Lunch England 92 for 4 (Bairstow 20*, Stokes 5*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary Play 02:02 Compton: Moeen needed to see himself batting all day England were in danger of throwing away the advantage of winning the toss in Mohali as they slipped to 92 for 4 on the opening day. Their two lynchpins, Alastair Cook and Joe Root, were among the batsmen to fall, and it was only…
South Africa chip away at deficit
Dinner South Africa 2 for 100 (Cook 43*, Duminy 5*) trail Australia 383 (Khawaja 145, Smith 59, Handscomb 54, Starc 53, Abbott 3-49, Rabada 3-84) by 24 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 00:37 Brettig: Australia’s fielders need more cohesion Josh Hazlewood dismissed Hashim Amla for the fifth time from five innings this series as South Africa chipped away at their deficit on the third day at Adelaide Oval. Earlier in…
Head leads strong South Australia with century
South Australia 5 for 360 (Head 130, Cooper 93*, Weatherald 88, Boland 3-90) v VictoriaScorecard Travis Head scored his fourth first-class century (file photo) © Getty Images Travis Head scored the fourth century of his first-class career, while Tom Cooper and Jake Weatherald also piled on the runs as South Australia dominated the first day against Victoria at the MCG. At stumps, the Redbacks had motored along to 5 for…
Nevill, Patterson and Henriques all in the runs
New South Wales 3 for 288 (Henriques 94*, Nevill 73*, Patterson 71) v TasmaniaScorecard Peter Nevill finished the day unbeaten on 73 (file photo) © Getty Images Axed Test wicketkeeper Peter Nevill sent a message to Australia’s selectors with a patient unbeaten half-century on the first day for New South Wales against Tasmania at Bellerive Oval. Nevill finished the day on 73 from 175 balls, while Moises Henriques was eyeing…
Wasteful England hand India early advantage
Toss England chose to bat v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary Play 02:53 Compton: Buttler may not be a long-term option Alastair Cook wasn’t quite grinning ear to ear when he won the toss on Mohali, but there was certainly a hint of relief that he was able to give his batsmen first use of a dry, cracked surface that was expected to spin from early in the match. There…
Southee, Wagner leave Pakistan reeling
Pakistan 76 for 5 (Babar 34*, Southee 3-26) trail New Zealand 271 (Raval 55, Watling 49*, Henry 15*, Sohail 4-99, Imran 3-52) by 195 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Tim Southee bowled a fuller length than any of Pakistan’s seamers had managed © AFP A devastating new-ball burst from Tim Southee followed by two wickets in two balls from Neil Wagner left Pakistan gasping for breath at the end of the…
Starc fifty pushes Australia's lead to 124
Tea Australia 383 (Khawaja 145, Smith 59, Handscomb 54, Starc 53, Abbott 3-49, Rabada 3-84) lead South Africa 9 for 259 dec by 124 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Vernon Philander had Usman Khawaja lbw for 145 © Getty Images A half-century from Mitchell Starc helped Australia extend their lead to 124 on the third day in Adelaide, where they were dismissed for 383. An early tea break was called at…
'Gutted' Holder wants team to 'look in the mirror'
Jason Holder: ‘It’s very disappointing. It’s tough to be in this position, after starting the tour so well’ © AFP From the high of their opening victory over Sri Lanka, West Indies tied against Zimbabwe and then suffered two narrow defeats, by one and five runs, to slip out of contention for the tri-series final, and will leave Zimbabwe with just one win from four matches. Where did it all…
England bat first; Rahul injured, Nair handed debut
England won the toss and decided to bat against IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary Play 02:53 Compton: Buttler may not be a long-term option Alastair Cook wasn’t quite grinning ear to ear when he won the toss on Mohali, but there was certainly a hint of relief that he was able to give his batsmen first use of a dry, cracked surface that was expected to spin from early in…
Sohail four-for keeps New Zealand to 271
Innings: New Zealand 271 (Raval 55, Watling 49*, Henry 15*, Sohail 4-99, Imran 3-52) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Sohail Khan finished with figures of 4 for 99 © Getty Images A four-wicket haul from Sohail Khan led an improved day-two display from Pakistan’s seamers as they bowled New Zealand out for 271 in the third over after tea. New Zealand got that far thanks to BJ Watling’s unbeaten…