Play 01:50 Spinners have to deal with expectation – Cook Alastair Cook has hinted that England will make a couple of changes, particularly to their bowling attack, ahead of the second Test against Bangladesh. England wrapped up a 22-run victory within 20 minutes on the fifth morning in Chittagong but Cook, the England captain, suggested they will use the final Test of the series to provide an opportunity for other…
Mitchell Johnson has written about his long-term friendship with allrounder Shane Watson in his autobiography Resilient © AFP Mitchell Johnson has revealed how his long-standing friendship with Shane Watson made a rocky start when the allrounder stuck the future Australia fast man’s head in the toilet during a wrestle at the Cricket Academy in Adelaide. Back in 2000, the Academy was very much an alpha-male environment helmed by Rod Marsh…
Joe Root consoles Sabbir Rahman after Bangladesh’s narrow defeat © Getty Images After four days of a fascinating contest, it took just 19 minutes to finish the Test and Bangladesh’s chances at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. The atmosphere quickly fell flat and there was hardly a crowd in by the time Shafiul Islam was given out for the second time (confirmed on review), as had been the norm in…
Lunch Pakistan 452 and 227 for 2 (Shafiq 58*, Younis 29*) lead West Indies 224 by 455 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Asad Shafiq’s unbeaten 58 was his second half-century of the Abu Dhabi Test © AFP Asad Shafiq scored his second half-century of the Abu Dhabi Test as Pakistan stretched their lead to 455 over the course of an almost frictionless first session on day four. Azhar Ali, on…
England 293 and 240 (Stokes 85, Bairstow 47, Shakib 5-85) beat Bangladesh 248 and 263 (Sabbir 64*) by 22 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:28 McGlashan: Sabbir showed fantastic composure Ben Stokes capped a supreme allround performance with two wickets in three balls – his fifth and sixth of the match, to go alongside his total of 103 runs – as Bangladesh’s hearts were broken on the fifth and final…
Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns were both prolific scorers last Test summer, but face a battle to regain their positions this season © Getty Images Mitchell Starc, Usman Khawaja, Joe Burns at the Gabba; Jackson Bird and Peter Siddle at the MCG; Shaun Marsh at the WACA – Australia’s selectors will have plenty to keep them occupied over the next few days as the Sheffield Shield season begins. A full…
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe 2016-17 October 23, 2016 ESPNcricinfo staff Rangana Herath is set to captain Sri Lanka for the first time at the age of 38, after Angelo Mathews was ruled out of the two-Test series in Zimbabwe with a calf injury. Herath is only the second bowler to lead Sri Lanka in Tests, after Somachandra de Silva. More to follow … © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source:…
Aiden Markram was playing his first first-class match for the Titans © ICC The Titans surged to their first win of the season with a massive innings and 38-run victory over the Dolphins in Centurion, and they did it courtesy two franchise debutants. Aiden Markram and Lungi Ngidi were both making their maiden first-class appearances for the Titans and showed that the young talent in Centurion is blossoming. Ngidi was…
Shahbaz Nadeem finished with match figures of 12 for 168 © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Jharkhand overcame a stubborn 87-run partnership for the ninth wicket from Rajasthan batsmen Chetan Bist and Aniket Choudhary to complete a 42-run victory in Vadodara. Their second win in three matches hauled Jharkhand to the top of Group B, after they bowled Rajasthan out for 237. Rajasthan resumed their chase of 280 from an overnight score of…
South Africa 415 (De Kock 122, Duminy 97, Amla 51) and 5 for 181 (Rossouw 77) drew with Cricket Australia XI 103 (Short 57, Steyn 2-9, Philander 2-13)Scorecard Rilee Rossouw scored a brisk 77 after CA XI were rolled over © Cricket Australia/Getty Images South Africa’s bowlers flexed their muscles with the pink ball the day after the touring batsmen had done likewise to round out the warm-up match against…