England 400 and 182 for 6 (Root 77, Bairstow 50*) trail India 631 (Kohli 235, Vijay 136, Jayant 104) by 49 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:19 Ganguly: Kohli shows orthodox cricket works across formats With his sublime 235 off 340 balls, with 25 fours and a six, Virat Kohli became the first Indian to three double-centuries in a year. As soon as he left the crease and England…
Jadeja double-strike rocks England after Kohli double-ton
Innings England 400 and 49 for 3 (Root 30*, Jadeja 2-13) trail India 631 (Kohli 235, Vijay 136, Jayant 104) lead by 182 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:20 Trott: England need to slow the Test down With his sublime 235 off 340 balls, with 25 fours and a six, Virat Kohli became the first Indian to three double-centuries in a year. As soon as he left the crease…
Shami, Saha ruled out of Chennai Test
Mohammed Shami has had trouble with his right leg right through the Test series against England © AFP Fast bowler Mohammed Shami and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha have been ruled out of contention for India’s fifth Test against England, which begins on December 16 in Chennai. Both are missing the ongoing Mumbai Test with injuries. Shami has had trouble with his right leg right through the series, right since he was…
Kohli's sublime 235 gives India 231 lead
Innings India 579 for 7 (Kohli 235, Vijay 136, Jayant 104) lead England 400 by 231 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:20 Trott: England need to slow the Test down With his sublime 235 off 340 balls, with 25 fours and a six, Virat Kohli became the first Indian to three double-centuries in a year. Jayant Yadav became the first of his countrymen to smash a ton from No….
Post debut duck, Maddinson set for second go
Play 01:49 ‘I’ve tried to be more selective with my shots’ – Maddinson Nic Maddinson is in fine company. Prior to Maddinson, only a dozen Australian top-six batsmen had fallen for a duck in their first Test innings on debut. Victor Trumper was one of them, also Joe Darling, Syd Gregory and Harry Trott, among Australia’s best early cricketers. In the more modern era there was Andrew Symonds, Phillip Hughes…
Australia ready to take on old coach Arthur
Mickey Arthur’s split from Australian cricket in mid-2013 was not the prettiest © AFP At the Gabba five years ago, Mitchell Starc and Mickey Arthur made their Australia Test debuts together: Starc as a player, Arthur as coach. A new era was beginning. The Argus review was complete, the fiasco of the 2010-11 Ashes was in the past. That year’s Gabba Test also marked David Warner’s debut, Nathan Lyon’s first…
Kohli's third double-century lights up Mumbai
India 579 for 7 (Kohli 212*, Jayant 92*) lead England 400 by 179 runsLive corecard and ball-by-ball details Virat Kohli became only the fifth player to hit three double-hundreds in a year © AFP Virat Kohli became the first Indian to three double-centuries in a year. Jayant Yadav was eight short of becoming the first of his countrymen to smash a ton from No. 9 and their 215-run partnership for…
Phillips, Raval steer Auckland home
Auckland 134 for 4 (Phillips 50, Raval 44) beat Canterbury 133 for 6 (Fletcher 43, Nicholls 39*, Chapman 3-22) by six wicketsScorecard File photo – Mark Chapman picked up three wickets with his left-arm spin © International Cricket Council A second-wicket stand of 100 between Glenn Phillips and Jeet Raval propelled Auckland to a six-wicket win against Canterbury at Hagley Oval. Chasing 134, Auckland lost Rob Nicol in the fourth…
Aziz 90 leads HBL recovery after rickety start
Water and Power Development Authority 23 for no loss trail Habib Bank Limited 236 (Aziz 90, Rehman 53, Asif 4-29, Irfan 3-34) by 213 runsScorecard File photo – Mohammad Asif snared three early wickets, before Habib Bank Limited staged a recovery © Getty Images Habib Bank Limited recovered from early bursts from Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Irfan to put up 236 against Water and Power Development Authority on the opening…
Gameplan is to attack spinners – Vijay
Play 01:36 ‘Clear mind the key to form’ – Vijay M Vijay is difficult to slot into one genre of batting. He has T20 hundreds, but is one of the best defensive batsmen going around in Test cricket. He strikes at around 46 runs per 100 balls, but is already only one six short of getting into the top 10 six-hitting Test openers. Only one of the 10 ahead of…