10:02 AM GMT Domestic cricket in South Africa will resume on November 2 after more than seven months. During that time, the only action was an exhibition 3TC played in July, while both the national men’s and women’s teams had tours postponed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.The national teams may have to wait longer with no international fixtures tabled yet, but franchise and provincial matches have been confirmed….
Monte Lynch reveals racist abuse from team-mates and supporters during playing career
9:27 AM GMT Former England international Monte Lynch has become the latest player to reveal that he experienced racial abuse during his time in county cricket. Lynch, who was born in what is now known as Guyana but moved to London as a 13-year-old, enjoyed a long country career with Surrey and then Gloucestershire. He also played three ODIs for England in 1988 and, since his retirement as a player,…
Jonny Bairstow seeks Hundred payday as Ollie Pope replaces him at Welsh Fire
5:02 AM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Ollie Pope will represent Welsh Fire in the inaugural season of the Hundred, after England’s centrally contracted Test players were reallocated teams following the postponement of the tournament’s launch until 2021. Pope, signed by Southern Brave in 2019’s draft, won his first red-ball central contract last month, and will replace Jonny Bairstow…
Victoria to play just two Shield games in Adelaide; Handscomb 'flags' pacers' concerns
4:59 AM GMT Exacting quarantine restrictions on Victoria’s Sheffield Shield squad in Adelaide are set to force the reduction of the number of games they play in the initial rounds to just two – as opposed to four matches for some other states – as the limited training allowed has impacted the bowling workloads available to the state’s fast men. In flying from locked-down Melbourne to the far freer environment…
Dumped Usman Khawaja praises selection process
3:10 AM GMT Ever heard of a batsman praising the selectors after being dropped? It’s unlikely. If Usman Khawaja did not receive the news he wanted from the national selectors earlier this year, the manner of its delivery made for a much more constructive outlook. Khawaja has lauded much improved communication lines with selectors as he embarks upon a season in which he’ll have to have the most prolific returns…
Bairstow 97 seals Sunrisers victory as Pooran's 77 goes in vain
11:40 PM IST Alagappan Muthu Sunrisers Hyderabad 201 for 6 (Bairstow 97, Warner 52, Bishnoi 3-29) beat Kings XI Punjab 132 (Pooran 77, Rashid 3-12, Natarajan 2-24) by 69 runs Support acts. They’re not talked about often in an IPL game. But that was the difference between the two teams in Dubai. Jonny Bairstow walloped 97 off 55 balls, with his opening partner David Warner chipping in with 52 off…
England's winter tours: What is the current state of play?
It remains to be seen when and where Eoin Morgan and Joe Root will lead England this winter 3:36 PM GMT After rescuing the England men’s summer programme of home internationals, attention at the ECB has turned to winter touring. With the Covid-19 situation likely to remain fluid, and rules governing travel and quarantine subject to change, England’s itinerary for the next six months remains very much up in the…
Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2020 – Rolling Report
1:05 PM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the 22nd IPL 2020 match, between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab, in Dubai. Get ready for the likes of David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan, Manish Pandey and Kane Williamson taking on the likes of KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Shami. You…
Where and when to watch SRH vs KXIP live match at 7.30 PM IST on October 8, 2020
12:57 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The injury-hit Sunrisers Hyderabad are short on experience with the departure of Bhuvneshwar Kumar after Mitchell Marsh was also ruled out. Their middle order remains a concern, with over-dependence on captain David Warner, Jonny Bairstow and Kane Williamson at the top. But even they have been inconsistent, much like Manish Pandey just below them. The Sunrisers might ponder including Mohammad Nabi to bring in some…
The Ashwin vs Buttler subplot as Rajasthan Royals look to relaunch against high-flying Delhi Capitals
Rajasthan Royals have had their moments, but haven’t been able to stitch together too many wins © BCCI Big picture The Delhi Capitals are flying high, with four wins in five games. Their duo of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje are seemingly in a healthy mini-battle to outdo each other on the pace stakes, while Marcus Stoinis is delivering on his promise. All of this has complemented their power-packed Indian…