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…
Bangladesh 133 for 2 (Sarkar 66*, Tamim 57) trail Sri Lanka 494 (Mendis 194, Gunaratne 85, Dickwella 75, Perera 51, Mehedi 4-113) by 361 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:46 Fernando: Dickwella showed clarity of purpose On another batting day at Galle, Sri Lanka swelled their score to a 494, before Bangladesh cruised to 133 for 2 by stumps. The bowlers were relentless in their attempts to shake this Test…
Play 01:01 Time to move on from Smith-DRS issue – Steve Waugh The ICC has confirmed that it will not be pressing charges against Australia captain Steven Smith, India captain Virat Kohli, or any other players in relation to the DRS incident in the Bengaluru Test. ESPNcricinfo understands that the ICC reached out to both boards after they released statements during the day standing by their respective teams, and that…
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…
Pujara’s second-innings knock of 92 and R Ashwin’s six wickets sealed India’s come-from-behind win in Bengaluru © BCCI R Ashwin has said Steven Smith’s look towards the Australian dressing room for DRS advice on day four of the Bengaluru Test was “completely unheard of”. Speaking to his team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara in a bcci.tv video, Ashwin said the incident reminded him of his junior cricket days. “Steven Smith actually turned back…
Boyd Rankin recently returned from a leg injury that had kept him out for five months © Peter Della Penna Ireland fast bowler Boyd Rankin has been ruled out of the T20 international series against Afghanistan that began on Wednesday in Greater Noida due to a lower-back issue. However, he is still expected to play a part in the five-match ODI series, which starts from March 15. “We are really…
Bangladesh 133 for 2 (Sarkar 66*, Tamim 57) trail Sri Lanka 494 (Mendis 194, Gunaratne 85, Dickwella 75, Perera 51, Mehedi 4-113) by 361 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:46 Fernando: Dickwella showed clarity of purpose On another batting day at Galle, Sri Lanka swelled their score to a 494, before Bangladesh cruised to 133 for 2 by stumps. The bowlers were relentless in their attempts to shake this Test…
Play 01:01 Time to move on from Smith-DRS issue – Steve Waugh The ICC has confirmed that it will not be pressing charges against Australia captain Steven Smith, India captain Virat Kohli, or any other players in relation to the DRS incident in the Bengaluru Test. ESPNcricinfo understands that the ICC reached out to both boards after they released statements during the day standing by their respective teams, and that…
Alex Hales injured his hand during England’s one-day series in India © AFP Alex Hales has been added to the England squad and looks set to return to the side for the final ODI against West Indies. Hales, who was not selected originally due to a hand injury sustained during the series in India, joined the tour party to continue his rehab in Antigua. He has now been officially added…
Play 01:34 ‘If something is going on for three days, that’s not a brain fade’ India’s captain Virat Kohli has said that Australia crossed the line “that you don’t cross on a cricket field” when it comes to DRS protocols. Kohli accused Australia of taking help from the dressing room on at least three occasions before making their mind up on reviews in the Bengaluru Test. Kohli’s remarks after India’s…