7:39 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli‘s India have blown away oppositions at home – just ask South Africa and Bangladesh who were at the receiving end recently. And armed with an incredible bowling attack, they’ve also established their dominance overseas, including winning a historic Test series in Australia in January earlier this year. So, are India the best team in the world now? India have been perched at No….
8:00 AM GMT Durban Heat notched up their second win in the 2019 MSL to move into fourth place on the table and remain in the mix for the playoffs. The Nelson Mandela Bay Giants suffered their second defeat of the competition, but they still remain in the top three. The Heat completed a second successful chase in three days: after hunting down 182 against Cape Town Blitz at Newlands…
David Warner takes a bow as he leaves the field © Getty Images David Warner has revealed that Australia captain Tim Paine had extended a predetermined cut-off time for the innings to allow the opener to pass the 334-run record jointly held by Donald Bradman and Mark Taylor as the nation’s second highest Test score. The agreed time to end Australia’s domineering innings against Pakistan was 5.40pm Adelaide time, at…
Why Australia owe Anderson for Labuschagne discovery (4:02) It’s a fascinating story which began when the England fast bowler injured his calf. Mel Farrell has more (4:02) Nov 29, 2019 Australia 1 for 302 (Warner 166*, Labuschagne 126*) v Pakistan Even by the miserable standards of the past quarter century, this was a wretched day for Pakistan down under. Centuries from the resurgent David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne, a man…
8:00 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff South Australia 6 for 124 (Hunt 36, Stoinis 2-11) trail Western Australia 8 for 492 dec (Green 126, Inglis 91) by 368 runs Western Australia quicks reduced South Australia to 124 for 6 to leave them trailing by 368 runs at the WACA on day two. Earlier in the day, Cameron Green‘s second ton of the season, along with handy lower-order contributions from Josh Inglis,…
9:54 AM GMT Jofra Archer has been encouraged to keep a sense of perspective after a dispiriting tour of New Zealand. Archer finished with 1 for 75 in the first innings at Hamilton, taking his series tally to two wickets at 91.00 apiece. Archer arrived in the country with a big reputation having enjoyed an outstanding start to his international career, but he has found the combination of the docile…
9:05 AM GMT Stuart Broad has challenged England’s batsmen to bat for 150 overs and “set up the game” over the next couple of days in Hamilton. Having been frustrated for hundreds of overs by New Zealand’s batsmen in the series to date, Broad urged his team-mates to show similar determination if England are to secure a series-equalling victory. And while it wouldn’t quite be true to suggest that Broad…
Sam Heazlett led the Queensland batting charge © Getty Images Queensland 240 (Heazlett 135, Bird 3-55) and 0 for 18 beat Tasmania 107 (Steketee 5-19) and 150 (Bailey 82, Steketee 4-32) by ten wickets Mark Steketee made the most of helpful conditions for pacemen at Hobart’s Bellerive Oval to complete a first-class career-best match haul of 9 for 51, and Sam Heazlett hit 135 in the first innings to lead…
Will Pucovski pulls through square leg © Getty Images Victoria 2 for 205 (Pucovski 62*, Maddinson 59, Handscomb 44*) trail New South Wales 294 (Abbott 54, Nevill 50, Siddle 3-52, Pattinson 3-62) by 89 runs Victoria lost only two wickets in 69 overs as they razed 205 runs off New South Wales’ first-innings total of 294 on the second day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Will Pucovski, who had recently…
Jack Leach celebrates with Ben Stokes after dismissing Jeet Raval © Getty Images Jack Leach‘s tour of New Zealand has reached an unhappy ending after he was admitted to hospital suffering from gastroenteritis. Leach, who was left out of the side for the second Test after England decided to field an extra seamer, reported feeling unwell after the first session of play on the second day in Hamilton. After initial…