News Tourists yet to make a call on whether Stokes will play first Test England’s cricketers are hopeful that the discovery of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Australia won’t impact the Ashes Tests – or their families’ travel plans, Ashley Giles says. But Giles, the managing director of England men’s cricket, admitted the touring party were at the mercy of the Australian authorities ahead of talks on the…
News West Indies captain wants his batters to ‘be clear about whether you’re playing forward or back’ Defend a lot. Be clear on whether you’re playing back or forward. And stick around for a couple of sessions. This is West Indies’ batting game-plan for the second Test according to captain Kraigg Brathwaite. With the surface for the second Test expected to be even more spin-friendly than the first, West Indies’…
News Former India legspinner was responding to a tweet on online trolling faced by cricket commentators L Sivaramakrishnan, the former India legspinner, has said that he has been “colour discriminated” all his life. Responding to a tweet on cricket commentators facing online trolling, 55-year-old Sivaramakrishnan wrote: “I have been criticised and colour discriminated all my life, so it doesn’t bother me anymore. This unfortunately happens in our own country.” Sivaramakrishnan…
News New Zealand batting coach disappointed with Young’s lbw dismissal, but still hopeful of a positive result The Indians belt out a big appeal against Will Young – he was given out but would have survived had they reviewed In a studio show on Star Sports, commentator Simon Doull said he hadn’t heard umpire Virender Sharma prompt Will Young that ten seconds had elapsed since he had been given…
News There must be scope to rehabilitate, says managing director of England men’s cricket Ashley Giles says England’s Ashes squad have reflected on Azeem Rafiq’s testimony Giving people second chances will be key to solving the racism crisis that has engulfed English cricket, Ashley Giles says. Giles, the managing director of England men’s cricket, told a press conference on Sunday that many members of the Ashes touring party had…
News India’s batting coach throws his weight behind the two under-fire “senior cricketers” Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have received backing from India’s batting coach Shreyas Iyer’s century and fifty in his debut Test, the only time an Indian batter has done so, has turned the spotlight squarely on Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara as full-time captain Virat Kohli returns for the Mumbai Test next week. India’s batting coach,…
News The Pakistan bowling consultant was scheduled to leave the squad after the first Test anyway, but has had to change his plans Vernon Philander, the former South Africa quick who is a bowling consultant with the Pakistan team currently on tour in Bangladesh, will leave the squad bubble in Chattogram tomorrow, the fourth day of the ongoing first Test, and fly back early on Tuesday because of the “shutdown…
News Having received a lifeline due to Dickwella’s suspension, he hopes to make the opportunities count Dinesh Chandimal has had an unusual Test career. He has 11 Test hundreds, which in this side is equal to Angelo Mathews’ tally, and fewer only than Dimuth Karunaratne’s 13, and yet he had been left out of the XI in the previous series against Bangladesh. He is one of only two Sri Lanka…
Preview Some West Indies batters showed signs that they can handle such conditions in the big first-Test defeat, but they will need plenty of application and determination Big Picture How do you solve a problem like Galle? Well, winning the toss and batting first would be a start. But what else can you do? The fact is, there are few grounds in world cricket where the toss plays such a…
News Carey makes 101 off 93 for South Australia, but Australia assistant coach Andrew McDonald does not know yet who will play the first Test against England As clear as the decision was on Tim Paine’s successor as Australia’s Test captain, the decision to find his successor behind the stumps remains up in the air according to assistant coach Andrew McDonald, as Alex Carey and Josh Inglis appear neck and…