Lunch Australia 217 and 199 for 7 (Maxwell 14*, Cummins 2*, Shakib 4-68) need another 66 runs to beat Bangladesh 260 and 221Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details David Warner was pinned lbw for 112 © Getty Images Bangladesh were within sight of a historic victory at lunch on the fourth day in Mirpur, where they needed three wickets and Australia 66 runs to win. David Warner scored a fighting century,…
The Duleep Trophy is set to be played with pink balls again © Getty Images Four days after striking the Duleep Trophy off the 2017-18 domestic calendar, the BCCI has been forced to reverse its decision and restore it. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) asked the board to retain the tournament in the itinerary of the upcoming season as it was an “important” competition. “We were…
Chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya said the incident at Pallekele, when fans threw plastic bottles on to the field and held up play by 35 minutes, was “the last straw” which prompted his committee to resign. The full text of his resignation letter to the sports minister is below. Dear Sir, I write this letter with great sadness in my heart as after long discussion with fellow selectors, we have unanimously…
Play 02:03 ‘We must keep progressing’ – Holder Shai Hope shrugged the monkey off his back with a maiden Test century and then brutally booted it from the room with a second as he led West Indies to a thrilling victory – their first in England since 2000 – fulfilling the promise that led Clive Lloyd to present him with his cap as a 21-year-old two years ago. Hope became…
Guyana Amazon Warriors 158 for 8 (Mohammed 42, Fudadin 27, Hosein 2-19) beat Barbados Tridents 59 (Tanvir 5-3, Rashid 3-15) by 99 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball-details Sohail Tanvir appeals for a wicket © Randy Brooks – CPL T20 / Getty Sohail Tanvir’s electrifying opening spell of 4 for 2 wound up short-circuiting the Barbados Tridents batting order as Guyana Amazon Warriors completed a crucial season sweep over their main competition for…
Steve O’Keefe is back in Australia’s plans as an injury replacement for Josh Hazlewood © Associated Press Steve O’Keefe has been recalled in place of the injured Josh Hazlewood to be part of Australia’s squad for the second Test against Bangladesh, despite still being under suspension from New South Wales and a matter of months after his time in the national team appeared to be over. The national selectors elected…
Play 01:27 Hope and Glory for West Indies Having become the first England captain to lose a home Test against West Indies for 17 years, Joe Root conceded his players had been beaten by the better side at Headingley but said he did not regret his decision to declare on the fourth evening and would continue to take positive options in pursuit of victory in future. England only managed to…
Worcestershire 363 (D’Oliveira 93, Cox 56*, Barnard 46) and 10 for 0 lead Gloucestershire 258 (Taylor 101*, Barnard 4-23) by 115 runs R Ashwin took three wickets on debut [file picture] © AFP He probably wasn’t the off-spinning all-rounder they had come to see, but Jack Taylor produced the key contribution to defy Worcestershire at New Road. The day was meant to be about R Ashwin. The pitch had been…
Glamorgan 294 (Meschede 87, Selman 58, Robinson 4-46, Archer 3-67, Jordan 3-82) and 126 for 6 (Robinson 3-29) lead Sussex 268 (Brown 77, Meschede 4-61) by 215 runs © Getty Images In an age of transient loyalties and mercenary attachments this has been a game in which deeper ties have often been evident. They were first apparent in the selection by Glamorgan of seven players with Welsh roots and some…
Durham 480 for 9 dec (Collingwood 177, Steel 72, Coughlin 68) lead Derbyshire 164 (Onions 4-44) by 316 runs Graham Onions celebrates a breakthrough © Getty Images Graham Onions took advantage of some limp Derbyshire batting to grab the four scalps which took him to 600 first-class wickets on the second day of the Specsavers County Championship match at Chester-le-Street. The visitors were all out for 164 in reply to…