Luke Sugg and Matt Dean posted an England VI record third-wicket partnership total of 294 on the way to a 2-0 ODI series lead against Australia. The hosts won the toss with captain Matthew McCarthy opting to send England into bat as they looked to level the series. McCarthy’s side started strongly and delivered a few early body blows to take two wickets in the first over as Pete Blueitt and Justin…
Rubel Hossain in acton for Bangladesh in the World Cup. © Getty Images Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 25-man provisional squad on Thursday. All-rounder Ariful Haque is the new face in the mix, reports bdnews24.com.(All the Latest Cricket Updates) The team will be in Khulna on Saturday before attending practice sessions in Chittagong on February 7 in their two-phase preparations. Rubel has been out of international action, having been…
Construction of the indoor facility at the Khettarama has been suspended © Sri Lanka Cricket The recently elected Sri Lanka Cricket board has suspended work on indoor nets at the Khettarama, Pallekele and Dambulla stadiums, citing the previous board’s failure to obtain government approval for the projects. That claim has since been strongly disputed, however, by former SLC head Sidath Wettimuny, under whose leadership construction had begun. The new board,…
Sydney Thunder 116 for 7 (Haynes 37, Blackwell 30, Aley 2-19) beat Sydney Sixers Women 115 for 7 (Reakes 23*, Osborne 3-21) by three wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Sydney Thunder won by three wickets and three balls to spare in a manic conclusion © Getty Images Sydney Thunder beat their crosstown rivals Sydney Sixers by three wickets to win the inaugural WBBL title, in a tense and scrappy game which…
Match facts January 25, 2015Start time 1100 local (2200 GMT) Play 01:10 Pakistan look to bounce back after T20s Big Picture Injuries have hampered New Zealand’s seam attack over the recent limited-overs series. Key batsmen have been sidelined by niggles. They will be without their three most experienced ODI cricketers on Monday, but still, so good have they been at home, New Zealand still appear the more dynamic team. Of…
‘Hopefully we will all be united and with Amir, and we will allow him to bowl really well and get wickets for Pakistan’ – Azhar Ali © AFP Azhar Ali has said he and Mohammad Amir had “moved on” from the complications that beset Amir’s reintegration to the Pakistan team, in the approach to the New Zealand tour. He said he would focus on captaining Amir, and helping create an…
‘Hopefully we will all be united and with Amir, and we will allow him to bowl really well and get wickets for Pakistan’ – Azhar Ali © AFP Azhar Ali has said he and Mohammad Amir had “moved on” from the complications that beset Amir’s reintegration to the Pakistan team, in the approach to the New Zealand tour. He said he would focus on captaining Amir, and helping create an…
Match facts January 25, 2015Start time 1100 local (2200 GMT) Play 01:10 Pakistan look to bounce back after T20s Big Picture Injuries have hampered New Zealand’s seam attack over the recent limited-overs series. Key batsmen have been sidelined by niggles. They will be without their three most experienced ODI cricketers on Monday, but still, so good have they been at home, New Zealand still appear the more dynamic team. Of…
Steven Smith would like to have seen a greater variety in pitches during the ODI series © Getty Images Australia’s captain Steven Smith has criticised the nature of home pitches this summer, arguing that the Gabba and the WACA Ground in particular have work to do to ensure they regain their natural characteristics in the future. Following the loss of the fifth and final ODI against India in Sydney, Smith…
Play 03:37 Brettig : Women cricket needs two format to be strong and vital Women’s cricket will never lose its longer form components under James Sutherland’s watch, despite murmurings beneath him at Cricket Australia about exploiting the commercial gains of the inaugural WBBL by making the female game an exclusively Twenty20 affair. ESPNcricinfo has learned of discussions that open up the possibility of the 50-over and Test match formats being…