1:53 AM ET Spectators in the MCG’s famous Bay 13 have been warned to cease racially motivated taunting of Indian players and spectators after multiple complaints over the first two days of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Chants of “show us your visa” were a regular feature of the first two days, leading to a formal warning from Cricket Australia to spectators in the public area in the bottom…
1:28 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Pakistan’s latest batting disaster led to a heated team meeting post-play in Centurion and it could yet lead to some big changes ahead of the second Test in Cape Town next week. Pakistan were well-placed at tea on the second day of the first Test, 100 for 1 at the break with a lead of 58 and two set batsmen in Imam-ul-Haq and Shan Masood….
Dec 26, 2018 Peter Handscomb remained realistic about his chances of a swift return to Australia’s Test side but was pleased to take his chance in the BBL and “show I can still make runs” after the frustration of being omitted from the Boxing Day Test on his home ground. Handscomb surged to 70 off 35 balls to steer a convincing Melbourne Stars chase against Sydney Sixers at the SCG…
Tom Latham plays on the leg side © Getty Images New Zealand 178 & 327 for 3 (Latham 118*, Nicholls 35*) lead Sri Lanka 104 (Mathews 33, Boult 6-30, Southee 3-33) by 401 runs Tom Latham completed his eighth Test hundred, taking his series tally to 392, while the team racked up a lead of 401 as a whole, in a morning session in which Sri Lanka could claim only…
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7:48 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The BCB has overturned its decision on the participation of Steven Smith in BPL 2018-19, allowing him to play now. It had barred him on December 20 after the other franchises objected to his appearance for Comilla Victorians, but yesterday, a majority of them wrote to the governing council, relaxing their stance. Each team is allowed to sign two players outside of the draft. Comilla…
Peter Handscomb struck a rapid half-century © Getty Images Melbourne Stars 5 for 132 (Handscomb 70, Dwarshuis 3-26) beat Sydney Sixers 9 for 130 (Silk 41*, Coleman 3-18) by five wickets Different format, different conditions, different bowlers, but Peter Handscomb produced a thrilling response to his Test omission as he hammered a 22-ball half-century to power Melbourne Stars to their opening victory of the 2018 Big Bash campaign. The Stars…
Shaheen Afridi celebrates the wicket of Temba Bavuma © Associated Press Day 2 Lunch: South Africa 223 (Bavuma 53, Amir 4-62) lead Pakistan 181 (Babar 71, Olivier 6-37) by 42 runs South Africa squeezed out a narrow 42-run lead on the second morning at Centurion, Temba Bavuma‘s fifty and Quinton de Kock‘s 45 carrying the hosts to 223 all out. There were two wickets apiece for Mohammad Amir and Shaheen…
Laxman: Very difficult for new batsmen to score on this pitch (16:56) VVS Laxman, Brad Hodge and Nikhil Naz discuss the post-lunch session on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test (16:56) 4:31 AM ET India believe they have enough runs on the board to be able to force a result even though they had to bat almost two days for their score of 443 for 7. Cheteshwar Pujara, who…
3:54 AM ET Outgoing batting coach Thilan Samaraweera was disappointed at the manner in which Sri Lanka’s middle order folded, exposing tail-enders to Trent Boult’s high-quality swing bowling on day two at Hagley Oval. But as he prepares to leave his post to make way for new batting coach Jon Lewis, he also reflected on what he felt was a moderately successful 13 months in the role. Samaraweera is essentially…