James Anderson admitted his disappointment after an encouraging England fightback with the ball, in which he claimed his second-best innings figures in Australia, was undermined by the loss of four wickets during a furious final hour of play on day two at the MCG. England’s bowlers limited Australia to 267 with a disciplined display, conceding a first-innings lead of 82 – but saw much of their hard work undone by…
Report Ben McDermott smashed 110 not-out from just 60 balls in a 176 chase as the revived Hobart Hurricanes notched consecutive wins File photo – Ben McDermott’s recent elevation to partner Matthew Wade has been a master stroke for Hurricanes Hobart Hurricanes 3 for 176 (McDermott 110*, Short 37, Garton 1-30, Rashid 1-30) beat Adelaide Strikers 5 for 175 (Renshaw 63, Weatherald 41, Meredith 3-37) by 7 wickets Ben…
Tamim Iqbal will play alongside Mahmudullah and Mashrafe Mortaza for the first time in the BPL Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal and Mashrafe Mortaza will play for the same BPL franchise for the first time after Dhaka signed the trio for the upcoming season. Tamim and Mashrafe were two of Dhaka’s first three picks while Mahmudullah was the team’s only direct signing. The Dhaka franchise had an overnight change in ownership…
News Anrich Nortje, who has been ruled out of the series because of a hip injury, has undergone a bone scan The selectors felt another few days away from cricket would help with Duanne Olivier’s recovery Duanne Olivier was forced out of the Centurion Test against India because of the lingering effects of Covid-19, which he tested positive for a few weeks ago, and a hamstring niggle. “Duanne Olivier…
Report Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland both strike twice in an over as Australia look to capitalise on 82-run lead England 185 and 4 for 31 (Boland 2-1, Starc 2-11) trail Australia 267 (Harris 76, Anderson 4-33) by 51 runs Some vintage James Anderson bowling kept England in the contest on an eventful second day of the third Test at the MCG, only for the tourists’ brittle batting to falter in…
News Play was delayed by 30 minutes after two members of England support staff and two family members returned positive Covid tests Two members of England’s support staff and two members of England’s family group have returned positive Covid-19 rapid antigen tests on day two of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne but the match has continued as scheduled. Play was delayed by 30 minutes on the second morning after…
Report Agarwal chips in with half-century as well as visitors take control of the Boxing Day Test India 272 for 3 (Rahul 122*, Agarwal 60, Ngidi 3-45) vs South Africa With his fifth Test century outside Asia, KL Rahul led India to a position of dominance in the first Test of the series. On an uncharacteristically flat track, South Africa’s attack, for some reason missing Duanne Olivier, lacked the menace…
Report Mills, Behrendorff and Agar also put in starring roles as Melbourne Renegades are brushed aside Perth Scorchers 2 for 152 (Munro 58*, Marsh 42*, Maddinson 1-5) beat Melbourne Renegades 8 for 151 (Harvey 45, Behrendorff 2-19, Mills 2-36, Agar 2-38) by eight wickets All-conquering Perth Scorchers continued to march through this BBL season after once again defeating Melbourne Renegades at Marvel Stadium. Having defeated Renegades by 21 runs at…
Himachal Pradesh 299 for 4 (Arora 136*, Amit 74, Dhawan 42*, Aparajith 1-45, Washington 1-47) beat Tamil Nadu 314 (Karthik 116, Indrajith 80, Shahrukh 42, Jaswal 4-59, Dhawan 3-62) by 11 runs (VJD method) Wicketkeeper-opener Shubham Arora‘s unbeaten 136 off 131 balls paved the way for Himachal Pradesh’s maiden Vijay Hazare title as they beat Tamil Nadu by 11 runs via the VJD method at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in…
News Latest failure adds to scrutiny on tourists’ methods and approach Going into the third Test, captain Joe Root had called for a response from his team after “basic mistakes” in Brisbane and Adelaide had left them 2-0 down in the series. However, Root was again left flying a lone standard, top-scoring with 50 as England were bundled out for 185 in two-and-a-half sessions at the MCG. Bairstow, who made…