7:05 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Harry Gurney has retired from red-ball cricket, signing a white-ball-only contract extension with Nottinghamshire until the end of the 2020 season. Gurney’s left-arm pace has made him something of a global commodity, earning him deals to play for Quetta Gladiators in the PSL and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL following a successful stint with BBL champions Melbourne Renegades. “I am very proud of what…
3:00 AM ET Queensland 5 for 71 (Burns 31, Heazlett 28*, Neser 22*, Paris 2-15) trail Western Australia 138 (Whiteman 38, Neser 5-15, Stanlake 2-32) by 43 runs Michael Neser has put his name in lights as a potential Ashes tourist after a stunning five-wicket haul on a day when fast bowlers dominated at the WACA. Neser took 5 for 15 from 15 overs, with all five dismissals caught behind…
6:52 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff A new PCB women’s selection committee chaired by Urooj Mumtaz will also include former players Asmavia Iqbal and Marina Iqbal, the PCB announced. Asmavia was already part of the what is now an all-women committee. Jalaluddin and Akhtar Sarfraz, who were the other two members, have now been replaced by Marina and Mumtaz. The committee’s first task will be the announcement of a side that…
David Miller is likely to be Quinton de Kock’s back-up behind the stumps at the World Cup 6:47 AM ET Liam Brickhill The South Africa squad for the World Cup has not been announced yet, but it seems increasingly clear that Quinton de Kock will be South Africa’s only specialist wicketkeeper at the tournament, with David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen around as potential back-ups. Of the two, van…
6:25 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Having decided to end his South Africa international career last month, following a Kolpak deal with Yorkshire, fast bowler Duanne Olivier has revealed his hopes of playing Test cricket for England. “I accept that my Test career is over for South Africa but if I do well, hopefully in the future, I can play for England,” Olivier told Daily Mail. “You always need to put…
6:05 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff South Africa fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of IPL 2019 due to a shoulder injury. The fast bowler was set to join Kolkata Knight Riders, who had purchased him for INR 20 lakh at the auction in December last year. Nortje, 25, recently made his international debut, playing four ODIs against Sri Lanka earlier this month. More to follow… Source: ESPN Crickinfo
The panel discussion at the launch of ESPNcricinfo’s Superstats in Mumbai – [L to R] Raunak Kapoor, Sambit Bal, Rahul Dravid, Sanjay Manjrekar and Dr Raghunathan Rengaswamy © Annesha Ghosh/ESPNcricinfo A slice of luck – a dropped catch to be exact – could well have saved, and extended, Rahul Dravid‘s career, the man himself reckoned at the launch of ESPNcricinfo’s Superstats, a set of new-age metrics for a more nuanced…
3:00 AM ET Alex Malcolm Victoria 1 for 28 trail South Australia 260 (Head 67, Andrews 59) by 232 runs Victoria quick James Pattinson reaffirmed his Ashes credentials with three wickets to help bowl out South Australia on the opening day of the Shield clash in Adelaide. Redbacks skipper Travis Head made a fighting 67 and spinner Tom Andrews a valuable 59 to push the home side to a competitive…
Daniel Hughes plays through the off side © Getty Images New South Wales 7 for 311 (Larkin 67, Hughes 61) v Tasmania Half-centuries from New South Wales openers Daniel Hughes and Nick Larkin helped the Blues push beyond 300 on a vital opening day against Tasmania in Hobart. Needing a victory to all-but assure a spot in the Shield final against Victoria the Blues were sent in on a Bellerive…
Adam Zampa is starting to bamboozle more and more batsmen in international cricket 2:52 AM ET If Australia’s selectors have ceased to, in the words of the chairman Trevor Hohns, “bury our heads in the sand” about the need to use spin bowling more effectively in the ODI team for this year’s World Cup, then Adam Zampa is still wary of being discarded as he seeks to rebuild confidence shaken…