Melbourne Renegades 2 for 112 (Finch 51, White 49*) beat Sydney Sixers 8 for 111 (Botha 32*, Bravo 3-29, Nabi 2-22) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Aaron Finch hastened Renegades’ victory push with a 38-ball half-century © CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images Melbourne Renegades rocked Geelong and rolled to their third win of the season by dismembering the Sydney Sixers, and climbing to third on the BBL points table. Sixers, last…
Ravindra Jadeja down with 'viral illness'
5:53 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja could be a doubtful starter for the first Test against South Africa, which begins on Friday in Cape Town. Jadeja has been suffering from “viral illness” for the last two days, according to a BCCI release. He will be taken to hospital for treatment, and is expected to recover fully in the next 48 hours, which means the team management…
Renegades escape embarrassing defeat after Inglis gaffe
© CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images An unusual gaffe from the Melbourne Renegades wicketkeeper Emma Inglis nearly cost her team their Women’s Big Bash League encounter against the Sydney Sixers in Victoria on Wednesday. In a dramatic finish, with the Sixers requiring three runs off the final ball, Inglis inadvertently allowed a second run as Sixers tied the Renegades’ score of 120. Renegades, however, prevailed in the one-over eliminator. With two to…
Munro century headlines New Zealand's drubbing of WI
Jan 2, 2018 Toss New Zealand chose to bat v West IndiesScorecard and ball-by-ball details Trent Boult ran through West Indies’ top order Getty Images Kane Williamson won the toss for New Zealand and elected to bat in the third and final T20I of the series in Mount Maunganui. The hosts made one change, with Trent Boult coming in for medium-pacer Seth Rance. West Indies made two changes to their fast…
New Zealand elect to bat, Trent Boult returns
3:00 AM ET Toss New Zealand elected to bat v West IndiesScorecard and ball-by-ball details Trent Boult ran through West Indies’ top order Getty Images Kane Williamson won the toss for New Zealand and elected to bat in the third and final T20I of the series in Mount Manganui. The hosts made one change, with Trent Boult coming in for medium-pacer Seth Rance. West Indies made two changes to their fast…
Starc gets SCG wish but ODI rest looms
12:19 AM ET Daniel Brettig in Sydney Australia’s spearhead Mitchell Starc has got his wish to take part in the final Test of the Ashes series after he was passed fit to play at the SCG despite the bruised heel that kept him out of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. The selectors confirmed Starc’s return in place of Jackson Bird as the only change to the team held to…
Side strain rules Woakes out of Sydney Test
Woakes’ injury makes way for Crane at the SCG (1:53) The legspinner Mason Crane will make his Test debut at the SCG after Chris Woakes was ruled out with a side strain (1:53) 12:09 AM ET George Dobell in Sydney A recurrence of the side strain that ruled Chris Woakes out of the Champions Trophy has left England with a weakened side going into the final Test of the Ashes…
'Never had ambitions to play for England' – Smith
11:06 PM ET George Dobell in Sydney Steven Smith has insisted he “never had ambitions to play for England” despite a contract offer from Surrey that “sounded like quite a fair amount of money” to his teenage ears. But while Smith was not tempted to pursue his career with England, he remains a fan of county cricket – which he refers to as “fantastic” – and is keen to “play…
Maxwell dropped; Lynn and Paine recalled
10:20 PM ET Steve Smith (capt), David Warner, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Chris Lynn, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa Australia’s captain Steven Smith has warned Glenn Maxwell to improve his training habits or face the possibility of missing out on plans for the World Cup defence in 2019, after he was dropped from the ODI squad to…
Crane to debut as England seek sign-off win
‘Dreamed of playing in Sydney’ – Stoneman (1:57) With friends and family in the city, England opener Mark Stoneman feels the final Ashes Test will be the icing on the cake for him personally (1:57) 9:01 PM ET Big Picture Sydney’s long wait continues. Last time the Ashes was still up for grabs by the time the series reached the SCG, Graham Gooch and Mike Gatting were still playing for…