3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Victoria 1 for 20 trail Western Australia 243 (Bosisto 57, Fawad 3-58, Holland 3-60) by 223 runs Scorecard Fawad Ahmed at a portrait session Getty Images Victoria spinners Fawad Ahmed and Jon Holland picked up three wickets each as Western Australia were bowled out for 243 having chosen to bat at the MCG. At stumps on the first day, the Bushrangers were 1 for 20 in…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The first day of the Sheffield Shield match between Tasmania and New South Wales in Hobart has been abandoned due to heavy rain. The captains are still yet to toss, and play will begin half an hour early on the second and third days of the clash – when better weather is forecast – to make up for lost time. New South Wales enter this…
Stokes enjoys opening Canterbury training (1:11) Ben Stokes discussed training with Canterbury while head coach Gary Stead praised his abilities. (1:11) 1:42 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Stokes made just 2 from seven balls, and failed to take a wicket either, as his return to competitive cricket, for Canterbury against Otago, finished in a three-wicket defeat in New Zealand’s 50-over Ford Trophy. It was a disappointing outing for Stokes, who…
3:00 AM ET Tea West Indies 134 and 107 for 1 (Brathwaite 34*, Hetmyer 27*) trail New Zealand 520 for 9 dec. (Blundell 107*, de Grandhomme 105, Taylor 93, Nicholls 67) by 279 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kraigg Brathwaite turns one square through the off side Getty Images Kieran Powell lost concentration after motoring to 40, but while Kraigg Brathwaite remained at the crease, West Indies’ hopes of making something…
3:00 AM ET Lunch: India 500 for 5 (Kohli 225*, Sandakan 3-148) v Sri Lanka Virat Kohli receives medical assistance for his back BCCI Virat Kohli brought up his sixth double-hundred in Test cricket and showed no signs of stopping as India continued piling misery upon Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla. If Sri Lanka, spurred by two quick wickets late on day one, harboured any hope of clawing their…
12:51 AM ET James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive, expects both India and Sri Lanka to agree to day-night Tests next summer, given that the Australian governing body has “telegraphed” its intent to play as many floodlit five-day matches as possible. Starting with the inaugural pink-ball match against New Zealand in 2015-16 – for which players on both sides were encouraged to take part through the inducement of A$1…
#PoliteEnquiries: Why did Root let Australia bat?! (4:35) Find out if Melinda Farrell and George Dobell beat the curfew to answer your questions on the opening day in Adelaide (4:35) 3:00 AM ET Tea Australia 6 for 306 (Marsh 49*, Starc 4*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Stuart Broad struck with the third ball of the day, before a counter-attacking half-century from Tim Paine pushed Australia towards a strong…
Afghanistan well prepared for Test cricket – Rashid (1:50) Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan reflect on Afghanistan’s success in the Intercontinental Cup as they now leave the competition for Test cricket (1:50) 12:18 AM ET For 24.4 overs, Rashid Khan prowled wicketless back and forth to his bowling mark. There were some scowls and maybe a few growls mixed in too, because for someone who strikes once every 14 balls…
3:00 AM ET Tea West Indies 134 and 107 for 1 (Brathwaite 34*, Hetmyer 27*) trail New Zealand 520 for 9 dec. (Blundell 107*, de Grandhomme 105, Taylor 93, Nicholls 67) by 279 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Kraigg Brathwaite turns one square through the off side Getty Images Kieran Powell lost concentration after motoring to 40, but while Kraigg Brathwaite remained at the crease, West Indies’ hopes of making something…
3:00 AM ET Lunch West Indies 134 and 9 for 0 (Brathwaite 8*, Powell 1*) trail New Zealand 520 for 9 dec. (Blundell 107*, de Grandhomme 105, Taylor 93, Nicholls 67) by 377 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Tom Blundell celebrates a hundred on debut in Tests Getty Images What West Indies hoped would be a brief spell in the field as they sought the final wicket of New Zealand’s first…