Month: June 2019

Misbah-ul-Haq: ‘Special effort from senior players’ (1:48) Misbah-ul-Haq lauds Pakistan’s comeback in their match against England (1:48) 4:57 PM ET Melinda Farrell Close Melinda Farrell is a presenter with ESPNcricinfo After the kicking comes the clicking. Such a stark turnaround after 11 straight losses – the most recent: a complete shellacking by the West Indies – to defeat the World Cup hosts and favourites shouldn’t surprise anyone who follows Pakistan,…

3:00 AM ET Paul Edwards Lancashire 347 for 7 (Livingstone 114, Croft 51) v Leicestershire Scorecards blow away on the skittish river-borne breeze; spectators fill the temporary stands early and arrange their belongings with temporary neatness; uniformed staff scurry hither and yon; familiar players gaze suspiciously at unfamiliar earth; early fours are appreciated more than is usual; it all feels as though a village fete has been opened; even John…

Jun 2, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 5 for 0 trail Northamptonshire 209 (Rossington 77, de Lange 4-64) by 204 runs Marchant de Lange produced a fine display of hostile fast bowling to lead Glamorgan to an excellent opening day at Wantage Road. Bowling with pace and aggression, de Lange took four wickets to help dismiss Northamptonshire for just 209 and Glamorgan survived four overs to reach 5 for 0…

3:00 AM ET Warwickshire 181 for 3 (Sibley 81*) v Nottinghamshire The removal of much of its branding and soporific pace of the play made Edgbaston look and feel more like a working museum than a cricket ground about to be used for the fastest-moving World Cup in history. But despite progress more redolent of the dourest old days of the sport, it also nodded towards a possible future. Dominic…

Pakistan 348 for 8 (Hafeez 84, Babar 63, Sarfaraz 55, Moeen 3-50, Woakes 3-71) beat England 334 for 9 (Root 107, Buttler 103, Wahab 3-82) by 14 runs A hundred from Joe Root, the first in this World Cup. A hundred from Jos Buttler, at 75 balls the fifth fastest in the history of the World Cup. The disadvantage of losing the toss and being asked to set a target…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Durham 254 for 8 (Burnham 67, Lees 63) v Derbyshire Alex Lees and Jack Burnham scored half-centuries to lead a solid effort with the bat for Durham on day one of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash against Derbyshire at Emirates Riverside. The home side were put under pressure by fine bowling from Ravi Rampaul, who claimed figures of 4 for 56 for…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Surrey 0 for 0 trail Somerset 344 (Bartlett 137) by 344 runs George Bartlett made the most of being dropped first ball to score a career-best 137 as Somerset fought back against Surrey at Guildford. Bartlett was put down by Rikki Clarke at slip off Matt Dunn and made Surrey pay as Somerset, who will return to the top of the first division if…

Malinga slams Sri Lanka’s attitude (2:14) The Sri Lanka fast bowler was scathing of his team-mates’ mindset and wants them to understand pressure better (2:14) 1:31 PM ET Jarrod Kimber in Cardiff Sri Lanka quick bowler Lasith Malinga was scathing in his criticism of his team-mates’ attitude, saying that they have moved from one defeat to another in recent times without learning any lessons. Speaking to the Sri Lankan press…