3:59 AM IST Not long after tea on the fourth day, it looked as if this Test was heading, as Stuart Broad put it, for a “bore draw”. West Indies required only 38 more runs to avoid the follow-on and had six wickets in hand. On a slow surface, it looked as if they could bat themselves into a position whereby England simply wouldn’t have time to force the win…
2:59 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Team White 249 and 244 for 5 (Rizwan 81*, Azam 58, H Ali 51) lead Team Green 181 (Shafiq 51, Khan 5-51) by 313 runs Pakistan batsman Abid Ali was cleared of significant injury but will take no further part in Pakistan’s opening intra-squad match after he was hit in the helmet while fielding at short leg at the Incora County Ground in Derby….
Chasing England’s score ‘not out of the question’ – Brooks (0:45) Shamarh Brooks thinks West Indies can win the second Test. (0:45) 1:32 AM IST When you are in a spot, you would bank on Jason Holder, wouldn’t you? One of the two best allrounders in Test cricket, along with Ben Stokes, Holder has shown most times the demeanour, maturity, understanding and skills – with ball and bat – to…
Stuart Broad appeals for the wicket of Shane Dowrich © Getty Images Stuart Broad says that England may be willing to set West Indies an achievable target on the final day of the second Test in exchange for the opportunity to get hold of a second new ball, after giving themselves an outside chance of forcing a series-salvaging victory at Emirates Old Trafford. Speaking at the close of the fourth…
11:48 PM IST England 469 for 9 declared and 37 for 2 (Stokes 16*, Root 8*, Roach 2-14) lead West Indies 287 (Brathwaite 75, Brooks 68, Chase 51, Broad 3-66, Woakes 3-42) by 219 runs A new-ball burst by Stuart Broad has left England with sniff of victory and the chance to stay alive in their series against West Indies heading into the final day of the second Test. After…
7:09 PM IST Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo James Anderson says he would welcome a return home if England’s players are allowed to break free of their bio-secure bubble between Test series. The ECB are considering a proposal to allow their players to leave the team camp that they have occupied for nearly a month, and visit their families between the end of the…
Umpires Gough and Illingworth had to disinfect the ball after Dom Sibley accidentally used saliva to polish it 6:23 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The ICC’s new protocols governing the use of saliva on a cricket ball had to be put into practice on the fourth morning of the second Test, after an inadvertent transgression from Dom Sibley shortly before lunch at Emirates Old Trafford. With Dom Bess at the top…
Saba Karim’s appointment was overseen by the board’s first professional CEO, Rahul Johri, whose resignation was accepted last week 5:46 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Saba Karim, the BCCI’s general manager (cricket operations), has resigned from his post. ESPNcricinfo understands Karim, the former India wicketkeeper, sent his resignation to the BCCI on Saturday but it has not been accepted yet. The BCCI has not made any comment on Karim’s resignation yet…
5:31 PM IST Former Sri Lanka and Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha has beaten a lengthy list of rivals to return to New South Wales as senior assistant and batting coach of the state side, having previously served as assistant coach between 2010 and 2014. The likes of former Cricket Australia pathways coach Chris Rogers and former West Indies assistant Toby Radford are also believed to have applied for the…
5:31 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Pakistan all-rounder Khushdil Shah is certain to miss the first Test against England due to a thumb fracture. The PCB announced the injury that occurred while batting in the nets on Saturday will need three weeks to heal. “As the nail is intact and there is no injury to nail bed, the orthopaedic surgeon, team physician and team physiotherapist expect Khushdil to resume physical training…