Mohammad Naveed to remain UAE captain for T20Is against USA

6:59 AM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Fast bowler Mohammad Naveed will continue as captain of UAE’s T20I side for their two-match series against USA, the first of which will be played on…

March 13, 2019
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Western Australia in final race with big lead against Tasmania

3:00 AM ET Western Australia 7 for 334 (Philippe 76, Cartwright 66, Whiteman 55, Short 49, Bird 3-56) v Tasmania Australia Test captain Tim Paine claimed three catches on his return to Tasmanian ranks after a one-match rest, but Western Australia’s middle order guided the visitors to a useful total with some panache after being sent in to bat in the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Conditions…

March 13, 2019
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Shaun Marsh takes three-year Renegades deal as BBL stocks rise

March 13, 2019

Shaun Marsh laces the ball through the off side © Getty Images A three-year deal for Shaun Marsh with Melbourne Renegades was made to look like a shrewd bit of business on the very day it was announced, after the left-hander’s dropping from the ODI team suggested he was likely to be available to the defending champions for virtually the whole of the Big Bash League next summer. Having been…

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Victoria inch their way towards defendable lead

3:00 AM ET Victoria 106 & 7 for 159 (Short 50, Conway 3-29) lead New South Wales 135 (Hughes 45, Holland 5-31, Siddle 3-35) by 130 runs Harry Conway continued to enjoy the game of his life but Victoria were inching their way to a defendable fourth-innings lead against New South Wales after two dramatic days of the top of the table Sheffield Shield match at Drummoyne Oval in Sydney….

March 13, 2019
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Stoinis, Lyon return as Australia bat in decider

3:00 AM ET Toss Australia opt to bat v India Australia’s captain Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to bat first in the series deciding final ODI against India at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi. Despite Australia’s record-breaking chase in Mohali, led by Ashton Turner, Finch opted to put scoreboard pressure on India, while also making two changes: Marcus Stoinis returning from a finger injury at…

March 13, 2019
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Tom Blundell called up for Christchurch Test as cover

1:53 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Wellington wicketkeeper Tom Blundell has been called up to the New Zealand squad as cover for BJ Watling for the third Test against Bangladesh at Hagley Oval. Watling and captain Kane Williamson, who have sustained injuries, will have to prove their fitness by Friday to be available for selection as the match starts on Thursday. Blundell, who had made a century on debut in the…

March 13, 2019
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Queensland wrap up tense, low-scoring victory

3:00 AM ET South Australia 7 for 94 (Lehmann 41*, Steketee 4-16, Feldman 2-35) and 71 trail Queensland 115 and 130 (Heazlett 37, Mennie 3-16, Andrews 3-42) by 81 runs South Australia middle-order batsman Jake Lehmann stood between Queensland and outright victory after another frenetic day of wickets against the moving, bouncing Dukes ball in a Sheffield Shield match at the Gabba in Brisbane. As though not content with the…

March 13, 2019
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Countdown clock, free hit for no-ball in Tests?

March 12, 2019

© MCC Countdown timer clocks to speed up the pace of play in Test cricket, free hits for no-balls in the longer format and the use of a standard ball in the World Test Championship are some of the radical proposals put forth by the MCC World Cricket Committee to “improve the spectacle” of the longest format. According to the MCC, the proposals, discussed last week during meetings held in…

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Rejuvenated Markram's last shot at World Cup selection

Markram admits his batting has been ‘below par’ (2:14) South Africa batsman says any decision over his World Cup position will sit easy on him (2:14) 12:39 PM ET Liam Brickhill After being left out of South Africa’s limited-overs plans this summer, Aiden Markram has returned from the wilderness just in the nick of time to make a last-minute claim for World Cup selection. Over the last 10 days, Markram’s…

March 12, 2019
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Rishabh Pant returns home for final World Cup examination

10:47 AM ET If you’re Rishabh Pant, every step you take, every stumping you miss, every run you score, every catch you take and every move you make has the potential to be scrutinised, even more so now with India in their final stretch of World Cup preparation. Pant was handed an opportunity in the fourth ODI after MS Dhoni was rested for the final two games. He showed his…

March 12, 2019
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