Legspinner Fawad Ahmed has been called into Victoria’s squad for the final © Getty Images Alice Springs may be at the centre of Australia, but never has it been at the centre of Australian cricket. At least, until now. From Sunday, Victoria will host South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final and, as incongruous as it may seem, they will do so nearly 2000 kilometres from the MCG, at Traeger…
Kuldeep four-for limits Australia to 300
Stumps India 0 for 0 trail Australia 300 (Smith 111, Wade 57, Warner 56, Kuldeep 4-68) by 300 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:19 Steven Smith: highest average for a captain v India Kuldeep Yadav‘s left-arm wristspin gave this series yet another unexpected twist, trumping the far more consistent theme of the Australian captain Steven Smith‘s batting excellence, as India enjoyed the better of the first day of the decisive…
Saqlain commits to England as spin consultant
Saqlain will have more opportunity to work with Adil Rashid © Getty Images Saqlain Mushtaq is set to join the ECB on a two-year contract. Saqlain, the former Pakistan spinner, has already had a couple of spells with the England team as a “spin consultant.” In India it was noticeable that the performance of Adil Rashid, in particular, dipped sharply once Saqlain had left the tour. The new deal will…
Sri Lanka bowl in series opener, Mehedi debuts
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan were part of Bangladesh’s XI © Raton Gomes/BCB Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga decided to bowl in the first ODI against Bangladesh in Dambulla. Bangladesh’s captain Mashrafe Mortaza said they would have batted first, so the toss result did not make much of a difference. Bangladesh handed an ODI debut to Mehedi Hasan,…
Rain diminishes New Zealand advantage
South Africa 123 for 4 (du Plessis 33*, Bavuma 13*, Henry 2-25) v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:30 Moonda: New Zealand let South Africa off the hook again Two sessions is often too little time to divine where a Test match would go and such was the case in the decider in Hamilton. New Zealand took the early lead when they took two wickets in the first…
Afridi announces exit from Peshawar Zalmi
Shahid Afridi’s PSL season included an unbeaten 45 off 23 to guide Peshawar Zalmi home in a low-scoring thriller © PCB/PSL Shahid Afridi has announced, via Twitter, that he is leaving Peshawar Zalmi and is open to playing for another team in the Pakistan Super League. The franchise’s owner, Javed Afridi, told ESPNcricinfo that he was “clueless” in the matter and would speak to Afridi about his “surprising” decision. Won…
Familiarity with Alice Springs key as Victoria gun for three-peat
Legspinner Fawad Ahmed has been called into Victoria’s squad for the final © Getty Images Alice Springs may be at the centre of Australia, but never has it been at the centre of Australian cricket. At least, until now. From Sunday, Victoria will host South Australia in the Sheffield Shield final and, as incongruous as it may seem, they will do so nearly 2000 kilometres from the MCG, at Traeger…
Kuldeep four-for limits Australia to 300
Stumps India 0 for 0 trail Australia 300 (Smith 111, Wade 57, Warner 56, Kuldeep 4-68) by 300 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:19 Steven Smith: highest average for a captain v India Kuldeep Yadav‘s left-arm wristspin gave this series yet another unexpected twist, trumping the far more consistent theme of the Australian captain Steven Smith‘s batting excellence, as India enjoyed the better of the first day of the decisive…
Saqlain commits to England as spin consultant
Saqlain will have more opportunity to work with Adil Rashid © Getty Images Saqlain Mushtaq is set to join the ECB on a two-year contract. Saqlain, the former Pakistan spinner, has already had a couple of spells with the England team as a “spin consultant.” In India it was noticeable that the performance of Adil Rashid, in particular, dipped sharply once Saqlain had left the tour. The new deal will…
Sri Lanka bowl in series opener, Mehedi debuts
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mushfiqur Rahim and Mehedi Hasan were part of Bangladesh’s XI © Raton Gomes/BCB Sri Lanka captain Upul Tharanga decided to bowl in the first ODI against Bangladesh in Dambulla. Bangladesh’s captain Mashrafe Mortaza said they would have batted first, so the toss result did not make much of a difference. Bangladesh handed an ODI debut to Mehedi Hasan,…