Tea England 244 and 100 for 0 (Duckett 56*, Cook 39*) need a further 173 to beat Bangladesh 220 and 296 (Imrul 78, Rashid 4-52)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ben Duckett started England’s run-chase with intent © Getty Images England’s openers put on a century stand to give themselves an excellent chance of chasing down a target of 273 to win the Mirpur Test. Bangladesh had pushed their overnight position…
Tharanga makes fifty on slow morning
Lunch Sri Lanka 397 for 5 (Tharanga 51*, Gunaratne 23*) v ZimbabweLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Upul Tharanga struck his sixth Test fifty on the second morning © AFP On the second morning, Zimbabwe’s bowlers found their discipline. On a placid Harare surface, offering nothing to seam or spin, the bowlers combined to choke Sri Lanka’s run-rate for a majority of the morning session. Sri Lanka still…
Hazlewood pushes for Siddle inclusion for WACA Test
Josh Hazlewood on Peter Siddle’s presence in the side: “He is valuable come team-meeting time.” © Getty Images Josh Hazlewood has expressed his desire to see Peter Siddle chosen as Australia’s third seamer for the WACA Test against South Africa, which starts from November 3, amid talk that a strong first-class record in Perth may play in favour of the potential debutant paceman Joe Mennie. On what the Australians ardently…
Duckett leads charge in pursuit of 273
Tea England 244 and 100 for 0 (Duckett 56*, Cook 39*) need a further 173 to beat Bangladesh 220 and 296 (Imrul 78, Rashid 4-52)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ben Duckett started England’s run-chase with intent © Getty Images England’s openers put on a century stand to give themselves an excellent chance of chasing down a target of 273 to win the Mirpur Test. Bangladesh had pushed their overnight position…
Nevill open to batting promotion
Peter Nevill averages 20.88 after 18 Tests and has two fifties © Getty Images Peter Nevill is open to a promotion in Australia’s batting order ahead of Mitchell Marsh, as the captain Steven Smith and the coach Darren Lehmann ponder how to get the best out of a middle-order duo who are yet to place their stamp on a Test match with the bat. As highlighted by the selection chairman…
Aslam, Younis steady Pakistan after early strikes
Lunch Pakistan 81 for 2 (Younis 39*, Aslam 37*) v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Younis Khan survived a couple of close shaves during his third-wicket stand with Sami Aslam © Getty Images Misbah-ul-Haq won his third toss of the series and opted to bat yet again, but the sense of déjà vu ended there. On a relatively fresh Sharjah surface, Shannon Gabriel rocked Pakistan with two strikes in…
Wickets fall but Bangladesh lead grows
Lunch Bangladesh 220 and 268 for 7 (Shuvagata 15*) lead England 244 by 244 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:36 Miller: Bangladesh race to day two advantage Four wickets fell in an action-packed morning session but Bangladesh kept the ledger even by adding 116 to their total to give themselves an excellent chance of forcing victory in the second Test. No batsman was able to survive for long but…
Pakistan bat in Misbah's 49th Test as captain
Toss Pakistan chose to bat v West Indies Pakistan’s most capped Test captain, Misbah-ul-Haq, will look to lead the side to its sixth ever series whitewash © AFP Misbah-ul-Haq walked out for a toss in a Test match for the 49th time – more than any other Pakistan captain – and, after winning his third toss of the three-Test series, had no hesitation in choosing to bat. That means West…
'I always see how I can become a wicket-taking bowler' – Mishra
Play 02:42 Agarkar: Will be difficult to keep Mishra out of ODIs Amit Mishra came into the series not knowing if he would remain a part of India’s ODI plans when the team’s lead spinners – R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja – returned from a rest. By the end of the fifth ODI in Visakhapatnam, however, he had not only emerged as the highest wicket-taker, but also produced a spell…
Hosts USA dominate Bermuda in Division Four opener
Akeem Dodson’s one-handed leaping catch helped USA gain momentum in the field © Peter Della Penna Legspinner Timil Patel‘s five-wicket haul was followed by a pair of half-centuries from the opening combination of captain Steven Taylor and Fahad Babar as tournament favourites USA romped past Bermuda by eight wickets on Saturday at Severn Cricket Field on the opening day of WCL Division Four in Los Angeles. Timil took 1 for…