Yorkshire 273 (Lyth 100, Clark 3-44, Mahmood 3-62) and 61 for 0 beat Lancashire 123 (Coad 6-25, Sidebottom 3-30) and 209 (Chanderpaul 47, Sidebottom 3-38, Bresnan 3-50 ) by 10 wicketsScorecard Andrew Gale was a satisfied Yorkshire coach © Getty Images “It is no disgrace to be defeated by a grand side like the present Yorkshire XI.” Perhaps it wasn’t but let us assume that Steven Croft does not spend…
India set sloppy Pakistan 324 in 48 overs
Toss: Pakistan chose to bowl v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:43 Can India focus on ‘just another game’? Pakistan won only their second toss against India in nine international matches since the start of 2013 and elected to field with rain forecast for later in the day. They went for the X-factor of Shadab Khan’s legspin over the batting of Faheem Ashraf. Wahab Riaz found a place in…
Winless teams in search of crucial points
Match facts June 5, 2017Start time 1330 local (1230 GMT) Bangladesh will expect batsmen apart from Tamim Iqbal and Mushfiqur Rahim to step up © Getty Images Big picture The quest for a place in the semi-finals begins now for Australia and Bangladesh whose respective first matches in the tournament didn’t go to plan. They need to register a win quickly, although Australia at least got a point out of…
Warner sounds Ashes warning to CA again
Play 03:46 What is the Cricket Australia-ACA pay dispute? Australia’s vice-captain David Warner has stuck firm to his assertion that the players are prepared to be absent from this summer’s Ashes if the current pay dispute drags into the six months beyond the June 30 expiry of the MOU between Cricket Australia and the Australian Cricketers Association. “I stick firm behind it,” Warner said in London. “If we are unemployed we…
Warner warns against too-hard approach
David Warner was dismissed for 18 against New Zealand © Getty Images As much as Australia’s bowlers were panned by Steven Smith for their looseness in the opening match against New Zealand that was ultimately wrecked by rain, the vice-captain David Warner admits the top order batsmen were similarly out of rhythm in the early overs of a curtailed chase. The early English summer will not always suit an Australian…
Finn steps in to fill Woakes void
Steven Finn could get his chance against New Zealand on Tuesday © Getty Images Steven Finn has been confirmed as Chris Woakes’ replacement in England’s Champions Trophy squad. Woakes was ruled out of the tournament after suffering a side strain in the opening game against Bangladesh at The Oval. He managed just two overs before leaving the field. Finn was the most significant omission from the original 15-man squad and…
Pakistan bowl, India leave out Ashwin
Toss: Pakistan chose to bowl v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:43 Can India focus on ‘just another game’? Pakistan won only their second toss against India in nine international matches since the start of 2013 and elected to field with rain forecast for later in the day. They went for the X-factor of Shadab Khan’s legspin over the batting of Faheem Ashraf. Wahab Riaz found a place in…
Australia 'comfortable' with security following London attacks
Heightened security in London following Saturday night’s attacks © Getty Images Cricket Australia remains “comfortable” with the level of security provided to the Australian team, after terror attacks in London on Saturday night left at least six dead and 48 injured. Australia are one of three teams in London, one of the venues for the Champions Trophy. They are due to play Bangladesh on June 5 at The Oval in…
Australia 'comfortable' with security following London attack
Heightened security in London following Saturday night’s attacks © Getty Images Cricket Australia remains “comfortable” with the level of security provided to the Australian team, after terror attacks in London on Saturday night left at least six dead and 48 injured. Australia are one of three teams in London, one of the venues for the Champions Trophy. They are due to play Bangladesh on June 5 at The Oval in…
Afghanistan crumble under pace barrage, West Indies clinch series
West Indies 112 for 3 (Walton 29, Lewis 25) beat Afghanistan 93 (Williams 3-11, Brathwaite 2-26) by 29 runs (D/L Method)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Chadwick Walton’s cameo at the top gave West Indies the momentum straightway © AFP West Indies clinched the series with a game to go, brushing Afghanistan aside for the second night in a row. With a combination of Samuel Badree’s discipline and the pace of Jerome…