Cracks playing a huge role for spinners and quicks – Wade

Play 01:07 Smith on track to be one of Australia’s greatest – Wade Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has said Australia will look to exploit the same conditions that helped India take ten wickets when play resumes on the second day of the deciding Test in Dharamsala. While six of Australia’s batsmen fell to spin, four to Kuldeep Yadav on debut, the pace and bounce offered by the pitch will encourage Australia’s…

March 25, 2017
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Kuldeep four-for limits Australia to 300

India 0 for 0 trail Australia 300 (Smith 111, Wade 57, Warner 56, Kuldeep 4-68) by 300 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:34 Chappell: First thought Kuldeep’s selection was gutsy Kuldeep Yadav‘s left-arm wristspin gave this series yet another unexpected twist, trumping the far more consistent theme of the Australian captain Steven Smith‘s batting excellence, as India enjoyed the better of the first day of the decisive fourth Test in…

March 25, 2017
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Saqlain commits to England as spin consultant

Saqlain will have more opportunity to work with Adil Rashid © Getty Images Saqlain Mushtaq is set to join the ECB on a two-year contract. Saqlain, the former Pakistan spinner, has already had a couple of spells with the England team as a “spin consultant.” In India it was noticeable that the performance of Adil Rashid, in particular, dipped sharply once Saqlain had left the tour. The new deal will…

March 25, 2017
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Familiarity with Alice Springs key as Victoria gun for three-peat

Legspinner Fawad Ahmed has been called into Victoria’s squad for the final © Getty Images Alice Springs may be at the centre of Australia, but never has it been at the centre of Australian cricket. At least, until now. From Sunday, Victoria will host South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final and, as incongruous as it may seem, they will do so nearly 2000 kilometres from the MCG, at Traeger…

March 25, 2017
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Cracks playing a huge role for spinners and quicks – Wade

Play 01:07 Smith on track to be one of Australia’s greatest – Wade Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has said Australia will look to exploit the same conditions that helped India take ten wickets when play resumes on the second day of the deciding Test in Dharamsala. While six of Australia’s batsmen fell to spin, four to Kuldeep Yadav on debut, the pace and bounce offered by the pitch will encourage Australia’s…

March 25, 2017
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Cracks playing a huge role for spinners and quicks – Wade

Play 01:07 Smith on track to be one of Australia’s greatest – Wade Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has said Australia will look to exploit the same conditions that helped India take ten wickets when play resumes on the second day of the deciding Test in Dharamsala. While six of Australia’s batsmen fell to spin, four to Kuldeep Yadav on debut, the pace and bounce offered by the pitch will encourage Australia’s…

March 25, 2017
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Cracks playing a huge role for spinners and quicks – Wade

Play 01:07 Smith on track to be one of Australia’s greatest – Wade Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has said Australia will look to exploit the same conditions that helped India take ten wickets when play resumes on the second day of the deciding Test in Dharamsala. While six of Australia’s batsmen fell to spin, four to Kuldeep Yadav on debut, the pace and bounce offered by the pitch will encourage Australia’s…

March 25, 2017
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Cracks playing a huge role for spinners and quicks – Wade

Play 01:07 Smith on track to be one of Australia’s greatest – Wade Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has said Australia will look to exploit the same conditions that helped India take ten wickets when play resumes on the second day of the deciding Test in Dharamsala. While six of Australia’s batsmen fell to spin, four to Kuldeep Yadav on debut, the pace and bounce offered by the pitch will encourage Australia’s…

March 25, 2017
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Sri Lanka bowl in series opener, Mehedi debuts

Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan were part of Bangladesh’s XI © Raton Gomes/BCB Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga decided to bowl in the first ODI against Bangladesh in Dambulla. Bangladesh’s captain Mashrafe Mortaza said they would have batted first, so the toss result did not make much of a difference. Bangladesh handed an ODI debut to Mehedi Hasan,…

March 25, 2017
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Familiarity with Alice Springs key as Victoria gun for three-peat

Legspinner Fawad Ahmed has been called into Victoria’s squad for the final © Getty Images Alice Springs may be at the centre of Australia, but never has it been at the centre of Australian cricket. At least, until now. From Sunday, Victoria will host South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final and, as incongruous as it may seem, they will do so nearly 2000 kilometres from the MCG, at Traeger…

March 25, 2017
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