3:00 AM ET Alex MalcolmESPN Close Alex Malcolm is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and broadcaster. He has been a long-time contributor to ESPNcricinfo and reported for the AFL website for four seasons. He has also worked as a television commentator calling Australian Rules Football, Athletics and Tennis for a number of networks. Queensland 9 for 448 dec & 2 for 135 (Burns 80*) drew with Western Australia 540 (Bosisto 167*,…
Play 01:03 Root sees big England chance for new names England won the toss and chose to bat first against Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details England won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test in Galle, handing both opener Rory Burns and wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes Test debuts. Batting first is a substantial advantage at this venue. The last six Tests have been won by the team…
9:13 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Liam Livingstone has stepped down as Lancashire captain following a struggle for County Championship form amid their relegation. Livingstone, who suffered a broken thumb in the Roses match against Yorkshire at Old Trafford, made just 336 runs in 10 matches and did not manage a half-century. He enjoyed more success in the T20 Blast, where Lancashire reached the semi-finals, including a maiden T20 century off…
7:36 PM ET Alex MalcolmESPN Close Alex Malcolm is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and broadcaster. He has been a long-time contributor to ESPNcricinfo and reported for the AFL website for four seasons. He has also worked as a television commentator calling Australian Rules Football, Athletics and Tennis for a number of networks. Australia have added young batsman Ben McDermott to their squad ahead of Friday’s second ODI against South Africa…
Ajaz Patel is mobbed by teammates after snaring his maiden international wicket Nov 4, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff Corey Anderson has been ruled out of the one-day series against Pakistan while legspinner Todd Astle is doubtful as injuries trouble New Zealand in the UAE. Anderson is heading home with a heel problem which kept him out of the final T20I and Astle has picked up a knee “irritation” and is certainly…
Keemo Paul imitates Shikhar Dhawan’s ‘Gabbar’ celebration after getting the batsman out 3:00 AM ET Big Picture The last time Lucknow hosted men’s international cricket, Mohammad Azharuddin and Arjuna Ranatunga were captaining India and Sri Lanka respectively, in a Test match in 1994 at the KD Singh Stadium. Fast-forward to 2018: Azharuddin’s son Asaduddin is looking to break into the Ranji Trophy and Arjuna’s son Dhyan has now settled down…
10:12 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Richard Johnson, the former Middlesex and England seamer, has transferred his allegiance south of the river, after signing a three-year deal to become the new assistant coach at Surrey. Johnson had been part of Middlesex’s coaching set-up since 2011, a spell that included their County Championship triumph in 2016, and even stood in as interim coach this season after Richard Scott was sacked in July….
9:49 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN After collapsing to 143 all out, which was largely down to some loose batting outside the off-stump, and conceding a massive first-innings lead in the process on the second day, Bangladesh seemed to make more of an effort to leave balls outside off on Monday in Sylhet. For a shot-a-minute batting pair that is reflective of the larger mindset of a batting unit still suffering…
Root and Chandimal pay tribute to Herath (1:06) Joe Root and Dinesh Chandimal praise spinner Rangana Herath ahead of his final Test match in Galle. (1:06) 8:59 AM ET The retiring Rangana Herath is as good in home conditions as the greatest Asian spinners, Muttiah Muralitharan and Anil Kumble, according to former Sri Lanka coach Paul Farbrace. Currently the England assistant coach, Farbrace worked with Herath in two separate stints…
8:53 AM ET Sunrisers Hyderabad have stated that the main reason behind opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan being traded to Delhi Daredevils was that he was “unsettled” over the amount the franchise paid him at last year’s IPL auction. Every franchise is allowed four retentions before a player auction, but Sunrisers only retained David Warner and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Dhawan, along with their lead bowler, the lespinner Rashid Khan, was retained by…