‘Not many people play 150 Test matches’ – Cook (2:06) England opener and record run-scorer Alastair Cook talks about the highs and lows of his career ahead of his 150th Test match (2:06) 4:45 AM ET George Dobell in Perth Alastair Cook is refusing to look beyond the next game as he prepares for his record-breaking 150th Test. Cook, England’s record Test run-scorer, will on Thursday become the first England…
2:32 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand captain Kane Williamson credited his bowlers for the 2-0 series win against West Indies on what he described as pitches where wickets were hard to come by. Left-arm fast bowlers Neil Wagner and Trent Boult led the hosts’ bowling efforts during the series, using predominantly short-pitched bowling to pick up a combined 24 of the 38 wickets that West Indies lost to bowlers…
1:32 AM ET Daniel Brettig in Perth Australia’s bowlers are competing for the chance to take down England’s captain Joe Root, and have been heartened by Mitchell Johnson’s views on the touring side’s frail mental state ahead of the Perth Test that may seal the fate of the Ashes. Josh Hazlewood, who bowled the pivotal spell of the Adelaide Test to dismiss Root and Chris Woakes on a tense final…
© Getty Images West Indies batsman Sunil Ambris will miss the ODI series in New Zealand, having sustained a fracture of the left forearm on the final day of the Hamilton Test. The incident comes at the end of a tough debut series for the 24-year-old No. 6; he was out hit wicket once in each of the two Tests, the first such dismissal coming off his very first ball…
11:07 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Rookie fast bowler Lockie Ferguson makes a return to New Zealand’s ODI squad, but two senior players – Kane Williamson and Tim Southee – will be rested for the second and third ODIs of the three-match series against West Indies. There were no other major surprises. Legspinner Ish Sodhi – who joined New Zealand’s ODI squad in India – makes way for Todd Astle, who…
Lunch West Indies 221 and 106 for 5 (Chase 32*, Wagner 2-27, Boult 2-38) need another 338 runs to beat New Zealand373 and 291 for 8 dec (Taylor 107*, Williamson 54, Cummins 3-69)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details © Getty Images New Zealand’s pacers set the Hamilton Test on track for a day-four conclusion – Neil Wagner roughing the opposition up, and Trent Boult claiming his 200th wicket – as West…
Lunch West Indies 221 and 106 for 5 (Chase 32*, Wagner 2-27, Boult 2-38) need another 338 runs to beat New Zealand373 and 291 for 8 dec (Taylor 107*, Williamson 54, Cummins 3-69)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details © Getty Images New Zealand’s pacers set the Hamilton Test on track for a day-four conclusion – Neil Wagner roughing the opposition up, and Trent Boult claiming his 200th wicket – as West…
Lunch West Indies 221 and 106 for 5 (Chase 32*, Wagner 2-27, Boult 2-38) need another 338 runs to beat New Zealand373 and 291 for 8 dec (Taylor 107*, Williamson 54, Cummins 3-69)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details © Getty Images New Zealand’s pacers set the Hamilton Test on track for a day-four conclusion – Neil Wagner roughing the opposition up, and Trent Boult claiming his 200th wicket – as West…
1:25 PM ET Big picture The chances of the BPL final being a one-sided affair are fairly high. If even one of Dhaka Dynamites’ departments – either the top-order batsmen or the spin bowlers – fire full throttle, then Rangpur Riders will struggle in the finale. At the same time, if Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum or Johnson Charles repeat what they did earlier in the playoffs, Dhaka could very well…
Are England in danger of another whitewash? (1:34) After going 2-0 down in Adelaide the talk has started of whether England will face their third whitewash down under in 11 years (1:34) 12:55 PM ET George Dobell in Perth Michael Vaughan has dismissed the behaviour of some members of the England tour party as “just stupid” and suggested senior players should be setting a better example. Vaughan, captain of the…