Mickey Arthur addresses the Pakistan huddle © Getty Images Pakistan’s international players are set for a significant earnings rise after a fresh three-year remuneration agreement saw salary increases between 25% and 30% for players across the central contract spectrum. The earnings ratio will apply to centrally-contracted players in each of the four traditional categories, A to D. Players’ match fees will also go up by 20%. In addition, a new…
Lean patch will make Markram mentally stronger – Jennings
11:03 AM ET Aiden Markram’s lean patch in Sri Lanka will do him good in the long run, according to his former Under-19 coach Ray Jennings. Markram has not crossed 20 in eight innings on the tour and was dropped for the third ODI on Sunday, but Jennings is confident that the difficulties Markram is facing will make him stronger for the cycles of ups and downs of professional sport….
Siraj four-for leaves South Africa A in deep trouble
3:00 AM ET South Africa A 246 and 99 for 4 (Hamza 46*, Muthusamy 41, Siraj 4-18) trail India A 584 for 8 dec (Agarwal 220, Shaw 136*, Hendricks 3-98) by 239 runs Mohammed Siraj is mobbed by his team-mates PTI Mayank Agarwal was dismissed for an overnight 220, but fifties from Hanuma Vihari and Srikar Bharat armed India A with a first-innings lead of 338, before they declared on 584…
'Never felt like we were away from home' – Shakib
10:18 AM ET Saturday night in Florida, Bangladesh faced long odds to defeat the reigning T20 world champions. Not only were they 1-0 down after a series-opening loss in St Lucia, but Bangladesh were heading to a venue for the remaining matches where West Indies were not only undefeated but had recorded two of their three highest totals in the format: 209 for 2 against New Zealand in 2012, and…
Ben Stokes 'lost control' court hears as trial begins
8:36 AM ET George Dobell The trial of Ben Stokes has begun at Bristol Crown Court with jurors being told the England allrounder acted “well beyond self-defence or the defence of others” when knocking two men unconscious in Bristol last September. The jury heard from Nicholas Corsellis, prosecuting, that Stokes, who has been charged with affray alongside Ryan Ali and Ryan Hale, “lost control and started to attack with revenge,…
Deliberate throw denies club batsman century
6:46 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Do you remember when Virender Sehwag and Evin Lewis were denied centuries by no-balls? A similar situation arose in a controversial finish to a match in the Somerset Cricket League as Minehead took on Purnell Cricket Club. Batsman Jay Darrell was on 98 – within touching distance of a maiden century – when the opposition bowler deliberately threw the ball to the boundary. It created…
Perry set to play for Victoria from 2018-19 season
5:05 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia allrounder Ellyse Perry has confirmed she will leave her home team New South Wales to play state cricket for Victoria next year. Perry, who has been with the NSW side since 2007, will move to Melbourne at the end of the 2018-19 season with her husband Matt Toomua, a rugby player who has signed on to play for the Melbourne Rebels. “At the end…
James Anderson's painful golf swing
Play 00:39 Anderson hits himself in the face with golf ball Most of England’s cricketers enjoy a round of golf and James Anderson is no exception. With an extra day off after the early finish of the first Test against India it was the perfect chance to get in another 18 holes. But it did not all go according to plan for Anderson. Finding himself buried among some trees, Anderson…
Kohli has to understand that others need practice – Gavaskar
4:15 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Did India learn anything from the defeat in South Africa earlier this year? Did they not learn that match practice is the key to winning Test series, especially abroad? Was playing just a three-day tour match against Essex enough before a big clash with England? These are the questions raised by former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, who said the team management had erred by focusing…
Fresh faces wipe out old guard in USA Cricket elections
Sushil Nadkarni, Aditya Thyagarajan and Usman Shuja (left to right) on the field together after their final match 12:03 AM ET 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 The people have spoken and they want change…