Month: March 2018

Sutherland confirms Warner, Smith bans (3:16) The CA CEO spoke to the media on Wednesday to confirm the Australian board’s decision on the three players guilty in the ball-tampering scandal (3:16) 4:01 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff While acknowledging that Steven Smith, Dave Warner and Cameron Bancroft had made “serious mistakes” by ball-tampering in South Africa, the Australian Cricketers Association has questioned the process followed by Cricket Australia in arriving at…

3:55 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kane Williamson took charge of Sunrisers Hyderabad a day after David Warner stepped down, and was later banned from playing IPL 2018 in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal troubling Australian cricket. More to follow Source: ESPN Crickinfo

‘Panicked once I was sighted on the screen’ – Bancroft (1:13) Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft has admitted to ball tampering during day three of the third Test against South Africa (1:13) 4:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australian batsman Cameron Bancroft has said that he had panicked during the press conference on the third day of the Cape Town Test, and so lied about having used sticky tape to tamper the…

1:37 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff David Warner, identified by Cricket Australia as a central figure in the ball-tampering scandal, has issued his first public statement since the events of the Cape Town Test, apologising for “the distress he has caused the sport and its fans”. “To cricket fans in Australia and all over the world: I am currently on my way to Sydney. Mistakes have been made which have damaged…

Play 02:12 Will England arrest their poor Test form? Big Picture If you can avert your gaze from Johannesburg for one moment. New Zealand have five days ahead of them that, whatever the players say, will define their season. Win or draw, and they will secure just a fourth series win over England. Lose, and while 1-1 would be far from a failure, it would be seen as a missed…

12:54 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff In his first public statement since the ball-tampering scandal occurred, David Warner has apologised for the part he played in bringing cricket to disrepute. “To cricket fans in Australia and all over the world: I am currently on my way to Sydney. Mistakes have been made which have damaged cricket. I apologise for my part and take responsibility for it. I understand the distress this…

12:07 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Stokes has found a new sponsor in cricket kit supplier Gunn and Moore following the loss off a previous deal with New Balance last October. Stokes will now use the company’s brand on his bats which have been largely plain since his return to international cricket in February. Nottingham-based Gunn and Moore tweeted: “GM is delighted to announce the signing of Ben Stokes to…

Butcher: Never expected one-year bans (3:29) Mark Butcher says it’s time the clamour for more punishment for Steven Smith and the Australian team came to an end (3:29) 11:23 PM ET New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has said that David Warner “is not a bad person” and has been in contact with the Australian opener during the fallout to the ball-tampering controversy in South Africa, which has resulted in Warner…

3:07 PM ET George Dobell The ECB has bowed to increasing pressure and agreed to an external review of the process leading to the payment of 2.5m to Glamorgan. Barely 48 hours after dismissing calls for such an inquiry at a meeting of the county chairmen, the ECB has performed a U-turn which suggests chaos at the heart of the organisation. While an ECB press release suggests the U-turn is…