will take a charter flight from Hobart to Melbourne on Sunday to join their respective squads with Swepson and Neser set to be available for Heat’s clash against Melbourne Stars on Sunday night at the MCG. Jhye Richardson
Report Petersen sets up 212 chase with a classy 82 before van der Dussen and Bavuma finish the job South Africa 210 (Petersen 72, Bumrah 5-42) and 212 for 3 (Petersen 82, van der Dussen 41*, Bavuma 32*) beat India 223 (Kohli 79, Pujara 43, Rabada 4-73, Jansen 3-55) and 198 (Pant 100*, Kohli 29,
News While Wood has already submitted his paperwork for the auction, Root is clear he would do so only if it doesn’t detract from his Test commitments Joe Root and Mark Wood are among the England players who are weighing their potential involvement in the 2022 IPL, with players required to submit their paperwork for
U19 World Cup: Dunith Wellalage five-for takes Sri Lanka past Scotland.© Instagram Sri Lanka survived a massive scare on Friday before thrashing Scotland by 40 runs in Match 2 of the ongoing U19 World Cup at the Everest Cricket Club Ground in Georgetown. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Sri Lanka got
News South Africa captain also heaps praise on Keegan Petersen who, he says, has “gone into a ‘great player’ mould now” South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar is “extremely proud” of his team for “responding brilliantly” after being down 1-0 in the series to fight back and claim the trophy against the No. 1 Test
News Former Australia quick retired from internationals in the lead-up to Ashes series James Pattinson, the Australia fast bowler who retired from international cricket on the eve of the Ashes, is set for a third stint with Nottinghamshire after signing an all-format deal covering the 2022 season. Pattinson is a British passport holder but has
News “Having collapses every now and then is not a good thing, and that’s something we need to analyse and correct” Virat Kohli has admitted that that there is “no running away” from the fact that India’s batting needs to be looked into, after the team lost a closely fought Test series 2-1 to South
Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, has acknowledged the need to “reset” England’s red-ball fortunes in the wake of an “exceptionally difficult” Ashes campaign, after insisting that “our priority is Test cricket”. Speaking to reporters in Hobart, Harrison echoed the sentiments of England’s Test captain, Joe Root, who had called on the ECB to match
News South Africa coach lauds his team for playing “the pressure moments pretty well” For Mark Boucher, the toughest thing about watching South Africa’s chase against India was that there was nothing he could do about it. “As a player, you feel like the buck can stop with you. As a coach, your hands are
News August window confirmed for rescheduled Test series against Australia Graeme Smith, CSA’s director of cricket, has confirmed that South Africa are planning to host rescheduled tours by Australia and England in 2023. Nick Hockley, the chief executive of Cricket Australia, had previously indicated that a window for 2023 had been agreed on by the
News While ICC’s match officials had a word with the Indian team management, there was no official code of conduct breach charge levelled against India Virat Kohli and his India team-mates have been spoken to about the DRS bust-up on the third day of the Newlands Test by the ICC match officials, although no formal
Report Hosts recover from 3 for 12 as Head and Cameron Green continue impressive series Australia 6 for 241 (Head 101, Green 74) vs England An accomplished century from Travis Head wrested back control for Australia on an entertaining first day of the fifth and final Ashes Test, which was ultimately curtailed by rain. It
Report West Indies fought back through Romario Shepherd and Odean Smith, but visitors safely completed a shortened chase Ireland 168 for 5 (Tector 54*, McBrine 35, Hosein 2-51) beat West Indies 229 all out (Shepherd 50, Smith 46, McBrine 4-36) by five wickets (D/L method) An unbeaten half-century from Harry Tector and an all-round performance
News Travis Head returns to the middle order while the attack is still to be confirmed with Scott Boland needing to pass a fitness test Australia’s bowling attack is still to be finalised with captain Pat Cummins confirming Scott Boland would need to pass a fitness test on his rib injury to play in Hobart.
News Captain Yash Dhull has the respect of the players and can “take tough calls on the field when needed,” says coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar Being India’s Under-19 captain is a double-edged sword. The chosen one has the chance to become a household name quickly, but there’s also the added scrutiny a teenager might never have
Aus vs Eng: Australia will look to make it 4-0 at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.© Twitter Australia vs England 5th Test Day 1 Live Score Updates: The Australian men’s cricket team will look to end a successful Ashes campaign on a winning note as the series moves into the final match scheduled to be
News Kusal Mendis and Jeffrey Vandersay return; Kusal Perera, Wanindu Hasaranga, Avishka Fernando among big names to miss out After much chopping and changing, Sri Lanka have finally announced their 17-man squad for the upcoming home ODI series against Zimbabwe, with eight changes from their last outing against South Africa – though even more had
News “If we were to have a 60-run partnership upfront tomorrow morning, that puts us in a good position” South Africa’s team of “good cricketers without superstars” has to band together one final time to deny India the chance to make history, and it’s not going to be easy. That’s Lungi Ngidi‘s assessment of a
News The squad met just once before flying to the Caribbean but the captain feels it has been coming together nicely Australia’s Under-19 squad only came together shortly before flying to the Caribbean, and despite a heavy defeat in their warm-up match against India, the confidence of captain Cooper Connolly has not been dented. Connolly
News Indian players appeared to suggest SuperSport, the South Africa broadcasters of the series, manipulated the pictures A number of India players, captain Virat Kohli among them, have made public their displeasure about the South Africa broadcasters, SuperSport, for what they suggested was a home-side bias with respect to the camera work and use of
News Anthony McGrath, Alan Richardson, and Paul Tweddle named as coaches for Barbados trip Harry Brook, Yorkshire’s promising young batter, has been added to England’s T20I squad for the forthcoming five-match series against West Indies in Barbados, as cover for Sam Billings, who has been added to the Ashes squad for this week’s final Test
News Rajapaksa had cited “familial obligations” as a key reason behind his resignation in the first week of January A little over a week after announcing his retirement from international cricket, Sri Lanka batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa has withdrawn his resignation and proclaimed his desire to represent the country for “years to come”. His decision comes
South Africa 210 and 101 for 2 (Petersen 48*, Elgar 30, Shami 1-22) need another 111 runs to beat India 223 and 198 (Pant 100*, Jansen 4-36, Rabada 3-53, Ngidi 3-21) Rishabh Pant is a shot-maker of such quality that he can take the conditions out of the equation, and for 100 runs and 139
Report The six-wicket defeat meant Renegades tumbled to the bottom of the BBL table Melbourne Stars 4 for 123 (Maxwell 68*, Burns 17 Richardson 1-12 ) beat Melbourne Renegades 7 for 122 (Finch 45, Ahmad 2-15, Zampa 2-18, Haris 2-28) by 6 wickets Haris Rauf finished his BBL season in style to help fuel Melbourne
News The Australia captain does not expect many players to withdraw but will support anyone who does Pat Cummins believes the vast majority of Australia’s Test squad will travel to Pakistan but the skipper fully understands if any team-mates opt out of the tour. Cricket Australia is yet to press players for a final decision
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