7:40 AM ET South Africa’s Test captain Faf du Plessis is in doubt for the inaugural four-day Boxing Day day-night Test against Zimbabwe, as Cricket South Africa opt for a cautious approach to managing his return from injury. Du Plessis has not played any cricket since late October when he hurt his back during the second ODI against Bangladesh. He was initially prescribed six weeks’ rest. However, at the same…
Will there be an England post-Ashes clearout? (1:33) England coach Trevor Bayliss looks to the future amid questions of a changing of the guard after the Ashes (1:33) 7:03 AM ET George Dobell in Perth Trevor Bayliss admitted he “didn’t have the answer” to England’s Ashes struggles, but insisted he was still the man to take the team forward. Bayliss, England coach since 2015, accepted England had been “outplayed” and…
‘We’ve kept our foot on the throat’ – Smith (2:04) Australia captain says he’s been impressed at how his side has responded every time that England looked like getting into each match (2:04) 6:37 AM ET Daniel Brettig in Perth Australia’s captain Steven Smith broke down in tears in the dressing room immediately after regaining the Ashes, but he and the selectors have a decision to make on Mitchell Starc…
Play 01:23 Chappell: Australia were relentless In the revered Australian film Breaker Morant, the titular character explains his practice of shooting prisoners of war by saying he enacted “Rule 303”, in reference to the .303 calibre rifle in use at the time. In this series, Australia have skated to victory in the bare minimum three matches by invoking another simple and sometimes brutal rule: “Rule 140”. There was some irony…
5:35 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England’s coach, Trevor Bayliss, has praised the resolve shown by Craig Overton after he played through the pain of a broken rib during the third Test at the WACA, but admits that England will have to wait and see how he responds to treatment before deciding whether he can be involved in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne. Overton sustained the injury after being struck…
3:38 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff A downcast Joe Root admitted that his team had been outplayed in all three Tests, as England surrendered their hold on the Ashes in an innings-and-41-run defeat on the final morning of the third Test at the WACA. Despite the loss of 28 overs in the morning session, after torrential overnight rain had led to water seeping through the covers and onto the pitch, England…
3:33 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Steven Smith reflected on an “amazing” experience as his Australia side regained the Ashes by going 3-0 up in Perth and set his sights on inflicting England’s third whitewash in 11 years. After a delayed started due to damp patches on the pitch and heavy showers, victory was sealed moments before tea when Pat Cummins removed Chris Woakes to secure an innings-and-41-run win. Smith, who…
3:28 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Steven Smith reflected on an “amazing” experience as his Australia side regained the Ashes by going 3-0 up in Perth and set his sights on inflicting England’s third whitewash in 11 years. After a delayed started due to damp patches on the pitch and heavy showers, victory was sealed moments before tea when Pat Cummins removed Chris Woakes to secure an innings-and-41-run win. Smith, who…
Dec 17, 2017 Brydon Coverdale Australia 9 for 662 dec (Smith 239, M Marsh 181, Khawaja 50, Anderson 4-116) beat England 403 (Malan 140, Bairstow 119, Stoneman 56, Starc 4-91, Hazlewood 3-92) and 218 (Vince 55, Malan 54, Hazlewood 5-48) by an innings and 41 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Magic man: Everyone wanted a piece of Josh Hazlewood Getty Images If this is Australia’s last taste of international cricket at the…
2:50 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket Kenya has announced a 15-member squad for the Under-19 World Cup, scheduled to begin in New Zealand on January 13. The squad will be flying to Sydney on December 28 to play two friendly matches against the Big Bash League team Sydney Thunder before it heads to Christchurch. Kenya are placed alongside New Zealand, South Africa and the defending champions West Indies in Group…