3:00 AM ET Big Picture Context is a vital ingredient in any Test match, but the circumstances of the Test series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe present a set-up where the focus of both teams is on cricket’s other formats. Bangladesh’s preoccupation with the World Cup has been compounded by an indifferent year in cricket’s longest format. They began the year with a 1-0 loss to Sri Lanka, and in July…
© Getty Images Pujara returns with half-century after ‘stiff neck’ Fresh and well rested after a stiff neck forced him to retire hurt on 30, Cheteshwar Pujara returned to bat on the second day in Rajkot to make a half-century in Saurashtra’s first innings total of 475 against Chhattisgarh. Pujara returned to bat after the fall of the fifth wicket and added a 65-run partnership with Sheldon Jackson who top…
A packed house at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium witnesses the action 9:12 AM ET Mohammad Isam in Sylhet Just how important is the Sylhet Test for Bangladesh and Zimbabwe? If you look beyond the freshness of Sylhet being a new venue and the excitement of the locals to host their maiden Test, the context around the Test series is hard to spot. The World Cup, now seven months away,…
Stokes and Root combine for catch against SL Board XI (0:08) An instinctive dive from Ben Stokes and Joe Root’s fast reactions gave Sam Curran a wicket against the Sri Lanka Board XI (0:08) 3:00 AM ET George Dobell in Colombo Johnny Nash probably wasn’t thinking about England’s selection for the Galle Test when he sang ‘There are more questions than answers’ but, as the selectors sit down to pick…
Ian Lovett and Colin Graves © Getty Images The ECB has revived the role of ECB president, a post that was briefly discontinued when Giles Clarke ended his long association with the board back in May, by unveiling Ian Lovett, the former Middlesex chairman and ECB deputy chairman, in the post. Lovett, who stepped down from the board earlier this year after a nine-year tenure, will take up the role…
8:08 AM ET Liam Brickhill Cricket South Africa has announced two changes to the squad for the Women’s World T20, which begins on November 9. While one of the changes – the naming of a replacement for offspinner Raisibe Ntozakhe – was expected, the other comes after a surprise injury to one of the team’s rookie members. Ntozakhe was suspended for an illegal bowling action in October and was replaced…
7:34 AM ET Umar Farooq The PCB has extended Ahmed Shehzad‘s ban by six weeks after the batsman was found guilty of breaching the ruling on his four-month suspension. His original ban was supposed to end on November 10, but will now run until December 22, forcing him to miss the entirety of the ongoing Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Shehzad was charged with two violations of the PCB’s anti-doping rules after he…
4:03 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. James Pattinson has set the ambitious target of playing in the 2019 Ashes series on the eve of…
3:06 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. Afghanistan allrounder Mohammad Nabi has signed with the Melbourne Renegades again for the upcoming Big Bash League season….
David Peever faced a grilling after the cultural review findings were made public © Getty Images A week is a long time in football, or so goes a popular Melbourne phrase. It has been a virtual eternity for Cricket Australia, from the blind bonhomie of David Peever’s re-election as chairman on James Sutherland’s final day in his chief executive job at the AGM last Thursday, to his reluctant resignation after…