Tea England 209 for 3 (Root 93*, Moeen 48*) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:13 Compton: England’s stronger set of batsmen coming in now AB de Villiers. Hashim Amla. Kane Williamson. Mighty fine batsmen who have been cut to size by a combination of India spinners and pitches since the start of the last season in India. In his first innings in India since this pitch revolution, the…
New SL women's coach confident despite spate of injuries
File photo – One of Hemantha Devapriya’s aims as Sri Lanka women’s head coach is to get Chamari Atapattu back among the runs © International Cricket Council Sri Lanka women’s new head coach Hemantha Devapriya has not given up hopes of his team causing a few upsets in the four-match ODI series against England, despite injuries to four key players. Former captain and experienced all-rounder Shashikala Siriwardene is out with…
Marsh LBW correctly tracked – EagleEye
Mitchell Marsh’s lbw in Perth caused considerable discussion © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Mitchell Marsh’s hotly-debated LBW on the final day of the Perth Test was correctly tracked from its initial point of impact on the allrounder’s front toe, the custodians of EagleEye have confirmed. The decision, which was reversed from Aleem Dar’s initial verdict of not out due to the widening of the zone in which the stumps can be…
Maharaj reflects on 'very special' Smith wicket
Keshav Maharaj celebrates his first Test wicket © Getty Images While Australians have agonised over umpiring decisions, including the one Aleem Dar made against Steven Smith in the first innings of the Perth Test, South Africa’s new spinner Keshav Maharaj can’t complain. He claimed his first Test wicket as a result of that lbw call that sent Smith on his way for a duck. Smith, who had advanced down the…
India edge ahead despite error-filled morning
Lunch England 102 for 3 (Root 35*, Ashwin 2-35) v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:21 Kalra: Big opportunity for Mishra On what seemed like a morning of nerves for everybody – as if keeping in with the political climate in the world and the economic climate in India – India emerged with slight advantage with three wickets in the second hour. Winning the toss and dropped twice behind…
Burns recall follows batting breakthrough
Joe Burns said his pink-ball century in the Sheffield Shield gave him useful experience, though it will be a lot different to the red ball that he faces on his Test return © Getty Images At a time when Australia’s batsmen are mired in a damaging pattern of failures, Joe Burns has returned to the Test fold with confidence derived from breaking out of his own. Until the first round…
Bates, Curtis star in dominant NZ win
New Zealand 157 for 2 (Bates 64, Curtis 55*) beat Pakistan 156 (Nain Abidi 49, Asmavia 49*, Lea Tahuhu 3-37)Scorecard Suzie Bates’ dominant 64 took her side to a comfortable victory in the first ODI © Getty Images Suzie Bates made a 46-ball 64, and put on 100 quick runs for the opening stand with Sam Curtis (55*), as New Zealand women beat Pakistan by 8 wickets, with 27 overs…
Pollard granted NOC to play in South Africa
Kieron Pollard will be headed to South Africa after all © CPL/Sportsfile The WICB has granted West Indies allrounder Kieron Pollard a no-objection certificate to participate in South Africa’s domestic T20 tournament, two days after he had not been given one. WICB chief executive Michael Muirhead said the board had not intended to completely deny the NOC and had apologised for the delay. The WICB, Muirhead said, had been waiting…
England bat, both sides pick three spinners
Toss England chose to bat v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details On a morning of uncertainty in the world and in India, the near certainty that was Virat Kohli’s luck at the toss was breached, following which Alastair Cook chose to bat on a Rajkot pitch that didn’t look alarming but was expected to turn sooner rather than later. England gave a debut to Haseeb Hameed, who has roots in…
Fifteen-year-old spinner named in Governor-General's XI
Ellyse Perry will captain the Governor General’s XI © Getty Images Fifteen-year-old legspinner Rachel Trenaman is set to line-up alongside some of cricket’s biggest names after she was a surprise selection in the Governor-General’s XI to meet South Africa on Sunday. The Wagga Wagga teenager, who signed with Women’s Big Bash League side Sydney Thunder in September, is the youngest player named in the squad and joins some of the…