James Anderson’s fitness – or lack of it – gives England’s selectors a potential get-out © Getty Images England will resist the immediate temptation to send for reinforcements ahead of the tour of India, but it remains possible a player could be added to the squad in the coming weeks. Having suffered a chastening final day in Dhaka, where they missed several opportunities in the field and lost all 10…
Tea West Indies 141 for 4 (Brathwaite 55*, Chase 43*, Babar 1-24) v Pakistan 281 (Aslam 74, Misbah 53, Bishoo 4-77, Gabriel 3-67)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kraigg Brathwaite was a study in concentration during his 12th Test fifty © Getty Images After sliding to 38 for 3 by lunch, West Indies fought back to a respectable position as Kraigg Brathwaite’s 12th Test fifty steered the side through a second…
Lunch Zimbabwe 174 for 6 (Moor 25*, Cremer 10*) trail Sri Lanka 537 (Tharanga 110*, Perera 110) by 363 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Tino Mawoyo’s problems with the short ball continued on the third morning © AFP Sri Lanka would have been pleasantly surprised with the conditions that greeted them on the third morning. After the Harare surface offered nothing to seam or spin on the first two days,…
Lunch West Indies 38 for 3 (Brathwaite 21*, Blackwood 0*, Yasir 1-1) v Pakistan 281 (Aslam 74, Misbah 53, Bishoo 4-77, Gabriel 3-67)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details West Indies wrapped up Pakistan’s innings in 7.5 overs on the second morning © AFP In a first session that had five wickets falling for 64 runs, Pakistan pulled ahead, reducing West Indies to 38 for 3 after having been bowled out for…
Mitchell Starc: “Just because you’ve got Dale Steyn and [Kagiso] Rabada bowling fast it doesn’t mean we don’t have anyone to match that.” © Getty Images Mitchell Starc‘s leg wound is still open. He will require a special knee pad to be able to dive in the field. And he is more than 10 days behind where he would prefer to be in preparation for the first Test of the…
Mitchell Starc: “Just because you’ve got him Dale Steyn and [Kagiso] Rabada bowling fast it doesn’t mean we don’t have anyone to match that.” © Getty Images Mitchell Starc‘s leg wound is still open. He will require a special knee pad to be able to dive in the field. And he is more than 10 days behind where he would prefer to be in preparation for the first Test of…
Innings Pakistan 281 (Aslam 74, Misbah 53, Younis 51, Sarfraz 51, Bishoo 4-77, Gabriel 3-67) v West Indies West Indies wrapped up Pakistan’s innings in 7.5 overs on the second morning © AFP West Indies endured a frustrating ninth-wicket partnership between Yasir Shah and Mohammad Amir, who added 25 runs to the overnight total of 255 for 8, before Alzarri Joseph dismissed both in the 91st over. Pakistan were bowled…
Timroy Allen struck 53 off 27 balls to lift USA towards victory over Italy © Peter Della Penna USA preserved their perfect start to WCL Division Four with a tense one-wicket win over Italy in a match that was reduced to 41 overs a side due to rain. Timroy Allen was named Man of the Match for his vital 53 off 27 balls at No. 7, which rescued USA after…
Timroy Allen struck 53 off 27 balls to lift USA towards victory over Italy © Peter Della Penna USA preserved their perfect start to WCL Division Four with a tense one-wicket win over Italy in a match that was reduced to 41 overs a side due to rain. Timroy Allen was named Man of the Match for his vital 53 off 27 balls at No. 7, which rescued USA after…
Timroy Allen struck 53 off 27 balls to lift USA towards victory over Italy © Peter Della Penna USA preserved their perfect start to WCL Division Four with a tense one-wicket win over Italy at Wong Cricket Field. Timroy Allen was named Man of the Match for rescuing USA with 53 off 27 balls coming in at No. 7 with the score 107 for 5 chasing Italy’s first innings total…