Western Australia secure big win but must wait for final outcome

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Western Australia 138 (Neser 5-15) and 348 (Marsh 105, Bancroft 52, Steketee 4-65) beat Queensland 175 (Heazlett 68, Hardie 4-29) and 175 (Renshaw 73, Hardie 4-33) by 136 runs Western Australia did all they could to secure a place in the Sheffield Shield final by beating Queensland in three days at the WACA meaning New South Wales have to beat Tasmania if they want to…

March 22, 2019
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Pakistan opt to bat; hand debuts to Masood, Abbas

3:00 AM ET Danyal Rasool Toss Pakistan chose to bat v Australia Shoaib Malik opted to bat in the series opener in Sharjah. On a pitch perfect for batting, the stand-in Pakistan captain had an easy decision to make against Australia, with Aaron Finch admitting he would have liked to do the same. Pakistan handed debuts to Shan Masood and Mohammad Abbas, while Umar Akmal was a notable inclusion after…

March 22, 2019
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Copeland's haul lifts New South Wales pursuit of final berth

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New South Wales 375 and 5 for 149 (Henriques 49) lead Tasmania 255 (Doolan 72, McDermott 53, Copeland 6-88) by 269 runs New South Wales’ pacemen bared their teeth to grant the visitors a chance to press for outright victory and a place in the Sheffield Shield final against Victoria with one day of the match against Tasmania remaining. At 2 for 145 on the…

March 22, 2019
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Tremain and Pattinson bowl Victoria towards pre-final victory

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Victoria 286 (Pucovski 82, Gotch 63, Short 56) and 0 for 69 need 98 more runs to beat South Australia 260 and 192 (Davis 52, Tremain 4-34) Victoria were well on track to head into their home Sheffield Shield final with another victory under their belt after making strong progress towards a target of 167 against bottom-placed South Australia. The Redbacks continued their forgettable Shield…

March 22, 2019
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Julia Price named head coach of USA women's team

12:43 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Former Australia international Julia Price has been appointed the head coach of the USA women’s team. Price was part of the Australia women’s World Cup-winning team in 1997 and 2005. The appointment follows a process that ended with interviews of three candidates, with Price emerging the winner. USA are looking to qualify for the women’s T20 World Cup, to be held in Australia next year,…

March 22, 2019
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Haidee Tiffen won't reapply for New Zealand coach position

9:32 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Haidee Tiffen has decided not to reapply for the head coach role of the New Zealand women’s team after opting to stand down from the recent tour of Australia following an NZC review into performance. Tiffen had said she was not in the right frame of mind to coach the team in the one-day series in Australia, after the review concluded coaching and support staff…

March 22, 2019
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James Pattinson returns to Nottinghamshire for Ashes push

8:25 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff James Pattinson will continue his push for a place on the Ashes tour with a return to Nottinghamshire in English county cricket. Pattinson is in line to play seven County Championship matches and the full Royal London Cup campaign although that could change if he is included in the Australia A squad for the tour which precedes the Ashes and is shaping as a key…

March 22, 2019
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'Nervous' Smith, Warner want to fit in – Finch

Aaron Finch, David Warner and Steven Smith at the 2015 World Cup. How will it be in 2019?  7:59 PM ET Australia’s captain Aaron Finch has revealed Steven Smith and David Warner were “nervous” in their meeting with the current ODI squad in the UAE, stressing that the process was about making sure the former leaders would be aware of what they needed to do to fit in with a…

March 22, 2019
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