Melbourne Renegades 4 for 171 (White 64*, Cooper 36, Faulkner 1-19) beat Melbourne Stars 9 for 151 (Wright 45, Hogg 3-22) by seven runs (Duckworth-Lewis method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sunil Narine briefly outscored Aaron Finch at one stage of his innings © Getty Images It says plenty about the extent to which the Big Bash League has forced its way to the heart of the Australian summer that a crowd…
Ricky Ponting had said last year that he was open to a coaching or selection role with the Australia team © PA Photos Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been named an assistant coach for the team’s T20 series against Sri Lanka in February in an interim capacity, and will work alongside Justin Langer and Jason Gillespie. The trio have been brought in with the core of Australia’s support staff…
Peter Handscomb has mixed up his footwork while facing spin and that should come as an encouraging sign for Australia © Getty Images Peter Handscomb‘s Test career is only three matches old, but he has already achieved a feat matched by few Australians. By scoring 54 on debut in Adelaide, 105 at the Gabba and 54 at the MCG, Handscomb became one of only five men to make a 50-plus…
Ricky Ponting had said last year that he was open to a coaching or selection role with the Australia team © PA Photos Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been named an interim coach for the team’s T20 series against Sri Lanka in February, and will work alongside Justin Langer and Jason Gillespie. The trio have been brought in with the core of Australia’s support staff set to be in…
Misbah-ul-Haq will play the third and final Test against Australia and will do so as captain. After the final-day loss in Melbourne, in which a second-ball duck prolonged a run of low scores for him, Misbah had spoken of the possibility of retirement from Test cricket and had not ruled out the likelihood of doing so before Sydney. But Pakistan’s management confirmed today he will lead the side out at…
Auckland 176 for 3 (Phillips 62*, Nicol 51) beat Otago 175 for 7 (Finnie 45*, Rutherford 42, Grobbelaar 2-32, de Grandhomme 2-32) by seven wicketsScorecard File photo – Rob Nicol dominated an opening stand of 71 to set up Auckland’s successful chase of 176 © Getty Images Half-centuries from opening batsmen Rob Nicol and Glenn Phillips steered Auckland to a seven-wicket win, as they chased down 176 in their Super…
Central Districts 190 for 8 (Taylor 80, Worker 49, Nuttall 3-25) beat Canterbury 163 (McConchie 36, Rance 4-27) by 27 runsScorecard File photo – Ross Taylor cracked five fours and six sixes in his 80 off 50 © Getty Images After a month away from the game to have a benign growth removed from his left eye, Ross Taylor had returned with a bang. He followed up his unbeaten 82…
Hilton Cartwright’s bowling remains a work in progress and he properly honed his run-up only within the last year © Getty Images Sixth batsman in a Test order, third seamer in a Test attack? Such a dual role is a tall order for any man, and proved too tall for Mitchell Marsh, who spent two years trying to fit the job description before being let go early this summer. It…