Mitchell Starc backs ‘huge talent’ Riley Meredith to succeed on England tour (0:45) Mitchell Starc talks about how there’s been chat around fast bowler Riley Meredith for a couple of seasons (0:45) 3:26 PM IST Josh Hazlewood is not expecting a starting place in Australia’s T20I side against England but retains the ambition to be a three-format player at international level. Hazlewood only has seven T20I caps to his name,…
Josh Hazlewood on CSK's Covid-19 outbreak: 'It's obviously a little bit of a concern'
Josh Hazlewood wears an intent look at a press conference © Getty Images Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood has admitted to some “concern” about the Covid-19 outbreak in the Chennai Super Kings set-up in Dubai ahead of joining the franchise for the 2020 IPL next month. There have so far been 13 cases reported from the Super Kings contingent, including two players, which has delayed the start of the team’s…
AB de Villiers back to keeping in RCB nets; Jonty Rhodes overcomes quarantine 'hurdle'
AB de Villiers keeps an eye on the Royal Challengers Bangalore training session with head coach Simon Katich 1:57 PM IST Shashank Kishore The postponement of the 2020 T20 World Cup may have thrown AB de Villiers‘ potential South Africa comeback off the rails for the moment, but he’s happy to be back playing cricket in some form after a strict five-month lockdown in South Africa because of Covid-19. In…
Glenn Maxwell hits century, Marcus Stoinis shines with bat and ball in Australia warm-up
I didn’t know how long it’d take to get back in – Stoinis (1:33) Marcus Stoinis explains tweaks made to his game that have helped him back into the Australia squad. (1:33) 5:48 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Cummins XI 250 for 8 (Maxwell 108, Stoinis 87, Lyon 3-47) beat Finch XI 249 (Tye 59, Starc 41, Stoinis 4-31) by two wickets Glenn Maxwell hit a century in his first innings…
Nicholas Pooran's maiden T20 ton fires Guyana Amazon Warriors to victory
3:11 AM IST Guyana Amazon Warriors 153 for 3 (Pooran 100*) beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 150 for 5 (Da Silva 59) by seven wickets Nicholas Pooran hit his maiden T20 hundred from just 45 balls to lead Guyana Amazon Warriors from 25 for 3 to a seven-wicket win with 21 balls to spare in a chase of 151 against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, taking his side into…
Eoin Morgan puts best form down to 'experience and confidence' in batting role
1:52 AM IST Eoin Morgan has suggested he is hitting the ball as well as at any time in his career after a match-defining performance against Pakistan. Morgan made 66 from 33 balls as England pulled off a record T20I chase at Emirates Old Trafford and against this opposition. It was his fourth half-century in his seven most recent T20I innings and sustains a remarkable record that has seen him…
N Srinivasan – Suresh Raina will realise what he's missing, absence won't impact CSK
12:53 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Chennai Super Kings owner N Srinivasan has said he believes Suresh Raina‘s return to India from the UAE on Friday would not impact the team’s preparations ahead of the IPL season. However Srinivasan, a former BCCI president and ICC chairman, said Raina would “certainly realise” what he would be missing, including the “money he is going to lose” by skipping the IPL. Srinivasan also said…
Chris Cooke's fine form continues but all-round Bears stroll to victory
Adam Hose flays away into the off side © Getty Images Birmingham 141 for 4 (Hose 38) Glamorgan 140 for 9 (Cooke 72, Bresnan 3-33) Birmingham Bears claimed their first win of this year’s Vitality Blast with seven balls to spare, but Glamorgan were left to rue the fact that no one supported their captain Chris Cooke, who made 72 in a disappointing total of 140 for 9. The Bears’…
Joe Root stars with bat and ball as Yorkshire hammer Derbyshire
11:00 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire 220 for 5 (Root 64, Lyth 61) beat Derbyshire 121 for 9 (Fisher 3-21) by 99 runs Joe Root‘s commanding 64 off 40 balls followed by two wickets with his offbreaks helped Yorkshire end their Vitality Blast hoodoo against Derbyshire with a thumping 99-run win at Emerald Headingley. England’s Test captain hit two leg-side sixes and seven fours as the Vikings posted 220…
Adam Rossington battles through pain to underpin Northants win
10:52 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Northamptonshire 171 for 6 (Rossington 51) beat Somerset 162 for 8 (Sanderson 3-36) by nine runs Adam Rossington defied a hand injury as he struck a quickfire half-century to lead Northants Steelbacks to a nine-run win over Somerset at Wantage Road. Rossington was left grimacing in pain for the majority of his 51 from 31 balls after he was pinned on the right hand…