England head coach Chris Silverwood on Wednesday said cricketers do need to spend some time with their families, and as a result, his side would continue with their rotation policy. England’s squad was named for the third and fourth Test after the result of the second Test, and it was revealed that Moeen Ali will
News CSA are invoking both the WTC and the FTP agreement terms in search of points on the table as well as financial compensation from CA Cricket South Africa (CSA) have lodged a formal complaint with the ICC over Cricket Australia’s (CA) decision to indefinitely postpone next month’s three-Test series. Last week, CSA wrote to
News Yadav has to undergo a fitness assessment before linking up with his team-mates Umesh Yadav has been drafted into India’s Test squad for the Ahmedabad leg of the England series, replacing Shardul Thakur, who has been released to play for Mumbai in the domestic 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy. Yadav, who will undergo a fitness
News IPL-bound players might miss a part or the whole of the home games against Bangladesh too New Zealand Cricket will allow its cricketers to participate in the 2021 edition for as long as they need to, even if it means that some of them miss the end of the New Zealand home season and
News Ben Stokes loses top spot in allrounder list after Chennai Test India opener Rohit Sharma, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and allrounder R Ashwin all made significant gains in the ICC Test player rankings for batsmen, following the hosts’ 317-run victory against England in Chennai. Sharma, whose 161 in the first innings gave India the early
News The seam bowler is part of Australia’s T20I squad in New Zealand having fully recovered from a minor injury Kane Richardson believes the Power Surge fielding restrictions, which were introduced in the BBL this season, could have a place at the T20I level, but from a selfish point of view will be happy if
News All the matches – three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests – will be played in Antigua Sri Lanka’s multi-format tour of West Indies, comprising three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests, will start on March 3, with all fixtures to be played behind closed doors in Antigua, in a biosecure environment. Cricket West
There was sharp turn, there was uneven bounce, and there were explosions of soil when the ball landed on its surface. As difficult as it was to bat on, though, Virat Kohli believes the pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium for the second Test was a fair one in terms of competitive balance between the
Welcome to day four of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 12.35pm: And that’s a wrap
England’s leading multi-format cricketers, including Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler, could be forced to miss the two-Test series against New Zealand in June, due to a clash with the knock-out phases of this year’s IPL. The trio, all of whom play for Rajasthan Royals, are the most prominent IPL players in England’s Test
News Zimbabwe also play Afghanistan in three T20Is in the UAE next month, with the tour starting on March 2 Zimbabwe have named a 15-member squad for their two-Test series against Afghanistan starting on March 2 in Abu Dhabi. The squad, however, is missing the veteran pair of Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine, who were
News “As a community we should be able to embrace how good a cricketer is. We can see a lot of positives, but we tend to choose the negatives” After delivering a dream performance in front of his home crowd, R Ashwin has asked for more positivity, understanding and pride from the cricket community in
Joe Root has urged England to learn their lessons quickly following a chastening defeat in the second Test against India in Chennai. England collapsed to 164 all out in their second innings shortly after lunch on day four, as India wrapped up a crushing 317-run victory, their largest win by runs in Tests between the
News A strong BBL helped earn a recall having learnt from a tough start to international cricket Ben McDermott believes he returns to Australia’s T20 side a different player after a 16-month absence but he knows his move to the top of the order for the Hobart Hurricanes will hinder his chances to find a
India’s senior speedster Jasprit Bumrah is likely to be rested for the eight white ball matches against England as part of the team’s extensive workload management programme. The matches are scheduled in March. Bumrah was rested for the second Test at Chepauk, which India won by 317 runs to level the four-match series 1-1. However,
Find out more at ecb.co.uk Ben Stokes crunched 57 off 39 balls and took three wickets in the final one-day international at Eden Garden Stadium to give England their first win of the tour of India. We went behind the scenes to find out what preparation Ben Stokes goes through ahead of an ODI in
News “I’ve played four Tests matches here and this is easily the most special Test match” R Ashwin said he felt like a “hero” whenever he bowled – or just removed his cap for that matter – in front of his home crowd during the second Test against England at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
News Joe Root confirms that allrounder will miss final two Tests after quarantine-blighted campaign Joe Root has confirmed that Moeen Ali is to leave England’s Test tour of India. While Moeen is expected to return for the white-ball section of the tour, he will not be available for the final two Tests of the series.
News Australia’s Test captain is keen to play as much cricket as he can for Tasmania in the latter part of the season It’s unlikely that Tim Paine will be seen with ball in hand over the next few days, but Australia’s Test captain is eager to get back out into the middle for Tasmania
News “This was among my top career achievements. I enjoyed every moment just being around this team” West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite has said that sweeping Bangladesh at their own turf is an “amazing” achievement, especially having been on the receiving end of such a defeat, back in 2018 when Jason Holder had pulled out
News Captain takes break after gruelling run of biosecure campaigns in UAE, South Africa and Pakistan Quinton de Kock will sit out of South Africa’s domestic T20 competition, which starts on Friday, on medical advice. De Kock has been given a mental health break and will aim to be ready for the Pakistan white-ball series
News The wicketkeeper-batsman played one Test, one ODI and two T20Is in a long career Naman Ojha, the wicketkeeper-batsman from Madhya Pradesh who played four matches for India across the three formats between 2010 and 2015, has quit the game at the age of 37, bringing the curtain down on a first-class career that started
News Australia are not scheduled to play another Test match for 10 months but there are opportunities to impress in Shield with the Ashes on the horizon The Sheffield Shield resumes on Wednesday with the Australia Test squad available to play the remainder of the season, barring any injury issues, after the Test tour to
News Fixtures against Netherlands and Zimbabwe also confirmed for 2021 summer South Africa will travel to Ireland for three ODIs and three T20Is in July, as Cricket South Africa look to fill the men’s team’s winter with fixtures following the postponement of a three-Test home series against Australia. This tour is part of the 2018-2023
News “You want people to know that they have to perform because others are waiting to come in if they don’t,” says coach The heightened competition for places in the West Indies team has the potential to make them a stronger unit, says coach Phil Simmons. West Indies completed a remarkable 2-0 series sweep against
News There has long been a view that SLC’s existing constitution is unfit for purpose Former players Muttiah Muralitharan and Sidath Wettimuny are among a group of 12 who have submitted a petition in the courts seeking an overhaul of Sri Lanka Cricket’s “flawed” constitution. There has long been a view that SLC’s existing constitution,
News Second extension granted as CSA continue to navigate choppy administrative waters Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) interim board has been granted a two-month extension by the country’s sports minister, Nathi Mthethwa, in order to conclude its work. The board, chaired by Dr Stavros Nicolaou, will be in place until April 15 after initially being appointed
News Mohammad Rizwan, the leading run-scorer, jumped 116 places to 42nd in the batting list South Africa’s left-arm wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi has risen to a career-best second position in the ICC T20I rankings for bowlers, following his four-wicket haul against Pakistan in Lahore. Shamsi was the joint leading wicket-taker in the three-match series, picking up
News “When we go abroad and get a seaming track, we don’t talk about excessive grass on the pitch” Debutant left-arm spinner Axar Patel has asked the critics of the Chennai pitch to change their mindset towards spinning pitches, pointing out that India never complain about seaming tracks when they travel. The Chennai pitch has
Welcome to day three of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 5.00pm: Stumps England 134 and