News Two members of Peshawar Zalmi’s squad, meanwhile, are in quarantine after breaching biosecure protocols Two members of the Peshawar Zalmi squad are in quarantine after breaching Covid-19 protocols With hours to go for the start of the sixth edition of the PSL in Karachi, one player has tested positive for Covid-19, with symptoms, and has been sent into isolation for 10 days. In a separate incident, two senior…
Report Marnus Labuschagne helped form the key partnership of the day as the visitors ran down 310 in Hobart Queensland 275 (Burns 171, Webster 4-50) and 7 for 310 (Khawaja 115*, Labuschagne 78) beat Tasmania 332 (Jewell 140, Doggett 4-88) and 252 (Doran 55, Silk 51, Bartlett 4-59) by three wickets Usman Khawaja made a superb century to guide Queensland to a three-wicket victory against Tasmania as they chased down…
News The team are set to spend more time on the road due to Covid-19 but the captain is happy to do whatever is needed to keep the season going Partly through necessity and partly through a decision to refresh their side, Victoria are giving a number of young players a chance this season so the result at the SCG, where they overturned a strong New South Wales side, brought…
Play 00:47 Richardson struggling to believe ‘life-changing’ IPL fee Matthew Wade did not need a long conversation with Australia’s selectors after being dropped for the Test squad, knowing he missed the chance to keep his spot in the side against India but insisted he has no regrets about taking on the opening role early in the series. Wade was elevated to the top of the order when Australia were hit…
Alex Hales says that his axing from England’s World Cup squad on the eve of their triumphant campaign in 2019 was a “sickening” experience, but insists he is in a better headspace two years on from the incident, and is still determined to earn a shot at international redemption after establishing himself as one of the foremost batsmen on the T20 franchise circuit. Despite going unsold at Thursday’s IPL auction,…
Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes are important cogs in Rajasthan’s top order © BCCI Kumar Sangakkara says that Rajasthan Royals are confident of getting first refusal on the availability of England’s trio of star players – Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler – during this year’s IPL, even if their potential involvement in the play-off phase causes them to miss the Lord’s Test against New Zealand. Although the dates…
Rajasthan Royals were willing to break the bank to secure the right fast-bowling support for Jofra Archer, according to their director of cricket, Kumar Sangakkara, after the franchise put in the highest bid in IPL auction history on Thursday to sign the South Africa allrounder Chris Morris for INR 16.25 crore (US$2.2 million). Although Morris is highly rated as a tall fast bowler and hard-hitting lower-middle batsman, Rajasthan’s bidding war…
Mark Wood has backed the ECB’s policy of resting and rotating England players throughout their lengthy winter tour of the subcontinent, despite a much-changed side falling to defeat in the second Test in Chennai and subsequent criticism about the handling of Moeen Ali’s departure from the squad. Wood has just completed his period in quarantine after flying out to India, having been rested for the first two Tests of the…
News Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal says it’s unfathomable IPL will move out this year The IPL is mulling the possibility of conducting the entire league stage of the 2021 season in Mumbai before moving to Ahmedabad for the knockouts. This is according to Parth Jindal, co-owner of the Delhi Capitals, during a chat with ESPNcricinfo soon after Thursday’s auction in Chennai. “From what I’m hearing and seeing, if England…
News Vaas back for fourth stint with Sri Lanka team following David Sekar’s resignation Former Sri Lanka seamer Chaminda Vaas has been appointed as the national team’s fast bowling coach for their upcoming tour to the West Indies. He replaces Australian David Sekar, who resigned as the fast bowling coach on Thursday for personal reasons. Vaas has previously coached the Sri Lankan team on three occasions, in 2013, 2015, and…