7:26 AM ET George Dobell in Galle Ben Foakes produced another flawless performance on the second day on his Test debut at Galle, adding two catches and a sharp stumping to the maiden Test century that he completed in the morning session, to help cement England’s dominance of the first Test against Sri Lanka. After resuming on 87 not out overnight, Foakes made it through to three figures with just…
A Tommy silhouette on display at Lord’s to mark the ECB’s Cricket Remembers campaign 6:39 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff A Tommy silhouette has been installed on the outfield at Lord’s as cricket prepares to join nationwide commemorations on Armistice Day this Sunday, when the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War will be commemorated. There But Not There, an image depicting a British soldier from the Great…
3:00 AM ET Toss: New Zealand chose to bat v Pakistan Kane Williamson and Trent Boult at a practice session Getty Images On a hot November afternoon and what looks like a flat track, New Zealand opted to set a total for Pakistan to chase. Looking to come back from a whitewash in the T20I series, they made a number of changes with George Worker, Trent Boult, Tom Latham and Henry…
3:55 AM ET George Dobell in Galle Matt Prior, the former England wicketkeeper, has urged Jonny Bairstow not to attempt to return too early from his ankle injury. Bairstow sustained the injury during the limited-overs section of England’s tour and had to watch on as Ben Foakes was called into the side and made a brilliant start to his Test career. Not only did Foakes become only the second England…
3:00 AM ET He’s been compared to Shane Warne and proclaimed a saviour of Australian cricket, all before his 19th birthday. But rather than being overawed by it all, legspinner Lloyd Pope is embracing his life-changing experiences as he turns heads with his leg-breaks and wrong ‘uns. Pope burst onto the global scene with his remarkable figures of 8 for 35 against England in the Under-19 World Cup quarter-final, pulling…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tasmania 4 for 115 (Copeland 4-27) trail New South Wales 9 for 442 dec by 327 runs Rain meant only 4.3 overs were possible on the third day at the SCG to hamper New South Wales’ hopes of pressing for victory against Tasmania. Trent Copeland, who claimed three wickets the previous evening, struck with the first ball of the day when George Bailey was caught…
3:00 AM ET Ben Foakes became just the second England wicketkeeper to score a century on Test debut on the second morning of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Foakes, who was only called into the squad ten days ago after Jonny Bairstow sustained an ankle injury, was still five short of the landmark when he was joined by England’s No. 11, James Anderson. After watching Anderson survive…
12:13 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Run rates are climbing, but this was something else. Welcome to the world of Joe Carter and Brett Hampton, the Northern Districts pair, who smashed the List A record books in Hamilton on Wednesday. The pair took 43 off an over bowled by Central District’s Willem Ludick in a Ford Trophy fixture, the most conceded in an over in List A cricket. This toppled the…
10:06 PM ET Sreshth Shah in Lucknow With West Indies’ top order failing in both T20Is, it was down to captain Carlos Brathwaite to do some explaining at the post-match presentation after the 2nd match in Lucknow. He rued not having any designated opener in the side, and said that the makeshift approach taken by the management – with regards to their opening pair – has forced West Indies to…
10:00 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Pat Howard and Ben Amarfio, two of Cricket Australia’s most polarising executives, have been jointly ousted by the new chief executive Kevin Roberts amid a significant management restructuring in the wake of a scathing cultural review of the governing body. Howard, who took his role in 2011 in the wake of the Argus review, had indicated he would not renew his contract when it expires…