Ollie Robinson, Craig Overton bowl England Lions to maiden win over Australia A

2:39 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Australia A 176 (Wildermuth 50*, Carse 3-50, Robinson 3-66) and 5 for 180 (Maddinson 52) trail England Lions 428 by 72 runs England Lions closed in on a convincing win in their four-day game against Australia A, enforcing the follow-on as their seamers continued to impress at the MCG. Resuming on 5 for 103, Josh Inglis continued to hold proceedings up alongside Jack Wildermuth before…

February 25, 2020
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Fantasy Picks: Kamran Akmal and Moeen Ali could do the trick

Fantasy Picks: This could be the game James Vince delivers (6:08) Here are our fantasy picks for the game between Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi in PSL 2020 (6:08) 1:23 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff February 26: PSL – Multan Sultans v Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Our XI: Kamran Akmal, Shan Masood, James Vince, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Zeeshan Ashraf, Mohammad Ilyas, Imran Tahir, Hasan Ali, Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Amir Khan Captain:…

February 25, 2020
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'We played a few too many shots because of the turn' – Craig Ervine

12:29 PM GMT Mohammad Isam in Mirpur Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine has said that his batsmen should have taken advantage of the drizzle to stay in the one-off Test against Bangladesh for longer. The visitors were bowled out for 189, eventually losing by an innings and 106 runs. They lasted just 52.3 overs on a cloudy fourth day with occasional drizzle. Ervine said that the batsmen shouldn’t have played shots…

February 25, 2020
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Arthur calls on Sri Lanka's top order to get big scores

12:29 PM GMT Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka have completed 38 ODIs since the start of 2018. In that time, how many individual centuries do you think Sri Lanka batsmen have racked up? The answer is six. Just half a dozen hundreds in a period of more than two years, which included a World Cup. Two of those hundreds went to Kusal Perera, and one each to Thisara Perera, Danushka…

February 25, 2020
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Fantasy Picks: England players should make merry against Thailand

Fantasy Pick: Against Thailand, pack the XI with England players (5:32) Fantasy picks for the T20 World Cup game between England and Thailand in Canberra (5:32) 12:25 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff February 26: T20 World Cup – England v Thailand, Canberra Our XI: Amy Jones, Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Nattaya Boochatham, Danielle Wyatt, Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight, Katherine Brunt, Anya Shrubsole, Sophie Ecclestone, Suleeporn Laomi, Chanida Sutthiruang Captain: Natalie Sciver Sciver has…

February 25, 2020
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Mushfiqur Rahim contract-bound to play in Pakistan – BCB chief Nazmul Hassan

As a contracted cricketer, Mushfiqur Rahim is expected to accept the BCB’s instructions  11:45 AM GMT BCB president Nazmul Hassan has told Mushfiqur Rahim that he was contract-bound to travel to Pakistan for the one-off ODI and second Test in Karachi – the last leg of a three-part tour – in April, saying that players must “think about the country, and not about themselves”. “We are expecting that he would…

February 25, 2020
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Corrie van Zyl set to return to work at CSA

10:38 AM GMT Corrie van Zyl will return to work at CSA after the completion of his disciplinary process, although his role within the organisation is yet to be announced. Van Zyl was working as interim director of cricket before he was suspended in October last year on allegations of misconduct related to unpaid commercial rights fees to the South African Cricketers’ Association during the 2018 Mzansi Super League. Graeme…

February 25, 2020
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Kohli, Bairstow, Gayle named in Asia XI v World XI matches

9:59 AM GMT Virat Kohli is likely to be available for one match for the Asia XI that will take on a World XI in the Bangabandhu 100-year celebration three-match T20I series in Dhaka next month. Kohli is among six Indian players named in the Asia XI, with KL Rahul also slated for a one-match appearance. Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami have been included for all…

February 25, 2020
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