Pakistan 8 for 97 (Sarfraz 31*, Hazlewood 3-19, Starc 3-45, Wood 2-7) trail Australia 429 (Smith 130, Handscomb 105, Renshaw 71, Wahab 4-89, Amir 4-97) by 332 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Among Josh Hazlewood’s three wickets was a first-ball duck for Younis Khan © AFP Australia and Pakistan on night two in Brisbane resembled nothing so much as Australia and most of the rest of the world during the great…
Sarah Taylor named in England's upgraded contracts
Sarah Taylor is among 18 players to be handed contracts by the ECB © Getty Images Sarah Taylor, who is currently taking an indefinite break from cricket, has been awarded one of the ECB’s new two-year contracts as England’s women players earn enhanced deals. Taylor, 27, who has made 190 appearances for England across the three formats, stepped away from the game in May to deal with anxiety. There is…
India strike back after Root-Moeen partnership
Tea England 182 for 3 (Moeen 63*, Bairstow 10*, Jadeja 2-54) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:06 Chopra: Cook’s plan of playing outside off not working A third-wicket partnership of 146 between Joe Root and Moeen Ali pulled England ahead on the first day of the fifth Test before Ravindra Jadeja struck half an hour from tea to restore parity to proceedings. Sweeping the left-arm spinner from outside…
Pregnancy policy under review – Sutherland
James Sutherland said pregnancy policies around Australia’s women cricketers will be addressed in MOU negotiations with ACA © ICC James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive, has stated that pregnancy policies around the nation’s women cricketers will be addressed in the current round of MOU negotiations with the Australian Cricketers Association, though he asserted his comfort with a system that presently requires players to declare their maternal status when signing…
Latham, Nicholls star in Canterbury win
Canterbury 199 for 4 (Nicholls 67*, Lathan 63, Fulton 44, Elliott 2-36) beat Wellington 190 for 4 (Elliott 39*) by nine runsScorecard Henry Nicholls struck four fours and four sixes in his unbeaten 67 © Getty Images After overcoming nerves to clinch the eliminator against Wellington, Canterbury bounced back to win their second successive fixture, this time by nine runs, at Basin Reserve on Friday. That meant they were up…
Starc strikes after Australia score 429
Dinner Pakistan 1 for 20 (Azam 9*, Aslam 3*, Starc 1-6) trail Australia 429 (Smith 130, Handscomb 105, Renshaw 71, Wahab 4-89, Amir 4-97) by 409 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:11 Kimber: Handscomb picked for runs, not technique Brisbane’s pitch quickened up and so did Pakistan’s pace attack as Australia stumbled on the second afternoon of the day-night Test match, losing their last seven wickets for 106, before…
Smith and Handscomb carry Australia to 429
Brisbane’s pitch quickened up and so did Pakistan’s pace attack as Australia stumbled on the second afternoon of the day-night Test match, losing their last seven wickets for 106. Despite a fine century from Peter Handscomb in only his second Test, Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz both bowled quality spells to the Australian middle order, finding pace, bounce and just enough movement to find a series of outside edges. Amir’s…
Root fluent after England lose openers early
Lunch England 68 for 2 (Root 44*, Moeen 7*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Playing his first match of the series, Ishant Sharma struck in his third over to have Keaton Jennings caught behind © Associated Press India enjoyed the better of the first session after losing the toss in Chennai, dismissing both England openers on a pitch already providing generous – though slow – turn. Ishant Sharma dismissed…
ICC wants 15-16 teams playing top-level cricket, says Richardson
David Richardson: ‘For too long we had 10 Full Members’ © AFP The ICC is keen to increase the number of teams playing cricket at the highest level to “15-16”, and is working towards that under the leadership of Shashank Manohar, according to chief executive David Richardson. “The ICC has a strategy to have more competitive teams playing at the highest level,” Richardson said in Sri Lanka, where he was…
Australia slip around Handscomb's maiden hundred
Tea Australia 7 for 377 (Handscomb 103*, Hazlewood 8*, Wahab 3-66, Amir 3-78) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Pakistan dropped two catches but still managed four wickets in the first session © Getty Images Brisbane’s pitch quickened up and so did Pakistan’s pace attack as Australia stumbled on the second afternoon of the day-night Test. Despite a fine maiden century from Peter Handscomb in only his second Test, Mohammad…