Month: September 2018

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 121 (Palladino 6-29) and 16 for 1 need a further 286 to beat Derbyshire 251 and 171 (Hughes 57)Scorecard An inspired spell of seam bowling from Tony Palladino put Derbyshire in a commanding position and left Glamorgan facing the prospect of another defeat after 21 wickets fell on the second day of the Division Two match at Derby. The 35-year-old ripped through Glamorgan’s…

3:00 AM ET Yorkshire258 for 4 (Ballance 104, Kohler-Cadmore 57*) trail Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire 448 (Patel 54) by 190 runsScorecard So much has gone wrong for Yorkshire this summer that to some of their followers, possibly even those in the committee room, could be excused for thinking that their luck is simply out, that relegation from Division One is somehow a preordained fate. The lifeline to which the players may cling…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Sussex 373 (Jordan 68, Mike 4-57) and 100 for 6 lead Leicestershire 133 (Parkinson 48, Robinson 5-24) by 340 runsScorecard Sussex are on course for a vital victory in their second-division promotion bid after taking a first-innings lead of 240 on an extraordinary second day of their Specsavers County Championship against Leicestershire at Hove. Leicestershire slumped to 49 for 9 in reply to Sussex’s…

3:00 AM ET Essex 126 (Clarke 4-28, Westley 49) and 13 for 0 trail Surrey 351 (Clarke 56) by 212 runsScorecard Surrey took another significant step on their way towards a first Championship title since 2002 as they bowled Essex out for 126 and enforced the follow-on at Chelmsford. With Somerset’s game against Lancashire ending in a spectacular tie as they failed to chase 78 on a turning pitch at…

Needed a few beers to stop myself from crying – Cook (2:43) Alastair Cook admitted it was an emotional moment in the dressing room when he told his team-mates he was retiring (2:43) 12:14 PM ET George Dobell Speaking before his final Test of an illustrious 12-year career, Alastair Cook touched on whether he was the last of his type – substance over style, a game based around long-form cricket…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Somerset 192 (Gregory 64*, Maharaj 4-65, Onons 3-40) and 77 (Maharaj 7-37, Onions 3-28) tied with Lancashire 99 (Leach 5-28) and 170 (Croft 51, Leach 7-74)Scorecard Keshav Maharaj returned 7 for 37 as Lancashire claimed an unlikely tie from a drama-packed Specsavers County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton. Set only 78 to win after Jack Leach completed career-best match figures of 12 for…

10:48 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ashish Nehra will be part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore coaching leadership team and will work alongside Gary Kirsten. Nehra had joined RCB last season as the bowling coach, and is the only one, apart from Kirsten, among the coaching staff from last season to still be part of the set-up. The left-arm pacer has represented India in 17 Tests, 120 ODIs, and 27 T20Is….

India need to be mentally tougher – Shastri (2:55) India’s head coach Ravi Shastri feels it has been tough for the top order batsmen, but they need to believe in their own ability (2:55) 10:33 AM ET The series is lost but Ravi Shastri is not “throwing the towel in” yet, and neither are the Indian team. Shastri has singled out his batsmen for not being as mentally strong as…

9:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Alastair Cook addressed a variety of issues, from mental strength to Kevin Pietersen to his future with Essex, in the wake of his announcement that he will retire from Test cricket at the end of the Oval Test What do you make of the reaction to your retirement news over the last couple of days?It’s been a bit surreal. One of my friends rang me…