Play 01:28 ‘We’ve not done things my halves so far’ – Root Trevor Bayliss has insisted that England do not require eight batsmen, despite their improved showing at The Oval. England drafted two new batsmen, Tom Westley at No. 3 and Dawid Malan at No. 5, into the team defeated at Trent Bridge meaning that Moeen Ali was pushed down to No. 8. But a crushing victory might have been…
© ESPNcricinfo Ltd Dean Elgar could have been dismissed for a duck off the second ball he faced in the second innings at The Oval. He was rapped by Stuart Broad on the pad, replays showed it pitched in line and was clipping but not enough to overturn Aleem Dar’s on-field decision, had England reviewed. Elgar survived. Elgar could have been dismissed for 9 off the 15th ball he faced….
Afghanistan news July 31, 2017 Nagraj Gollapudi and Osman Samiuddin Afghanistan shared the ODI series against West Indies in June, a sign of their progress on the international stage © AFP Afghanistan are closing in on playing their maiden Test, and are in talks of a full series against Zimbabwe later this year. The series is likely to be hosted by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). Afghanistan were conferred Test…
Fakhar Zaman is exultant after reaching his maiden ODI hundred against India © AFP Fakhar Zaman, the freewheeling Pakistan opening batsman who shot to prominence with a matchwinning century against India in the final of the Champions Trophy at The Oval in June, is returning to England to join Somerset until the end of the season. Zaman gets his chance because Corey Anderson will be returning to New Zealand immediately…
How did Geoffrey Boycott react to a practical joke? With panic, anxiety and dejection, among others © AFP Long before Sachin Tendulkar got to his 100th hundred – 35 years to be precise – Geoff Boycott got to his own milestone in front of his home crowd at Headingley in an Ashes Test. In his case, it was 100 first-class centuries, and would turn out to be his last in…
South Africa 175 and 205 for 7 (Elgar 113*) need 287 more runs to beat England 353 and 313 for 8 dec Play 00:49 Dobell: Elgar fighting ‘pretty hopeless battle’ Dean Elgar secured his eighth Test century as his doughty resistance held up England’s hopes of a quick victory on the final day of the third Investec Test at Kia Oval. Elgar reached lunch unbowed on 113, losing Temba Bavuma…
South Africa 175 and 205 for 7 (Elgar 113*) need 287 more runs to beat England 353 and 313 for 8 dec Play 00:49 Dobell: Elgar fighting ‘pretty hopeless battle’ Dean Elgar secured his eighth Test century as his doughty resistance held up England’s hopes of a quick victory on the final day of the third Investec Test at Kia Oval. Elgar reached lunch unbowed on 113, losing Temba Bavuma…
Max Sorensen last played for Ireland in June 2016 © Getty Images/Sportsfile Ireland fast bowler Max Sorensen announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday. The 31-year old had made his debut in 2012 and was groomed as a replacement for veteran seamer Trent Johnston, who would quit the game a year later. In all, Sorensen played 13 ODIs and 26 T20Is, picking up 16 and 26 wickets in each…
Cricket Australia’s board of independently-appointed directors, headed by David Peever, must approve the compromise deal in the works © CA An end to Australian cricket’s pay war hinges on the same place it started – Cricket Australia’s board of independent directors. It was the change of the CA board from 14 state-appointed delegates to nine independently-appointed directors in October 2012 that provided a major catalyst for the governing body’s attempt…
Khaled Mahmud played 77 ODIs and 12 Tests for Bangladesh © AFP Former Bangladesh captain Khaled Mahmud is likely to be taken to Singapore for treatment after he suffered a stroke on Saturday morning. A family member confirmed on Monday that the BCB is arranging an ambulance to the airport this afternoon. Mahmud, the team’s manager and a board director, went into coma on Sunday evening when he was shifted…