South Africans 205 for 4 (Amla 81*, Coleman 2-26) drew against Victoria XI 258 (Gotch 53, Shamsi 4-72) Scorecard File photo – Hashim Amla had scored only 48 runs in four innings on this tour before this game © AFP Chinaman bowler Tabraiz Shamsi put himself in contention for a Test debut with a four-wicket haul in the pink-ball warm-up match at the MCG. Although expensive, Shamsi proved difficult to…
South Australia 258 (Carey 76, Feldman 3-56, George 3-74) and 2 for 71 need another 375 runs to beat Queensland 7 for 475 dec and 7 for 228 dec (Heazlett 63, Renshaw 50)Scorecard Matt Renshaw added a second-innings 50 to his 108 from the first innings © Getty Images Queensland opener Matt Renshaw improved his chances of a surprise Test call-up by adding a second-innings 50 to his century from…
Hashim Amla might have to contribute with more than bat in Adelaide, should Faf du Plessis be found guilty of the ball-tampering charges © AFP Hashim Amla gets angry about as often as there is a supermoon, but when he addressed the media in defense of his captain Faf du Plessis on Friday, his answers teetered on the tetchy. In response to questions about du Plessis’ alleged ball-tampering, Amla had…
Victoria batsman Peter Handscomb scored 215 against New South Wales this week © Getty Images Underperforming batsmen and an untimely calf flare-up to Steve O’Keefe have complicated matters further for Australia’s interim selection panel on the eve of an especially tense squad announcement for the Adelaide Test. The acting chairman of selectors, Trevor Hohns, is expected to name a 13-man squad for the day/night match on Sunday afternoon, underlining the…
New South Wales 225 (Patterson 55, Tremain 4-22, Boland 3-51) and 1 for 39 need another 352 runs to beat Victoria 6 for 510 dec and 2 for 105 dec (Harris 62*)Scorecard Kurtis Patterson top scored for New South Wales with 55 © Getty Images Chris Tremain and Scott Boland led a strong Victorian bowling display on the third day at the SCG, which left New South Wales with an…
Hashim Amla asked if he was expected to brush his teeth after every break in play © AFP Hashim Amla gets angry about as often as there is a supermoon, but when he addressed the media in defense of his captain Faf du Plessis on Friday, his answers teetered on the tetchy. In response to questions about du Plessis’ alleged ball-tampering, Amla said the squad believed the skipper had done…
England 191 for 6 (Stokes 55*, Rashid 1*) trail India 455 (Kohli 167, Pujara 119, Ashwin 58, Moeen 3-98) by 264 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:48 Ganguly: Stokes looked confident in defence Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes went a significant way towards repairing the damage done to England’s first innings at Visakhapatnam, extending their sixth-wicket stand to 110 before Umesh Yadav made the breakthrough ten minutes before lunch…
Toss Zimbabwe chose to bat v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Tendai Chisoro’s inclusion meant Zimbabwe, led by Graeme Cremer, fielded a dual spin attack © AFP Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer won the toss and opted to bat against West Indies on a chilly morning. The hosts made two changes with Chris Mpofu replacing the injured Tinashe Panyangara, and left-arm spinner Tendai Chisoro coming in for…
Play 04:27 ‘Our captain did nothing wrong’ – Amla A captain sits in a basement, a solitary figure, under siege. Confronted by glaring lights and uncomfortable questions, he speaks of embarrassment, of humiliation. He pleads for players who will stand with him and fight. A leader of a broken team that stems from a broken system and will now be scattered across the country to play in a domestic competition…
England 191 for 6 (Stokes 55*, Rashid 1*) trail India 455 (Kohli 167, Pujara 119, Ashwin 58, Moeen 3-98) by 264 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow continued their prolific 2016 pairing © AFP Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes went a significant way towards repairing the damage done to England’s first innings at Visakhapatnam, extending their sixth-wicket stand to 110 before Umesh Yadav made the breakthrough…