Match Facts June 9, 2017Start time 1430 local (1830 GMT) Jason Holder, who did not feature in the T20I series, returns to the West Indies side as their ODI captain © AFP Big Picture In tennis, we sometimes see players struggling for form on the ATP World Tour – pro tennis’ highest level – drop down one tier to the ATP Challenger Tour. While the level of competition is not…
Play 03:46 What is the pay dispute between Cricket Australia and its players? David Warner has questioned whether CA want to help Australia win the ICC Champions Trophy, after the board released a video aimed at persuading players to agree to giving up the revenue sharing model. CA and the Australian Cricketers Association, which represents the players, have so far struggled to make headway in negotiations to arrive at mutually-acceptable…
Match facts June 9, 2017Start time 1030 local (0930 GMT) Big picture Kane Williamson’s form has been one of the highlights of New Zealand’s campaign © Getty Images The equation is quite simple ahead of the New Zealand-Bangladesh game: the winner will remain in contention for a semi-final spot if, on June 10, England beat Australia or their match is washed out. However, if Australia beat England, then both New…
50 oversIndia 321 for 6 (Dhawan 125, Rohit 78, Malinga 2-70) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dhawan’s 125 was his third century in Champions Trophy matches © Getty Images Sri Lanka’s great tormentor Virat Kohli might have been out for a duck, and Yuvraj Singh might have been ineffective, but still, Shikhar Dhawan smote a smooth 125, MS Dhoni cracked 63 off 52 balls, and India’s batting effort…
50 oversIndia 321 for 6 (Dhawan 125, Rohit 78, Malinga 2-70) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dhawan’s 125 was his third century in Champions Trophy matches © Getty Images Sri Lanka’s great tormentor Virat Kohli might have been out for a duck, and Yuvraj Singh might have been ineffective, but still, Shikhar Dhawan smote a smooth 125, MS Dhoni cracked 63 off 52 balls, and India’s batting effort…
Tom Kohler-Cadmore will transfer his allegiance to Headingley with immediate effect © Getty Images Tom Kohler-Cadmore has been released from his Worcestershire contract and will join Yorkshire immediately. ESPNcricinfo revealed a week ago that Kohler-Cadmore, who was out of contract at the end of the season, had agreed to join Yorkshire for 2018. When he informed Worcestershire of his plans, their director of cricket, Steve Rhodes, was furious and threatened…
David Warner said the incident in Birmingham’s Walkabout bar ‘changed him’ not only as a cricketer but as a person © Cricket Australia/Getty Images David Warner admits the incident in which he punched Joe Root in a Birmingham bar four years ago was “pivotal” to his development as a cricketer and a man. Warner, the Australia vice-captain, was fined and suspended after the incident during the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy,…
Play 00:35 ‘No concerns about De Villiers’ – Domingo The South African camp is confident their captain AB de Villiers will deliver in what could be a must-win match against India on Sunday. Though de Villiers contributed only four runs in two group matches, and is nursing a slight hamstring injury, South Africa coach Russell Domingo and de Villiers’ team-mates expect him to come through when it counts. “I have…
Adam Voges returned after a lay-off for concussion © Getty Images Adam Voges has been ruled out of county action for at least six weeks after suffering a torn calf muscle while batting for Middlesex against Somerset at Lord’s last week. Voges, who had been on 86 at the time, sustained the injury to his right leg while jogging a single during Middlesex’s first innings, and had to be helped…
Play 03:46 What is the pay dispute between Cricket Australia and its players? David Warner has questioned whether CA want to help Australia win the ICC Champions Trophy, after the board released a video aimed at persuading players to agree to giving up the revenue sharing model. Australia play England at Edgbaston on Saturday knowing that defeat or another abandonment could end their Champions Trophy campaign. Warner, the Australia vice-captain,…