Mzansi Super League to stay on SABC network

9:49 AM ET Liam Brickhill This year’s Mzansi Super League will once again be screened on SABC, South Africa’s public broadcaster. There had been some speculation, especially ahead of the first edition of the MSL, that Cricket South Africa might look to SuperSport as broadcaster, but they have ultimately stuck with SABC once again, despite the lack of a financial incentive to do so. Last month the SABC secured a…

August 7, 2019
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England injury list grows as Olly Stone is sidelined with back injury

7:30 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Fast bowler Olly Stone has joined James Anderson and Mark Wood in the list of injured England fast bowlers after hurting his lower back during a training session on Tuesday. A statement from his county, Warwickshire, said it was a recurrence of the injury that had ruled him out of England’s Caribbean tour earlier this year. Stone has been ruled out for at least two…

August 7, 2019
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Rahul Dravid gets conflict of interest notice

6:53 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Rahul Dravid is the latest big-name Indian cricketer to be served a notice by the BCCI’s ethics officer for conflict of interest. This was in response to a complaint, which pointed out that Dravid was both National Cricket Academy director – as well as coach of the India Under-19 and India A teams – and a vice-president with India Cements, owners of Chennai Super Kings…

August 7, 2019
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Chandimal, Dananjaya, Dilruwan back in SL Test squad

5:56 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Dinesh Chandimal and spinners Akila Dananjaya and Dilruwan Perera have returned to the Sri Lanka Test squad for the upcoming home series against New Zealand starting August 14 in Galle. Uncapped batting allrounder Shehan Jayasuriya and fast bowler Asitha Fernando were also named among the squad of 22 that will be trimmed to 15 later on. Angelo Mathews, who had missed the Tests against South…

August 7, 2019
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Australia's plan: curb England's boundary-hunting

I thought Peter Siddle was almost the bowler of the first Ashes Test – Justin Langer  3:28 AM ET Australia’s Ashes blueprint to starve England’s boundary-hungry batsmen from scoring paid off handsomely at Edgbaston and may see Peter Siddle playing as expansive a role in the series as any of the touring pacemen. In a plan that the national team coach Justin Langer has hinted was partly inspired by the…

August 7, 2019
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No extension for Mickey Arthur & Co as PCB plans post-World Cup overhaul

3:09 AM ET Umar Farooq Danyal Rasool Mickey Arthur‘s time as Pakistan’s head coach will come to a close next week with the PCB deciding against renewing his contract. It’s not just Arthur. The board’s decision will mean that nearly the entire coaching staff of the senior men’s team – batting coach Grant Flower, bowling coach Azhar Mahmood, and fitness trainer Grant Luden – will not have their contracts extended….

August 7, 2019
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Specialist batsman Matthew Wade sheds the gloves and the pressure

1:50 AM ET Behind all the talk and beneath the abrasive exterior, Matthew Wade hid a well of anxiety in each of his first 22 Test matches as a wicketkeeper-batsman. It’s only in the aftermath of his 23rd, and first as a specialist with the bat, that Wade has been able to reveal the fact that, in reality, Edgbaston 2019 was the first Test in which he was able to…

August 7, 2019
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Virat Kohli happy Rishabh Pant took India across the finish line

12:28 AM ET The third T20I between India and West Indies was India’s first game in Guyana in 17 years, and they made sure it was a memorable one for them. Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli stitched together a 106-run stand, at 8.25 runs per over, built on Deepak Chahar’s match-swinging spell and secured India a 3-0 whitewash over the hosts. Pant was the top scorer, with an unbeaten 65…

August 7, 2019
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Surrey Stars start defence with win as Sarah Taylor, Laura Marsh shine

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Surrey Stars 130 for 9 (Taylor 43, Fenby 4-20) Yorkshire Diamonds 121 (Marsh 3-17) by nine runs Surrey Stars kicked off their Kia Super League title defence with a nine-run victory over Yorkshire Diamonds at Emerald Headingley. Australia star Alyssa Healy’s blistering 31 looked to have put Yorkshire on top in their pursuit of 131, after Helen Fenby helped restrict Surrey by claiming four…

August 6, 2019
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