Marnus Labuschagne happy to get a chance at the top in Australia’s warm-up (0:46) Marnus Labuschagne used Australia’s warm-up match well in his bid to secure a spot in their T20I XI for the England series (0:46) 3:35 PM IST Marnus Labuschagne and Marcus Stoinis would appear unlikely to be able to force their way into Australia’s first-choice T20I XI for the start of the series against England despite making…
Trinbago Knight Riders v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, CPL 2020, Fantasy Pick, team predictions
1:09 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Trinbago Knight Riders v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Tarouba Our XI: Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons, Colin Munro, Evin Lewis, Kieron Pollard, Ben Dunk, Dwayne Bravo, Tim Siefert, Jon Russ Jaggesar, Sohail Tanvir, Kharry Pierre NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about late injury (or other relevant) updates, so do keep an eye out for the toss before making your…
Tim Paine urges Cricket Australia and broadcasters to 'work together' for benefit of the game
11:51 AM IST Australia Test captain Tim Paine has urged administrators to sit down with broadcasters and iron out their differences as soon as possible as the game tries to navigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the upcoming season. Channel Seven has threatened to terminate its contract with Cricket Australia (CA) unless there is some clarity over a playing schedule, which has been compromised by Covid-19 restrictions. James…
Gary Stead's focus on 'small gains' to avoid repeat of Super Over heartbreak
Kane Williamson and Gary Stead have a very good relationship, they have stressed 11:14 AM IST New Zealand head coach Gary Stead will focus on “small gains” the team can make over the next few years to try and avoid the repeat of the Super Over heartbreak that has become a feature of their limited-overs cricket. Stead, who was given a three-year contract extenstion on Wednesday, will have two T20…
Kane Williamson shows 'little bit of apprehension' after CSK's Covid-19 outbreak
“You start thinking you do have to be extremely vigilant and disciplined,” Williamson said of the positive Covid-19 cases in the IPL 9:17 AM IST New Zealand captain Kane Williamson says an outbreak of Covid-19 in an IPL team has raised some “apprehension” about the tournament and reminded him of the need to be vigilant about his health and surroundings. Williamson is due to leave on Thursday to link up…
Barbados Tridents slump to 27 for 8 on way to crushing defeat by Guyana Amazon Warriors
Sep 1, 2020 Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Guyana Amazon Warriors 93 for 2 (King 51*) beat Barbados Tridents 92 (Naveen-ul-Haq 4-14) by eight wickets The season-long batting woes for the defending champion the…
Gary Stead reappointed New Zealand coach for another three years
6:23 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Gary Stead has been reappointed as the New Zealand men’s head coach for another three years in a deal that takes him to the end of the 2023 World Cup in India. Stead took the job as Mike Hesson’s successor in 2018 and the team reached the final of the 2019 World Cup where they lost on boundary countback against England having tied the match…
Alex Carey and Marnus Labuschagne hit centuries in Australia's T20 warm-up
5:41 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Game one Finch XI 166 for 8 (Finch 53, Wade 50, Agar 3-26) beat Cummins XI 143 for 6 (Carey 50*) by 23 runs Game two Finch XI 229 for 3 (Carey 107, Labuschagne 100) beat Cummins XI 197 (Stoinis 68, Lyon 4-29) by 32 runs Alex Carey enjoyed a prolific day with the bat with 157 runs, including a century, across Australia’s pair of…
Vodafone returns as Australia men's Test naming-rights sponsor
Tim Paine will lead the men’s Test team and Nicola Carey will be part of the first Australian cricket of the season 4:49 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Vodafone will be the naming rights partner for Australian men’s Test cricket as part of a three-year deal which will also see the telecommunications company associated with the Women’s Big Bash and the Australia Women’s team. They previously sponsored men’s Test cricket from…
Moeen Ali credits Eoin Morgan support after emerging from form slump with bat
4:19 AM IST Moeen Ali has praised the leadership of Eoin Morgan for providing him with the confidence to rediscover his form with the bat. Moeen went into the final match of the T20I series against Pakistan having reached double-figures only five times in 19 innings across international formats. But although his 61 at Emirates Old Trafford was not enough to prevent England falling to defeat, it did represent his…