Month: October 2019

1:38 PM ET Madushka Balasuriya Sri Lanka’s selectors will have to put up with a “good headache” when picking the squad for the team’s tour of Australia later this month, SLC’s chief selector Ashantha de Mel said on Wednesday following a string of impressive performances from several fringe players in Pakistan which culminated in a 3-0 win in the T20I series. The performances of Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Oshada Fernando, whose strokeplay…

1:00 PM ET South Africa’s struggles in India has put the spotlight on the country’s first-class season that is currently underway. With a home summer to follow against England, the national team could be on the hunt for solid top-order batsmen, new crop of fast bowlers or maybe even just a reassurance that the level below them is strong and competitive. The first round of matches delivered plenty of thrills,…

11:16 AM ET The BCCI’s electoral officer has upheld the decision taken by the Committee of the Administrators (CoA) to disqualify three key state associations from participating in the BCCI elections, scheduled for October 23. On Thursday N Gopalswami, the board’s electoral officer, removed Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra from the final electoral roll, thus taking away their voting rights. In another significant move, Gopalswami also disqualified Rajeev Shukla and Rajkumar…

10:52 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Winning back the Ashes in Australia is top of Chris Silverwood’s to-do list in his role as England’s new head coach. Speaking to the media for the first time since the ECB announced his elevation from the position of bowling coach to head coach across all formats on Monday, Silverwood said his priority was to work with Test captain Joe Root in driving the success…

8:57 AM ET Between October 11 to 13, the Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) will conduct its inaugural election. The ICA came into being in July after the BCCI recognised the players body on the condition that it was meant only for retired cricketers – men and women – and that it would be a non-profit organization. The BCCI said the ICA was meant for conserving the welfare of former players….

6:57 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tasmania 0 for 4 trail Western Australia 337 (Stoinis 61) by 332 runs Marcus Stoinis responded to his omission from Australia’s T20I squad by top-scoring for Western Australia and Tasmania debutant Lawrence Neil-Smith claimed three wickets on a closely-contested opening day at the WACA that was briefly interrupted by a small fire. Stoinis’ 61 was the only half-century in Western Australia’s 337 as five other…

6:33 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen is back at the top of the ICC women’s bowling rankings, replacing her team-mate Megan Schutt, while opener Alyssa Healy has moved one place up to achieve her career-best ranking of No. 3 among batsmen. These changes to the rankings come following stellar performances from the Australia players against Sri Lanka in the recently-concluded three-match ODI series. Australia’s dominance in…

6:30 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Dominic Sibley has signed a contract extension with Warwickshre, committing to the club until the end of the 2022 season. Opening batsman Sibley earned a maiden call-up to England’s Test squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand off the back of an oustanding County Championship season in which he was the leading scorer with 1324 runs at an average of 69.68 and including five…

5:07 AM ET Alex Malcolm Incumbent Australia opener Marcus Harris knows his Test spot is up for grabs but he views his lean Ashes series as a positive learning experience rather than a negative. Harris managed just 58 runs in six innings after coming in for the last three Tests of the series as the replacement for Cameron Bancroft. He returned from England acutely aware that his spot was in…