Month: February 2021

Welcome to day three of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 5.00pm: Stumps England 134 and 53 for 3 (Lawrence 19*, Root 2*) need 429 more runs to beat India 329…

Naman Ojha had his best period with the bat in 2013-14, which gave him the opportunity to play his only Test © PTI Naman Ojha, the wicketkeeper-batsman from Madhya Pradesh who played four matches for India across the three formats between 2010 and 2015, has quit the game at the age of 37, bringing the curtain down on a first-class career that started back in the 2000-01 season. Ojha, a…

Greame Smith – “Engagement needs to happen to improve things between South Africa and Australia” © Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images/Getty Images Relations between Cricket South Africa (CSA) and Cricket Australia (CA) remain “strained,” as South Africa seek to move on from the indefinite postponement of a three-Test series that was due to take place on the Highveld in March. With no international teams available to play in that prime summer window,…

Mohammad Rizwan celebrates his first T20I hundred © AFP / Getty Images Multan Sultans have named wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan as their captain for the upcoming Pakistan Super League season. He will replace Shan Masood, who led the franchise to the playoffs last year. Rizwan was previously part of Karachi Kings, PSL 2020 champions, although he featured in only one match last season. In January, he was selected by Multan in…

Glenn Maxwell said he had discussed the possibility of a Test return with the selectors   Glenn Maxwell believes that spinning conditions in Asia, a stratosphere away from anything in Australia, will give him a chance to return to the Test team even if schedule clashes and Covid-19 complexities conspire against his ambitions to play more Sheffield Shield games for Victoria over the coming year. Ahead of the T20I series…

Steven Smith acknowledges his century © Getty Images New South Wales 9 for 318 (Smith 127, Davies 57) beat Victoria 259 (Short 67, Pattinson 54, Cummins 3-38) by 59 runs A masterful century from Steven Smith, a sparkling debut from Ollie Davies and a fine all-round display from new captain Pat Cummins propelled New South Wales to a convincing victory in the opening match of the Marsh Cup against Victoria….