3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket Australia XI 3 for 256 (Webster 121, Carder 102) beat South Australia 9 for 254 (Valente 100, Coleman 4-46) by 7 wicketsScorecard Cameron Valente exults after getting to his century off 138 balls while batting at No. 7 Getty Images Tasmanian allrounder Beau Webster and Western Australian opening batsman Jake Carder scored centuries to deliver the Cricket Australia XI the second victory of their existence…
Ben Stokes is to retain the Test vice-captaincy in Australia © Getty Images Ben Stokes will retain the Test vice-captaincy for England’s Ashes tour, despite having suffered a fractured hand in the nightclub incident that led to his arrest in Bristol on Monday morning. Andrew Strauss, England’s director of cricket, said that the matter had not been fully resolved but Stokes would stay in the role pending a full investigation….
Ashes selection to proceed on form and fitness – Strauss (1:02) Andrew Strauss spoke after Ben Stokes’ arrest and said that the selection meeting for the Ashes squad will continue as planned (1:02) 5:00 AM ET James Vince and Gary Ballance have been recalled as part of England’s Ashes squad. Somerset’s Craig Overton is one of three uncapped players in the 16-man party which includes Ben Stokes who is under…
David Warner is set to become the 28th Australian to play 100 ODIs © Getty Images In a set of new rules, effective for series beginning from September 28, the ICC stipulated that the size of bats be reduced. Now, the thickness of the edge cannot be more than 40 mm and the thickness of the bat must not exceed 67 mm. David Warner, whose bat has often been brought…
I’m here to stay for the longest – Pandey (2:19) Manish Pandey talks mindset, making the No. 4 spot his own, and making the best of every opportunity as India prepare a team for the 2019 World Cup (2:19) 3:23 AM ET Big picture New Zealand have done it once before. So have England. Pakistan, West Indies and Sri Lanka have each done it twice. South Africa have done it…
2:19 AM ET Shashank Kishore The BCCI is set to extend its pink-ball trial from the ongoing Duleep Trophy to the second unofficial Test between India A and New Zealand A in Vijayawada starting September 30. However, the match will be played during the day, as opposed to the customary pink-ball practice of playing under lights, because of a lack of floodlights at the venue. The change was made in…
3:00 AM ET Nottinghamshire 108 for 5 (Whittingham 3-37) trail Sussex 565 (Jordan 147, Burgess 146, Archer 72) by 457 runs Sometimes, you want to shake county cricket out of its slumber as it saps the energy of those around it with lethargy and tedium. And, like today, there are times when you sidle up next to it, gaze into its eyes and have what it’s having. No one could…
3:00 AM ET George Dobell at Taunton Somerset 236 (Byrom 56, Patel 7-81) and 159 for 3 (Hildreth 82*) lead Middlesex 142 (Stirling 41, Leach 4-54, C Overton 3-7) by 253 runs St Paul probably wasn’t thinking about the pitch at Taunton when he wrote to the Corinthians that all old things become new again but, as this match progresses, he might as well have been. After all the talk…
‘It’s been an emotional few weeks’ – Onions (1:24) Durham veteran Graham Onions explains his reasons for joining the number of players on their way out of the club (1:24) 3:00 AM ET Paul Edwards at New Road Durham 142 for 5 (Clark 60) trail Worcestershire 335 (Ashwin 82, Barnard 75, Clarke 65, Onions 4-68) by 193 runs The winds blew southerly and they blew soft on the second day…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Surrey 201 for 8 dec and 79 for 0 lead Lancashire 268 (Croft 115, Davies 54) by 12 runs Lancashire captain Steven Croft hit his first century in over a year to help Lancashire recover from a flurry of pre-lunch wickets on day two of their Specsavers County Championship match against Surrey at Old Trafford. His 115 earned Lancashire a first-innings lead of 67…