Shane Dowrich has played eight Tests but is yet to make his ODI debut © WICB Media/Philip Spooner West Indies have trimmed their ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against England from 15 to 13, leaving out Shane Dowrich and Miguel Cummins from the group that has been training in Antigua with new coach Stuart Law. Dowrich, the 25-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, has played eight Tests but is yet to make…
Spinners took 31 of the 40 wickets that fell during the Pune Test © AFP The pitch used for the first Test between India and Australia in Pune has been given a “poor” rating by the ICC match referee Chris Broad. In accordance with Clause 3 of the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, Broad submitted his report to the ICC, expressing concern over the quality of the pitch. The…
Australia’s pacers enjoyed a rare deficit in workload, but Mitchell Starc expects that to change in the second Test © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Australia’s premier fast bowlers are used to carrying a heavy load. In the period before their bounce back during the home summer, when Australia’s batting line up collapsed in a Pune-India fashion with alarming regularity, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, in particular, have toiled long and hard…
Of the four franchises in the knockouts, Peshawar Zalmi are the most confident that their foreign contingent will travel to Lahore if the team enters the final © PCB Sunset and Vine, the UK-based production house that handles the broadcast of the Pakistan Super League, has withdrawn its services for the league’s final which will be played in Lahore on March 5. ESPNcricinfo understands that a Dubai-based company, Innovative Production…
Colin Munro battled like it was a one-day game at Colin Maiden Park © Getty Images Colin Munro was told by New Zealand coach Mike Hesson to return to the Plunket Shield and regain confidence after a difficult start to the year. He responded in magnificent fashion for Auckland at Colin Maiden Park, with barnstorming twin centuries, the 11th and 12th of his career: a first innings 146 off 109…
Kagiso Rabada has a long season ahead of him after the New Zealand tour, with the IPL, the Champions Trophy, and a full England tour © Getty Images Kagiso Rabada has said he will always be honest about his fitness amid concerns over the workload the fast bowler is facing in the coming months. So far on the South Africa tour, he has played two matches and missed two, skipping…
New South Wales 253 and 1 for 141 (Hughes 71*, Cowan 51*) drew with Tasmania 490Scorecard File photo – Ed Cowan finished unbeaten on 51 as no play was possible on day four © Getty Images Rain washed out the final day of the Sheffield Shield match in Wollongong, where New South Wales and Tasmania had to settle for a draw. The final day was to have started with the…
New Zealand v South Africa, 4th ODI, Hamilton February 28, 2017 The opener returns to the line-up after two hamstring injuries with the expectation that he can jolt New Zealand’s top order into life Martin Guptill has only batted twice this year, but has made 112 and 61 © Getty Images Kane Williamson could well become recognised as New Zealand’s greatest batsman. Ross Taylor has recently become their leading ODI…
South Australia 156 and 4 for 279 (Cooper 119*, Lehmann 78) beat Queensland 218 and 216 by 6 wicketsScorecard File photo – Tom Cooper is South Australia’s leading run scorer this season © Getty Images Tom Cooper‘s second century of the Sheffield Shield season delivered a six-wicket victory to South Australia in their match against Queensland at Adelaide Oval. Set 279 to win what had been a low-scoring game, South…
Match Facts March 1, 2017Start time 2.00pm local (0100GMT) Jeetan Patel adds another spin option for New Zealand © Getty Images The Big Picture New Zealand need back-to-back wins to extend a run of eight home series victories in a row – a ninth would put them alone in second place, behind South Africa’s gargantuan 17-series streak which stretched from 2002-2009. Speaking of South Africa, while one win will give…