6:39 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia’s Test captain Tim Paine is uncertain for the side’s pre-season camp in Brisbane this month, in the lead-up to the series against Pakistan in the UAE, given he is awaiting the birth of his second child. The 33-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, however, could be available for two-match Test series, starting from October 7 in Dubai. “The plan is for me to stay home, get them [wife…
Ben Raine followed up his second fastest T20 hundred in England in style © Getty Images Ben Raine is to leave Leicestershire for Durham at the end of the season. Raine, a seam-bowling allrounder who had been the subject of interest from Warwickshire among other clubs, started his career at Durham but left in search of greater opportunity in 2013. He has subsequently developed into a fine bowler – he…
3:00 AM ET St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 118 for 3 (van der Dussen 45*, Gayle 41) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 206 for 6 (Powell 84, Phillips 40, Cutting 2-29) by seven wickets Mahmudullah lets out his emotions after scoring the winning runs Associated Press Blazing knocks by Chris Gayle and Rassie van der Dussen, complemented by a devastating cameo by Mahmudullah, helped St Kitts and Nevis Patriots clinch the fourth and…
3:00 AM ET St Lucia Stars 136 for 4 (Warner 42, Hemraj 37, Irfan 2-22) beat Barbados Tridents 135 for 7 (Amla 35, McCoy 2-24) by six wickets David Warner fields during a CPL game CPL T20/Getty Images Barbados Tridents completed a winless home stretch in CPL 2018, suffering their fifth straight loss to put themselves in danger of missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season as St Lucia Stars…
As captain, I don’t see too many negatives for India in this game – Kohli (0:55) India captain Virat Kohli says a bigger first-innings lead could have made a difference for the the visitors (0:55) 3:55 PM ET How Test cricket exposes you ruthlessly and swiftly if you take your foot off the pedal. India’s top-order batsmen forgot to stitch together partnerships. Their lower order failed to show the spine…
2:11 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia batsman Steven Smith will miss the rest of this year’s CPL with a side strain. The injury was revealed by his Barbados Tridents captain Jason Holder at the toss ahead of their game against St Lucia Stars on Sunday at Kensington Oval. A subsequent interview with the side’s head coach Robin Singh revealed that Smith has left for home to receive treatment for the…
Moeen Ali has Virat Kohli caught at short-leg © Getty Images England captain Joe Root praised Moeen Ali for the best he’s bowled at international level after the offspinner helped secure the series victory against India. Moeen, who was named Man of the Match, took four wickets in the second innings, including the key scalp of Virat Kohli to break a threatening century stand with Ajinkya Rahane, to follow his…
Sean Ervine cuts during his 83 © Getty Images Sean Ervine, the former Zimbabwe allrounder, has announced his retirement from professional cricket with immediate effect. His decision came two matches into a loan deal with Derbyshire after his opportunities at Hampshire dried up and he led the team off at the end of their game with Kent. “Yesterday I made the biggest decision of my life,” he posted on Twitter….
8:51 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Former Hampshire captain Jimmy Adams has announced he will retire at the end of the season. Adams made his debut in 2002 and has scored more than 14,000 first-class runs, 4032 runs in List A cricket and 2643 in T20. Overall he has had a lean 2018 campaign, averaging 26.05 in 10 Championship matches with 147 of his 469 runs coming in one innings against…
India A 41 for 0 (Agarwal 31*, Samarth 10*) trail Australia A 243 (Khawaja 127, Labuschagne 60, Siraj 8-59) by 202 runs © PTI Australia A had started the first day in ideal fashion till they ran into Mohammed Siraj. Makeshift opener Kurtis Patterson, who had come in to replace the injured Matt Renshaw, partnered Usman Khawaja solidly through a 78-run stand in the first session after Australia had elected…