Australia opt to bowl v South Africa On the greenest Gabba pitch both Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer have seen, Pat Cummins asked South Africa to bat first against his four-seam attack. Cummins returns to the Test XI after missing the second match against West Indies with a quadriceps niggle and will lead a pack
Steve Waugh reveals a story about when Indian legend Rahul Dravid approached him for advice on how to improve his ODI game
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Australia vs South Africa, 1st Test Live: Australia take on Proteas© AFP Australia vs South Africa, 1st Test, Day 1 Live Updates:Australia take on South Africa in the first Test of the three-match series, at The Gabba in Brisbane on Saturday. This will be an interesting series as the Proteas are touring Australia for the
Afif made his T20I debut in 2018 against Sri Lanka and has since scored 1003 runs in 55 innings in the format at a strike rate of 120.55. He is also handy with the ball, capable of chipping in with part-time offbreaks, though he is not often used with the ball by Bangladesh. He also
Big picture The time for talking is over. We’ve been through the context and the controversies and now, we can get to the cricket. Come 10.20am on Saturday in Queensland, all eyes will be on bat versus ball, or if we’re honest, maybe just ball. In stark contrast to all the Bazballing our Test-cricket-loving eyes
It says a lot that, even given how things have gone in Ben Stokes’ first nine games in charge as full-time Test captain, No.10 will carry a unique excitement. Rehan Ahmed will become the youngest debutant for the men’s side when he takes to the field on Saturday for the third and final Test of
At 40 years of age and with 177 caps, missing Test matches is not something James Anderson has time for. Yet as he sits in Karachi’s Movenpick hotel on Friday, a day out from the third and final Test against Pakistan, he is at peace with the fact he is sitting this one out. The
Pat Cummins has indicated a greater bowling workload for Cameron Green against South Africa and the allrounder may be given an opportunity to get into the attack early. Green largely had a bit-part role to play against West Indies, bowling 29 overs across the two Tests, despite Cummins not being available for half the Perth
Dean Elgar has called on his batters to make a name for themselves, but is also willing to carry the burden of scoring runs on his shoulders as South Africa look to defy the callow statistics of their top order to continue a remarkable run in Australia – they have claimed the last three series
Azhar Ali will retire from Test cricket after the Karachi Test against England, bringing to an end one of modern Pakistani cricket’s more accomplished careers. If he does play – and captain Babar Azam was unwilling to confirm that he would – he will finish three Tests short of 100 Tests (becoming only the sixth
TVNZ is set to become the exclusive domestic broadcaster for all of New Zealand men’s and women’s international matches as well as the Super Smash from the beginning of 2023-24 home summer until the end of 2025-26 season. The move, according to an NZC media release, has come following Spark’s decision to exit the sports
Bangladesh 150 (Mushfiqur 28, Mehidy 25, Kuldeep 5-40, Siraj 3-20) and 42 for 0 (Shanto 25*, Zakir 17*) need another 471 runs to beat India 404 and 258 for 2 dec (Gill 110, Pujara 102*, Khaled 1-51) Shubman Gill scored his first Test hundred, and Cheteshwar Pujara his first in 52 innings and the fastest
Dean Elgar believes there could be moments where the contest between Australia and South Africa over the next three weeks becomes “feisty” but both he and his opposite number Pat Cummins are confident it won’t come near the levels of the ugly 2018 series. Although the two sides have met in ODIs and T20Is since
Rehan Ahmed could make his debut in the third Test against Pakistan as England look to complete a 3-0 series sweep. Ahmed, the 18-year-old legspinning allrounder, would become the youngest debutant for the men’s team if selected. After being added to the squad during the pre-tour camp in Abu Dhabi, he has not been directly
Freya Kemp, the 17-year-old allrounder, has been diagnosed with a stress fracture of the back, after flying home early from England Women’s tour of the Caribbean. Kemp was given her international debut in the summer and soon made her mark against India by becoming the youngest England player, male or female, to make a T20I
Australia face a five-game series in tough Dhaka conditions against Shakbib al Hasan and Bangladesh who are keen to make their mark. Matthew Wade captains, Ben McDermott has recovered from an ankle injury but Riley Meredith is out with a side strain.
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IND vs BAN, 1st Test: Mohammed Siraj scalped three wickets on Day 2© AFP Right-arm fast bowler Mohammed Siraj on Thursday said his approach to bowl consistently at one spot yielded rich dividends for him in the opening Test against Bangladesh in Chattogram. The Indian bowling unit, led by left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav (4/33) and
Williamson, who led New Zealand to victory in the inaugural World Test Championship final against India at the Ageas Bowl in 2021, will continue as ODI and T20I captain and also reiterated his desire to keep playing all three formats. “Captaining the BLACKCAPS in Test cricket has been an incredibly special honour,” Williamson said. “For
Two Tests against Pakistan down with one to go, with a series win secured and history made, Ollie Robinson is in a good place. He might “only” have eight wickets in his four innings to date, but they have come at an average of 18.37, to reduce his overall Test figure to 19.61 after 13
Being four down for less than 100 has been a recurrent theme for Bangladesh’s batting line-up this year. In response to India’s 404 in Chattogram, Bangladesh slumped further to 97 for 6 and ended the second day on 133 for 8. A rejigged top order had given Bangladesh some hope, but it evaporated quickly, leaving
Melbourne Renegades 166 for 7 (Maddinson 87, Russell 35, Kuhnemann 3-32) beat Brisbane Heat 144 for 6 (Peirson 43, Munro 35, Hosein 3-15) by 22 runs Melbourne Renegades captain Nic Maddinson plundered a scintillating 87 against Brisbane Heat to set up a 22-run victory in his 100th BBL game. Maddinson got out of the blocks
The perennial runners-up of the Lanka Premier League, Galle Gladiators, have had an indifferent start to this season’s LPL, but under new leadership they look to be steadily building up a head of steam that they hope will take them over the final hurdle this time around. In the first, it was the batting that
Southee, 34, was appointed on Thursday after Williamson ended his six-year tenure as Test captain, even though he had never led New Zealand in Test cricket before. Southee’s captaincy is limited to limited-overs internationals: 22 T20Is and one ODI. Latham, on the other hand, led New Zealand in nine Tests when Williamson was unavailable, winning
Tea Bangladesh 37 for 2 (Litton 24*, Zakir 9*) trail India 404 by 367 runs Mohammed Siraj and Umesh Yadav struck with the new ball after an 87-run stand between R Ashwin and Kuldeep Yadav frustrated Bangladesh on the second morning and gave India a strong total of 404 in Chattogram. Ashwin scored 58 and
South Africa will need to be greater than the sum of their batting parts if they are to challenge Australia across the three-Test series which could have a huge bearing on who reaches the World Test Championship final in June. While there is an expectation that the visitors will be able to go toe-to-toe with
Nearly 200 of Pakistan’s domestic cricketers are still awaiting payments for participating in a domestic season that is less than a month from its conclusion. ESPNcricinfo understands that 192 players who have taken part in a number of domestic tournaments – including the National T20 Cup and the Quaid-e-Azam trophy – have not been paid