England 117 for 1 (Jennings 65*, Root 5*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:39 Trott: Ball will be Broad’s successor The early buzz about Keaton Jennings often had him associated with someone or something. How he has South African roots. How his father Ray was a former head coach. How he became Alastair Cook’s 11th opening partner in four years. On the first day of the Mumbai Test,…
Familiar venue, vastly different context
Match facts December 9, 2016Start time 1420 local (0320 GMT) Australia are chasing a clean sweep at the venue where they claimed the World Cup last year © Getty Images Big picture Little more than 18 months after Australia belted New Zealand in the World Cup final at a heaving MCG, the two sides return to the scene of that decider with much less on the line. Strong Australian victories…
Lehmann gives Mitchell Marsh licence to attack
Darren Lehmann on Mitchell Marsh: “My personal opinion is when he’s playing shots he’s a lot more dangerous” © Getty Images Australia’s coach Darren Lehmann has hinted at a difference of opinion with his possible successor Justin Langer over the future of Mitchell Marsh, whose recent struggles in the Test team have been attributed to a lack of mental clarity over his best means of success. Marsh made a halting…
Inconsistent Khulna often a one-man show
Mahmudullah bailed Khulna out more than once and was the team’s standout performer © BCB Tournament overviewMost often, either captain Mahmudullah delivered or Khulna Titans fell away in their first season as a BPL franchise. He scored 396 runs, a whopping 193 more than the next highest scorer, Ariful Haque, and was the only consistent performer for the team. Khulna couldn’t find a rhythm in the tournament: they didn’t win…
Smuts' blazing ton flattens Dolphins
File photo – JJ Smuts went about chasing 217 with gusto © AFP JJ Smuts lashed nine sixes in his 107 off 58 balls in East London, where Warriors chased down a target of 217 with an over to spare against Dolphins. The result kept Warriors within two points of Titans, the table leaders. Warriors lost opener Clyde Fortuin for a duck in the first over of the imposing chase,…
'Responsible' Sabbir sheds issues to deliver on big stage
Sabbir Rahman put away his big shots in the second qualifier © BCB For his first 34 deliveries on Wednesday night, Sabbir Rahman batted very calmly. He picked up 13 singles, two twos and a boundary. It wasn’t the Sabbir Rahman of three weeks ago, when he hit Barisal Bulls’ bowlers for nine sixes and nine fours in his maiden T20 century. This time, he was trying to bat through…
England bat, Broad and Shami out
England won the toss and chose to bat v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:03 Trott: England will be very positive at Wankhede Alastair Cook won his second toss in a row – third of the series – in Mumbai and opted to bat. England confirmed that Stuart Broad has not recovered from the foot injury he sustained three weeks ago and Jake Ball has been selected instead to…
Marsh doubts leave Australia unchanged
Australia’s three debutants from the Adelaide Test will all be in action again at the Gabba © Getty Images Uncertainty over Shaun Marsh’s badly broken finger has ensured that Australia’s revamped Test squad was retained for the first Test against Pakistan at the Gabba. The selectors had made sweeping changes after Australia’s crushing defeat in Hobart, where South Africa secured the series, and only six of the XI from that…
Australia squad unchanged for Gabba Test
Australia’s three debutants from the Adelaide Test will all be in action again at the Gabba © Getty Images Australia’s revamped 12-man Test squad that won against South Africa in Adelaide has been retained for the first Test against Pakistan at the Gabba. The selectors had made sweeping changes after Australia’s crushing defeat in Hobart, where South Africa secured the series, and only six of the XI from that Test…
Maharashtra deny Karnataka Pandey's replacement
Karnataka face the prospect of playing with 10 batsmen after Manish Pandey was called up to the India Test team © PTI Maharashtra have turned down Karnataka’s request for a replacement player after Manish Pandey was pulled out of their ongoing Ranji Trophy fixture in Mohali. Pandey was drafted into the India squad after Ajinkya Rahane was ruled out of the fourth and fifth Tests against England with a finger…