Labuschagne credits Warner, Smith for ‘special’ year (1:17) Marnus Labuschagne reflects on an incredible year and praises David Warner and Steven Smith for his success (1:17) Jan 2, 2020 The crowd cheered and Steven Smith acknowledged them. But this was a landmark of a different sort. Smith had finally got off the mark. After 38 balls, he tucked a ball off the hip against his nemesis Neil Wagner and scampered…
3:28 AM GMT Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s live updates on the fourth round of Ranji Trophy 2019-20 games. If the blog doesn’t load for you straightaway, please refresh your page. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
2:42 AM GMT Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat Our XI: D’Arcy Short, Ben McDermott, Chris Lynn, Matt Renshaw, Caleb Jewell, David Miller, Ben Cutting, James Faulkner, Riley Meredith, Qais Ahmed, Ben Laughlin NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about late injury (or other relevant updates) Captain: Matt Renshaw The Hurricanes have bowlers in form and if they cash in on the early wickets, Renshaw, the…
Kane Williamson walks off after his dismissal © Getty Images and Cricket Australia Australia chose to bat v New Zealand Australia’s captain Tim Paine won the toss and chose to bat first against a severely depleted New Zealand side on day one of the New Year’s Test at the SCG. Flu-like illness swept through the visiting team in the lead-up to the match, ruling out Kane Williamson alongside Henry Nicholls…
4:38 PM GMT Bangladesh’s T20I series in Pakistan may be less than three weeks, but there’s still uncertainty over the tour. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) want to split the tour into two legs – they’re happy to play the T20Is first – but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wants to host the series in one go, promising state-level security, like they did when Sri Lanka toured last month for…
4:19 PM GMT It was Ben Stokes, in his Mirror column, who first referred to this as England’s “cursed tour.” And, as Rory Burns was carried from the field at Newlands – the latest casualty of the warm-up football sessions the players so enjoy – you could see what Stokes meant. At the time of writing, it is impossible to know whether Burns will be fit to play. He has,…
2:08 PM GMT Bangladesh go into the Under-19 World Cup as one of the most successful teams in the world. They have won 18 Youth ODIs since the last time the trophy was up for grabs – joint-highest alongside India – and their captain Akbar Ali is confident of several more standout performances. Bangladesh depart for Johannesburg on Friday evening. Their first match is on January 18. “We have been…
12:52 PM GMT Shashank Kishore Ish Sodhi, the New Zealand legspinner, is set to don a new role for Rajasthan Royals. After being released earlier this year following a two-year stint, the 27-year old will rejoin as spin consultant and operations executive. “Ish was very keen with the managerial side of things, and was particularly interested in how things work behind the scenes, so we thought while we bring him…
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12:50 PM GMT Temba Bavuma has been dropped and instructed to return to the domestic circuit to force his way back into the Test team through “weight of runs,” with Rassie van der Dussen assured of an extended stint in the South African middle order. Faf du Plessis confirmed there will only be one change to the starting XI for the New Year’s Test, with Pieter Malan debuting in place…