Month: January 2019

4:58 AM ET Madushka Balasuriya Sri Lanka have named a new-look squad for their tour of South Africa next month, with no less than eight changes being made to the side that bowed out in the group stage of the Women’s World T20 last year. The uncapped duo of Tharika Sewwandi, 18, and Umesha Thimashini, 17, alongside Harshitha Madavi, Kavisha Dilhari and Imalka Mendis, are among five players aged 25…

4:47 AM ET Pat Cummins and Travis Head have been named joint vice-captains for the two Tests against Sri Lanka, replacing the dropped Mitchell Marsh and injured Josh Hazlewood. Australia went down the route of having two people in the position to support Tim Paine before the tour of the UAE to play Pakistan, but Marsh and Hazlewood have only played once together, in the Boxing Day Test against India…

4:19 AM ET The local energy company will have extra staff on site at the Gabba during Australia’s day-night Test against Sri Lanka in case of a repeat of the power outage that forced the abandonment of the Big Bash match between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder last week, but officials are confident the problem won’t reoccur. Energex has completed repairs to a faulty cable under Stanley Street that was…

Play 06:59 India arrive in New Zealand a confident bunch. They’ve just beaten Australia on their home turf. But, perhaps, somewhere the previous bilateral ODI series they played in New Zealand will be at the back of their minds: played five, lost four, tied one. India captain Virat Kohli admitted the team was not at its best back then in early 2014, but he felt the knowledge gained then would…

3:40 AM ET Sri Lanka’s bowlers have been urged to believe that they can replicate the success of India’s attack in Australia as they hunt a first Test victory in the country. The Indian bowlers, led by Jasprit Bumrah, were superb as a unit as they secured India’s maiden series victory – 2-1 – in Australia recently. Of particular note was their ability to find reverse swing in the 40-80-over…

3:11 AM ET Next summer’s ninth edition of the Big Bash League may be pushed back to start as late as Boxing Day, while Cricket Australia is also considering a shift of the limited-overs domestic competition away from the early season carnival format it has occupied since 2013. Amid a season in which players, broadcasters and the Australian public have been forced to make some large adjustments, particularly for the…

2:19 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli had an outstanding 2018, especially as a batsman, and that was reflected in the latest ICC awards, where the India captain won the three biggest prizes: the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for cricketer of the year, the Test player of the year and the ICC men’s ODI player of the year. Kohli, whose India are No. 1 in the world in the ICC…

A power outage forced the Heat v Thunder game at the Gabba to be declared a no-result  1:15 AM ET Alex Malcolm Cricket Australia has knocked back Sydney Thunder’s appeal for maximum points in the Big Bash League match against Brisbane Heat at the Gabba that was declared a no-result following a major power outage. Thunder lodged a formal protest against the no result handed down last Thursday, a day…