Ollie Pope’s diving catch down the leg-side to dismiss Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel cost Pakistan and shouldn’t have been given out, according to Pakistan captain Babar Azam. Speaking after Pakistan succumbed to a 26-run defeat in Multan that confirmed a series loss to England, Babar said it appeared as if the ball had touched the ground “The Shakeel dismissal cost us,” he said. “It looked to us as if the…
'Bowl patiently, wait for mistakes' – Taskin's mantra for fast bowlers in flat Chittagong
Taskin Ahmed reckons the Bangladesh bowlers will have to show patience on what is expected to be a flat batting surface at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, in Chittagong – the venue for the first Test against India. The pitch curator, Praveen Hinganikar, has left a bit of grass on all of the centre surfaces two days out from the Test, but as it was quite evident in the third ODI…
Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi fire warning to Australia by shaking CA XI up
South Africans 347 (Elgar 109, Verreynne 80, Kuhnemann 4-78) and 304 for 8 dec (van der Dussen 95, Verreynne 80, Edwards 3-45) drew with CA XI 226 (Kellaway 105*, Doran 78, Coetzee 3-36) and 184 for 6 (Handscomb 48, Wyllie 44, Rabada 2-22) South Africa pace duo Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi fired a warning shot to Australia ahead of the first Test by taking early wickets against a Cricket…
Mark Wood blasts the openings as Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Nawaz battle for Pakistan
Close Pakistan 202 (Babar 75, Shakeel 63, Leach 4-98) and 291 for 7 (Salman 0, Abrar 0*) need another 64 runs to beat England 281 (Duckett 63, Pope 60, Abrar 7-114) and 275 (Brook 108, Abrar 4-120) Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Nawaz produced a fire-and-ice stand of 80 in 21.5 overs to give Pakistan hope of a famous victory on a tense fourth morning in Multan, only for the extra…
Hales, Warner bring the stardust but local names the key for Sydney Thunder
Captain Jason SanghaCoach Trevor Bayliss Squad Ben Cutting, Ollie Davies, Brendan Doggett, Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan), Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales (England), Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Usman Qadir (Pakistan), Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Sam Whiteman In Rilee Rossouw, David Warner, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sam Whiteman, Usman QadirOut Sam Billings, Usman Khawaja, Jonathan Cook, Saqib Mahmood, Chris Tremain, Mohammad Hasnain…
Zampa, Stoinis, Boult key for Stars in Maxwell's absence
Squad Trent Boult (New Zealand), Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke (England), Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sam Elliott, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Campbell Kellaway, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Cam McClure, Tom O’Connell, Tom Rogers, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood (England), Adam Zampa In Trent Boult, Campbell Kellaway, Cam McClure, Luke Wood, Tom RogersOut Andre Russell, Billy Stanlake, Syed Faridoun, Qais Ahmad, Peter Nevill, Sam Rainbird, Haris Rauf What happened…
Stump Mic podcast: Going around again with Steve O'Keefe
Steve O’Keefe was part of the first BBL and he is now preparing for another season with Sydney Sixers. He joins the Stump Mic podcast to look ahead to the season, talk about his motivation for playing, the changing T20 landscape, his memories of the first final where he opened the batting and how Sixers are shaping up as they aim for a fourth title. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Lauren Bell sets tone for resounding England win
England 106 for 2 (Wyatt 59*) beat West Indies 105 for 7 (Williams 23, Bell 3-26) by eight wickets Lauren Bell followed her star turn in England’s successful ODI campaign with a three-wicket haul as West Indies’ batting struggles carried over into a heavy defeat in their first T20I and Danni Wyatt reeled in an easy target with an unbeaten half-century. Bell, who took a crucial 4 for 33 as…
Hazlewood ruled out of opening Test against South Africa
Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the opening Test against South Africa due to the side strain he picked up last week but Australia captain Pat Cummins is on track to return at the Gabba. The selectors have named a 14-player squad for the Test which starts on Saturday in Brisbane with uncapped Lance Morris retained after he was called up against the West Indies game in Adelaide. It…
Deal done: Steven Smith to play for Sydney Sixers in BBL
Steven Smith will play for Sydney Sixers in the BBL this summer after the stand-off with Cricket Australia over his involvement was resolved. Under a deal struck between Smith and CA, he will be added to the Sixers squad as a replacement player once an international star heads back overseas in early January. Smith will then become available when the Test summer finishes on January 8, allowing him to play up…