Feb 6, 2020 Alex Malcolm Sydney’s weather looks set to ruin the BBL final at the SCG between the Sydney Sixers and the Melbourne Stars. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting that 60-130mm of rain could fall in Sydney on Friday, 45-90mm could fall on Saturday, and 40-80mm could fall on Sunday. What will that mean for the tournament? Here are the answers to the key questions. What is the…
5:32 PM GMT In a major change to the existing policy governing participation in T20 and other leagues across the world, Pakistan’s cricketers will now be allowed to play four leagues, including the PSL, in a year. Permission to play in other leagues is contingent on a number of factors, including taking part in the national one-day cup and the T20 cup. The earlier policy, which was introduced in 2018,…
8:00 AM GMT Bangladesh Under-19 215 for 4 (Joy 100, Shahadat 40*) beat New Zealand Under-19 211 for 8 (Wheeler-Greenall 75, Lidstone 44, Islam 3-45, Shamim 2-31) by six wickets Mahmudul Hasan Joy ended his run of poor scores with his fourth Youth ODI century to secure Bangladesh’s maiden World Cup final – across levels and genders – for the Under-19 tournament against India on February 9. Joy’s hundred helped…
3:26 PM GMT Tabraiz Shamsi can’t wait to start doing a few things wrong when he bowls for the South African ODI team, because he knows he won’t have to wait too long for the opportunity to fix any errors. “I am excited to make mistakes along the way because now I have time to implement on them,” Shamsi said, ahead of South Africa’s second ODI against England in Durban….
Adam Riley took 57 first-class wickets in 2014, more than any other English spinner © Getty Images Is Adam Riley the new Graeme Swann? That was the question posed by The Independent in 2014, following another impressive early-season performance by the promising Kent offspinner, fresh out of university and keeping England’s James Tredwell out of the county’s first team. Riley’s promise was evident to anyone who had seen him bowl….
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12:46 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Jason Gillespie, Sussex’s head coach, is set to link up with the England Lions squad for a 12-day spell on the red-ball leg of their tour of Australia. Gillespie, who claimed 259 wickets for Australia in a 71-Test career, will be on hand to offer the Lions’ fast bowlers advice on how to thrive in Australian conditions, as he works with the squad alongside Somerset’s…
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Kyle Abbott after taking seven wickets in an innings and 17 in the match for Hampshire against Somerset © Getty Images With Kolpak deals set to be nullified at the end of the year, South Africa could find itself with a whole lot of new (old) players to choose from. Though many of the current Kolpak clutch are likely to become overseas players at their counties, like the South African…
10:19 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Jofra Archer will miss England’s tour of Sri Lanka and this year’s Indian Premier League after scans revealed a stress fracture in his elbow. Archer was troubled by problems with his right elbow during England’s recent Test tour of South Africa. He missed the second and third Tests as a result and was ruled out of the fourth on match-day morning when he suffered pain…