Smith and Warner’s year in cricket wilderness (4:42) A look at the year gone by since Smith and Warner were banned following the ball tampering controversy (4:42) 10:16 PM ET Mark Taylor, the former Cricket Australia Board director, has admitted that a “grey area” remains about how long the national team was using illegal methods with which to alter the ball’s condition prior to the Newlands scandal that resulted in…
2:52 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff R Ashwin has reignited the spirit-of-cricket debate by running out non-striker Jos Buttler without bowling the ball. It turns out the dismissal was touch and go when it comes to being within the laws of the game. Running in to deliver the penultimate delivery of his final over, Ashwin stopped after entering his delivery stride, Buttler didn’t have his eye on the bowler and slipped…
Ollie Pope (L) and Jamie Smith (R) scored centuries for Surrey against MCC on day two of the County Champion match in Dubai 3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ollie Pope and 18-year-old debutant Jamie Smith scored unbeaten centuries to put Surrey in control against MCC on day two of their County Champion Match in Dubai. Pope was not out 183 and Smith, playing his maiden first-class match, was not out…
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11:24 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India and Mumbai Indians fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been cleared of serious injury after hurting his left shoulder in the IPL match against Delhi Capitals on Sunday. It is understood that it was an impact injury and Mumbai exercised precaution, so Bumrah did not bat in the failed chase against Delhi. There is no clarity yet on whether Bumrah will travel with the Mumbai…
TossRajasthan Royals chose to bowl v Kings XI Punjab Chris Gayle and KL Rahul – the best opening combination of IPL 2018 – will take centre stage in Jaipur after Kings XI were sent in to bat. There will be plenty of pressure on the two big hitters to reprise last season’s exploits, not least because the team chasing has won nine out of the last 15 T20I and IPL…
7:57 AM ET Liam Brickhill Zimbabwe have picked three uncapped players in a squad of 27 to train together in preparation for the home ODI series against the UAE, to be played next month. Star batsman Brendan Taylor, whose stint with Lahore Qalandars in the PSL was cut short by a calf injury, is also part of the squad, suggesting that he will have returned to full fitness ahead of…
7:00 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Lasith Malinga is likely to play at least two early-season games for Mumbai Indians in the IPL after the BCCI asked Sri Lanka Cricket to make the paceman available for as much of the tournament as possible. ESPNcricinfo understands that Malinga is likely to be available for selection for Mumbai’s next two matches, both away games – on March 28 against Royal Challengers Bangalore…
‘We know where we need to improve’ – Hesson (4:48) Kings XI Punjab’s captain R Ashwin and coach Mike Hesson fancy their chances against Rajasthan Royals (4:48) 4:47 AM ET He might have not used a self-anointed moniker to describe his achievements like his Kings XI Punjab team-mate Chris Gayle, but R Ashwin had no reservations in admitting that he’s one of the top bowlers in the T20 format. The…
1:53 AM ET Tasmania’s coach Adam Griffith will resume a previous partnership with Justin Langer as part of a stopgap solution to the hole left by David Saker’s decision to quit as Australia’s bowling coach at the start of a year containing both a World Cup and an Ashes campaign. Griffith will take leave from his role with the Tigers and the Hobart Hurricanes to work as bowling coach during…