Alex Hales pulls through midwicket © Getty Images Few players could claim that the Covid-19 hiatus arrived at a convenient time in their careers. But for Alex Hales, the pandemic could hardly have hit at a worse moment. Back in March, Hales was just threatening to re-build a case for England recognition, following his banishment ten months earlier from the World Cup squad in the wake of his two positive…
Chennai Super Kings v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2020 – Rolling Report
12:57 PM GMT Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the 14th IPL 2020 match, between the Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Dubai. The likes of MS Dhoni, Sam Curran, Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja and Ambati Rayudu will be taking on the likes of David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Manish Pandey, and Kane Williamson. You can also follow ball-by-ball commentary of the game here. Source:…
Russell Domingo: Hard to be in camps 'without knowing your end goal'
Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo speaks to the players during training © Raton Gomes/BCB Russell Domingo, Bangladesh’s head coach, agrees that it has been tough on the players to be in a training camp that has no international cricket at the end of it and feels that there might not be any point to “going on forever” at camps, that too away from loved ones. “We want to try to involve…
Yorkshire says 'no repercussions' for any witnesses in investigation of Azeem Rafiq's racism claims
11:33 AM GMT Yorkshire have said there “must be no repercussions” for any witnesses giving evidence in the investigation of “institutional racism” at the club made by former captain, Azeem Rafiq. Responding to Rafiq’s call for witness anonymity on Thursday, the club released a statement on Friday stating that they “completely agree with Azeem”. And while the statement stops short of promising anonymity, it does accept the need for “impartially”….
Where and when to watch CSK vs SRH live match at 7:30 PM IST on October 2, 2020
1:05 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff On the eve of their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, their head coach Stephen Fleming said the Chennai Super Kings have used their six-day break “pretty well” and “have got some clarity” around what they need to do. They’ve lost two of their three games so far; their last two matches became no-contests less than halfway into their chases. The Sunrisers Hyderabad began their season with…
Hardik Pandya: Offspinner bowling 20th over a 'mouthwatering' sight in win against Kings XI Punjab
How do Kings XI solve their death-bowling woes? (2:59) Tom Moody and Gautam Gambhir believe the answer is right there on their bench: Chris Jordan (2:59) 10:22 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Hardik Pandya has described the sight of an offspinner coming on to deliver the 20th over of the Mumbai Indians’ innings during Thursday’s clash against the Kings XI Punjab as “mouthwatering”. K Gowtham, the Kings XI fingerspinner, who had…
Virat Kohli vs Steven Smith takes centre stage as Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals eye top spot
1:55 PM IST Shashank Kishore Big picture It’s Virat Kohli vs Steven Smith time at IPL 2020. A contest that is bound to dominate sports pages, web pages and social media over the next three months when India tour Australia. Part of this season’s first double-header, Saturday’s afternoon clash in Abu Dhabi between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Rajasthan Royals, however, promises to be a relatively milder prelude. At…
Australia aim to protect 20-year dominance with a chance of world record
Alyssa Healy’s 71-ball hundred took Australia to their record-breaking win © Getty Images Australia will reacquaint themselves with ODI cricket on Saturday after a gap of 12 months with a 20-year record of dominance over New Zealand to protect and the chance to equal a world record if they are able to win the Rose Bowl 3-0. Meg Lanning’s team currently sit on 18 consecutive ODI wins having most recently…
Tim Paine nursing hamstring tendonitis but set to start Sheffield Shield season
4:52 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff In his drive to be as fit as possible for the summer, Australia’s Test captain Tim Paine has left himself nursing some hamstring tendonitis but confirmed he will be available for Tasmania’s opening Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide next week. Paine, who has spent the winter in Hobart amid the Covid-19 restrictions, revealed he had actually lost a bit too much weight during his fitness…
Mitchell Marsh faces wait to see if ankle injury requires surgery
2:39 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Mitchell Marsh will have to wait until later this month to find out whether he will require surgery on the ankle problem he suffered at the IPL after scans showed “a moderate to high grade” injury. Marsh is unable to see a specialist under he completes his 14-day quarantine period on October 10. Speaking earlier this week he was hopeful he would be able to…