News If the first of the remaining two ODIs cannot be played on Wednesday, the series might be cancelled altogether The second ODI between USA and Ireland is scheduled for Wednesday after the first one was cancelled The second half of the limited-overs series between USA and Ireland is on thin ice after the first of the remaining two scheduled ODI was postponed by another 24 hours from December…
News Matter to be discussed when the time is right, says Test captain Pat Cummins after retaining Ashes at MCG Cummins on Langer’s contract: “We’ll savour this victory today and continue for the Ashes and I don’t think today’s the day to speculate on that” Despite Australia retaining the Ashes in just 11 days and one session of action, that too only a month-and-a-half after winning the T20 World…
Cricket Australia’s Indigenous advisory chair Justin Mohamed noted on the same day that young Indigenous Australians hadn’t had enough cricketing heroes to look up to, in the same way that Cathy Freeman had inspired athletes at the 2000 Olympics, or Patty Mills had the NBA, or the many footballers had in the various winter codes in Australia. December 28 at the MCG wasn’t quite Australia’s Cathy Freeman moment, when a nation collectively held its breath for 49.11 seconds as Freeman glided around the Sydney Olympic stadium to claim 400-metre gold and become a national legend that…
News BCCI president had a mild fever on Sunday, and got the positive report on Monday evening Sourav Ganguly has tested positive for Covid-19, and has been admitted to Kolkata’s Woodlands Hospital. He had a mild fever on Sunday, and was tested for the virus soon after. Following the emergence of a positive report, on Monday evening, he checked into the hospital in the night. More to follow… Sourav Ganguly…
Joe Root says that he will not be considering his position as Test captain until the end of England’s tour of Australia, and instead pledged to “put some pride back into the badge” in the final two matches at Sydney and Hobart, after a humiliating conclusion to the decisive third Test at Melbourne. England’s Ashes challenge ended with their third defeat inside 12 days of action, in little more than…
Report England blown away in little more than an hour on third morning for third Test rout Australia 267 (Harris 76, Anderson 4-33) beat England 185 (Root 50, Cummins 3-36, Lyon 3-36) and 68 (Boland 6-7, Starc 3-29) by an innings and 14 runs Scott Boland’s six-wicket haul on Test debut powered Australia to an emphatic Ashes defence, as they sealed an unassailable 3-0 series lead by lunch on the…
News Play will resume on the third day after a clear set of results among the playing groups but questions remain Cricket Australia is breathing a huge sigh of relief after all players from Australia and England returned negative tests to COVID-19. The outcome of those tests left CA sweating on not only the remainder of the Boxing Day Test, but the rest of the Ashes series as a whole….
News Pakistan Test opener will continue to stay in Karachi as he has been advised against travelling as a precautionary measure for two weeks File photo – Abid Ali was withdrawn from the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy last week match abruptly after he complained of chest pain He has been discharged from the hospital and since shifted to a hotel where he has begun his post-surgery rehabiliation. He will continue to…
Report Three-fors from Qais Ahmed and Brody Couch seal comfortable victory for Melbourne Stars Melbourne Stars 9 for 207 (Clarke 85, Cartwright 79, Steketee 3-40) beat Brisbane Heat 9 for 187 (Lynn 57, Duckett 54, Qais 3-26, Couch 3-34) by 20 runs A record partnership between Joe Clarke and Hilton Cartwright plundered Brisbane Heat as Melbourne Stars bounced back to form with a crucial 20-run victory at the Gabba. The…
Report Clearer weather is expected on days three and four, but there is more rain forecast for day five India 272 for 3 (Rahul 122*, Rahane 40*, Ngidi 3-45) vs South Africa Persistent rain washed out day two at Centurion, with the umpires calling off play at 1.55pm local time. There had been overnight rain in the Centurion area, and intermittent showers through the morning and afternoon ensured there was…