Jennings opts for Lancashire as Durham drain goes on

6:23 AM ET Lancashire have signed opening batsman Keaton Jennings from Durham on a four-year contract. Jennings is therefore confirmed as the third Durham player to leave the club in the past week, following Paul Coughlin, who has joined Nottinghamshire, and Graham Onions, who has also made the move to Lancashire. The announcement will be a blow to Notts who had high hopes of attracting Jennings but whose uncertain progress…

September 26, 2017
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Finisher Stoinis hopes for room at the top

6:12 AM ET Australia allrounder Marcus Stoinis has played only six ODIs for Australia. However, in that short span, he has established a strange, little niche for himself. In Auckland, with the team 67 for 6 in the 19th over, chasing 287, he struck an unbeaten 146 to bring a dying game to a dramatic climax. New Zealand, however, won it by six runs, with the non-striker Josh Hazlewood –…

September 26, 2017
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The new cricket rule changes coming into effect from September 28

The following are the changes to the ICC’s playing conditions that will come into effect for all international series beginning from September 28, 2016. Play 03:12 ‘Red cards only for most serious misconduct like violence on field’ Each team can name six substitutes (previously it was four) in Test cricket. There are no changes to the permitted width and length of a cricket bat, but the thickness of the edge…

September 26, 2017
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Australia's woes open doors for aspirants in JLT Cup

2:49 AM ET For the 98 players selected across seven squads for Australia’s domestic limited-overs competition, the sight of an underperforming national team being carved up by India in the ongoing ODI series, after an early Champions Trophy elimination in June, preceded by a series defeat in New Zealand earlier in the year, essentially means one thing: opportunity. Though the national selectors have recently shown a bent more developmental than…

September 26, 2017
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'We are sick and tired of talking about transition' – Pothas

Nic Pothas, Sri Lanka’s interim coach, with Lakshan Sandakan during a training session  1:05 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando It has now been more than two years since Sri Lanka’s last high-profile retirement, and the team is “sick and tired” of talking about transition. These sentiments have been put forth by several players and coaches over the past year, most recently by Dinesh Chandimal in April. Now, interim coach Nic…

September 26, 2017
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India vs Australia, 3rd ODI: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane take India to No.1 ranking

September 26, 2017

Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma set the tone before Hardik Pandya takes centre stage as India chased down the target of 294 to seal the series and claim ICC ODI No.1 ranking. Two old Mumbai hands, who have seen each other grow as cricketers from teenage days and who played for the same club, sealed the series for India, propelling the team to its ninth consecutive ODI win and sixth successive…

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High Noon for Somerset amid threat of pitch penalty

Play 01:24 County Championship Round-up: Yorkshire secure safety Middlesex 18 for 3 trail Somerset 236 (Byrom 56, Patel 7-81) Somerset’s gamble on producing a turning surface could backfire after a dramatic day in Taunton ended with officials considering whether the pitch was appropriate for first-class cricket. While Somerset, going into the encounter 16 points behind Middlesex and desperate for a victory to preserve their Division One status, ended the day…

September 25, 2017
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Durham cry Onions tears as exodus goes on

Play 01:24 “It’s been an emotional few weeks” – Onions Worcestershire 90 for 3 (Clarke 46*) v Durham It has been a rough week for Durham. Yes, another one. Last Tuesday Nottinghamshire announced that the highly-regarded all-rounder Paul Coughlin would be joining them on a three-year contract. Keaton Jennings is also poised to leave, with Nottinghamshire, should they secure promotion, his preferred destination. The story darkened when on the first…

September 25, 2017
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Rawlins and Burgess delay Notts' final promotion push

3:00 AM ET Sussex 230 for 5 (Burgess 67*, Rawlins 55*) v Nottinghamshire It began with only one team in mind. Nottinghamshire, needing 12 points for a promotion to Division One that should have been wrapped up with a bow on it by now. Sussex? Well, Sussex were just fulfilling their last fixture of the season. One that promised much: a tilt at promotion or a cup run of sorts…

September 25, 2017
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Shaw, Karthik hundreds lead India Red charge

Who is Prithvi Shaw? (1:20) Prithvi Shaw became the youngest centurion in a Duleep Trophy Final on Monday, and the second-youngest centurion in the tournament’s history behind only Sachin Tendulkar (1:20) 3:00 AM ET India Red 317 for 5 (Shaw 154, Karthik 111, Bhatt 3-83) v India BlueScorecard and ball-by-ball details All of 17, Prithvi Shaw added another chapter to his rise: a hundred on Duleep Trophy debut, which led…

September 25, 2017
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