Month: August 2017

© AFP A spinner-friendly pitch in Mirpur has produced an exciting Test match but has also highlighted the difference in pitches prepared for domestic and international matches in Bangladesh. Tamim Iqbal questioned this discrepancy at the end of day three, saying batsmen don’t get enough chances to practice on sharply turning pitches in first-class cricket. Bangladesh were bowled out for 221 in their second innings, their lower order collapsing in…

Lunch West Indies 427 and 86 for 2 (Brathwaite 49*, S Hope 11*) need 236 more runs to beat England 258 and 490 for 8 decLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Stuart Broad was relieved to see Kieran Powell held in the slips © Getty Images Stuart Broad had a hand in both wickets to fall on the final morning at Headingley – literally in the case of a bizarre run…

West Indies team manager Richie Richardson speaks to the press © Gallo Images Former West Indies captain Richie Richardson has been appointed match referee by the ICC for the three-match T20 Independence Cup between Pakistan and the World XI side – the first instance since 2009 of an ICC match official overseeing cricket in Pakistan. Richardson has been a member of the ICC’s Elite Panel of match referees since January…

West Indies team manager Richie Richardson speaks to the press © Gallo Images Former West Indies captain Richie Richardson has been appointed match referee by the ICC for the three-match T20 Independence Cup between Pakistan and the World XI side – the first instance since 2009 of an ICC match official overseeing cricket in Pakistan. Richardson has been a member of the ICC’s Elite Panel of match referees since January…

Josh Hazlewood left the field early in the first session © Getty Images Australia suffered an injury scare on the third morning in Mirpur, when fast bowler Josh Hazlewood left the field with soreness in his left side. Hazlewood had just delivered the first ball of his second over of the day – and his fifth of the innings – when he clutched at his side and consulted with the…

Australia 217 and 109 for 2 (Warner 75*, Smith 25*) need another 156 runs to beat Bangladesh 260 and 221 (Tamim 78, Lyon 6-82)>Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Nathan Lyon finished with his fourth-best figures to lead Australia’s fightback © Getty Images An Asian pitch offering variable bounce. A target in excess of 250. An opponent full of self-belief and ready for a historic victory. This was the scenario that faced…

A general view of a village cricket match © Getty Images A Pembrokeshire team have been accused of a breach of the spirit of cricket after a controversial declaration in their final league match of the season denied their opponents the chance to claim a bonus-point victory that would have earned them the title. After batting first, league leaders Carew Cricket Club declared their innings on 18 for 1 against…

Chamara Kapugedera could become the fifth Sri Lanka batsman to become unavailable for the series © AFP Stand-in captain Chamara Kapugedera’s participation in the fourth ODI has been thrown into doubt after he aggravated a back injury during the previous match, on Sunday. Kapugedera had been nursing a stiff back before the third ODI, but had batted and fielded in that game. He has not trained since, and a final…

Jason Holder has been handed a demerit point for using obscene language © Getty Images Jason Holder, the West Indies captain, has received an official reprimand and one demerit point for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct on day four of the Headingley Test. Holder was sanctioned for “using of language or a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an international match”, an ICC…