Play 03:46 What is the Cricket Australia-ACA pay dispute? Australia’s vice-captain David Warner has stuck firm to his assertion that the players are prepared to be absent from this summer’s Ashes if the current pay dispute drags into the six months beyond the June 30 expiry of the MOU between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association. “I stick firm behind it,” Warner said in London. “If we are unemployed we…
David Warner was dismissed for 18 against New Zealand © Getty Images As much as Australia’s bowlers were panned by Steven Smith for their looseness in the opening match against New Zealand that was ultimately wrecked by rain, the vice-captain David Warner admits the top order batsmen were similarly out of rhythm in the early overs of a curtailed chase. The early English summer will not always suit an Australian…
Steven Finn could get his chance against New Zealand on Tuesday © Getty Images Steven Finn has been confirmed as Chris Woakes’ replacement in England’s Champions Trophy squad. Woakes was ruled out of the tournament after suffering a side strain in the opening game against Bangladesh at The Oval. He managed just two overs before leaving the field. Finn was the most significant omission from the original 15-man squad and…
Toss: Pakistan chose to bowl v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:43 Can India focus on ‘just another game’? Pakistan won only their second toss against India in nine international matches since the start of 2013 and elected to field with rain forecast for later in the day. They went for the X-factor of Shadab Khan’s legspin over the batting of Faheem Ashraf. Wahab Riaz found a place in…
Heightened security in London following Saturday night’s attacks © Getty Images Cricket Australia remains “comfortable” with the level of security provided to the Australian team, after terror attacks in London on Saturday night left at least six dead and 48 injured. Australia are one of three teams in London, one of the venues for the Champions Trophy. They are due to play Bangladesh on June 5 at The Oval in…
Heightened security in London following Saturday night’s attacks © Getty Images Cricket Australia remains “comfortable” with the level of security provided to the Australian team, after terror attacks in London on Saturday night left at least six dead and 48 injured. Australia are one of three teams in London, one of the venues for the Champions Trophy. They are due to play Bangladesh on June 5 at The Oval in…
West Indies 112 for 3 (Walton 29, Lewis 25) beat Afghanistan 93 (Williams 3-11, Brathwaite 2-26) by 29 runs (D/L Method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Chadwick Walton’s cameo at the top gave West Indies the momentum straightway © AFP West Indies clinched the series with a game to go, brushing Afghanistan aside for the second night in a row. With a combination of Samuel Badree’s discipline and the pace of Jerome…
Toss West Indies chose to bat v AfghanistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Noor Ali Zadran was brought in as a replacement for Usman Ghani © AFP There were no delays at the start, despite showers in St. Kitts, as West Indies elected to bat in the second match of the three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. West Indies stuck to the team that dominated Afghanistan in the first…
Play 01:56 Our mindset and preparation don’t change – Kohli Upon entering the field of play at Edgbaston, Virat Kohli dropped his kit bag a few yards from the pitch and went up to make his first assessment of the surface. Moments later, Kohli was joined by Anil Kumble, the India coach. Kumble had his hands in his pockets as Kohli spoke to him. Kumble then folded his arms as…
Play 03:56 Fleming: 12 overs an hour is unacceptable Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Upul Tharanga has been suspended for his team’s next two matches in the 2017 Champions Trophy because of a “serious” over-rate offence in their first group B match against South Africa at Edgbaston. Sri Lanka took more than four hours to bowl 50 overs, and Match Referee David Boon ruled that they were short of the target…