8:46 PM ET The mind games have begun in earnest. Moments after it was determined Australia were going to face England in the semi-final of the World Cup, Nathan Lyon sought to put all the pressure of expectation on England while saying Australia will have fun and play with smiles on their faces. Lyon said the World Cup was England’s to lose while Australia had nothing to lose in the…
Century a relief for du Plessis as he ponders future (2:21) South Africa captain Faf du Plessis addressed whether his the win against Australia would be his last ODI match (2:21) Jul 5, 2019 Faf du Plessis has hinted he would like to continue as South Africa captain until the T20 World Cup in Australia next year. While du Plessis continued to rule out the suggestion that he would retire…
5:58 PM ET Usman Khawaja and Marcus Stoinis are fitness doubts for Australia ahead of their World Cup semi-final after both sustained injuries during defeat to South Africa at Old Trafford. Khawaja retired hurt on 6 with what was subsequently described as a “hamstring strain” by a team spokesperson and will undergo a scan on Sunday. His captain, Aaron Finch, admitted he was not especially optimistic about the outcome. “It…
3:00 AM ET South Africa 325 for 6 (du Plessis 100, van der Dussen 95, Lyon 2-53) beat Australia 315 all out (Warner 122, Carey 85, Rabada 3-56) They have one foot on the plane home, and South Africa have finally turned up at the World Cup. In the final league game of the tournament, the Proteas corrected many of the mistakes that had plagued their campaign to secure a…
Highlights – Rohit’s record-breaking fifth century this World Cup (1:47) The India opener became the first batsman to hit five hundreds in a single World Cup edition (1:47) 4:51 PM ET Dhananjaya de Silva tossed an offbreak on fourth stump. The ball was in the slot. Rohit Sharma stood his ground and hit an inside-out six high over extra cover. Effortlessly. It was a full-blooded stroke as the ball banged…
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2:55 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England have handed Lions call-ups to Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley, two young openers who could come into Ashes contention, for next week’s four-day match against Australia A at Canterbury. Sibley, of Warwickshire, is currently the leading run-scorer in Division One of the County Championship, with 922 at 70.92, while Kent’s Crawley is fourth with 639 at 42.60. Both are set to make debuts for…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Hampshire 450 for 6 (Donald 173, Holland 143, Northeast 59) v Warwickshire Ian Holland scored his maiden first-class century and Aneurin Donald reached three figures for the first time since joining Hampshire during the first day of their Specsavers County Championship fixture with Warwickshire. Holland provided the glue to the Hampshire innings having been promoted to open, while housemate Donald added the flair and…
Rohit Sharma is given a pat on the back by Lasith Malinga as he walks back to the pavilion 3:00 AM ET India 265 for 3 (Rahul 111, Rohit 103) beat Sri Lanka 264 for 7 (Mathews 113, Thirimanne 53, Bumrah 3-37) by seven wicketsAs it happened India didn’t quite get to test their middle order one last time before the semi-final, but Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul put up…
1:26 PM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Close News editor, ESPNcricinfo Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor at ESPNcricinfo Jarrod Kimber Close Writer for ESPNcricinfo It has emerged that Aftab Alam, the Afghanistan fast bowler, was sent back home from the World Cup following allegations of serious misbehaviour with a female guest at the Southampton hotel the team was staying in. At the time, the ICC had said that Alam was being sent…