News The captain believes Australia are building a side that can compete in all conditions Australia are confident a dominant Ashes series win can start “something big” as they hunt the away wins required to become the best Test side in the world. Pat Cummins enjoyed a dream start to his captaincy career, securing a
Report Joshua Boyden rattled the defending champions by taking 4 for 16, before England chased down the low total inside 26 overs England 98 for 3 (Bethell 44, Rew 26*) beat Bangladesh 97(Mondol 33*, Boyden 4-16, Aspinwall 2-18) by seven wickets Bangladesh crashed and burned in their opening game of the Under-19 World Cup, getting
Report The hosts chased down Zimbabwe’s total with eight balls to spare thanks to several contributions with the bat Sri Lanka (Nissanka 75, Chandimal 75) 300 for 5 beat Zimbabwe 296 for 9 (Ervine 100) by five wickets Zimbabwe’s batters gave their side a healthy chance. On a flat Pallekele track, the openers put on
Joe Root insists he still has the hunger to carry on as England’s Test captain, despite presiding over his second thrashing in an away Ashes campaign, which was completed in humiliating fashion on Sunday with the loss of ten second-innings wickets for 56 runs in their fifth-Test defeat at Hobart. Chasing 271 for victory, England
News Shastri, Ashwin, Ishant and wife Anushka post heartfelt messages on social media Other team-mates gave generous tributes to Kohli, under whose leadership India attained unprecedented highs, including a first-ever series win in Australia, while Ravi Shastri, who was the head coach for the majority of Kohli’s captaincy tenure, termed it a “sad day” because
News Australia captain rates young allrounder among best in the world Australia captain Pat Cummins believes Cameron Green is the complete package and as good as any current Test allrounder in the world after his match-winning efforts in the fifth Test in Hobart. Green, 22, turned the game on the third evening with a blistering
Ashes, 5th Test, Day 3 Live: Australia seek stability after England’s fightback.© AFP Ashes, 5th Test, Day 3 Live Cricket Updates: Australia will look to increase their lead over England in the second innings of the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Blundstone Arena in Hobart on Sunday. After bowling out England for a
News The coach is not certain to get a new deal despite T20 World Cup and Ashes success Pat Cummins is keen to have clarity on Justin Langer‘s contract status beyond this summer’s Ashes, insisting Australia’s Test side “absolutely love” their coach. The future of Langer, who comes off contract in mid-2022 and has made
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
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