Month: May 2018

Raza filmed in spot-fixing sting (4:40) Al Jazeera have filmed former Pakistan international Hasan Raza meeting with their undercover reporters to discuss spot-fixing. (4:40) 9:11 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Two of the three former Sri Lankan players seen in conversation with alleged fixers in Al Jazeera’s documentary on cricket corruption are coaches presently working for Sri Lanka Cricket. They have been suspended since the documentary’s release, SLC said. Jeevantha…

9:09 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka Cricket has expressed further skepticism about the parts of the Al Jazeera documentary that implies certain Test pitches in the country were prepared to suit bettors. The surface prepared for the 2016 Test against Australia in Galle, in particular, was defended. Where the the documentary implies gambling interests dictated the bowler-friendly nature of that surface, SLC was at pains to emphasise the…

8:11 AM ET Theunis de Bruyn, who has played five Tests for South Africa, will no longer captain Knights’ franchise after he opted to move to Titans for the 2018-19 summer. He joins 11 other current internationals at SuperSport Park, where discussions are still underway with AB de Villiers, who had recently retired from international cricket. The batsman, however, could make himself available for the franchise next summer. De Villiers…

5:41 AM ET Australia’s limited-overs tour of England has been thrown off-balance before it begins with the withdrawal of Josh Hazlewood due to a bone stress injury in his back on the very day the squad was due to fly out. Hazlewood joins Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc in being out of action due to bone-stress-related issues, with Cummins recovering from swelling in the vertebrae and Starc still out of…

4:41 AM ET They’ve all sat through them. Long, wordy pre-season meetings in which Australian players are reminded of their values and obligations under the various charters, codes and policies they are signatories to. These sessions have long been seen as necessary, but a bit of a yawn – like HR compliance training at any company. But in the wake of the Newlands ball-tampering scandal, Australia’s captain Tim Paine and…

4:10 AM ET England have responded to their thumping nine-wicket defeat at Lord’s by recalling Keaton Jennings for the second Test against Pakistan at Headingley with Mark Stoneman dropped following a continuation of his poor form in the heavy loss. Jennings, 25, scored a century on his Test debut against India in Mumbai but lost his place midway through last season after struggling to build on that early milestone. However,…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Surrey 295 for 4 (Elgar 87, Roy 86, Foakes 84*) beat Essex 294 for 9 (Bopara 74, Chopra 61, Westley 54, Clarke 3-59) by six wicketsScorecard Jason Roy hit 86 from just 64 balls as Surrey eased to a six-wicket victory at Essex in the One-Day Cup. Roy picked up four sixes and eight fours before he was caught behind off Neil Wagner. By…

4:23 PM ET Vishal Dikshit in Mumbai Sunrisers Hyderabad topped the league stage, but lost all four games against Chennai Super Kings this season. It was, therefore, no surprise that captain Kane Williamson lauded the way the eventual champions CSK handled the most high-pressure match, not giving Sunrisers any opportunities while chasing what he thought was a “competitive total”. In pursuit of 179, CSK lost only two wickets and ensured…

The CSK dugout celebrates the team’s win in their final league match of the season  4:19 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff They were trolled as the “dad’s army” after the auction, but Chennai Super Kings managed to convert their perceived weakness into their biggest strength. Shane Watson, 36, was one of their many over-30s stars, and he came good when it mattered most, his unbeaten century delivering their third IPL crown….