7:31 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jonny Bairstow has found release from a troubled Ashes tour thanks to a kindhearted gesture from an Australian cricket fan who won a pair of autographed wicketkeeping gloves owned by Bairstow’s father nearly 40 years ago. Andrew Johns was a small boy when he won the gloves in an Adelaide quiz because he knew that David Bairstow was England’s reserve wicketkeeper on the 1978/9 Ashes…
7:02 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Alex Hales is set to make his return to cricket later this month, after it was confirmed that he is no longer a suspect in relation to the incident in Bristol in September that led to the arrest of his team-mate, Ben Stokes. Hales had been present in Mbargo nightclub on the morning of September 25, in the aftermath of England’s ODI victory over West…
3:00 AM ET Brydon Coverdale Tasmania 4 for 392 (Silk 104, Doran 75, Wade 72*, Bailey 71) v New South Wales Jordan Silk celebrates his century, Getty Images Tasmania opener Jordan Silk broke his four-year drought without a first-class century as Tasmania built a healthy total on the second day of their Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales in Hobart. Not a ball was bowled on the first day due…
‘Lyon could sing Bohemian Rhapsody standing on his head at the moment’ (0:28) Dan Brettig says Nathan Lyon and the other Australian bowlers could do no wrong as they put themselves in a strong position to potentially enforce the follow-on. (0:28) 3:00 AM ET Australia 8 for 442 dec and 4 for 53 (Handscomb 3*, Lyon 2*) lead England 227 (Overton 41*, Lyon 4-60, Starc 3-49) by 268 runsScorecard and…
3:00 AM ET Tea: Sri Lanka 270 for 4 (Chandimal 98*, Samarawickrama 4*) trail India 536 for 7 dec by 266 runs Dinesh Chandimal drives through the covers BCCI Angelo Mathews ended a long and difficult wait for his eighth Test hundred and Dinesh Chandimal moved to within two runs of his tenth, as Sri Lanka finally showed India the batting quality they had kept hidden away all through this tour….
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Queensland 4 for 123 (Burns 67*) trail South Australia 485 (Carey 139, Head 132, Dalton 53, Swepson 5-142, Labuschagne 3-85) by 362 runsScorecard Alex Carey acknowledges his half-century Getty Images South Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey scored his maiden first-class hundred as the Redbacks built a hefty total of 485 on the second day against Queensland in Cairns. In reply, Queensland had wobbled to 4 for 123…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Victoria 4 for 247 (Maxwell 96, White 53*) lead Western Australia 243 by four runs Scorecard Glenn Maxwell plays off the pads Getty Images Glenn Maxwell continued his fine Sheffield Shield form with 96 as Victoria took command on a showery second day against Western Australia at the MCG. In reply to the Warriors’ 243, the Bushrangers went to stumps on 4 for 247, with Cameron…
Dec 3, 2017 ESPNcricinfo staff Jamaica captain Nikita Miller‘s 13-wicket match haul and ninth-wicket partnership of 141 runs with Fabian Allen consigned Windward Islands to a 10-wicket defeat at Sabina Park. Chasing 35, openers Trevon Griffith and Campbell wrapped up Jamaica’s second victory in five games, after Miller’s 8 for 54 rolled Windward over for 186 in the second innings. Only two batsmen – Devon Smith and Roland – got…
Whom would you want to see in India’s Test squad for South Africa? See the players in contention below and swipe: The India squad for the three Tests in South Africa, originally meant to be announced last week, will finally be picked on Monday evening. The three-member selection panel, led by MSK Prasad, will meet captain Virat Kohli after the third day’s play of the final Test against Sri Lanka…
Dobell: England Ashes hopes are slipping away (0:54) ESPNcricinfo’s George Dobell believes England are losing their grip on the Ashes as they go five down at tea on day three of the second Test (0:54) 3:00 AM ET End of innings England 227 (Overton 41*, Lyon 4-60, Starc 3-49) trail Australia 8 for 442 dec by 215 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Whatever the final prognosis, the health of England’s…