7:41 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Lancashire will be captained by Liam Livingstone when the 2018 season gets underway, after Steven Croft’s two-year tenure was brought to an end by the club. Livingstone, 24, is one of the most highly rated young batsmen in the country, and enjoyed a prolific season for Lancashire in 2017, averaging more than 50 in the County Championship with a match-winning double-hundred against Warwickshire at Old…
6:58 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Fast bowler Al-Amin Hossain has been reported for a suspect bowling action in the Bangladesh Premier League. Al-Amin’s wicket of Ariful Haque in the 15th over of the match between Khulna Titans and Comilla Victorians on November 28 had raised suspicion. He will now have 14 days to respond to the BCB’s bowling action review committee, but can continue to bowl until then. “Al-Amin was…
6:56 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies’ struggle with long-term consistency may be an impediment to their pursuit of a first series victory on New Zealand soil in 22 years, but captain Jason Holder is optimistic their recent more results – a series win against Zimbabwe and a successful chase of 322 against – will stand his team in good stead. “I think we’re in a pretty good place, this…
We can have fun in Australia without being stupid – Anderson (2:25) England fast bowler James Anderson weighs in on the myriad controversies that have rocked the side so far and states his team-mates should not be perceived as “party animals” (2:25) 6:33 AM ET Frustration at the result in Brisbane and irritation at the contrivance behind the Jonny Bairstow headbutt incident should give England “extra fire” in Adelaide, according…
Imad Wasim flays one through the off side © Getty Images The PCB’s efforts to either play against India, or at least be compensated for series that have been cancelled has reached a potentially decisive phase after the board officially sent a notice of dispute to the ICC. In short, that triggers the start of a process whereby an independent ICC committee will sit on Pakistan’s claims that the BCCI…
Sammy predicts 1-1 scoreline for Tests (1:38) As for the white-ball matches, Sammy expects both the ODIs and T20s to be closely fought, but thinks West Indies will clinch both series (1:38) 5:09 AM ET Big picture Ben Stokes flying to New Zealand and signing up with Canterbury has been the big news of the week, but there is the small matter of New Zealand’s thin Test summer at home,…
4:35 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The BCCI has been slapped with a fine of INR 52.24 crore by the Competition Commission of India (CCI), the country’s fair trade regulator, for “anticompetitive conduct”. The fine is specifically linked to the board’s broadcast deal for the Indian Premier League (IPL), centred around the BCCI’s assurance to broadcasters that, essentially, they will not allow or support any other domestic Indian T20 competition to…
We can have fun in Australia without being stupid – Anderson (2:25) England fast bowler James Anderson weighs in on the myriad controversies that have rocked the side so far and states his team-mates should not be perceived as “party animals” (2:25) 2:19 AM ET A ruthless Australia will keep pressing for every possible advantage over England by maintaining a level of on-field hostility that Pete Handscomb has no qualms…
Sammy predicts 1-1 scoreline for Tests (1:38) As for the white-ball matches, Sammy expects both the ODIs and T20s to be closely fought, but thinks West Indies will clinch both series (1:38) 10:58 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tim Southee, who is expecting the birth of his child, will miss New Zealand’s first Test of the home summer, against West Indies in Wellington. Matt Henry will replace Southee in the XI,…
Canterbury have signed England allrounder Ben Stokes as their overseas player. Stokes will be available for selection for Canterbury’s 50-over Ford Trophy match against Otago in Rangiora on Sunday. More to follow… George Dobell is a senior correspondent at ESPNcricinfo © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo