Tasmania 255 (Bailey 64, Boyce 56*, Christian 4-35) and 3 for 19 need another 346 runs to beat Victoria 415 and 9 for 204 dec (Harris 77, Webster 3-25, Bird 3-59)Scorecard Jackson Bird picked up six wickets for the match © Getty Images Jackson Bird finished his Test audition with six wickets for the match, but Victoria were in a strong position to push for victory at stumps on the…
Warner scores brisk ton on 30th birthday
Queensland 6 for 330 dec and 1 for 51 need another 314 runs to beat New South Wales 7 for 327 dec and 7 for 367 dec (Warner 134, Cowan 95)Scorecard David Warner scored his 23rd first-class century © Getty Images David Warner celebrated his 30th birthday by scoring a brisk century against Queensland at the Gabba, continuing his strong recent run of form ahead of the first Test against…
Bangladesh push to go one better
Match facts October 28-November 1, DhakaStart time 10.00am (0400GMT) Play 02:12 Butcher: England will want to look at Ansari Big picture The fluctuating fortunes of the Chittagong Test will be a hard act to follow but, if Bangladesh continue to chase a win, the Dhaka Test could be another interesting affair. Having been beaten in an ODI series at home for the first time in two years, salvaging a drawn…
Tons for du Plessis, Elgar; SA plunder 489
South Africa 489 (Elgar 117, du Plessis 102, de Kock 99) v South Australia XIScorecard Dean Elgar and Faf du Plessis put on 179 runs for the fourth wicket © Getty Images South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis warmed up for the Test series with a century against a South Australia XI in Glenelg on Thursday in his side’s final hit-out ahead of next week’s first Test against Australia in…
Projected $68m loss for CA makes TV deals crucial
Play 03:34 Brettig: Bowlers playing IPL a worry for Cricket Australia Gaping loss projections for the 2016-17 home summer have underlined the pivotal importance of Cricket Australia’s forthcoming negotiations for new broadcast deals, both at home and in the spinally lucrative Asian market. At an otherwise straightforward CA AGM at the MCG on Thursday, a graph presented by the governing body’s new chief financial officer Todd Shand stuck out for…
New structures to reduce international volume
James Sutherland: “I think things need to change absolutely and we certainly believe that additional structure moving towards a Test Championship … would be a real positive” © Getty Images Less will be more under the structures currently being proposed for the future of international cricket, which would for the first time place limits on how many matches and series could be scheduled by any one nation. Speaking at the…
WI women recall Chedean Nation after seven years
West Indies women have recalled Jamaican allrounder Chedean Nation after a gap of nearly seven years, for the ODIs and T20s in India next month. West Indies also recalled wicketkeeper-batsman Kycia Knight and medium-pacer Shakera Selman, both of whom were dropped for the home series against England. Nation, 29, last played international cricket in November 2009, against England at home, in both ODIs and T20Is. She has played 12 ODIs…
South Africa remain guarded against 'quality' Australia attack
South Africa will likely have an eye on the Sheffield Shield, but Neil McKenzie remained confident that they wouldn’t be intimidated by the kind of fast-bowling talent they’d see © Gallo Images While South Africa are no longer worried by Australia’s pace, they remain wary of an attack that will test their batsmen in home conditions, in what is expected to be a battle of the bowlers in the upcoming…
Dhoni calls for patience with India's inexperienced middle order
Play 01:51 ‘Hard to bat down the order on these wickets’ – Dhoni MS Dhoni has asked for more patience to be shown with India’s inexperienced middle order after they couldn’t complete a chase of 261 on a sluggish Ranchi pitch. Dhoni backed the young players to find their own method of finishing games, even if it meant going for big shots, referring to the dismissals of Manish Pandey and…
Cooper, Ferguson punish Western Australia
South Australia 8 for 474 (Cooper 138, Ferguson 101, Behrendorff 3-70) lead Western Australia 9 for 271 dec (Suan Marsh 73, Klinger 61, Mennie 3-56) by 203 runsScorecard Tom Cooper headlined South Australia’s day of dominance with a rapid century © Getty Images Callum Ferguson marked his 100th first-class match with a century to help South Australia establish a first-innings lead of 203 on the second day of their day-night…