Tea West Indies 224 and 86 for 2 (Brathwaite 55*, Samuels 9*) need a further 370 runs to beat Pakistan 452 and 227 for 2 dec (Shafiq 58*, Younis 29*)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Asad Shafiq’s unbeaten 58 was his second half-century of the Abu Dhabi Test © AFP West Indies lost two wickets to avoidable shots after being asked to survive five sessions to save the Abu Dhabi Test…
IPL broadcast rights process likely to be delayed after Lodha Committee directive
BCCI president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke have been asked to submit affidavits of compliance to the Supreme Court by December 3 © AFP The opening of the bids for the IPL broadcast rights is likely to be delayed after the Lodha Committee told BCCI president Anurag Thakur to submit a letter stating the board will “unreservedly comply” with the Supreme Court order of October 21. The Committee, on…
India continue to rest key Test bowlers from ODIs
Spinners R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, and fast bowler Mohammed Shami, have been rested once again as India named an unchanged 14-man squad for the remaining two ODIs against New Zealand. The three bowlers had been left out of the squad for the first three ODIs too, keeping in mind that India have ten more Tests to play in the 2016-17 home season. Batsman Suresh Raina was not included in…
Derbyshire snap up Tahir for 2017
Imran Tahir played for Nottinghamshire in 2015 and 2016 © Getty Images Imran Tahir will equal Marcus North’s record of playing for six different counties after signing for Derbyshire. Tahir, the South Africa legspinner, is expected to be available from June onwards, depending on his international commitments. Derbyshire have begun overhauling their squad after a disappointing season, with chairman Chris Grant signalling a move to making more experienced signings. Ireland…
Pakistan declare to set West Indies 456
Innings Pakistan 452 and 227 for 2 dec (Shafiq 58*, Younis 29*) lead West Indies 224 by 455 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Asad Shafiq’s unbeaten 58 was his second half-century of the Abu Dhabi Test © AFP Asad Shafiq scored his second half-century of the Abu Dhabi Test as Pakistan declared to set West Indies a target of 456 with five sessions still remaining. They declared at the stroke…
Cook hints at bowler changes for second Test
Play 01:50 Spinners have to deal with expectation – Cook Alastair Cook has hinted that England will make a couple of changes, particularly to their bowling attack, ahead of the second Test against Bangladesh. England wrapped up a 22-run victory within 20 minutes on the fifth morning in Chittagong but Cook, the England captain, suggested they will use the final Test of the series to provide an opportunity for other…
Watson stuck my head in toilet – Johnson
Mitchell Johnson has written about his long-term friendship with allrounder Shane Watson in his autobiography Resilient © AFP Mitchell Johnson has revealed how his long-standing friendship with Shane Watson made a rocky start when the allrounder stuck the future Australia fast man’s head in the toilet during a wrestle at the Cricket Academy in Adelaide. Back in 2000, the Academy was very much an alpha-male environment helmed by Rod Marsh…
Mushfiqur positive after 'learning experience'
Joe Root consoles Sabbir Rahman after Bangladesh’s narrow defeat © Getty Images After four days of a fascinating contest, it took just 19 minutes to finish the Test and Bangladesh’s chances at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium. The atmosphere quickly fell flat and there was hardly a crowd in by the time Shafiul Islam was given out for the second time (confirmed on review), as had been the norm in…
Shafiq fifty moves Pakistan's lead past 450
Lunch Pakistan 452 and 227 for 2 (Shafiq 58*, Younis 29*) lead West Indies 224 by 455 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Asad Shafiq’s unbeaten 58 was his second half-century of the Abu Dhabi Test © AFP Asad Shafiq scored his second half-century of the Abu Dhabi Test as Pakistan stretched their lead to 455 over the course of an almost frictionless first session on day four. Azhar Ali, on…
Stokes breaks Bangladesh hearts
England 293 and 240 (Stokes 85, Bairstow 47, Shakib 5-85) beat Bangladesh 248 and 263 (Sabbir 64*) by 22 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:28 McGlashan: Sabbir showed fantastic composure Ben Stokes capped a supreme allround performance with two wickets in three balls – his fifth and sixth of the match, to go alongside his total of 103 runs – as Bangladesh’s hearts were broken on the fifth and final…