South Australia 5 for 169 (Ferguson 75*, Copeland 2-61, Cummins 2-42) v New South WalesScorecard Pat Cummins dismissed Sam Raphael and Jake Lehmann on the first day © Getty Images Pat Cummins claimed two wickets for New South Wales in his first Sheffield Shield appearance since 2011 but Callum Ferguson held South Australia’s first innings together on a rain-blighted opening day at the SCG. Overcast skies and a green-tinged pitch…
Tea Sri Lanka 155 for 3 (Mendis 80*, Gunaratne 26*) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mustafizur Rahman had returns of 0 for 22 in the morning session © AFP Tight lines, and a strange, defensive innings from Dinesh Chandimal slowed Sri Lanka, but an increasingly confident Kusal Mendis saw out the session to guide them to 155 for 3 by tea. The Bangladesh bowlers were forced to come to…
Virat Kohli has implied Australia cheated on several occasions in the second Test in Bangalore, accusing Steven Smith of deliberately attempting to get advice on referrals from the Australian dressing room three times during the match. Australia were 74 for 3 chasing 188 when Smith was struck on the pads by Umesh Yadav and given out by umpire Nigel Llong. After a discussion with non-striker Peter Handscomb, Smith looked towards…
Queensland 2 for 131 (Burns 61, Labuschagne 58*) trail Tasmania 150 (Milenko 39, Paine 38, George 3-17, Feldman 3-55) by 19 runsScorecard File photo – Luke Feldman picked up three of Tasmania’s first six wickets © Getty Images Queensland’s strong seam attack bowled out Tasmania for 150 before the Bulls pushed to within 19 of the Tigers’ total on day one of the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive Oval in…
South Australia 5 for 169 (Ferguson 75*, Copeland 2-61, Cummins 2-42) v New South WalesScorecard Pat Cummins dismissed Sam Raphael and Jake Lehmann on the first day © Getty Images Pat Cummins claimed two wickets for New South Wales in his first Sheffield Shield appearance since 2011 but Callum Ferguson held South Australia’s first innings together on a rain-blighted opening day at the SCG. Overcast skies and a green-tinged pitch…
Play 02:54 Moonda: Playing Morkel a gamble After more than a year out of Test cricket, it’s now or never for Morne Morkel, who will make his international comeback in Dunedin on Wednesday. South Africa have decided to gamble on their lanky quick, despite his lack of game time, and are banking on his experience to pull him through. “He looks good. If he is not going to be able…
Star India decided not to bid again for the sponsorship rights with their four-year deal with team India ending on March 31, 2017 © AFP OPPO Mobiles India, the smartphone manufacturer, has won the Indian team sponsorship rights for a five-year period, starting April 1 2017. OPPO Mobiles will pay INR 1079 crore (approx US$ 162 million) for five years after a bid of INR 768 crore (approx US$ 115…
Kevin Pietersen is set for a return to Surrey this summer © Getty Images Kevin Pietersen has rejoined Surrey for this year’s NatWest T20 Blast, after withdrawing from the Caribbean Premier League. Pietersen was expected to appear for St Lucia Stars (formerly Zouks) in this year’s CPL, which runs from August 1 to September 9. But, as revealed by ESPNcricinfo, Pietersen has chosen instead to make a return to English…
Play 01:14 WATCH – Kevin Pietersen in action at the PSL Kevin Pietersen has rejoined Surrey for this year’s NatWest T20 Blast, after withdrawing from the Caribbean Premier League. Pietersen was expected to appear for St Lucia Stars (formerly Zouks) in this year’s CPL, which runs from August 1 to September 9. But, as revealed by ESPNcricinfo, Pietersen has chosen instead to make a return to English cricket, with this…
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…