Hopefully I’m a pundit in 15 years… not 6 months! – Broad (1:38) England fast bowler Stuart Broad discusses Michael Vaughan’s criticism of him following the Perth Test and revealed his punditry aspirations in the near future (1:38) 6:57 AM ET Stuart Broad believes a more attacking mindset was key to his much-improved performance at the MCG. Broad claimed 4 for 51 from 28 overs – his best Test analysis…
2:08 PM ET Quinton de Kock will be taken for scans on Wednesday morning to determine the severity of the hamstring strain he sustained while batting on the first evening of the Boxing Day Test. He was unable to keep wicket when South Africa took to the field 40 minutes before the scheduled close of play on day one, and is “highly unlikely” to take the gloves on the second…
‘We know their class’ – Lyon (0:41) Nathan Lyon praised England’s quality following the second day of the fourth Test in Melbourne (0:41) 3:45 AM ET Tim Paine keeping up to the stumps for Jackson Bird and Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith posting himself as a solitary slip, Nathan Lyon querying the shape and condition of the ball with the umpires. It was that sort of barren day in the field…
Brettig: Australia’s bowling looked flat (0:52) Daniel Brettig reports from the MCG at tea on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test (0:52) 3:00 AM ET England 2 for 192 (Cook 104*, Root 49*) trail Australia 327 (Warner 103, Smith 76, S Marsh 61, Broad 4-51, Anderson 3-61) by 135 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details First, win a session. Then another. Then win the day. And maybe, just maybe…
Curran gets maiden Test wicket as England bounce back (1:13) England fought back admirably on the second morning at the MCG, after debutant Tom Curran denied Steven Smith a century and Australia lost five wickets (1:13) 3:00 AM ET Innings end Australia 327 (Warner 103, Smith 76, S Marsh 61, Broad 4-51, Anderson 3-61) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details England fought back admirably on the second day at the…
9:17 PM ET Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, has effectively ruled out the scheduling of a day-night Ashes Test when Australia tour England in 2019, despite the concept’s success in drawing bigger crowds to grounds and greater audiences to television screens. Alongside Cricket Australia’s chief executive James Sutherland, Harrison has been a key advocate for changes geared at making Test cricket more accessible to fans, with day-night matches, the…
3:00 AM ET Lunch Australia 8 for 326 (Cummins 4*, Hazlewood 0*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details England fought back admirably on the second day at the MCG, where debutant Tom Curran denied Steven Smith a century and Australia lost five wickets before lunch. At the break, Pat Cummins was on 4 and Josh Hazlewood was yet to score, and the Australians were on 8 for 326, having added…
3:00 AM ET Zimbabwe 30 for 4 (Morkel 3-20) trail South Africa 309 for 9 dec (Markram 125, de Villiers 53, Jarvis 3-57, Mpofu 3-58) by 279 runs Aiden Markram manages a smile after reaching his century AFP Four wickets fell for the addition of 251 runs in the first two sessions. Nine wickets fell in the third session, for the addition of 88 runs. Under clear blue skies, St George’s…
3:00 AM ET South Africa 309 for 9 dec (Markram 125, de Villiers 53, Jarvis 3-57, Mpofu 3-58, Cremer 2-66) v Zimbabwe Aiden Markram manages a smile after reaching his century AFP South Africa have declared their first innings at 309 for 9 to leave Zimbabwe a possible 18 overs to bat out under lights on the first day of the four-day, day-night Test in Port Elizabeth. As expected, the pink…
2:08 PM ET Quinton de Kock will be taken for scans on Wednesday morning to determine the severity of the hamstring strain he sustained while batting on the first evening of the Boxing Day Test. He was unable to keep wicket when South Africa took to the field 40 minutes before the scheduled close of play on day one, and is “highly unlikely” to take the gloves on the second…