‘Stokes arrest a distraction’ – Morgan (0:39) One-day captain Eoin Morgan spoke after Ben Stokes’ arrest in Bristol about the impact it could have on the squad. (0:39) 3:00 AM ET West Indies 356 for 5 (Lewis 176*, Holder 77, Woakes 3-71) v England Evin Lewis lived up to his billing as the next big thing of West Indies cricket with a sensational innings of 176 from 130 balls in…
© AFP Durban will not host a Test against India this summer after Cape Town, Centurion and Johannesburg were named as the venues for South Africa’s three-match series. The news is particularly surprising since Durban is understood to have the largest Indian population outside of India. Since readmission, when India first visited South Africa, there has only been one tour in which India did not play a Test in Durban….
Lakshan Sandakan is congratulated by his team-mates on his maiden five-wicket haul 10:33 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando For all the talk of “rebuilding” that has followed Sri Lanka around, on the bowling front, at least, there is now considerable experience. The two leading fast bowlers, Suranga Lakmal and Nuwan Pradeep, have now each toured the UAE twice before, even playing important roles in the 2014 victory in Dubai. Lead…
9:53 AM ET Mohammad Isam Big Picture Aiden Markram‘s Test debut, Ottis Gibson‘s first match as South Africa coach, Bangladesh’s first Test in South Africa in nine years and the first at Senwes Park since 2002. All of these milestones will fade quickly on Thursday when arguably the best team in home conditions take on talented yet unpredictable visitors. Markram and Gibson are at the start of a busy home…
9:43 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff MV Sridhar, BCCI general manager of cricket operations, has resigned from the post after failing to disclose conflict of interest. ESPNcricinfo understands Sridhar did not disclose to the BCCI that he operated a handful of clubs in Hyderabad and was reportedly getting paid by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) during his tenure with the BCCI. The BCCI had, earlier this year, asked all employees to…
© Getty Images Vernon Philander has been ruled out of the Bangladesh Test series, as he continues to recover from a lower-back problem with the aim of being fully fit by mid-October. Philander is scheduled to play the fourth and fifth round of first-class matches for his franchise, the Cobras, and will likely play for South Africa in the four-day day-night match against Zimbabwe on Boxing Day. Philander has mostly…
7:58 AM ET Big Picture Is there a fixture in Test cricket that is as neighbourly, as peaceable, quite as friction-free, as a series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka? No two sets of fans are likelier to party together. In fact, following these teams’ most-recent meeting in the Champions Trophy, hordes of Pakistan supporters were seen boogieing to papare outside the ground, at Cardiff. At a time when online exchanges…
‘Stokes arrest a distraction’ – Morgan (0:39) One-day captain Eoin Morgan spoke after Ben Stokes’ arrest in Bristol about the impact it could have on the squad. (0:39) Sep 26, 2017 England won the toss and chose to bowl first against West Indies Eoin Morgan won the toss and chose to bowl first in the fourth ODI at The Kia Oval, as England chase a third win in as many…
Ben Stokes is to retain the Test vice-captaincy in Australia © Getty Images Ben Stokes will retain the England Test vice-captaincy for now, despite having suffered a fractured hand in the nightclub incident that led to his arrest in Bristol on Monday morning. Andrew Strauss, England’s director of cricket, said that the matter had not been fully resolved but Stokes would stay in the role pending an internal disciplinary process…
Ben Stokes is to retain the Test vice-captaincy in Australia © Getty Images Ben Stokes will retain the England Test vice-captaincy for now, despite having suffered a fractured hand in the nightclub incident that led to his arrest in Bristol on Monday morning. Andrew Strauss, England’s director of cricket, said that the matter had not been fully resolved but Stokes would stay in the role pending a full investigation ahead…