IPL 2016

New Zealand played the inaugural day-night Test in Adelaide © Getty Images Kane Williamson, the New Zealand captain, has suggested day-night Tests may need to be viewed as a different format if conditions vary significantly from the day game as New Zealand prepare to host their first pink-ball international next summer against England at Eden Park. In preparation, New Zealand’s domestic teams are playing the current round of Plunket Shield…

New Zealand played the inaugural day-night Test in Adelaide © Getty Images Kane Williamson, the New Zealand captain, has suggested day-night Tests may need to be viewed as a different format if conditions vary significantly from the day game as New Zealand prepare to host their first pink-ball international next summer against England at Eden Park. In preparation, New Zealand’s domestic teams are playing the current round of Plunket Shield…

New Zealand played the inaugural day-night Test in Adelaide © Getty Images Kane Williamson, the New Zealand captain, has suggested day-night Tests may need to be viewed as a different format if conditions vary significantly from the day game as New Zealand prepare to host their first pink-ball international next summer against England at Eden Park. In preparation, New Zealand’s domestic teams are playing the current round of Plunket Shield…

Play 04:08 No ‘sweetheart’ deal – Knight on sexist sledges Hosts England will open the Women’s World Cup against India in Derby on June 24, while defending champions Australia will begin two days later against World T20 champions West Indies in Taunton, with the ICC expecting “unprecedented” support for the tournament. New Zealand and Sri Lanka will also be in action on the opening day of the month-long tournament. A…

Gautam Gambhir: “I could not have let this man (Bhaskar) play with careers of young players like Unmukt Chand and Nitish Rana.” © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Batsman Gautam Gambhir has criticised Delhi coach KP Bhaskar for “creating an atmosphere of uncertainty” among the youngsters in the side. Gambhir admitted he had an argument with Bhaskar after Delhi’s Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Uttar Pradesh on Monday, but insisted that he was…

Mitchell Marsh will take no further part in the series © Associated Press Mitchell Marsh is to be replaced by another allrounder for the remainder of Australia’s Test campaign in India after his sore shoulder failed to improve following a period of rest leading into the tour. Marcus Stoinis and Hilton Cartwright will be under consideration to fly to India after the conclusion of this week’s Sheffield Shield round, as…

Play 01:34 ‘If something is going on for three days, that’s not a brain fade’ James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive, has jumped on Virat Kohli’s allegations of Australia’s captain Steven Smith “crossing the line” by seeking off-field advice for DRS referrals, calling them “outrageous”. Currently in India, Sutherland spoke strongly in defence of Smith and the team after the coach Darren Lehmann had also categorically denied any orchestrated…

File photo – Mike Hesson on picking Neil Wagner over Tim Southee: “We needed one of the two seamers to be able to create things when there’s not a lot on offer, and Neil has done that consistently over the last few years” © Getty Images New Zealand’s brains trust may have spent Tuesday night sleepless as they mulled over which bowler to bench, in order to accommodate two spinners…

Victoria 5 for 106 (Stoinis 46) trail Western Australia 146 (Turner 59, Fawad 3-14) by 40 runsScorecard File photo – Fawad Ahmed took 3 for 14 in his first Sheffield Shield game for nearly a year © Getty Images Fawad Ahmed enjoyed his return to Sheffield Shield cricket for the first time in nearly a year, collecting 3 for 14 as Victoria skittled Western Australia for 146 in Alice Springs….

Victoria 5 for 106 (Stoinis 46) trail Western Australia 146 (Turner 59, Fawad 3-14) by 40 runsScorecard File photo – Fawad Ahmed took 3 for 14 in his first Sheffield Shield game for nearly a year © Getty Images Fawad Ahmed enjoyed his return to Sheffield Shield cricket for the first time in nearly a year, collecting 3 for 14 as Victoria skittled Western Australia for 146 in Alice Springs….