Month: March 2018

1:29 AM ET ESPN Staff During a Test series already fraught with controversy (read: the stairwell saga, Lyon’s ball drop, the Rabada ban and its reversal), another massive issue broke out in Cape Town: ball tampering. Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft was caught on camera seemingly working on the ball with a foreign substance in his hand, only for Australia captain Steven Smith to come out at the end of the…

3:00 AM ET Innings: New Zealand 427 for 8 dec. (Nicholls 145*, Williamson 102) lead England 58 by 369 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Henry Nicholls continued his defiance in Auckland Getty Images In entirely different overhead conditions to the previous two days, Henry Nicholls displayed the same admirable patience and diligence to reach his second Test century, helping New Zealand declare with a first-innings advantage of 369 runs. The declaration,…

3:00 AM ET Innings: New Zealand 427 for 8 dec. (Nicholls 145*, Williamson 102) lead England 58 by 369 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Henry Nicholls continued his defiance in Auckland Getty Images In entirely different overhead conditions to the previous two days, Henry Nicholls displayed the same admirable patience and diligence to reach his second Test century, helping New Zealand declare with a first-innings advantage of 369 runs. The declaration,…

Play 01:13 ‘Panicked once I was sighted on the screen’ – Bancroft Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft has admitted to trying to change the condition of the ball using a foreign object on the third day of the Cape Town Test against South Africa. “I had discussions with the match officials, I’ve been charged with attempting to change the condition of the ball,” Bancroft, 25, said after play in Cape Town….

3:00 AM ET Tea: New Zealand 347 for 7 (Williamson 102, Nicholls 100*) lead England 58 by 289 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Henry Nicholls continued his defiance in Auckland Getty Images In entirely different overhead conditions to the previous two days, Henry Nicholls displayed the same admirable patience and diligence to reach his second Test century, carrying New Zealand’s lead to 289 at tea on the fourth day in Auckland,…

A very sad day for Australian cricket – Sutherland (0:52) Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland is adamant that every Australian fan should be extremely disappointed in their national team. (0:52) 10:39 PM ET Australia’s leadership is under investigation by Cricket Australia’s integrity unit for the ball tampering affair in Cape Town, as the chief executive James Sutherland declared further action will be taken against the national team beyond the ICC…

1:40 PM ET 0:21 The Australian fielder was seen with a foreign object in his hands around the time he worked on the ball on the third day of the Cape Town Test A match and series slipping away and a ball that could not get past the bats of South Africa’s batsmen drove Australia’s captain Steven Smith to an orchestrated attempt to cheat by tampering with the ball, a…

3:00 AM ET 1:30 Cameron Bancroft was in the eye of the storm as his ball-working activities came under close scrutiny on day three in Cape Town South Africa 311 and 238 for 5 (Markram 84, De Villiers 51*) lead Australia 255 (Bancroft 77, Morkel 4-87, Rabada 4-91) by 294 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details This series was already a bubbling cauldron of toil and trouble. Not surprisingly, the addition of…

3:00 AM ET 1:30 Cameron Bancroft was in the eye of the storm as his ball-working activities came under close scrutiny on day three in Cape Town South Africa 311 and 238 for 5 (Markram 84, De Villiers 51*) lead Australia 255 (Bancroft 77, Morkel 4-87, Rabada 4-91) by 294 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details This series was already a bubbling cauldron of toil and trouble. Not surprisingly, the addition of…