5:43 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Yuvraj Singh and Wasim Akram will take part in the Bushfire Cricket Bash next month with more cricketers and sportspeople from other codes confirming their presence for the fundraising match which will be staged ahead of the Big Bash final on February 8. Phoebe Litchfield, the 16-year-old batter who plays for Sydney Thunder, New South Wales and Australia A, has been included alongside Elyse Villani…
Fantasy Pick | Pick Jonathan Wells as your captain (5:17) Here are our fantasy picks for the game between the Adelaide Strikers and Hobar Hurricanes (5:17) Jan 25, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff January 25: Adelaide Strikers v Hobart Hurricanes, Adelaide Our XI: D’Arcy Short, Matthew Wade, Macalister Wright, Alex Carey (wk), Jonathan Wells (c), Mathew Short, Wes Agar, Rashid Khan, Scott Boland, Peter Siddle, Qais Ahmed NOTE: We might not always…
2:40 AM GMT Alex Malcolm The Melbourne Stars have been dealt another major blow on the eve of the BBL finals with legspinner Sandeep Lamichhane unavailable because of international duty while they also face a nervous wait on Haris Rauf‘s availability. Lamichhane was believed to be available for the whole season, but he informed the Stars last week that he would not be around for the finals as he heads…
7:13 PM GMT Mark Wood admits he took a gamble on his fitness to make himself available for the fourth Test at the Wanderers, but is delighted that he did so after starring with bat and ball to put England on course for a memorable 3-1 series win. Wood, who admitted to “soreness” after an energetic display in England’s innings win at Port Elizabeth last week, seemed set to be…
Fantasy Pick | Go with Livingstone as your captain (5:44) Here are our fantasy picks for the game between Sydney Thunder and Perth Scorchers (5:44) 5:51 PM GMT Varun Shetty January 26: Sydney Thunder v Perth Scorchers at Sydney Our XI: Alex Hales, Liam Livingstone, Josh Inglis, Callum Ferguson, Alex Ross, Mitchell Marsh, Chris Morris, Ashton Agar, Daniel Sams, Matthew Kelly, Fawad Ahmed NOTE: We might not always be able…
5:45 PM GMT It sounded like a party. The Unity Stand was drowned in song that the so-called traditional watchers of the game in this country would not have recognised. The Gwijo Squad – a supporters’ club formed in 2017 who sing Zulu and Xhosa songs – made their first appearance in this series and immediately changed its tone. It didn’t matter that South Africa were conceding the highest 10th-wicket…
8:00 AM GMT South Africa Under-19s 299 for 8 (Beaufort 85, Parsons 84, Bird 43, Lakra 3-48, Sanchit 3-57) beat UAE Under-19s 112 for 3 in 23.5 overs (Figy 36*, Aravind 31) by 23 runs (DLS method) Bryce Parsons and Luke Beaufort struck classy half-centuries but it was inclement weather that had the final word in South Africa’s game against United Arab Emirates. It ensured the hosts qualifed into the…
5:00 PM GMT Like the Betamax recorder you bought when it came out, those Marconi shares you thought would provide for your old age, and that Sinclair C5 that seemed the perfect low-cost run-around, sometimes you have to accept that investments don’t work out. Might we be in this territory now with Jos Buttler? He is 29 now, after all, and playing his 41st Test. You might expect him to…
Jan 24, 2020 England 192 for 4 (Crawley 66, Sibley 44) v South Africa England’s inexperienced openers brought an air of calm after a chaotic start to the fourth and final Test, but a batting collapse after tea ensured the day continued on a dramatic path. It was an eventful opening day before, during and potentially after play. As if there wasn’t already enough riding on this match, with England…
4:20 PM GMT Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) Members’ Council is likely to go back on their proposal of having a 12-team provincial set-up in place of the six-team franchise system. The decision was mooted during a meeting of the 14 affiliate presidents, who made up the council, in Johannesburg on Friday. The council also plans to appoint a committee to chart the way forward. The decision of the Members’ Council…