5:34 PM ET Roston Chase has warned England could face a tough challenge in the fourth innings of the Barbados Test on an “unpredictable” surface. While Chase admitted West Indies were not especially happy about their score at the end of day one, he believes England could struggle against his side’s pace attack on a pitch that may “bounce or keep low”. Chase had helped West Indies to 240 for…
5:25 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff James Anderson admitted he was relieved to return to wicket-taking ways in the first Test in Barbados, but added that the tour of Sri Lanka before Christmas – in which he claimed a solitary wicket in England’s 3-0 series win – made him appreciate it all the more when conditions are even remotely in his favour. Anderson produced a superb sustained performance with new ball…
Joe Root takes centre stage at the England team photo © Getty Images The ECB has dismissed as “nonsense” a suggestion from Jonathan Agnew, the BBC cricket commentator, that England’s preparations for the first Test in Barbados have been disrupted by an attack of bed-bugs in the team hotel. Agnew, speaking on the BBC’s Cricket Social programme, claimed that several of England’s players had resorted to sleeping on mattresses in…
3:00 AM ET How the game played out The wretched run for Khulna Titans ended for at least one night in Dhaka as they upended Sylhet Sixers for their second win of BPL 2019. The Titans ability to dominate both Powerplays was pivotal in the final result as Alok Kapali‘s wonderful spell of legspin bowling wasn’t enough to inspire a Sixers win. After being sent in, Titans raced out to…
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed spoke at a press conference ahead of his team’s Champions Trophy final against India 11:19 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan captain, has issued a Twitter apology for his controversial on-field taunt during the second ODI in Durban on Tuesday. The comment, which included a racist epithet, seemed to be aimed at the South Africa allrounder Andile Phehlukwayo, but Sarfraz has said it was…
9:44 AM ET Liam Brickhill Quinton de Kock and Dale Steyn are back in South Africa’s squad for the remainder of the ODI series against Pakistan, while the left-arm seamer Beuran Hendricks, who is uncapped in ODIs, has also been called up. De Kock and Steyn were rested for the first two matches after three Tests in quick succession. Hendricks’ selection is part of South Africa’s continued search for back-up…
The pitch for the first Test at Bridgetown © Getty Images West Indies won the toss and chose to bat first against EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details West Indies won the toss and chose to bat on the opening day of the first Test against England in Barbados. England have selected three seamers and two spinners, Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid, meaning a resurgent Stuart Broad – who impressed during…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India A 288 for 7 (Rahane 59, Kishan 57*, Chappell 3-84) beat England Lions 285 for 7 (Billings 108*, Davies 54, Markande 2-45) by three wickets Contrasting half-centuries from Ajinkya Rahane and Ishan Kishan helped India A take a 1-0 lead in the unofficial ODI series against England Lions in Thiruvananthapuram. For the visitors, Sam Billings‘ unbeaten century went in vain. Set a target of…
8:28 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Olly Stone faces a lengthy period of rehabilitation in the wake of his early departure from England’s tour of the Caribbean, after a stress fracture in his left lower back was confirmed following further examination in the UK. Stone, the fastest bowler in England’s original squad for the West Indies series, reported the problem shortly after arriving in Barbados earlier this month, having flown from…
7:26 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India captain Virat Kohli will not play the last two ODIs of the New Zealand series, and the T20s that follow; he has been rested for those games, the BCCI said on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma will captain India in his absence. No replacement player has been named for Kohli. More to follow Source: ESPN Crickinfo