Report England were given no chance at redemption with the ball after wet outfield and bad light combined to end the day’s play The Ashes’ past have been defined by the first ball of the series at the Gabba. Think Michael Slater clattering Phil DeFreitas for four in 1994-95 or Steve Harmison bowling the first ball to second slip in 2006-07. The 2021-22 Ashes series may well be defined by…
News The allrounder could play his first game for the club on Friday Melbourne Stars have continued to shore up their injury-plagued roster with West Indies allrounder Andre Russell the latest big-name signing. On the back of the Stars adding Pakistani quick Haris Rauf, 33-year-old Russell returns to the BBL for the first time since 2017 when he played the last of three seasons with Sydney Thunder. During that period,…
Report Earlier, Saijd Khan’s 8 for 42 helped Pakistan bundle out Bangladesh for 87 in the first innings Lunch Bangladesh 87 (Shakib 33, Sajid 8-42) and 72 for 4 (Liton 27*, Mushfiqur 16*, Afridi 2-10, Hasan 2-12) trail Pakistan 300 for 4 dec by 141 runs A game that barely saw four full sessions of play in the first four days now looks on the brink of producing a result….
News They should not be significantly hit by international call-ups with the only question mark being the spin depth SquadScott Boland, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Peter Handscomb, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Mitch Owen, Wil Parker, D’Arcy Short, Matthew Wade, Mac Wright, Sandeep Lamichhane (Nep), Caleb Jewell, Joel Paris, Harry Brook (Eng), Josh Kann, Jordan Thompson (Eng), Tom Lammonby (Eng, replacement), Jordan Cox (Eng, replacement), Tom Andrews (replacement) In Joel Paris,…
News They are unlikely to see much of Jhye Richardson but have signed Tymal Mills SquadAshton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Jason Behrendorff, Cooper Connolly (replacement), Laurie Evans (England), Aaron Hardie, Peter Hatzoglou, Nick Hobson (replacement) Josh Inglis, Matthew Kelly, Mitchell Marsh, Tymal Mills (England), David Moody (replacement), Lance Morris, Colin Munro (New Zealand), Kurtis Patterson, Jhye Richardson, Ashton Turner, Andrew Tye In Laurie Evans, Peter Hatzoglou (Renegades), Lance Morris (Stars), Tymal…
News Both parties are now expected to withdraw litigation, with a new revenue distribution model mapped out The settlement ends a period of uncertainty involving Pakistan’s broadcast rights The ongoing legal feud between Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Pakistan Television (PTV) has been settled outside of court, mediated by the Prime Minister Imran Khan‘s office. Both parties are now expected to withdraw litigation. The revenue sharing model, ESPNcricinfo understands,…
News New Zealand’s coach also said he would speak to Ross Taylor about his future once the team returns home Kane Williamson sat out the Mumbai Test nursing his long-standing elbow injury New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is unlikely to undergo surgery for his troublesome elbow, but could be out of action for around two months, according to head coach Gary Stead. New Zealand next assignment after the just-concluded…
News They will replace two other Englishmen Harry Brook and Jordan Thompson for Hurricanes’ season opener Jordan Cox and Tom Lammonby have become the latest county cricketers to sign up for the BBL, taking the tally of England players involved in this season’s competition to 17. Cox and Lammonby have both been in Sydney playing grade cricket and have been called up at short notice to Hobart Hurricanes’ squad for…
News Najmul Hossain Shanto claims defending was inadvisable on difficult Dhaka wicket Bangladesh lost seven wickets in the 100-odd minutes they batted on the fourth afternoon, but looking at the number of chances they offered Pakistan, it could have been a far worse day. Amidst their dominance, the visitors managed to drop one catch and had one caught off a no-ball. In addition, the Bangladesh batters survived four close catching…
Report Good hands with the bat from Nielsen and Short kept the Strikers in the hunt before they were pipped to the post Melbourne Renegades 9 for 153 (Harvey 56, Siddle 3-42, Garton 2-23, Worrall 2-26) beat Adelaide Strikers 8 for 151 (Nielsen 30, Zahir 3-24, Sutherland 2-13) by 2 runs Melbourne Renegades banished the ghosts of their wooden-spoon finish last season with a stirring two-run victory over Adelaide Strikers,…