3:51 AM ET Mitchell Johnson believes England have enormous mental hurdles to overcome if they are to keep the Ashes series alive in Perth, reckoning that Alastair Cook is contemplating retirement while the England captain Joe Root will be questioning his decision to send Australia in to bat in Adelaide. As the spearhead of Australia’s 5-0 Ashes sweep of England four years ago, Johnson watched Steven Smith’s team train at…
3:09 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff 1:22 Ross Taylor is emotional as he remembers his mentor, the late Martin Crowe, following his record-equalling day Ross Taylor walks back to the pavilion after falling seven runs short of a century Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images “I’m sure he’d be happy.” So said Ross Taylor at the end of a day when he became New Zealand’s highest century-maker in Tests, drawing level with his captain Kane…
Dec 9, 2017 Tea New Zealand 373 and 291 for 8 declared (Taylor 107*, Williamson 54, Cummins 3-69) lead West Indies 221 (Brathwaite 66, Dowrich 35, Boult 4-73) by 443 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ross Taylor acknowledges the cheer for his 17th Test century Getty Images To win the Test and level the series, West Indies need 444 runs – a target the likes of which has never before been…
© Getty Images Australia’s wicketkeeper Tim Paine expects Ben Duckett’s suspension to be raised as a way of distracting England on the field during the Perth Ashes Test, as he joined other members of the home side in denying their sledging of Jonny Bairstow crossed the line into inappropriate personal territory in the first match at the Gabba. Paine, who also revealed the nature of his Adelaide exchange with England’s…
3:00 AM ET Results summaryThe group stage came to an end this week with the four semi-finalists confirmed. Titans, Dolphins, Cape Cobras and Warriors will face off on Wednesday and Thursday to determine who will play in the final, with Lions and Knights bowing out. While Titans were on a good run from the start (which became bumpy in the final week) and were expected to qualify, Dolphins finished second…
Dec 9, 2017 Tea New Zealand 373 and 291 for 8 declared (Taylor 107*, Williamson 54, Cummins 3-69) lead West Indies 221 (Brathwaite 66, Dowrich 35, Boult 4-73) by 443 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ross Taylor acknowledges the cheer for his 17th Test century Getty Images To win the Test and level the series, West Indies need 444 runs – a target the likes of which has never before been…
Dec 9, 2017 Tea New Zealand 373 (Raval 84, de Grandhomme 58, Gabriel 4-119, Roach 3-58) and 190 for 5 (Taylor 56*, Williamson 54, de Grandhomme 12*, Cummins 3-45) lead West Indies 221 (Brathwaite 66, Dowrich 35, Boult 4-73) by 342 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kane Williamson was cleaned up by a scorching yorker from Miguel Cummins Getty Images Miguel Cummins’ hostile spell yielded two wickets and put some pep…
Dec 9, 2017 Lunch New Zealand 373 (Raval 84, de Grandhomme 58, Gabriel 4-119, Roach 3-58) and 96 for 2 (Williamson 51*) lead West Indies 221 (Brathwaite 66, Dowrich 35, Boult 4-73) by 248 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Trent Boult nabbed the two remaining West Indies wickets in quick time Getty Images A lively Kane Williamson half-century drove New Zealand’s progress on the third morning, after Trent Boult had ended…
3:00 AM ET New Zealand 373 (Raval 84, de Grandhomme 58, Roach 3-58) and 0 for 0 lead West Indies 221 (Brathwaite 66, Dowrich 35, Boult 4-73) by 152 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Trent Boult completes a delivery Getty Images New Zealand required only three overs to wipe out West Indies’ two remaining wickets, and establish a 152-run first-innings lead. It was Trent Boult who claimed the two tail-end wickets…
3:00 AM ET Ireland 180 for 5 (Stirling 101) beat Afghanistan 177 (Rashid 44, Rahmat 44, Dockrell 4-28, McCarthy 3-32) by five wickets Paul Stirling celebrates after notching his fifth ODI ton Peter Della Penna In a coaching tenure pockmarked by a lack of victories over Full Members, John Bracewell signed off on his time as Ireland coach with two straight wins in Sharjah as Ireland took the series decider by…