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 Alan Gardner is a deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo. @alanroderick Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Mohammad Rizwan pulls off a spectacular run-out to dismiss Reeza Hendricks in the first T20I © AFP / Getty Images There was an air of apology to the naming of South Africa’s T20I squad last month, with head coach Mark Boucher almost forced to justify the inexperience of the men named. He explained that the visitors were prioritising the upcoming visit of Australia to their shores, and were keen to…
Nazmul Hassan said Soumya Sarkar was his fourth choice to replace Shakib Al Hasan Mominul Haque knows that winning and losing a game for Bangladesh produces two very different types of reactions. It was all very calm when Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe last year, but after West Indies blanked them 2-0 in their backyard, he knew “a lot of things won’t be in your favour and a lot of things…
Play 03:57 Manjrekar – I don’t think anyone in his right mind will call this a good pitch Ben Foakes said that conditions in Chennai were “obviously extremely tough, and probably not going to get any easier” after keeping wicket for 113.5 overs and batting for nearly two hours across the first two days of England’s second Test against India. With Jos Buttler at home in the UK as part…
Play 03:43 #AskMatchDay: Is Ashwin the best Test spinner in the world? Having played 76 largely successful Tests, R Ashwin is now at a stage of his career where every achievement takes him to a milestone. During the second day’s play in Chennai, he took his 29th five-for, going level at the seventh position overall with Glenn McGrath. It was fitting that during a conversation around a DRS review caught…
Shaheen Shah Afridi is pumped up after dismissing Janneman Malan © Associated Press Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl vs South Africa In a series where the chasing team has had the advantage against a wet ball, Pakistan opted to field first in the finale. South Africa had won the previous two tosses and did the same, and though they did not win the first match, it was…
Welcome to day two 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 4.30pm: Stumps India 329 and 53 for 1 (Rohit , Pujara ) lead England 134 (Ashwin 5-43) by 249 runsIndia…
The first two warm-up games will be played at the John Davies Oval in Queenstown © Getty Images England 299 for 9 (Sciver 75) beat New Zealand XI 279 for 6 (Down 97) by 20 runs England Women won the first warm-up game of their tour of New Zealand, defeating a New Zealand XI by 20 runs in Queenstown despite a valiant 97 by Lauren Down. Last summer’s Covid-related postponements…
Oliver Davies hit five sixes in five balls against Melbourne Renegades © Getty Images When Oliver Davies‘ father Kevin was doing his carpentry apprenticeship, he didn’t have the fortune of being mentored by the world’s best craftsmen. But Davies’ professional cricket apprenticeship, which is barely six months old, has already featured some valuable lessons from a host of the world’s best limited-overs players. And there are more to come,…
Nkrumah Bonner defends through the off side © AFP via Getty Images Lunch West Indies 409 and 98 for 6 (Bonner 30*, Da Silva 20*, Islam 2-31) lead Bangladesh 296 by 211 runs An unbroken partnership for the seventh wicket worth 25 between Nkrumah Bonner (30*) and a positive Joshua Da Silva (20*) stemmed a middle-order wobble for the West Indies in the face of some disciplined Bangladesh bowling, as…