Steven Finn has a chance to resume his Test career © Getty Images Steven Finn says that he would tell his younger self to bowl flat-out and hang the consequences, as the inquest begins into the state of the country’s fast-bowling resources during a chastening Ashes campaign in Australia. However Finn, who flew home in the first week of the tour after suffering a knee injury, also believes that county…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Wicketkeeper Anthony Bramble‘s unbeaten first-innings 196 and Veerasammy Permaul‘s eight-wicket match haul helped Guyana consign Leeward Islands to a ten-wicket defeat inside three days at Providence Stadium, despite a defiant maiden first-class century from Akeem Saunders. The victory – the fifth for Guyana in seven games – bolstered the team’s position at the top of the points table, while corresponding to Leeward’s third loss in…
3:00 AM ET Brydon Coverdale Innings end Australia 9 for 662 dec (Smith 239, M Marsh 181, Khawaja 50, Anderson 4-116) lead England 403 by 259 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia declared at 9 for 662 in their first innings against England at the WACA, securing a lead of 259 as they aimed for a series-clinching victory over the next day and a half. The total was Australia’s highest…
3:00 AM ET Brydon Coverdale Lunch Australia 7 for 643 (Paine 41*, Cummins 36*) lead England 403 by 240 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details James Anderson struck with his second ball of the day Getty Images On the third day at the WACA, England managed one wicket in 90 overs; on the fourth day, they plundered three wickets in the first five overs. Yet despite preventing Mitchell Marsh from reaching a…
© Getty Images Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir insists the new 10-over format being piloted in Sharjah will have a positive effect on his bowling skills. Amir was the first player picked in the draft for Ten10 League in November, signed up Maratha Arabians. He has bowled six overs across the three matches for his franchise so far in the four-day competition at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. In that time, he…
Vaughan: Smith has the special skill and hunger of greatness (2:23) Michael Vaughan and Melinda Farrell talk through the performance of Steven Smith and exactly what it is that makes him so special. (2:23) 10:22 PM ET Daniel Brettig in Perth Australia’s captain Steven Smith has never felt better at the crease than during the early part of his Perth Ashes epic, before he re-adjusted to grind down England and…
3:00 AM ET Titans 101 for 3 (de Kock 39, de Villiers 27) beat Dolphins 100 (Vilas 21, Phehlukwayo 21, Morris 4-13) by seven wicketsScorecard Chris Morris at the top of his mark BCCI Titans strolled to a third successive T20 crown and their fifth in the last ten years, thanks to a record-breaking performance in the field to restrict Dolphins to a paltry 100, which Titans chased down inside 12…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited 92 (Cheema 5-33) and 70 for 4 (Cheema 4-33) beat Lahore Blues 89 (Dar 37*, Azizullah 5-19) and 70 (Abbas 6-32) by six wicketsScorecard Mohammad Abbas bends his back AFP It took SNGPL less than two days to beat Lahore Blues in Hyderabad, where 34 wickets fell for a total of 321 runs in conditions where fast bowlers made merry. The…
‘I’ll let dad know that I passed him’ – Mitchell Marsh (1:13) Mitchell Marsh admitted he had doubts about his Test future during injury but all the recovery work proved worth it at the WACA (1:13) 7:17 AM ET Daniel Brettig in Perth Behind the bar in the Marsh family home there is a photo of Geoff walking off Trent Bridge with Mark Taylor after the opening pair batted all…
Farbrace frank on England’s bowling (1:41) Assistant coach Paul Farbrace is upfront about the limited options England have in their bowling attack. (1:41) 7:02 AM ET George Dobell in Perth It tells you everything you need to know about England’s fortunes that, in one of the driest cities in the world, their best chance of achieving the draw that would sustain their Ashes campaign is the hope of rain. Australia…