5:34 AM ET Even taking into account the upheaval in Australian cricket over the last nine months, few could have imagined that their Test No. 3 at the beginning of 2019 would be Marnus Labuschagne. Recalled without much explanation at the end of the third Test in Melbourne, it was assumed that it was largely about providing an all-round option to cover for Mitchell Marsh’s struggles. That remains the case,…
4:21 AM ET Midway through the opening day in Sydney, the availability of Australia’s players who were not needed for the final Test was confirmed for the Big Bash League. Aaron Finch will be turning out for Melbourne Renegades on Monday, Mitchell Marsh for Perth Scorchers on Saturday, and Peter Siddle for Adelaide Strikers on Sunday. Siddle has been superfluous to requirements throughout this series – there’s no breaking up…
Dale Steyn gets a congratulatory embrace from Vernon Philander upon becoming South Africa’s joint leading wicket-taker 3:00 AM ET South Africa won the toss and choose to bowl v Pakistan Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Vernon Philander returned to a four-pronged South African pace attack at Newlands. With Keshav Maharaj dropped from the playing XI for this match, Philander will share the bowling duties with Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada and…
2:52 AM ET Tom Moody, the Rangpur Riders head coach, has a battery of superstars – a batting line-up that includes Chris Gayle, AB de Villiers and Alex Hales – at his disposal for BPL 2019, but the Australian is focused on team-building, rather than stressing on individuals. While Hales will be available for the entire tournament, AB de Villiers, whom Moody will be working with for the first time,…
James Neesham drives down the ground © Getty Images In his first international match since June 2017, allrounder James Neesham blitzed Sri Lanka’s Thisara Perera for five sixes in an over. He couldn’t make it six in a row, but his unbeaten 47 off 13 balls launched New Zealand to 371 for 7 in Mount Maunganui. Having started the penultimate over with figures of 9-0-46-2, Thisara came away with 10-0-80-2….
3:00 AM ET New Zealand chose to bat against Sri Lanka New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat on a Mt. Maunganui surface expected to be full of runs. A little morning rain, and a green-tinged pitch that has consequently spent the last few hours under covers did not deter Kane Williamson from putting his own team in first. New Zealand have won eight of their last 11…
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Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis, Kagiso Rabada and Dale Steyn run towards pavilion as the rain comes down 9:47 AM ET South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has pointed to the Indian Premier League as “a concern” in terms of managing the workloads of his bowlers ahead of the World Cup in England starting May 30. “The obvious one for me is the IPL,” du Plessis said. “The IPL is…
Duanne Olivier celebrates the wicket of Imam-ul-Haq © Getty Images For all the pressure on the Pakistan batsmen, they will get at least two more innings to cement their places in the side after Sarfraz Ahmed confirmed an unchanged top six for the second Test at Newlands. In a week where speculation about a number of changes to the personnel and batting order had been rife, Pakistan have instead opted…
Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis, Kagiso Rabada and Dale Steyn run towards pavilion as the rain comes down 8:52 AM ET Liam Brickhill South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has pointed to the Indian Premier League as “a concern” in terms of managing the workloads of his bowlers ahead of the World Cup in England starting at the end of May. “The obvious one for me is the IPL,” du…