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
Shakib Al Hasan has said that the Bangladesh team has the ability to bounce from adversity, after their first series whitewash at home in nine years. The home side lost the Dhaka Test by 17 runs against West Indies, after already losing the game in Chattogram by three wickets. It led to stinging criticism led
News “It hasn’t been positive on trying to find a window but we are working hard,” says CSA’s director of cricket Relations between Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA) remain “strained,” as South Africa seek to move on from the indefinite postponement of a three-Test series that was due to take place on
England spin bowling consultant Jeetan Patel on Monday said that he is disappointed to see Moeen Ali miss a five-wicket haul against India in the ongoing second Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Ravichandran Ashwin’s scintillating century and early wickets helped India dominate Day 3 of the second Test against England. Ashwin scored
Chris Lynn and Marnus Labuschagne fired as Brisbane Heat thrust themselves into finals reckoning with a 26-run win over Melbourne Renegades
Find out more at ecb.co.uk It was, quite simply, the most enthralling Test match in living memory. Chasing 282 in the final innings at Edgbaston, Australia slipped to 220-9, and it looked for all the world like England would level the series. However an extraordinary and typically gutsy Australian rearguard from Brett Lee and Michael
News Rizwan was recently named Player of the Series in the T20Is against South Africa Multan Sultans have named wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan as their captain for the upcoming Pakistan Super League season. He will replace Shan Masood, who led the franchise to the playoffs last year. Rizwan was previously part of Karachi Kings, PSL 2020
News Martin Snedden replaces Greg Barclay on the board of the women’s ODI World Cup 2022 Former batsman Roger Twose has been appointed as the director of New Zealand Cricket to replace Greg Barclay, who was required to step aside after being named ICC chairman. Steve Tew, who earlier served as CEO of New Zealand
Report Join us for updates, analysis and colour from the first day of the second Test 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
News Australia are scheduled to play eight Tests in the subcontinent, including four in India, next year Glenn Maxwell believes that spinning conditions in Asia, a stratosphere away from anything in Australia, will give him a chance to return to the Test team even if schedule clashes and Covid-19 complexities conspire against his ambitions to
There was an air of apology to the naming of South Africa’s T20I squad last month, with head coach Mark Boucher almost forced to justify the inexperience of the men named. He explained that the visitors were prioritising the upcoming visit of Australia to their shores, and were keen to provide their senior players as
Welcome to day two 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 4.30pm: Stumps India 329 and