Plans to field an All-Indigenous Prime Minister’s XI for the annual match at Manuka Oval in Canberra were dropped by Cricket Australia after the re-election of the current Prime Minister Scott Morrison in 2019. The idea to rejuvenate the traditional concept of the PM’s XI fixture by making it an All-Indigenous team versus an overseas
News National coach feels de Kock could become one of the most capped South African cricketers of all time Quinton de Kock could become one of the most capped South African cricketers of all time, according to his national coach Mark Boucher. De Kock will make his 50th Test appearance in Karachi, where he will
Dom Sibley says that his struggles for form in Sri Lanka had left him in a “pretty dark place”, but was proud of the “courage” he had shown to make mid-series adjustments and sign off on a high with a crucial half-century in England’s series-sealing run-chase in Galle. Sibley came into the second innings of
News Their head coach underlined that his side needed to show more ‘character, heart, determination’ in the future West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has said he is looking for vast improvements in the ODI side, particularly in the way they play spin. He shared these views after West Indies went down by 120 runs
Angelo Mathews congratulates Joe Root after his double-century © SLC Joe Root believes England will go into their series against India with “a huge amount of confidence” after completing victory in Sri Lanka. England’s six-wicket win in Galle represented their fifth successive Test victory both overseas and in Asia. And while Root, England’s captain, admitted
Mark Boucher expects Keshav Maharaj to come into his own in the series against Pakistan © BCCI South Africa are set to make what coach Mark Boucher called “brave calls,” in deviating from their usual seamer-focused approach to a more spinner-based set-up for the subcontinent. On surfaces Boucher thinks are being prepared for turn, he
Big picture This Test series, finally, is the sort that made Pakistan itch to get international cricket back home from the UAE. For perhaps the first time, the narrative will not be defined by the fact that it’s taking place in the country, where the venue matters more than the cricket itself. In South Africa,
News Fixtures against No. 1-ranked Test side to be played at Lord’s and Edgbaston England will play a two-Test series against New Zealand this summer, with the ECB confirming fixtures at Lord’s and Edgbaston in June. New Zealand will be the fourth touring country hosted by England in 2021, with limited-overs series against Sri Lanka
News Sri Lanka “let it slip in one disastrous session”, says coach, after second Galle defeat Sri Lanka threw it away. Their hyper-aggressive approach to the second innings wasn’t part of the plan. And their 126 all out ruined three days of good work. These were Mickey Arthur‘s takeaways after the dispiriting 2-0 loss against
News The allrounder has said it will take another 24 hours before he knows the full extent of the injury Shakib Al Hasan will have to wait another 24 hours before knowing the full extent of the groin injury he picked up during the third ODI against West Indies. Shakib pulled up while bowling his
India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant produced an innings to savour on day five at the Gabba, hitting an unbeaten 89 to lift his team to a famous Test and series triumph. Fixtures, news, videos for the #AUSvIND Tests: https://cricketa.us/AUSvIND-Tests Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cricketcomau
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Day 1 Highlights | Sri Lanka v England 2021 | 2nd Test at Galle
England and New Zealand will play a two-match Test series in June.© Twitter England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Monday confirmed that England will start their home international summer with a two-match Test series against New Zealand, commencing from June 2. Joe Root’s team will host number one ranked Test side New Zealand for
News The India left-armer looked back at his fairytale Australia tour, where he made his debut in all three formats “I’m so happy right now. There’s no limit to it and I just can’t explain that feeling.” This was India left-arm seamer T Natarajan‘s reaction to his rousing reception at his hometown Chinnappampatti, near Salem
Report Dliruwan Perera removes Jacks Leach with 11th ball of fourth day Innings break England 344 (Root 186, Buttler 55, Embuldeniya 7-137) trail Sri Lanka by 37 runs Sri Lanka secured themselves a useful 37-run lead on first innings early on the fourth day of the second Test at Galle. Jack Leach was the last
Report The hosts have rested Hasan Mahmud and Rubel Hossain West Indies chose to bowl vs Bangladesh West Indies will bowl first for the first time in the series following their two collapses in the first two ODIs. Captain Jason Mohammed won his second toss in a row, and also handed debuts to wicketkeeper-batsman Jahmar
Ajinkya Rahane has credited the collective leadership that he shared with vice-captain Rohit Sharma and senior players Cheteshwar Pujara and R Ashwin for India being able to come back from behind in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli and take the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 series win in Australia. All four players, Rahane
Fantasy Tips Fantasy suggestions for Match no. 53 of BBL 2020-21 Jan 25: Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Pro Tip: Although batsmen have reaped rewards in the recent games at Adelaide Oval, pick young bowlers Wes Agar and Tanveer Sangha – who’ve had stellar seasons so far – in your team. Our XI: Alex
News Agha Salman and Kamran Ghulam are the other two players dropped from the original list Agha Salman, Abdullah Shafique and this year’s leading first-class run-scorer in Pakistan, Kamran Ghulam, have been dropped from the original 20-man for the first Test against South Africa. The PCB insist they are very much part of the larger
Jos Buttler has hailed Joe Root’s performances in the last two Tests in Sri Lanka as “a masterclass”, and believes that everyone in the England squad – not to mention those watching back home – can learn from his example after a superb display of technical and physical prowess in Galle. Root was unluckily run
News With two tours set to be taking place at the same time the selectors will be casting the net wide Australia’s selectors will need to turn to some new faces for the upcoming five-match T20I tour of New Zealand given the Test squad are likely to be heading to South Africa at the same
Mohammed Siraj capped an unforgettable tour of Australia – having lost his father while in hotel quarantine in November, to a Test debut on Boxing Day – with his maiden five-wicket haul of 5-73 against at the Gabba on day four. Stream all the Test action via Kayo Sports: https://watch.cricket.com.au/ Fixtures, news, videos for the
Watch match highlights of Day 4 from the 3rd Test between England and Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England and Wales Cricket Board. Including highlights, interviews, features getting you closer to
Lasith Embuldeniya’s 4 wickets vs New Zealand | 1st Test at Galle
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals have announced the appointment of Kumar Sangakkara as the team’s Director of Cricket. The Rajasthan-based franchise took to Twitter to share this news, hailing the former Sri Lanka cricketer as “legendary”. “Adding some legendary to the #RoyalsFamily. #WelcomeSanga | #HallaBol | @KumarSanga2,” read the caption on the tweet
Joe Root brought up his 19th Test century and second of the series © SLC England 181 for 4 (Root 105*, Buttler 30*) trail Sri Lanka 381 (Mathews 110, Dickwella 92, Dilruwan 67, Chandimal 52, Anderson 6-40) by 200 runs Joe Root’s masterclass in how to play spin kept England in the contest against Sri
Rovman Powell had good outings in the first two ODIs © AFP via Getty Images Big picture For teams like Bangladesh and West Indies, dead rubbers are no longer meaningless. The ODI Super League has made it certain that every game is now worth points, aimed towards direct World Cup qualification, or teams have to
Report Pakistan lost the second ODI by 13 runs as South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in three-match series South Africa 252 for 7 (Kapp 68*, Lee 47, Baig 2-43) beat Pakistan (Riaz 81, Dar 51, Khaka 4-40, Kapp 3-44) 239 for 8 by 13 runs South Africa scored 53 runs in the last
Taunton’s wickets have habitually favoured spin in recent years © Getty Images Somerset’s points handicap for next season’s County Championship has been reduced to reflect the competition’s remodelled format, after they were sanctioned by the Cricket Discipline Commission in 2019 for breaching the ECB Pitch Regulations with their spin-friendly surfaces for home fixtures. The club