1:58 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Hayden Walsh has said that he was inspired by the 10-year anniversary of his father’s death after helping to secure a tense, one-wicket win for West Indies in Barbados. The match at Kensington Oval went down to the penultimate ball, with No. 9 Walsh unbeaten on 46 when Sheldon Cottrell hit a six to seal victory. Walsh was batting for only the third time in…
8:00 AM GMT Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first in the third T20I at Pune, as the hosts made three changes to the XI that won comfortably on Tuesday. Batsman Manish Pandey comes into the middle order, replacing Shivam Dube. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant exits the XI to make way for Sanju Samson. On the bowling front, meanwhile, India have just swapped wristspinners, bringing in legbreak bowler…
Andrew Strauss © Getty Images Andrew Strauss, the former England opener and ECB director of cricket who now sits on the ICC’s cricket committee, has warned that any move towards making four-day Tests mandatory “should be an easy sell or we shouldn’t be doing it”. As revealed by ESPNcricinfo, cricket’s world governing body is mulling the possibility of stipulating that World Test Championship matches be played over four days –…
© Getty Images Sydney Thunder offspinner Chris Green remains determined to push for a place in Australia’s T20 World Cup squad despite being suspended from bowling for an illegal action. Green is currently barred from bowling in all in all Cricket Australia competitions, including the BBL, for 90 days. Green underwent testing after being cited by match officials for a suspect action in the Thunder’s BBL clash with the Melbourne…
Fantasy Picks | Pack your XI with bowling and all-round options (5:20) Here are our fantasy picks for the BBL match between Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars (5:20) 3:02 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff January 10: Melbourne Renegades v Merlbourne Stars at Melbourne Our XI Sam Harper (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Nick Larkin, Dan Christian, Beau Webster, Cameron Boyce, Haris Rauf, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sandeep Lamichhane NOTE: We might…
Fantasy Picks | Stock up on top-order batsmen if the pitch is flat (6:47) Here are our fantasy picks for the 3rd T20I between India and Sri Lanka (6:47) 3:00 AM GMT Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo January 10: India v Sri Lanka – 3rd T20I in Pune Our XI: Kusal Perera, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Avishka Fernando, Angelo Mathews,…
Marnus Labuschagne acknowledges his century © Getty Images Having dominated the home Test summer, Marnus Labuschagne wants to become a multi-format master in the vein of Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root and his friend and team-mate Steven Smith as he embarks on a first ODI tour for Australia to face India on the subcontinent. It was in the 50-over game that Labuschagne first showed promise as a busy middle-order…
Kevin O’Brien tucks the ball behind square © Sportsfile/Getty Images Toss Ireland won the toss and chose to bat v West Indies Mindful of the wear and tear on a pitch that had already been used for the first ODI of this series, Ireland have decided to bat again in Barbados. Andy Balbirnie admitted that the visitors’ batting had underwhelmed, putting it down to a set of players who are…
Zak Crawley celebrates after taking the catch to dismiss Anrich Nortje © Gallo Images/Getty Images In normal circumstance, Zak Crawley would probably be looking forward to his trip to Australia on the England Lions tour. And, in all truth, that’s probably where he should be right now. He’s 21, after all, and he has a first-class average that barely tops 30 with just three first-class centuries. Promising, for sure, but…
4:13 PM GMT Zimbabwe’s players have not been provided with any reason for the two Logan Cup matches that were supposed to begin on Thursday not getting underway as scheduled. The first-class domestic tournament started on December 10, after a delay to the start of the season while ZC waited for an ICC disbursement following its reinstatement as a Full Member in October. The competition is in its fifth round…