'Williamson best No. 3 in the world' – McMillan

Tom Latham’s season has tailed off in both one-day and Test cricket © AFP Tom Latham needs to “go back to basics” to try and escape his lean run of form, according to New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan, after making a “poor decision” in the second innings in Wellington. Latham is set to retain his place in the squad for the final Test against South Africa in a season…

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Herath rocks Bangladesh in 191 chase

Lunch Bangladesh 467 and 38 for 2 (Tamim 22*, Herath 2-11) need 153 more to beat Sri Lanka 338 and 319 (Karunaratne 126, Shakib 4-74)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Imrul Kayes was caught at slip off his first ball © Associated Press As tension mounted at the P Sara Oval, Sri Lanka made two incisions soon after setting Bangladesh 191 runs to level the series. Rangana Herath removed Soumya Sarkar…

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Pujara 150, Saha fifty bring deficit under 20

India 435 for 6 (Pujara 164*, Saha 59*) trail Australia 451 by 16 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Cheteshwar Pujara faced over 400 balls in his innings © Associated Press Cheteshwar Pujara and Wriddhiman Saha took India close to parity with Australia on the fourth morning of the Ranchi Test, as a pair of DRS close calls went in favour of the hosts. Pat Cummins, who again bowled with great…

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South Australia wait on fate after Shield win

South Australia 225 and 406 beat Tasmania 332 and 106 (Rainbird 33, Mennie 4-21, Worrall 4-33) by 193 runsScorecard File photo – Joe Mennie picked up nine wickets in his first match back from a serious head injury © Getty Images Joe Mennie and Daniel Worrall led South Australia’s formidable pace attack in slicing through Tasmania on the final day in Hobart to give the Redbacks a good chance of…

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New Zealand's batting problems threaten sour end to the summer

‘When those pressure points come up you have to have individuals stand up and grab them’ © Getty Images New Zealand will spend two days debriefing and soul-searching as they try to prevent their season ending with a whimper following the three-day thrashing at the Basin Reserve. Five days and a session of toe-to-toe cricket – throughout the Dunedin game and until lunch on the second day in Wellington –…

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'Williamson best No. 3 in the world' – McMillan

Tom Latham’s season has tailed off in both one-day and Test cricket © AFP Tom Latham needs to “go back to basics” to try and escape his lean run of form, according to New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan, after making a “poor decision” in the second innings in Wellington. Latham is set to retain his place in the squad for the final Test against South Africa in a season…

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Herath rocks Bangladesh in 191 chase

Lunch Bangladesh 467 and 38 for 2 (Tamim 22*, Herath 2-11) need 153 more to win v Sri Lanka 338 and 319 (Karunaratne 126, Shakib 4-74)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Imrul Kayes was caught at slip off his first ball © Associated Press As tension mounted at the P Sara Oval, Sri Lanka made two incisions soon after setting Bangladesh 191 runs to level the series. Rangana Herath removed Soumya…

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Pujara 150, Saha fifty bring deficit under 20

India 435 for 6 (Pujara 164*, Saha 59*) trail Australia 451 by 16 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Cheteshwar Pujara faced over 400 balls in his innings © Associated Press Cheteshwar Pujara and Wriddhiman Saha took India close to parity with Australia on the fourth morning of the Ranchi Test, as a pair of DRS close calls went in favour of the hosts. Pat Cummins, who again bowled with great…

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South Australia wait on fate after Shield win

South Australia 225 and 406 beat Tasmania 332 and 106 (Rainbird 33, Mennie 4-21, Worrall 4-33) by 193 runsScorecard File photo – Joe Mennie picked up nine wickets in his first match back from a serious head injury © Getty Images Joe Mennie and Daniel Worrall led South Australia’s formidable pace attack in slicing through Tasmania on the final day in Hobart to give the Redbacks a good chance of…

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New Zealand's batting problems threaten sour end to the summer

‘When those pressure points come up you have to have individuals stand up and grab them’ © Getty Images New Zealand will spend two days debriefing and soul-searching as they try to prevent their season ending with a whimper following the three-day thrashing at the Basin Reserve. Five days and a session of toe-to-toe cricket – throughout the Dunedin game and until lunch on the second day in Wellington –…

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