9:24 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Australia and Perth Scorchers bowler Andrew Tye is set to miss most of the summer after needing surgery to fix his injured elbow. Tye was named in Australia’s T20I squad for the six matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan but was withdrawn prior to the first game in Adelaide after injuring his right elbow while throwing at training. He was replaced in the squad by…
Kane Williamson has a bowl © Getty Images New Zealand captain Kane Williamson‘s bowling action is legal again, the ICC confirmed, following an assessment in Loughborough on October 11. Williamson’s action had been reported during the Galle Test in August earlier this year. He bowled three overs of offspin in that game, conceding nine runs without taking a wicket. But now, following a test in an ICC-accredited bio-mechanics centre, it…
8:27 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff James Vince already has a 50-over World Cup winners’ medal in his possession and he is hoping a productive series in New Zealand can firm up his chances of having a crack at another in T20 cricket after being named Man of the Match in the series opener in Christchurch. Vince stroked 59 off 38 balls to set up England’s chase in the first T20I,…
7:00 AM GMT Toss Australia chose to bowl v Sri Lanka Aaron Finch won the toss and Australia opted to bowl first in the third and final T20I at the MCG. Finch believed the surface wouldn’t play a big part but wanted to make first use of it with the ball. Australia made two changes. Ben McDermott slotted in at No.4 to replace Glenn Maxwell, following his withdrawal to deal…
Oct 31, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff Tasmania 118 for 5 (Wade 44*, Doran 2*, Tremain 2-15) trail Victoria 127 (Maddinson 69, Meredith 2-53) by nine runs Victoria’s first day without Andrew McDonald didn’t go according to the outgoing coach’s plan, as they were rolled for a mere 127 after being sent in by Tasmania’s captain Matthew Wade on a green-tinged Hobart pitch. Riley Meredith‘s considerable speed was crucial in removing the…
7:00 AM GMT New South Wales 7 for 274 (Solway 129*, Nevill 53, Sayers 6-55) v South Australia Daniel Solway was forced to work harder than most for a Sheffield Shield debut. The habit he has developed for run-making served him well for New South Wales against South Australia as the 24-year old crafted an outstanding century in conditions friendly to seam bowling at Adelaide Oval to be the backbone…
5:32 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Worcestershire and England seamer Pat Brown will head to the BBL next month to join the Melbourne Stars and replace Dale Steyn when his stint ends in early January. His first game is likely to be against Sydney Thunder on January 8 and he is available for eight group games in 18 days before the knockout stages if the Stars reach that far. Although just…
7:00 AM GMT England won the toss and chose to bowl first against New Zealand England have picked three debutants in their team for the opening T20I of their tour to New Zealand. Seamer Pat Brown joins all-rounders Lewis Gregory and Sam Curran in the first international England side named under new head coach, Chris Silverwood. England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss at Hagley Park and chose to bowl…