Month: September 2017

3:00 AM ET Tea Sri Lanka 143 for 3 (Karunaratne 81*, Chandimal 32*, Shah 2-38) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dimuth Karunaratne flicks behind square Tom Dulat/Stringer It was laboursome work, and pre-lunch indiscretions have still not been atoned for, but in batting out the second session without major worry, senior batsmen Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal have begun to fit Sri Lanka’s innings with a backbone. At tea, they…

An artist’s impression of the proposed redevelopment of the Nursery End at Lord’s  6:37 AM ET George Dobell One of the more acrimonious chapters in MCC history would appear to have been resolved after the club’s members voted to proceed with redevelopment plans recommended by the committee by an overwhelming margin. The result – a 90.5% majority with 7,163 votes in favour and 748 votes against – was confirmed by…

Moonda: Batting selection dilemma for SA (1:27) Firdose Moonda previews South Africa’s first Test against Bangladesh at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom (1:27) 3:00 AM ET Lunch South Africa 99 for 0 (Elgar 56*, Markram 43*) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dean Elgar led South Africa’s resistance Getty Images Dean Elgar scored his ninth Test fifty and South Africa reached 99 for 0 at lunch in a smooth first session at Senwes…

Play 00:47 Stokes remains as England’s vice-captain … for now The ECB has seen video footage that allegedly shows Ben Stokes throwing punches in a fight outside a nightclub in Bristol. Stokes, who was on Wednesday named in England’s Ashes squad and retained as vice-captain pending an investigation, was arrested at 2.35am in the Clifton area of the city on Monday, suspected of causing actual bodily harm. He was detained…

Haroon Lorgat will not continue as chief executive officer of Cricket South Africa with immediate effect, bringing a premature end to a term that was supposed to run until 2019. It is understood that Lorgat’s position became untenable with CSA over differences in the handling of the upcoming T20 Global League, which is expected to go ahead as planned. More to follow … © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN…

3:00 AM ET LunchSri Lanka 61 for 3 (Karunaratne 32*, Shah 2-18) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Lahiru Thirimanne walks back after being dismissed Tom Dulat/Stringer Upon returning to Test cricket, Kaushal Silva and Lahiru Thirimanne provided reminders of why they had been dropped in the first place, before Kusal Mendis was also dismissed in the last over before lunch. Sri Lanka’s batsmen had no one to blame but themselves….

Agarkar: India should look to play six bowlers (1:25) With the series won, India could try and experiment in the remaining ODIs while Australia might look to rest few bowlers as well (1:25) 3:00 AM ET Toss Australia chose to bat v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details The coin landed flat on the pitch and didn’t flip even once, which is certainly not how the relaid Bangalore pitch plays nowadays….

Moonda: Batting selection dilemma for SA (1:27) Firdose Moonda previews South Africa’s first Test against Bangladesh at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom (1:27) 3:00 AM ET Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl v South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim decided to bowl against South Africa in the first Test at Senwes Park. The decision surprised home captain Faf du Plessis, who felt the pitch was dry like a “one-day”…

3:00 AM ET Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Haris Sohail hits it straight AFP Dinesh Chandimal won the toss and chose to bat on a pitch that had a bit of grass on it in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan gave middle-order batsman Haris Sohail a Test debut. Pakistan 1 Shan Masood, 2 Sami Aslam, 3 Azhar Ali, 4 Asad Shafiq, 5 Babar Azam, 6 Haris…

Play 00:47 Stokes remains as England’s vice-captain … for now The England & Wales Cricket Board has seen video footage that allegedly shows Ben Stokes throwing punches in a fight outside a nightclub in Bristol. Stokes, who was today named in England’s Ashes squad and retained as vice-captain pending an investigation, was arrested at 2.35am in the Clifton area of the city on Monday, suspected of causing actual bodily harm….