Report Hughes, Christain help set up 173 target before Kerr, Pope choke Thunder Sydney Sixers 4 for 168 (Hughes 50, Christian 41 not out, Sams 2-29) beat Sydney Thunder 142 (Jason Sangha 47, Kerr 3-29, Dwarshuis 2-21) by 30 runs (DLS) Sydney Sixers won the bragging rights with a 30-run victory over cross-town rival Sydney Thunder in a rain-affected BBL match at the Spotless Stadium. Rain twice interrupted play during…
Report England dismissed for 185 after another flaky display with the bat in Melbourne Australia 1 for 61 (Warner 38, Harris 20*, Anderson 1-14) trail England 185 (Root 50, Cummins 3-36, Lyon 3-36) by 124 runs It was a case of the more things change the more they stay the same for England as Australia took a stranglehold on the Ashes, bowling out the tourists for 185 on the opening…
News Yorkshire and England legend passes away after long battle with esophageal cancer Ray Illingworth, England’s Ashes-winning former captain, head coach and chair of selectors, has died at the age of 89, following a battle with esophageal cancer. As an offspinning allrounder, Illingworth’s professional career spanned a remarkable 32 years, from his debut for Yorkshire in 1951 aged 19, via a decade at Leicestershire from 1969 to 1978, and ultimately…
Preview Both teams possess bowling line-ups to win Tests in these conditions, and both come with batting line-ups that are difficult to judge before the series begins Big picture On the one side, a team playing in its fortress. On the other, a team that managed to breach one in Australia at the start of this year. Cumulatively, South Africa and India have played a total of 18 Tests this…
News Other officials in the group deemed close contacts; second and third ODIs will go ahead as planned with new match officials The first ODI between USA and Ireland, scheduled for December 26, has been cancelled following a positive Covid-19 test among the crew of match officials. Though only one official has been infected, the other three in the group have been deemed “close contacts” of the positive case, and…
Preview The series is still alive, but only just, with England making four changes as they look to hit back Big Picture The Ashes is alive heading to Melbourne…thanks to the schedule. In the last two series Australia have had things tied up before Christmas, but with two Tests in the New Year this iconic fixture was always going to have plenty riding on it regardless of what happened in…
News The Victoria pace bowler has a fine record at the MCG and has been in superb form this season Victoria pace bowler Scott Boland has been handed a surprise debut in the Boxing Day Test against England with Australia taking a cautious approach over a minor leg injury to Jhye Richardson. Boland, 32, becomes the second male Indigenous Test cricketer after Jason Gillespie and fourth overall alongside Faith Thomas…
News “It is not yet finalised in which area he will work in, whether it is the High Performance, Under-19s or the senior team,” Nazmul Hassan said of Siddons The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has brought back former Australia batter Jamie Siddons to Bangladesh cricket – this time as batting consultant – over ten years after he served as the senior men’s team’s head coach from 2007 to 2011. It…
News “Their strength at the moment lies in their bowling. We are extremely aware of that as well” “We know they’re going to come out firing; we’re extremely mindful of that as well” – Dean Elgar on what he expects from India South Africa captain Dean Elgar believes his side holds the edge in the upcoming three Tests against India by dint of playing on home conditions, even though…
News Jackson’s 134 and Sakariya’s 5 for 62 went in vain for Saurashtra whereas Services were bowled out for 204 by Himachal Pradesh Tamil Nadu 314 for 8 (Aparajith 122, Washington 70, Indrajith 50, Sakariya 5-62) beat Saurashtra 310 for 8 (Jackson 134, Vasavada 57, Jadeja 52, Vijay 4-72, Silambarasan 3-54) by two wickets Aparajith’s 124-ball knock, which included 12 fours and three sixes, ensured the required rate was never…