Bangladesh push to go one better

Match facts October 28-November 1, DhakaStart time 10.00am (0400GMT) Play 02:12 Butcher: England will want to look at Ansari Big picture The fluctuating fortunes of the Chittagong Test will be a hard act to follow but, if Bangladesh continue to chase a win, the Dhaka Test could be another interesting affair. Having been beaten in an ODI series at home for the first time in two years, salvaging a drawn…

October 27, 2016
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Tons for du Plessis, Elgar; SA plunder 489

October 27, 2016

South Africa 489 (Elgar 117, du Plessis 102, de Kock 99) v South Australia XIScorecard Dean Elgar and Faf du Plessis put on 179 runs for the fourth wicket © Getty Images South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis warmed up for the Test series with a century against a South Australia XI in Glenelg on Thursday in his side’s final hit-out ahead of next week’s first Test against Australia in…

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Projected $68m loss for CA makes TV deals crucial

Play 03:34 Brettig: Bowlers playing IPL a worry for Cricket Australia Gaping loss projections for the 2016-17 home summer have underlined the pivotal importance of Cricket Australia’s forthcoming negotiations for new broadcast deals, both at home and in the spinally lucrative Asian market. At an otherwise straightforward CA AGM at the MCG on Thursday, a graph presented by the governing body’s new chief financial officer Todd Shand stuck out for…

October 27, 2016
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New structures to reduce international volume

October 27, 2016

James Sutherland: “I think things need to change absolutely and we certainly believe that additional structure moving towards a Test Championship … would be a real positive” © Getty Images Less will be more under the structures currently being proposed for the future of international cricket, which would for the first time place limits on how many matches and series could be scheduled by any one nation. Speaking at the…

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WI women recall Chedean Nation after seven years

West Indies women have recalled Jamaican allrounder Chedean Nation after a gap of nearly seven years, for the ODIs and T20s in India next month. West Indies also recalled wicketkeeper-batsman Kycia Knight and medium-pacer Shakera Selman, both of whom were dropped for the home series against England. Nation, 29, last played international cricket in November 2009, against England at home, in both ODIs and T20Is. She has played 12 ODIs…

October 27, 2016
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South Africa remain guarded against 'quality' Australia attack

October 26, 2016

South Africa will likely have an eye on the Sheffield Shield, but Neil McKenzie remained confident that they wouldn’t be intimidated by the kind of fast-bowling talent they’d see © Gallo Images While South Africa are no longer worried by Australia’s pace, they remain wary of an attack that will test their batsmen in home conditions, in what is expected to be a battle of the bowlers in the upcoming…

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Dhoni calls for patience with India's inexperienced middle order

Play 01:51 ‘Hard to bat down the order on these wickets’ – Dhoni MS Dhoni has asked for more patience to be shown with India’s inexperienced middle order after they couldn’t complete a chase of 261 on a sluggish Ranchi pitch. Dhoni backed the young players to find their own method of finishing games, even if it meant going for big shots, referring to the dismissals of Manish Pandey and…

October 26, 2016
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Cooper, Ferguson punish Western Australia

October 26, 2016

South Australia 8 for 474 (Cooper 138, Ferguson 101, Behrendorff 3-70) lead Western Australia 9 for 271 dec (Suan Marsh 73, Klinger 61, Mennie 3-56) by 203 runsScorecard Tom Cooper headlined South Australia’s day of dominance with a rapid century © Getty Images Callum Ferguson marked his 100th first-class match with a century to help South Australia establish a first-innings lead of 203 on the second day of their day-night…

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State associations follow fund order from Supreme Court

October 26, 2016

The states’ funding has been hit by the Supreme Court © BCCI The BCCI has submitted an affidavit with the Supreme Court saying that 12 state associations have transferred funds received from the board between September 26 and October 1, 2016 to a term deposit with a bank and will not utilise those amounts without further instructions from the court. Such an undertaking fulfils one of the conditions laid down…

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KL Rahul unavailable for Assam match

October 26, 2016

KL Rahul is currently undergoing rehabilitation for a hamstring injury in Bangalore © BCCI Karnataka squad unchanged for Assam clash KL Rahul will not feature for Karnataka in their fourth-round Ranji Trophy fixture against Assam in Mumbai, starting on Thursday. Rahul, recovering from a hamstring injury he picked up during the first Test against New Zealand in Kanpur, is undergoing rehabilitation and is yet to go through a fitness test,…

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