12:09 PM ET Ben Cotton has joined the exodus of young players from Derbyshire as the county continues to slash the numbers in its first-team squad in an effort to lift expectations. Kim Barnett, Derbyshire’s cricket advisor, has overseen the departure of seven players in the close-season, including four young seam bowlers who were once presented as being central to Derbyshire’s future but failed to make a major impact. Greg…
Cricket South Africa President Chris Nenzani speaks at the inaugural player draft of the T20 Global League 10:07 AM ET The future of South Africa’s T20 Global League (GLT20) is likely to be decided on at a Cricket South Africa board meeting, which started in Durban on Friday, and some consideration will be given to scrapping the tournament entirely. The 20-overs competition was postponed in October after CSA predicted losses…
9:23 AM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Even as the Supreme Court deliberates a final call on asking the BCCI to adopt a new constitution, the reforms process received some support as former Mumbai and India batsman Pravin Amre asked the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to relieve him as an administrator to avoid conflict of interest. Amre was elected to the MCA’s managing committee in 2015. The same year he joined the…
8:51 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India coach Ravi Shastri has defended the team selection during the three-match Test series in South Africa, which the visitors lost 2-1. Playing Rohit Sharma ahead of Ajinkya Rahane in the first two Tests and replacing Bhuvneshwar Kumar, India’s best bowler in the tour-opener in Cape Town, with Ishant Sharma were singled out by critics as the two most controversial selections that played a big…
Kieron Pollard looks on after missing a Ben Laughlin delivery for a victory off the last ball 8:46 AM ET Adelaide Strikers death bowler Ben Laughlin has described his final, match-winning delivery as “stinky” and admitted he “got lucky” when Kieron Pollard swung hard and missed the ball while trying to snare victory and a spot in the final for the Renegades. Pollard and Tom Cooper had scored 10 runs…
‘We won’t worry about the opposition’ – Warner (1:07) T20 captain David Warner says Australia are only focusing on their own performances ahead of the opening game of the tri-series against New Zealand (1:07) 3:00 AM ET Big Picture The first T20 tri-series between Full Members ought to be a significant moment, a possible sign of how to give greater relevance to the international format outside of World T20s. The…
3:00 AM ET Adelaide Strikers 5 for 178 (Head 85*, Weatherald 57) beat Melbourne Renegades 4 for 177 (Harris 45, Cooper 36*, Head 1-27) by one runScorecard and ball-by-ball details Kieron Pollard looks on after missing a Ben Laughlin delivery for a victory off the last ball Getty Images Confirmation of the BBL final’s host hung on one delivery. A swing and a miss from Kieron Pollard made Ben Laughlin a…
7:51 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Sri Lanka’s new coaching setup believed that Kusal Mendis would benefit from opening the batting in Tests. He has responded by scoring 196 on return and Thilan Samaraweera, the batting coach, said that although he would be disappointed at missing out on a double-century for the second time in his career, the change in batting position would benefit him in the long-term. Mendis’ career-best score,…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England 139 for 2 (Willey 79) beat Prime Minister’s XI 136 for 8 (Handscomb 43, Dawson 3-16, Willey 3-32) by eight wicketsScorecard David Willey stated his case to bat higher up the order in England’s T20 side by hammering 79 from 36 balls – which included taking 34 runs off an over from Nathan Lyon – as the tourists cruised home in their tri-series warm-up…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England 139 for 2 (Willey 79) beat Prime Minister’s XI 136 for 8 (Handscomb 43, Dawson 3-16, Willey 3-32) by eight wicketsScorecard David Willey stated his case to bat higher up the order in England’s T20 side by hammering 79 from 36 balls – which included taking 34 runs off an over from Nathan Lyon – as the tourists cruised home in their tri-series warm-up…