Storm clouds gather ominously at Headingley © Getty Images Middlesex 108 for 3 trail Yorkshire 317 for 7 (Leaning 85, Hodd 51) by 209 runs Yorkshire and Middlesex will almost certainly have to settle for a Specsavers County Championship draw following rain on day one and more rain and bad light from early afternoon onwards at Headingley on day three. Both sides will still find themselves in relegation danger in…
Tea West Indies 119 for 7 (Holder 9*, Bishoo 9*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:03 Jimmy watch on opening morning at Lord’s An immaculate display of swing bowling put England in charge of the third Investec Test at Lord’s. But while James Anderson had led the way, it was Ben Stokes who ripped the guts out of West Indies’ innings with a three-wickets burst during the afternoon….
Lunch West Indies 35 for 2 (Powell 17*, Hope 8*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:43 Lara hoping for one of West Indies’ greatest victories At an autumnal Lord’s, England’s evergreen attack leader, James Anderson, moved to the brink of 500 Test wickets as West Indies had to contend with cloud cover, a rain delay and one of the most prolific fast bowlers in history after choosing to…
Australia 377 (Warner 123, Handscomb 82, Smith 58, Mustafizur 4-84) and 87 for 3 (Maxwell 25*) beat Bangladesh 305 (Mushfiqur 68, Sabbir 66, Lyon 7-94) and 157 (Lyon 6-60) by seven wickets A sensational collapse from the hosts left Australia a target of 86 to level the series © AFP History beckoned for Bangladesh this week, but it was the indefatigable Nathan Lyon who chose Chittagong to make plenty of…
Surrey are set to appoint a full-time coach who will oversee the Stars in the KSL © Getty Images Surrey look set to become the first of the first-class counties to appoint a full-time women’s coach. In another sign of the growing importance of women’s cricket, the club have advertised for a coach to look after both the Surrey Stars (who play in the Kia Super League) and the Surrey…
Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland and Australian Cricketers’ Association CEO Alistair Nicholson © Getty Images Australian cricket’s pay war has formally ended with the completion of the full MoU between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association for the next five years. Negotiation and drafting of the full agreement took around two months, after a heads of agreement between the two warring parties was announced by the chief executives James…
Toss West Indies chose to bat v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:43 Lara hoping for one of West Indies’ greatest victories West Indies’ captain Jason Holder called correctly at the toss and secured first batting use of the Lord’s surface in the third Investec Test. In the deciding Test of the series, they had the chance to make the running for the first time. The tourists were unchanged…
Innings Bangladesh 305 and 157 (Lyon 6-60) lead Australia 377 (Warner 123, Handscomb 82, Smith 58, Mustafizur 4-84) by 85 runs A sensational collapse from the hosts left Australia a target of 86 to level the series © AFP Nathan Lyon, in the bowling rhythm of his life, led Australia’s bold push for victory over Bangladesh on a dramatic fourth day of the second Test in Chittagong. A third six-wicket…
Bangladesh 305 and 154 for 8 (Mushfiqur 31, Mominul 29, Lyon 5-58) lead Australia 377 (Warner 123, Handscomb 82, Smith 58, Mustafizur 3-84) by 82 runs A sensational collapse left Bangladesh fighting for survival on the fourth day © AFP Nathan Lyon, in the bowling rhythm of his life, led Australia’s bold push for victory over Bangladesh on a dramatic fourth day of the second Test in Chittagong. A five-wicket…
Bangladesh 305 and 83 for 5 (Lyon 3-30) lead Australia 377 (Warner 123, Handscomb 82, Smith 58, Mustafizur 3-84) by 11 runs A sensational collapse left © Getty Images Nathan Lyon, in the bowling rhythm of his life, led Australia’s bold push for victory over Bangladesh on a dramatic fourth morning of the second Test in Chittagong. Including Lyon’s own exit as Australia’s last man, no fewer than six wickets…