New Melbourne Stars captain Adam Zampa will increase his workload during the upcoming BBL campaign in an attempt to press his case for selection on Australia’s Test tour of India. A dearth of red-ball cricket between now and next month’s selection deadline has prompted Zampa to get creative as he chases a baggy green. Having replaced injured teammate Glenn Maxwell as Stars skipper, Zampa plans to bowl more than ever…
Toss Bangladesh chose to bat vs India Bangladesh won the toss again but chose to bat this time instead of chasing like they did in the first ODI, which was played on the same ground in Mirpur. Bangladesh changed their bowling combination by picking left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed for pace bowler Hasan Mahmud, who was their most expensive bowler in the opening ODI. India made two changes, one of which…
Big picture The Frank Worrell trophy remains in Australia’s hands, as it has since 1995, and there was hardly any doubt it would be that way although they were made to work for their victory in Perth. It is that fact, the fight West Indies showed, which offers hope that the now traditional day-night Test in Adelaide may not be a walkover for Australia. However, it will only be a…
New Zealand 152 for 7 (Amelia 48*, Devine 47) beat Bangladesh 89 for 7 (Tahuhu 3-13, Carson 2-19) by 63 runs Amelia Kerr and Lea Tahuhu continued their excellent run of form as New Zealand brushed aside Bangladesh by 63 runs in the third women’s T20I in Queenstown to sweep the series 3-0. Batting first for the third straight time, New Zealand lost wickets at regular intervals before Amelia’s unbeaten…
Pat Cummins has been ruled out of the Adelaide Test for the second year running after not recovering from the quad strain he picked up in Perth. Scott Boland, who averages 9.55 after his three Ashes Tests last year, will come back into the side to face West Indies and is likely to form a pace attack with Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Cameron Green. Cummins went through 40 minutes…
England 260 (Jones 70*, Dunkley 57) beat West Indies 118 (Williams 54*, Bell 4-33) by 142 runs A devastating opening spell from young seamer Lauren Bell propelled England to victory and an unassailable 2-0 lead in their ODI series against West Indies after Amy Jones and Sophia Dunkley set the tourists up with half-centuries in Antigua. In an improved performance with the ball and in the field after their heavy…
Peter Handscomb hopes his weight of runs can open the door for an Australian Test recall but concedes selection on the tour to India is largely out of his hands. Handscomb will get one final chance to push his case when he leads a Cricket Australia XI against South Africa, starting in Brisbane on Friday. The 31-year-old will then swap the whites for coloured kit, having signed a late deal…
Jason Sangha has been named Sydney Thunder’s captain for the BBL meaning that David Warner is unlikely to take the role during his brief spell with the club even if his leadership ban is overturned by Cricket Australia in time. Sangha, 23, is viewed as one of the emerging leaders in Australian cricket and been regarded as the frontrunner for the role following Usman Khawaja’s move to Brisbane Heat. He…
ESPNcricinfo understands Pakistan will call upon a fast bowler from outside the original 18-person squad for the second Test, starting in Multan on Friday. The only specialist fast bowler who didn’t play the first Test for Pakistan was Mohammad Wasim Jnr. But Wasim Jnr is yet to play a Test match, while three of the four bowlers who played the first Test in Rawalpindi were also making their debut, and…
In bygone eras, English quicks would have turned their noses up at the Rawalpindi pitch, regarding it as a great injustice. An underwhelming tinge of beige, offering no movement off the straight, slagged off by the host’s own chair at lunch on day two. Barely worthy of their effort, especially without a trusty Dukes in hand. Any failure had the perfect mitigation given the volume of runs and manner in…