Month: January 2020

6:40 AM GMT Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has said that the health of players, officials and the public will not be put in jeopardy when it comes to the potential of the Sydney Test being halted by smoke from the bushfires burning throughout New South Wales. Officials are braced for the potential of play being suspended – the forecast for Saturday looks the most problematic – with the…

5:41 AM GMT New Zealand are crossing their fingers they can put together a healthy XI for the final Test in Sydney after illness struck the camp forcing Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls to sit out training for the second day running. Mitchell Santner, whose position in the side was under scrutiny after two poor outings, has also come down with the bug leaving the potential that New Zealand’s resources…

4:02 AM GMT Srinath Sripath January 2: Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Sixers in Melbourne Our XI: Josh Philippe, Aaron Finch, Daniel Hughes, Shaun Marsh, Moises Henriques, Beau Webster, Tom Curran, Kane Richardson, Lloyd Pope, Cameron Boyce, Jackson Bird NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about late injury (or other relevant updates) Captain: Aaron Finch The Renegades, the defending champions, are winless so far this season,…

3:13 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Jason Holder has been rested from West Indies’ squad for the first two ODIs against Ireland, to be played in Barbados on January 7 and 9. This is the only change from the most recent ODI squad that completed a tour of India last month, with its strength dropping from 15 to 14. “The decision was taken to rest Jason due to the heavy workload…

5:58 PM GMT Jos Buttler has admitted he is “not quite performing to the standards” he would like with the bat in Test cricket. Butter is averaging just 23.14 since the start of the Ashes – a period of 14 innings in seven Tests – with one half-century (70 against Australia at The Oval). His average since he was recalled to the Test team in May 2018 is now 34.10,…

12:36 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Angelo Mathews has been named in Sri Lanka’s squad for the T20I series against India starting from January 5, and could play his first T20I in nearly 16 months if picked in the XI. Mathews last played in this format for Sri Lanka as captain, in a one-off match against South Africa in August 2018. August 2018 also happens to be the last time Mathews…

10:44 AM GMT Jofra Archer has emerged as an injury doubt for England’s second Test in South Africa. Archer, who took six wickets in the first Test but was leaked runs in the second innings, only bowled six balls in England’s training session on January 1 due to a sore elbow, raising concerns that he will not have recovered in time to play in the Cape Town Test. ALSO READ:…