In the recent years, Durban and Port Elizabeth have traditionally hosted the Boxing Day Test © AFP Despite India not touring till early 2018, South Africa will play a Boxing Day Test. CSA CEO Haroon Lorgat confirmed his organisation is in the process of securing an opponent for the festive season fixture. “We will have content for Boxing Day but we’re not yet in a position to announce that. We…
6:30 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff As New Zealand’s limited-overs tour of India comes closer, George Worker is looking to push for a place in the squad after he followed a prolific 2016-17 domestic season with an impressive club season in England. Worker, who is currently touring India with the New Zealand A side, was the highest run-scorer in New Zealand’s domestic one-day competition last summer with 659 runs in 10…
3:46 AM ET Fast bowler Vernon Philander has been ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh as he continues to recover from a lower back niggle sustained during the England series this winter. Allrounder Chris Morris is unavailable for the entire Test series and is only likely to return for the T20s in late October. Seamer Lungi Ngidi, who had a lumbar fracture, may also make a return in…
3:11 AM ET Guy McKenna, the former senior coach of the AFL club Gold Coast, is set to take cricket’s side in the war for Australian sporting talent after signing as a coaching and talent identification specialist for Victoria. As inaugural coach of the Gold Coast Suns, McKenna was in charge for 88 games, winning 24 – a record that compared favourably to the fellow expansion club Greater Western Sydney…
2:31 AM ET Mohammad Isam Fast bowler Rubel Hossain could not travel with the Bangladesh Test squad to Johannesburg on Saturday after he was denied a boarding pass by the airlines. Till this report was filed, Rubel remained in Dhaka and his availability for Bangladesh’s three-day warm-up match against SA Invitations XI from September 21, remained in doubt. Even though Rubel had a valid visa like his team-mates, the South…
Seasonal showers effected a 30-minute delay in start of play at the Eden Gardens 1:42 AM ET Wet weather in Kolkata has lent an element of uncertainty to only the second ODI between India and Australia at Eden Gardens since the TVS Cup final in 2003. There are concerns over whether the groundstaff have had adequate time to prepare the pitch amid persistent rain. There was a spell on Monday…
Eden Gardens’ preparedness for rain has been under the scanner for a while © BCCI Wet weather in Kolkata has lent an element of uncertainty to only the second ODI between India and Australia at Eden Gardens since the TVS Cup final in 2003. There are concerns over whether the groundstaff have had adequate time to prepare the pitch amid persistent rain. There was a spell on Monday that resulted…
1:03 AM ET Guy McKenna, the former senior coach of the AFL club Gold Coast, is set to take cricket’s side in the war for Australian sporting talent after signing as a coaching and talent identification specialist for Victoria. As inaugural coach of the Gold Coast Suns, McKenna was in charge for 88 games, winning 24 – a record that compared favourably to the fellow expansion club Greater Western Sydney…
2:11 PM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Anticipating appeals for funds for the ongoing domestic and international season in India, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) has asked the various state associations to fulfil a draft resolution, wherein they must affirm that they will comply with the Supreme Court order to implement the Lodha Committee’s recommendations. Resolved the Name of the Association is agreeable to undertake, implement and support the reforms as proposed…
1:10 PM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Despite a seven-month inquiry having run its course over the suspicious Tier B first-class match between Panadura Sports Club and Kalutara Physical Culture Club, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and the independent committee it appointed have not been able to determine who made the decision to manipulate the result of that match. The board has since punished the players of both the clubs – captains…