News “The young players just need to take that extra step so that they perform overseas all the time” Jamie Siddons‘ agenda in his latest stint in Bangladesh cricket, as batting consultant with the senior team, is to take the younger batters’ game to the next level. “My job is half-done because the class of
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News Long-term understudy prepares for “different experience” as undisputed No. 1 in Caribbean With Jos Buttler dropped after a difficult Ashes series, Jonny Bairstow viewed primarily as a batter and Sam Billings discarded after making his debut in Hobart, Foakes has the opportunity to ensconce himself as England’s No. 1 keeper over the next month.
News Most of the Indian cricketers are expected to join their IPL teams after the second Test in a bubble-to-bubble transfer The second India vs Sri Lanka Test, a day-nighter in Bengaluru, will have crowd attendance at 50% capacity, but the first Test, in Mohali, which is also likely to be Virat Kohli‘s 100th, will
India No.6 Hardik Pandya hit an handy 92 not out from 76 balls with seven fours and a six to help rescue his side from a precarious 5-152 after 32 overs. Stream all the ODI action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND ODIs: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND20-ODI Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us
Toss India chose to bowl vs Sri Lanka India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first in the second T20I in Dharamsala. Rohit said the only reason behind his decision was that India wanted a score in front of them. India, who lead the three-match series 1-0, went in with an
News It’s Nkwe’s first appointment since he stepped down from his role with the men’s national team last year Enoch Nkwe, first interim team director and then assistant coach of the South Africa men’s national team between August 2019 and August 2021, has been appointed as strategic cricket consultant by Lions in the South African
News The Afghanistan legspinner is in the middle of a white-ball series in Bangladesh Rashid Khan has turned down an audacious bid from Lahore Qalandars to fly him into Pakistan for Sunday’s PSL final in the middle of Afghanistan’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh. Lahore are due to play defending champions Multan Sultans at Gaddafi Stadium
Report Fast bowler restricts Central Districts to 213 and middle-order batter chases it down with 92 off 75 Auckland 217 for 2 (Chapman 92*, Worker 65*) beat Central Districts 213 (Bruce 63, Ferguson 4-32) by eight wickets Lockie Ferguson and Mark Chapman had days to remember as they led Auckland to their second Ford Trophy
News “I definitely know my playing composition for the first couple of games and I look forward to giving game time to all the core players during the warm-ups” India’s build-up to the women’s ODI World Cup has been far from ideal, as they lost a five-match series 4-1 in New Zealand, where the marquee
Colin de Grandhomme and Daryl Mitchell mounted a crucial rescue mission for New Zealand as South Africa continued to dominate the second Test on day two in Christchurch on Saturday. Their 66-run, sixth wicket partnership, dominated by a half-century to de Grandhomme, lifted New Zealand to 157 for five at stumps in reply to South
Report New Zealand fought their way back into the Test match with four wickets for 60 runs in 27 overs on the second morning Lunch South Africa 298 for 7 (Jansen 11*, Rabada 2*, Wagner 3-59, Henry 3-80) vs New Zealand New Zealand fought their way back into the Test match with four wickets for
News Ashes hero Scott Boland faces being forced out of the side with all the quicks available Pat Cummins is confident Australia’s fringe spinners will be ready to face Pakistan if called upon despite limited – and in Ashton Agar‘s case no – first-class cricket this season. Agar and legspinner Mitchell Swepson will tour alongside
News But captain encouraged the players to focus on what they do in the middle rather than a bigger picture Having been inspired by New Zealand’s victory in the 2000 Women’s ODI World Cup, current captain Sophie Devine is conscious that her team has the chance to leave a legacy in a home tournament but
News Test squad members Dickwella and de Silva added to T20I squad for remaining games Spinner Maheesh Theekshana and Kusal Mendis have been ruled out of the ongoing T20I series against India with hamstring issues, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed on Friday. Seam bowler Shiran Fernando, who is in the squad and is yet to make
News The opener spoke about his approach to innings-building after scoring a match-winning 136 “One good thing these days is that I don’t think too much about the game.” You needed a second take when Litton Das said these words. He repeated it and offered a smile. This, coming from one of the relatively younger
News The tournament will take place against steeply rising Covid cases in New Zealand Meg Lanning has labelled the ICC’s emergency World Cup rules as “interesting” but stopped short of criticising the governing body as the tournament nears. Australia face England on February 5 to begin their quest to reclaim the 50-over ODI World Cup,
Heather Knight, England’s captain, believes her squad has successfully “parked” the disappointment of the recent Ashes loss, and is ready to embrace the ebbs and flows of the forthcoming World Cup in New Zealand, where they will be defending the title they won on home soil in 2017. The England players emerged from their mandatory
Preview SL’s batting line-up could be bolstered after new squad members were added Big picture With both India and Sri Lanka missing many of their first-choice players, it was going to be a battle of bench strengths. Few countries enjoy the depth India have and that was evident during the first T20I in Lucknow. The
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News Legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay has also been included in the squad, which is without the injured Ramesh Mendis The series will be the first in the longest format for Mendis and Dickwella following the lifting of their bans, which were handed down for breaching curfew and bio-bubble protocol during Sri Lanka’s tour of England last
Report Tamim Iqbal said his side wanted a target of around 260 to defend Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal decided to bat first after winning the toss against Afghanistan in the second ODI in Chattogram, and said his side wanted a target of around 260. His opposite number Hashmatullah Shahidi said that Afghanistan would have bowled
News He is ready to be “creative” and “brave” depending on what conditions emerge Pat Cummins is prepared for a different tempo of Test cricket on the tour of Pakistan as his captaincy is given its first challenge overseas and is eyeing reverse swing as a key element with the ball. A combination of England’s
Test skipper Pat Cummins said on Friday his team were “comfortable” with security arrangements and excited by what lies ahead, as Australia prepare to jet into Pakistan on their first tour since 1998. They are due to leave over the weekend ahead of the first of three Tests in Rawalpindi on March 4 — giving
Report Zubayr Hamza was forced out with a fractured thumb among South Africa’s changes Toss South Africa chose to bat vs New Zealand Dean Elgar decided South Africa’s batters would front up first and bat on a green pitch. This is only the second toss South Africa have won in their last 17 Tests, and
News Both players suffered injuries on the field during the third T20I against West Indies Deepak Chahar and Suryakumar Yadav will miss the upcoming T20I series against Sri Lanka. Both suffered injuries on the field during the third T20I series against West Indies in Kolkata. They will both now be recovering at the National Cricket
Report Sanju Samson is also back for his first T20I since the tour of Sri Lanka last year Toss: Sri Lanka opt to bowl vs India Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and inserted India in the T20I series opener in Lucknow. Sri Lanka are depleted by the absence of Wanindu Hasaranga, who
News Head coach says well-defined set-up with team director Mahmud and batting consultant Siddons is helping make smooth progress The question of how the Bangladesh’s backroom staff actually functions has hung in the air for quite a while. Russell Domingo is head coach. But Khaled Mahmud is team director. Then there’s the consultant Jamie Siddons,
News He had travelled for a charity cricket event in Bundaberg Former Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh is in a Queensland hospital after suffering a serious heart attack. Marsh, 74, was in Bundaberg for an event for the Bulls Masters charity group. He was reportedly rushed to hospital by Bulls Masters organisers John Glanville and David
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News The 38-year old, with 10,841 runs and 130 wickets across formats, will walk away at the end of the 2021-22 season Anaru Kitchen, a stalwart in New Zealand domestic cricket, has decided to walk away at the end of the 2021-22 season. The 38-year old amassed 10,841 runs, and five trophies, in 348 games