‘I was a bit confused for some reason’ – Quinton de Kock on resuming batting after the lockdown 12:16 PM GMT Vishal Dikshit After finishing as the leading scorer for the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2019, Quinton de Kock is back at the top of the chart for the team in IPL 2020. But, the opening batsman said, it was tougher than usual for him this year because the six…
Stuart Broad dismissed David Warner seven times in the 2019 Ashes © PA Images via Getty Images Stuart Broad has said that he “got lucky” against David Warner in the 2019 Ashes, when he dismissed him seven times in the space of 104 balls. Broad had analysed Warner’s Test methods extensively before the series, and had made a conscious effort to bowl fuller and straighter after discovering at Nottinghamshire from…
10:27 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Haroon Lorgat, Omphile Ramela and Andre Odendaal will be part of a nine-member interim Cricket South Africa board, with Judge Zak Yacoob as the chairman. The names of the members and the functions of the interim board were announced by sports minister Nathi Mthethwa on Friday. The nine members are: Yacoob, Ramela, Stavros Nicolaou, Lorgat, Odendaal, Judith February, Andile Dawn Mbatha, Xolani Vonya, and Nkeko…
Phil Neale, England’s operations manager, rang the five-minute bell at Lord’s © Getty Images Phil Neale, the most enduring presence in England dressing-rooms for the past two decades, is to retire from his role as the men’s team’s operations manager at the end of October. Neale, 66, was first appointed to his role in 1999, and witnessed at first hand England’s rise from ignominy at the end of that decade,…
2:09 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Queensland 7 for 273 (Labuschagne 117, Peirson 66) v New South Wales Marnus Labuschagne made it two centuries in his first two innings of the season on a compelling day against New South Wales highlighted by his duels with Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon. A fifth-wicket stand of 136 between Labuschagne and Jimmy Peirson lifted Queensland from 4 for 115 although New South Wales struck…
8:09 AM GMT Steven Smith has declared he has absolutely no chance” of appearing in the Big Bash League this summer due to the privations of lengthy stints inside biosecure bubbles on national duty. The likes of David Warner, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins are also expected to follow suit. Cricket Australia’s broadcast rights holders, Seven and Foxtel, had been desperate for top international players to take part in the…
1:23 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Victoria 0 for 38 trail South Australia 200 (Hunt 50, Sutherland 3-26) by 162 runs Making a belated start to their season, which has followed two weeks of quarantine in Adelaide where they could only train in groups of four, a young Victoria attack took the honours on the opening day as they removed South Australia for 200. Mitch Perry and Zak Evans were making…
1:13 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Tasmania 0 for 6 trail Western Australia 302 (Marsh 115, Gannon 58, Inglis 51, Ellis 4-76) by 296 runs Shaun Marsh produced a magnificent century in testing conditions to rescue Western Australia on the opening day against Tasmania. Marsh’s innings – which included reaching his century with a six – lifted Western Australia from 5 for 64 in the opening session alongside important contributions from…
12:42 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Babar Azam won the toss on a dry, sunny day as Pakistan elected to bat on a slightly green-tinged deck in Rawalpindi. Fakhar Zaman, who scored a double century against Zimbabwe two years ago, was left out, Abid Ali partnering Imam-ul-Haq at the top of the order. Usman Qadir continues to wait for his debut, while Haris Rauf was handed his first cap. The fast…
Young allrounder given Green light for Australia squad (0:43) Australian selector Trevor Hohns is excited to pick young allrounder Cameron Green in the squad against India. (0:43) 4:57 AM GMT About the time Cameron Green was getting into the 190s for Western Australia in Adelaide, a fourth century in his most recent nine Sheffield Sheld matches, a mea culpa message buzzed through to the phone of the former selector Greg…