2:58 PM GMT In the wave of change that has broken over South African cricket in the last month, one thing has stayed the same: the captaincy. But that does not mean Faf du Plessis‘ leadership has escaped scrutiny. The skipper, who last scored a Test century more than a year ago and has not crossed 30 in his last seven innings, will be in the spotlight at St George’s…
Mitchell Marsh is quite strong down the ground © Getty Images Perth Scorchers 3 for 213 (Marsh 93*, Bancroft 41*, Zahir 1-33) beat Brisbane Heat 8 for 179 (Banton 55, Burns, Paris 2-29, Jhye 2-34) by 34 runs A belligerent Mitchell Marsh powered Perth Scorchers to their highest BBL score and an important 34-run victory over Brisbane Heat at Perth Stadium. After electing to bat, the Scorchers captain took advantage…
11:12 AM GMT Cheteshwar Pujara has started the year by joining a select band of cricketing greats. On Saturday, he scored his 50th first-class century, in the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka at his home ground in Rajkot, thereby joining an elite list of nine Indians led by Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. The significance of the landmark can be gauged from the fact that Pujara is fourth…
Alex Hales is a powerful presence at the top of the order © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Sydney Thunder 6 for 166 (Hales 55, Khawaja 35, Ross 32*) beat Hobart Hurricanes 6 for 162 (Bailey 43, McDermott 33) by four wickets A powerful half-century from Alex Hales set the Sydney Thunder on their way to a victory which took them third in the table, but they needed the calm…
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Jan 9, 2020 Varun Shetty January 11: Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat at Perth Our XI: Chris Lynn, Tom Banton, Josh Inglis, Liam Livingstone, Max Bryant, Mitchell Marsh, Jimmy Peirson, Ben Laughlin, Fawad Ahmed, BenCutting, Jhye Richardson NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about a late injury (or other relevant) updates. Captain: Tom Banton Perth has been a high-scoring venue this season and Banton is…
Fantasy Picks – Balanced team the need of the hour (6:19) Our fantasy-team suggestions for the match between Sydney Thunder and Hobart Hurricanes (6:19) 2:29 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes in Sydney Our XI: Callum Ferguson, Usman Khawaja, Alex Ross, Caleb Jewell, Matthew Wade, Ben McDermott, Matthew Gilkes, Scott Boland, Chris Morris, Daniel Sams, Qais Ahmad NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you…
Joe Denly cuts © Getty Images If there is one man who embodies the character of this new England side, it is, perhaps, Joe Denly. A year or two ago, Denly’s occupation of the crease – his resilience, his determination, his resistance – may have been used against him. It would have been characterised as demonstrating his limitations. Of failing to put the pressure back on the bowler. Of lacking…
Misbah-ul-Haq speaks to the press © PCB Pakistan are not fans of the idea of four-day Test cricket, with the current leaders of the coaching staff, head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis both opposing reducing Test cricket to four days. They join a growing chorus of coaches and former players, including former Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur, as well as India’s head coach Ravi Shastri, Mahela Jayawardene and Chris…
2:03 PM GMT South Africa have named an unchanged 16-man squad for the second half of the ongoing four-match series against England but there is unlikely to be any tinkering to the XI that lost at Newlands. Though defeated, South Africa found a decent balance to their team, with Pieter Malan slotting in seamlessly in place of the injured Aiden Markram and the two allrounders, Vernon Philander and Dwaine Pretorius,…