News Players’ wives and girlfriends would not be able to make the trip while broadcast crews are also an issue Perth’s hopes of hosting the fifth Ashes Test have taken another big hit after Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan reiterated his hardline stance on quarantine rules and banned players’ wives and girlfriends for the trip
Preview Some senior side aspirants will be hoping to make an impression before the three Tests in South Africa Cooped up in a bio-bubble while a new Covid-19 variant causes panic, the India A team will take on South Africa A in the second unofficial Test from Tuesday in Bloemfontein with some senior side aspirants
News Former England captain wants law changed to prevent the suffering of terminally ill patients Ray Illingworth, the former England captain, has revealed he is being treated for oesophageal cancer, and has called for assisted dying to be legalised in the UK after witnessing the way his wife Shirley suffered from the same disease. Illingworth,
Ray Illingworth led England to an Ashes series victory in Australia in 1970/71.© Twitter Former England cricket captain Ray Illingworth has revealed he is receiving treatment for cancer. The 89-year-old, who led England to an Ashes series victory in Australia in 1970/71, is undergoing radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer. “They are just hoping to get rid
News Klusener’s current contract expires on December 31 Lance Klusener has decided not to continue as the head coach of Afghanistan. The former South Africa allrounder, who was appointed in the role in September 2019, will not extend his contract, which expires on December 31, 2021. “Having spent two years with the team, I will
News Head coach bemoans ‘silly mistakes at crucial stages’ that, he says, cost them positions of dominance against Pakistan in the Chattogram Test Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo was left frustrated by his players giving away strong positions in the Chattogram Test. Twice in the match the home side bounced back from difficult positions but just
England’s Ashes campaign officially gets underway on Tuesday, according to Joe Root, the Test captain, with the emergence from quarantine of the multi-format players who featured in the recent T20 World Cup in the UAE, and the scheduled start of an intra-squad four-day match in Brisbane. Jos Buttler, Mark Wood, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan and
News Captain says going for a win went “off the cards” during the second session of the final day that saw his side eke out a draw Since the start of 2013, India have won 19 tosses in Tests at home. Apart from the two weather-affected draws, they have won 16 matches, and only one
News India don’t feel they batted on too long after they ended one wicket short of a win When a side comes as close to winning as India did and the opposition is more than 100 away from their score, it is tempting to look for a few priceless minutes from earlier in the match.
News England captain reiterates claim that he did not witness any instances of racism in the Yorkshire dressing-room Root’s initial statement on the subject earlier this month led Rafiq to claim he was “incredibly hurt” by his former team-mate’s failure to back up his claims of discrimination during their shared time at Yorkshire. And though
Report Sri Lanka bat after delayed start due to rain Toss Sri Lanka elected to bat vs West Indies Dimuth Karunaratne, Dinesh Chandimal and the rest of the Sri Lanka side wait for the weather to clear AFP/Getty Images Sri Lanka won the toss and – unsurprisingly – chose to bat first, after the toss
News He is the favourite to join Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje in the Test squad to face India in December Duanne Olivier has made himself available for an international comeback but is not allowing himself to think too far ahead. Olivier, who returned to South African cricket following the end of the Kolpak system
News Nurul Hasan was named as Yasir’s concussion substitute, although he won’t be allowed to keep wickets Debutant Yasir Ali was taken for scans at a local hospital in Chattogram after being stuck on the back of his helmet during Bangladesh’s second innings on the fourth morning. Nurul Hasan was named as Yasir’s concussion substitute,
News The Hobart Hurricanes quick is now looking ahead to the prospect of a home World Cup It’s been a whirlwind few months for Nathan Ellis and he is still trying to take it all in. A late call-up to Australia’s tours of the Caribbean and Bangladesh culminated in a debut hat-trick, then came a
Report Overnight batter Yasir Ali was taken for scans after a delayed concussion Lunch Bangladesh 115 for 6 (Yasir 36, Liton 32*, Afridi 3-18) and 330 lead Pakistan 286 by 159 runs Liton Das survived a stumping before digging in AFP/Getty Images Bangladesh dragged their lead to 159 runs on a busy morning that included
Mohammad Asif ripped through Australia’s middle and lower order in the 2010 Sydney Test, taking 6-41 on a dominant opening day for Pakistan
Follow the 2021 Vitality Blast at: https://www.ecb.co.uk/t20-blast There was batting, bowling and fantastic fielding in that second T20 Blast semi-final.
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Report India wicketless in the first session of day five as NZ look to save the Kanpur Test Lunch New Zealand 296 and 79 for 1 (Somerville 36*, Latham 35*) need another 205 runs to beat India 345 and 234 for 7 dec Obdurate batting from Tom Latham and nightwatchman Will Somerville kept India wicketless
News The players had taken part in the World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe; unclear whether the positive tests were for the new Omicron variant Six Sri Lanka women cricketers who took part in the World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe have tested positive for Covid-19, the SLC said on Sunday. The ICC had called off the
News Former India legspinner was responding to a tweet on online trolling faced by cricket commentators L Sivaramakrishnan, the former India legspinner, has said that he has been “colour discriminated” all his life. Responding to a tweet on cricket commentators facing online trolling, 55-year-old Sivaramakrishnan wrote: “I have been criticised and colour discriminated all my
Axar Patel has made a great start to his Test career in 2021 Axar Patel has had a dream run in the longest format of the game ever since making his debut in the Test series against England in February earlier this year. On Saturday, Axar picked up his fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket
News West Indies captain wants his batters to ‘be clear about whether you’re playing forward or back’ Defend a lot. Be clear on whether you’re playing back or forward. And stick around for a couple of sessions. This is West Indies’ batting game-plan for the second Test according to captain Kraigg Brathwaite. With the surface
News Having received a lifeline due to Dickwella’s suspension, he hopes to make the opportunities count Dinesh Chandimal has had an unusual Test career. He has 11 Test hundreds, which in this side is equal to Angelo Mathews’ tally, and fewer only than Dimuth Karunaratne’s 13, and yet he had been left out of the
News Tourists yet to make a call on whether Stokes will play first Test England’s cricketers are hopeful that the discovery of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Australia won’t impact the Ashes Tests – or their families’ travel plans, Ashley Giles says. But Giles, the managing director of England men’s cricket, admitted the
News The Pakistan bowling consultant was scheduled to leave the squad after the first Test anyway, but has had to change his plans Vernon Philander, the former South Africa quick who is a bowling consultant with the Pakistan team currently on tour in Bangladesh, will leave the squad bubble in Chattogram tomorrow, the fourth day
News India’s batting coach throws his weight behind the two under-fire “senior cricketers” Shreyas Iyer’s century and fifty in his debut Test, the only time an Indian batter has done so, has turned the spotlight squarely on Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara as full-time captain Virat Kohli returns for the Mumbai Test next week. India’s
News New Zealand batting coach disappointed with Young’s lbw dismissal, but still hopeful of a positive result In a studio show on Star Sports, commentator Simon Doull said he hadn’t heard umpire Virender Sharma prompt Will Young that ten seconds had elapsed since he had been given out lbw to R Ashwin and the clock
News There must be scope to rehabilitate, says managing director of England men’s cricket Giving people second chances will be key to solving the racism crisis that has engulfed English cricket, Ashley Giles says. Giles, the managing director of England men’s cricket, told a press conference on Sunday that many members of the Ashes touring
Preview Some West Indies batters showed signs that they can handle such conditions in the big first-Test defeat, but they will need plenty of application and determination Big Picture How do you solve a problem like Galle? Well, winning the toss and batting first would be a start. But what else can you do? The