3:00 AM ET Big Picture The curious case of the disparity between Pakistan’s T20I and ODI form would have Benjamin Button perplexed. While Pakistan’s T20I form over the last two years has defied logic, their ODI record against the stronger teams is almost the other side of that coin. Against Australia, South Africa, India, New Zealand and England over that same period, Pakistan have lost 17 out of 21 ODIs….
9:18 AM ET Umar Farooq Several PSL franchises have embarked on a warpath with the UAE-based T10 league, writing a letter to the PCB chairman Ehsan Mani to express alarm at the encroachment of the T10 league into what they consider their territory. The letter, which ESPNcricinfo has obtained a copy of, “highlights serious concerns”, and among other things, asks that the PCB prevent its players from participating in the…
3:00 AM ET Toss: West Indies chose to bowl v India play 2:47 Ajit Agarkar and Phil Simmons discuss the possible XIs for the first international match to be played at a new stadium in Lucknow Carlos Brathwaite called correctly when the coin went up for the first time in a men’s international match at the Ekana stadium in Lucknow. There was no surprise in his decision to bowl first,…
7:46 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Foakes, England’s batting saviour on the first day at Galle, says that he never quite believed he’d be in with a chance of making his Test debut, having been drafted into the squad as an injury replacement for Jonny Bairstow, who damaged his ankle playing football during the one-day series last month. Foakes, who top-scored with 87 not out to lift England from a…
7:29 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Opener M Vijay has made it clear that he did not go to play county cricket in Essex to make a comeback to India’s Test team. After making 20, 0, 6, 0 and 0 in the first two Tests of India’s five-match series in England, Vijay was not picked in the XI for the third Test and was later dropped from the squad for the…
6:59 AM ET Mohammad Isam in Sylhet Bangladesh care about Test cricket but at the rate they are going this year, they might as well shut up shop – this was their stand-in captain Mahmudullah‘s blunt assessment after their 151-run defeat to Zimbabwe in Sylhet. It was a notable change of tack from someone who had fervently defended the team after a similar meltdown last February, but it is a…
5:48 AM ET England could face upheaval ahead of the World Cup with news that Paul Farbrace is a candidate for another coaching job. Farbrace, England’s assistant coach and a key figure in their limited-overs revival, is understood to have had talks with Hampshire in connection with the role recently vacated by Craig White. While Farbrace is far from certain to be offered, or to accept, the role, the fact…
Nov 5, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff South Australia 244 and 230 (McInerney 63, Sayers 56, Pattinson 3-24 drew with Victoria 351 (Handscomb 123, Dean 75, Harris 65, Mennie 4-92) and 2 for 22 Torrential rain in Melbourne has ruined hopes of an entertaining finish between the Victoria and South Australia at the MCG. Close to 20 millimeters of rain fell in Melbourne on the fourth morning prior to the start of…
3:00 AM ET Tasmania 3 for 108 (Doolan 53, Copeland 3-22) trail New South Wales 9 for 442 dec (Sangha 117, J Edwards 101, Hughes 78, Patterson 56) by 334 runs There was a glimpse at the future of Australian batting talent at the SCG as 18-year-old Jack Edwards struck his maiden first-class century and 19-year Jason Sangha his first Sheffield Shield hundred. Then after youth it was experience as…
3:00 AM ET Mohammad Isam in Sylhet Bangladesh 143 and 111 for 5 (Imrul 43, Raza 3-41) need another 210 runs to beat Zimbabwe 282 and 181 (Masakadza 48, Taijul 5-62) Sikandar Raza is jubilant after taking a wicket AFP Bangladesh are chasing their first Test win in five years after having Bangladesh five down by lunch on day four in Sylhet. For that, they have Sikandar Raza to thank. The…