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New Zealand Women 267 for 2 (Satterthwaite 115*, Bates 74, Martin 50*, Mir 2-43) beat Pakistan Women 263 for 6 (Maroof 91*, Javeira 73, Satterthwaite 2-65) by eight wicketsScorecard File photo – Amy Satterthwaite took two wickets, two catches, effected a run out and scored an unbeaten century to lead an eight-wicket rout of Pakistan © IDI/Getty Images Amy Satterthwaite‘s two wickets and fourth ODI century studded New Zealand Women’s…

India 488 and 0 for 0 need 310 to beat England 537 and 260 for 3 dec (Cook 130, Hameed 82)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details England scored a quick 49 runs in 9.3 overs to set India 310 to get in 49 overs. Cook added a further 24 to his century, becoming the fourth visiting batsman to reach 1000 runs in India. Ben Stokes and Cook batted selflessly in that…

India 488 and 0 for 0 need 310 to beat England 537 and 260 for 3 dec (Cook 130, Hameed 82)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details England scored a quick 49 runs in 9.3 overs to set India 310 to get in 49 overs. Cook added a further 24 to his century, becoming the fourth visiting batsman to reach 1000 runs in India. Ben Stokes and Cook batted selflessly in that…

© AFP Australia’s team performance chief Pat Howard, the man held ultimately accountable for the fortunes of the national side, has reached out to former opening batsman Chris Rogers for advice on how to scotch the bleeding of the Test team’s currently hapless top six. Howard also admitted that he, the coach Darren Lehmann and the national selection panel were under pressure to keep their jobs unless results improved. Appointed…

England 537 and 211 for 2 (Cook 106*, Stokes 6*) lead India 488 by 260 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Alastair Cook brought up his 30th Test century in the first session on the fifth day © Associated Press Alastair Cook got to his fifth century in India, the most by any visiting batsman, but there was heartbreak in how 19-year-old debutant Haseeb Hameed fell 18 runs short of what…

File photo: Crowd behaviour issue marred the opening day of the Hobart Test with Cricket Australia slapping a three-year ban on a 24-year old man © Getty Images A spectator has been slapped with a three-year ban from attending any matches in Australia, and will also face court in Hobart after allegedly writing a racially offensive message on a fence inside the Bellerive Oval on day one of the Test….

File photo – Alviro Petersen rejected CSA’s plea bargain because he thought the charges were “heavy-handed” © AFP Former South Africa opening batsman Alviro Petersen has denied ever accepting a bribe or contriving to fix matches but admitted to “playing along” with those involved in the match-fixing scandal in the domestic T20 tournament. Petersen was charged on Saturday by Cricket South Africa with six breaches of the anti-corruption code. In…

File photo – Alviro Petersen rejected CSA’s plea bargain because he thought the charges were “heavy-handed” © AFP Former South Africa opening batsman Alviro Petersen has denied ever accepting a bribe or contriving to fix matches but admitted to “playing along” with those involved in the match-fixing scandal in the domestic T20 tournament. Petersen was charged on Saturday by Cricket South Africa with six breaches of the anti-corruption code. In…

James Sutherland: “I don’t think the preparation is anything that Australian cricket can complain about because South Africa have had the same schedule in terms of preparation as we have” © Getty Images James Sutherland, Cricket Australia’s chief executive, has claimed the national team had near identical preparation to South Africa despite the facts telling a rather different story. As the hosts came to terms with another disastrous batting display…

Herath: “It was easier to captain when every single player was performing and contributing a lot to the team.” © AFP Rangana Herath, who led Sri Lanka to a 2-0 sweep of Zimbabwe in his first series as captain, has said that the team’s recent run in Test cricket bodes well for the South Africa tour, which starts with the Boxing Day Test in Port Elizabeth. Sri Lanka’s 257-run victory…