2:59 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Courtney Walsh, filling in as Bangladesh’s head coach on an interim basis, feels the role itself is that of a father figure and is eager to take on the challenge which begins with the Nidahas T20 tri-series on March 6. Since Chandika Hathurusingha’s resignation in October, the BCB had been making do by sharing the head coach’s responsibilities between the senior players, the assistant coach…
2:32 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jason Holder has sounded the call for fans to rally round the West Indies as they begin their campaign to earn a place in the 2019 World Cup. A team which was an automatic pick in each of the past 11 editions, back-to-back champions in 1975 and 1979, now has to go through a qualifying tournament to even take part in the ICC event. But,…
12:19 AM ET Chris Woakes was not beating himself up about the last over which got away in Hamilton, realising that the margin between hero and villain can be the matter of a few inches. Double-figures is what Woakes ideally likes to have up his sleeve when he begins a final over, but backed himself with nine in the first ODI – Mark Wood defended seven against South Africa at…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Victoria 392 (Dean 111, White 57, Stoinis 3-63) and 8 for 378 (Finch 151*, Harris 55, Stoinis 4-82) beat Western Australia 302 (Phillipe 62, Tremain 7-82) and 213 (Inglis 87, Kelly 41, Boland 3-44) by 255 runsScorecard Victoria has vaulted back into contention for the Sheffield Shield final after a crushing 255-run win over Western Australia at the WACA. The Bushrangers needed just two wickets…
11:04 PM ET Kane Williamson‘s summer of niggles continues. A hamstring strain has left him doubtful for the second ODI against England, the latest ailment for the New Zealand captain in a hectic season but one that coach Mike Hesson insisted was not part of any longer-term issues. Even though Williamson is below his best form – he laboured for 8 off 23 balls in Hamilton having made just one…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Victoria 392 & 8-378 (Finch 151*, Harris 55, Stoinis 4-82) beat Western Australia 302 & 213 (Inglis 87, Kelly 41, Boland 3-44) by 255 runsScorecard Victoria has vaulted back into contention for the Sheffield Shield final after a crushing 255-run win over Western Australia at the WACA. The Bushrangers needed just two wickets on the final morning to complete the rout but they were frustrated…
Feb 25, 2018 After putting in specific instructions for pace and bounce for the Test series against India, South Africa have asked, not demanded, that their groundsmen prepare good cricket pitches that lean towards the slower side for the four-Test series against Australia starting Thursday in Durban. After only getting what they wanted once at Newlands during India’s tour, South Africa have not only toned down the severity of their…
3:00 AM ET Big Picture A high bar has been set for the competitiveness of this series. The opening match was a humdinger, seized at the last by Mitchell Santner. It kept New Zealand unbeaten in ODIs this season – nine in a row, ten is their best sequence – and put England in the unusual position of being behind in a series, although the home side may have to…
3:00 AM ET Karachi Kings 159 for 7 (Bopara 50*, Narine 2-18) beat Lahore Qalandars 132 (McCullum 44, Afridi 3-19, Usman 3-26) by 27 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details 1:27 Shaheen Afridi and Umar Akmal pull off the dismissal of Colin Ingram with a different take on the relay catch Lahore Qalandars came close to overturning their poor start in the tournament, only to falter in a chase of 160 that…
1:04 PM ET Jos Buttler top-scored for England in the opening ODI at Seddon Park, but two fumbles behind the stumps aided New Zealand’s path to a final-over victory. Between well-matched sides, Buttler conceded that England need to be better at converting those chances into wickets. Buttler’s first mistake gave Tom Latham a life on 47, a thin edge down the leg side off Adil Rashid, then late in the…