Jason Gillespie recently stepped down as Yorkshire coach and currently coaches the Adelaide Strikers © Getty Images Jason Gillespie will join Justin Langer as Australia’s interim coaching duo to oversee the three Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka that conflict with preparations for the Test tour of India. Langer (Perth Scorchers) and Gillespie (Adelaide Strikers) are both coaches in the Big Bash League, and the team performance manager Pat Howard said…
Handscomb and Smith fifties put Australia in sight of lead
Australia 4 for 395 (Smith 61*, Maddinson 7*) trail Pakistan 9 for 443 dec by 48 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Peter Handscomb celebrates getting to his third fifty-plus score in his third Test © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Usman Khawaja fell three runs short of a century for the second time this summer but Australia’s captain Steven Smith and the emerging No. 5 Peter Handscomb took the hosts to within…
Bangladesh keep NZ to 251 despite Broom ton
Innings New Zealand 251 (Broom 109, Mashrafe 3-49) v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mashrafe Mortaza picked up a wicket in the first over © Getty Images Bangladesh’s bowlers bounced back from the Christchurch mauling, giving themselves a fair chance to level the series. New Zealand’s 251 is the first time Bangladesh conceded less than 318 bowling first in the country. Only Neil Broom, having returned to the ODI side…
Mustafizur rested, Bangladesh hand three debuts and bowl
Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mustafizur Rahman has been rested soon after making a comeback from a shoulder surgery on Boxing Day © AFP Mashrafe Mortaza, the Bangladesh captain, opted to field in the second ODI against New Zealand in Nelson. He said the history at Saxton Oval, where five out of six teams have won chasing, prompted him to make the decision….
I've developed a thick skin – Cook
© AFP Stephen Cook has had bigger innings under more pressure than he did at St George’s Park on Wednesday but there may not be a knock more significant in the context of his career. After a century in Adelaide in South Africa’s previous Test and a fifty in the first innings, Cook wanted to show consistency, especially as an answer to the questions over who will face the chop…
Brown strong contender for Netherlands post
Dougie Brown is a strong contender for the vacanat Netherlands role © PA Photos Dougie Brown has emerged as a front-runner for the Netherlands coaching role. Brown, the former England and Scotland all-rounder, was sacked as Warwickshire’s director of cricket at the end of the 2016 season despite the club lifting the Royal London One-Day Cup. After protracted discussions with Lancashire over compensation, Ashley Giles returned to Warwickshire in the…
Brown among frontrunners for Netherlands post
Dougie Brown is a strong contender for the vacanat Netherlands role © PA Photos Dougie Brown has emerged as a front-runner for the Netherlands coaching role. Brown, the former England and Scotland all-rounder, was sacked as Warwickshire’s director of cricket at the end of the 2016 season despite the club lifting the Royal London One-Day Cup. After protracted discussions with Lancashire over compensation, Ashley Giles returned to Warwickshire in the…
Prithvi Shaw called up to Mumbai squad for semi-final
Mumbai’s title defence has been hit by several injuries, including one to their pace spearhead Dhawal Kulkarni © PTI Mumbai, the defending Ranji Trophy champions, have called up 17-year old Prithvi Shaw to their squad for the semi-final clash against Tamil Nadu in Rajkot on New Year’s day. Shaw replaced 27-year-old, left-handed batsman Kevin Almeida in the only change from the team that defeated Hyderabad by 30 runs in the…
Cook century drives South Africa's dominance
Tea South Africa 286 and 221 for 2 (Cook 108*) lead Sri Lanka 205 (De Silva 43, Philander 5-45) by 302 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:42 Moonda: Philander torments favourite opposition Stephen Cook’s second Test hundred moved South Africa into a dominant position on a day of rain delays against a rapidly deflating Sri Lankan attack in Port Elizabeth. At the end of an extended post-lunch session –…
Lynn's 85 seals dramatic win for Heat
Brisbane Heat 7 for 160 (Lynn 85*, Ahmed 2-19) beat Sydney Thunder 7 for 157 (Morgan 52, Badree 2-20) by three wicketsScorecard Pat Cummins attempts to run out Chris Lynn © Getty Images A stunning innings from Chris Lynn single-handedly dragged Brisbane Heat over the line against Sydney Thunder. The Heat needed 75 runs from 36 balls with just four wickets in hand. But Lynn and Jack Wildermuth (29 from…