BCCI asks ICC for 'flexibility' on Dhoni gloves but says will go by the rule

The dagger logo on the back of Dhoni’s keeping gloves, which is against the ICC regulations  9:25 AM ET The BCCI has asked the ICC to show “flexibility” with regard to the dagger insignia on MS Dhoni‘s wicketkeeping gloves, but will not escalate the matter if the ICC insists otherwise. The gloves, which Dhoni wore for India’s tournament opener against South Africa on June 5, were deemed by the ICC…

June 7, 2019
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Live report – Pakistan v Sri Lanka

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June 7, 2019
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Mount Maunganui to host maiden Test against England

8:48 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui will become New Zealand’s ninth Test venue after being awarded the opening match of the two-Test series against England in November. A regular and popular fixture on the limited-overs scene, the ground has now been handed the marquee match ahead of established venues Wellington and Christchurch who will host the two-Test series against India in February and March. The second…

June 6, 2019
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Mitchell Starc excited that Australia can get 'a lot better' after scrappy win

Starc slower ball brings wicket of Brathwaite (0:41) Starc slower ball brings wicket of Brathwaite (0:41) 5:50 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mitchell Starc said that he believed that the best of Australia’s World Cup cricket is still to come, after making it two wins out of two with a hard-fought 15-run win over West Indies at Trent Bridge. Starc himself delivered the coup de grace, claiming the first five-wicket haul…

June 6, 2019
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Heather Knight, Amy Jones lead England to emphatic win over Wests Indies

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England 318 for 9 (Knight 94, Jones 91) beat West Indies 110 (Nation 42*) by 208 runs Before this match, West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor had bemoaned the lack of so much as a full-time masseuse within her team’s set-up. And, as a number of the visiting players stood round their dugout grimacing and clutching at aches and pains after a torrid afternoon in the…

June 6, 2019
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Paul Horton's home comforts enable Leicestershire to escape with a draw

3:00 AM ET Paul Edwards Lancashire 449 (Livingstone 114, Bohannon 98*, Bailey 57, Croft 51; Klein 3-89) drew with Leicestershire 288 (Klein 87, Cosgrove 70, Gleeson 4-58) and 151 for 5 As far as playing for Lancashire is concerned Liverpudlians have had to walk alone. Only ten cricketers either born or raised in the city have made over 20 first-class appearances for the county since 1900. It is a figure…

June 6, 2019
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Passions run high as Ben Duckett digs deep to save Nottinghamshire's blushes

3:00 AM ET Nottinghamshire 97 (Patel 6-16) and 354 for 8 (Duckett 140, Nash 85, Patel 4-72) drew with Warwickshire 391 for 9 dec (Hose 111, Sibley 87) Warwickshire bade a temporary farewell to their Headquarters after play, with the ICC ready to move in and begin its rebranding of Edgbaston as a World Cup venue. Higher profile games await, contested by more familiar names with greater hype and richer…

June 6, 2019
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Alex Lees carries the fight for Durham to set up thrilling win over Derbyshire

June 6, 2019

Alex Lees drives through the covers © Getty Images Durham 293 and 242 (Lees 107*, Eckersley 52) beat Derbyshire 268 (Critchley 79*) and 238 (Critchley 71) by 29 runs Durham produced a thrilling performance late in the day to secure their first Specsavers County Championship Division Two win of the season, beating Derbyshire by 29 runs at Emirates Riverside. Alex Lees set up a match-winning position with his first century…

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