Month: November 2018

Sri Lanka coach Chandika Hathurusingha speaks on the phone during a training session  8:23 AM ET Madushka Balasuriya Sri Lanka’s sports ministry has appointed a seven-member Cricket Advisory Committee, which includes Sri Lanka head coach Chandika Hathurusingha, SLC CEO Ashley de Silva, and chief selector Graeme Labrooy. The committee is among three announced, the others being a Tournament Committee and an Umpires Committee, all of which will function until the…

7:59 AM ET Liam Brickhill Optimism is Zimbabwe’s most enduring, and endearing, quality. Having not played a single Test all year before this one, not won a Test since their historic fifth-day triumph against Pakistan five years ago, not won a Test in Bangladesh since 2001, and stumbled through a 3-0 defeat in the preceding ODIs, they have batted and bowled their way into a position of strength. Ten wickets…

7:42 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka fast bowler Lahiru Kumara has been removed from the Sri Lanka Test squad on disciplinary grounds. He has been replaced by Dushmantha Chameeera. Kumara is understood to have broken the team curfew on Sunday evening – two days before the first Test in Galle is set to begin. Sri Lanka’s team management has been especially strict on curfew times and player discipline…

Root sees big England chance for new names (1:03) Joe Root sees the Test in Galle as a huge opportunity for the new names in England’s squad to stake a claim for a permanent place in the side. (1:03) 7:30 AM ET George Dobell in Galle England look set to field two debutants in the Galle Test. The Surrey pair of Rory Burns and Ben Foakes both look likely to…

7:16 AM ET Gautam Gambhir has criticised the Cricket Association of Bengal’s decision to invite former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin to ring the bell at Eden Gardens before the start of the first T20I between India and West Indies on Sunday. Azharuddin was banned for life by BCCI in 2000 for his role in the match-fixing scandal and soon after that Sourav Ganguly, now the CAB president, was made India…

6:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Gautam Gambhir, who led Delhi to the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy final last month, has stepped down as captain, a week before their first Ranji Trophy game of the season. “Time to pass the captaincy baton to youngsters, hence have requested the DDCA selectors not to consider me for that role. I will be in the background helping the new leader to win games,” Gambhir…

Nov 4, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff Western Australia 7 for 450 (Marsh 151, Bosisto 132*) lead Queensland 9 for 448 dec by two runs Mitchell Marsh produced a superb century under team and personal pressure and Will Bosisto hit a career-best unbeaten 132 as Western Australia fought back impressively under the weight of Queensland big first-innings total. Marsh and Bosisto added 185 for the sixth wicket having come together late on…

Nov 4, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff Victoria 351 (Handscomb 123, Dean 75, Harris 65, Mennie 4-92) and 2 for 22 need 102 more runs to beat South Australia 244 and 230 (McInerney, Sayers 56) James Pattinson spearheaded Victoria’s push towards a hat-trick of early-season Shield victories with three wickets against South Australia at the MCG, but two late strikes for Joe Mennie gave the visitors hope of pulling of a spectacular…

Nov 4, 2018 New South Wales 5 for 285 (Hughes 78, Sangha 70*, Patterson 56, J Edwards 50*) v Tasmania In their first Sheffield Shield appearances at the SCG, Jason Sangha and Jack Edwards steadied New South Wales after they had threatened to let a promising position slip away on the opening day against Tasmania. Daniel Hughes and Kurtis Patterson carried the Blues to 1 for 137 before four wickets…