Month: September 2017

Ryan ten Doeschate leads off an Essex team on the brink of the title, Warwickshire v Essex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Edgbaston, September 12-15, 2017  3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Essex 369 for 9 dec (Chopra 98, Lawrence 78, Foster 68, Barker 3-71) beat Warwickshire 201 (Sibley 76, Porter 4-62, Harmer 4-47) and 112 (Harmer 4-25, Porter 3-37, Cook 3-42) by an innings and 56 runs Essex virtually sealed…

11:11 AM ET India vice-captain Rohit Sharma believes the policy of rotating personnel has been introduced to ensure that players remain “more than 100% fit” during the course of a cramped calendar. The players’ workload remains an ongoing conversation given the quantum of cricket India are playing in the immediate future: from September to December, they play 23 internationals – three Tests, 11 ODIs and nine T20Is – against Australia,…

Day-night Tests: Three things we’ve learned so far (2:10) Questions on the pink ball aside, day-night Test cricket has largely seen record attendances and sent television ratings soaring (2:10) 9:48 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sourav Ganguly, the head of BCCI’s technical committee, sees a future for pink-ball day-night Tests in India despite the board not having made any headway into hosting one in the near future. The Cricket Association of…

8:48 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Former Pakistan fast bowler and two-time head coach of the Pakistan team, Waqar Younis, has been appointed team director and bowling coach by Pakistan Super League franchise Islamabad United. The director’s role was previously held by Wasim Akram. Waqar and Akram had earlier been touted for a reunion on the Multan Sultans coaching staff, but it hadn’t materialised. The announcement was made by Islamabad United…

8:09 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The outfield of the Shere Bangla National Stadium has been rated “poor” by ICC match referee Jeff Crowe who oversaw the first Test between Bangladesh and Australia last month in Dhaka. Crowe, in accordance with Clause 3 of the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, submitted his report to the ICC in which he “expressed concern” over the quality of the outfield. The report has…

7:37 AM ET Umar Farooq Former Pakistan fast bowler and two-time head coach of the Pakistan team, Waqar Younis, has been appointed team director and bowling coach by Pakistan Super League franchise Islamabad United. The director’s role was previously held by Wasim Akram. Waqar and Akram had earlier been touted for a reunion on the Multan Sultans coaching staff, but it hadn’t materialised. The announcement was made by Islamabad United…

6:33 AM ET Brendan Taylor has been granted permission to end his Nottinghamshire contract with immediate effect so he can return home to Zimbabwe for family reasons. Taylor’s contract was due to expire at the end of the season, but instead he is leaving two games early with Notts’ promotion back to Division One still not assured. Notts have led the second division all season but face tough away matches…

6:28 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India coach Ravi Shastri has hinted that there are “surprises in store” from MS Dhoni “with the bat”. There has been a perception over the last few years that Dhoni has struggled to finish games. And while he wasn’t at his destructive best in the recently concluded 5-0 series victory over Sri Lanka, his ability to read the limited-overs game ensured he finished with 162…