India’s captain Rohit Sharma will not be part of the first Test against Bangladesh which starts on Wednesday, as he continues treatment for a thumb injury that he sustained earlier this week. A BCCI press release on Sunday said Rohit had met with a specialist in Mumbai, and is working towards being fit enough to join the team for the second Test which starts on December 22. The final call…
Shakera Selman, Chedean Nation ruled out of first two T20Is against England
West Indies seamer Shakera Selman and middle-order batter Chedean Nation have been ruled out of the first two T20Is against England because of injuries sustained during the preceding ODI series. Offspinner Karishma Ramharack comes back into the squad after missing the ODIs due to injury. Djenaba Joseph and Trishan Holder, who are part of the West Indies Under-19 squad for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa in January, have…
Unchanged India opt to bowl; Australia debuts for Litchfield and Graham
Toss: India chose to bowl vs Australia Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bowl in the second T20I against Australia at DY Patil Stadium, in Mumbai. The hosts made no changes to the side that lost the opening game by nine wickets on Friday. There was a significant amount of dew in the second half of that game and and Harmanpreet suggested that as a major reason behind…
Smith hopes to 'get into a nice groove' for South Africa Tests
Steven Smith and South Africa. Rightly or wrongly, that nation will forever be associated with Australia’s best batter since Sir Donald Bradman. But it’s not just Cape Town and Sandpapergate that link Smith and South Africa together. It is no secret that South Africa have caused Australia’s batting savant more trouble than any other of his regular Test opponents. Bangladesh aside, who Smith has only faced twice, he averages 49…
Jess Jonassen ruled out of India series with a hamstring injury
Australia left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen has been ruled out of the remainder of the T20I series against India due to a hamstring injury with legspinner Amanda-Jade Wellington called up as a replacement. Jonassen injured her right hamstring while fielding during Australia’s nine-wicket win over India in the first T20I in Mumbai on Friday night. Australia’s physio Kate Beerworth confirmed on Sunday that Jonassen’s injury would rule her out of the…
Kraigg Brathwaite: 'We didn't show any fight at all'
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite lamented that his team “didn’t show any fight” in Adelaide but believed that overall they had produced a successful year in Test cricket. They crashed to a 419-run defeat within the opening session of the fourth day, their heaviest runs defeat in Test cricket, having shown heart to take the first Test deep into the penultimate session. In both matches West Indies’ bowling attack was…
Van der Dussen 95, de Bruyn 88 help South Africans set CA XI big target
South Africans 304 for 8 (Van der Dussen 95, De Bruyn 88, Edwards 3-45) and 347 lead Cricket Australia XI 226 (Kellaway 105, Doran 78, Ngidi 3-26, Coetzee 3-36) by 425 runs Rassie van der Dussen made a successful return from injury to top score with 95 in the second innings of South Africa’s tour clash with a Cricket Australia XI. His superb knock at Allan Border Field was followed…
Smith: Warner's lifetime ban from leadership 'fundamentally wrong'
Warner dropped a dramatic statement on the eve of the second Test against West Indies in Adelaide when he announced he would be withdrawing from the process implemented by Cricket Australia after they had rewritten their code of conduct to allow Warner to appeal the ban. Related Chappell: Good on Warner for telling Cricket Australia where to get off Hockley defends CA’s handling of Warner’s appeal process Explainer – Why…
Australia complete series sweep with a crushing 419-run win
Australia 199 for 6 dec (Khawaja 45, Joseph 3-33) and 511 for 7 dec beat West Indies 77 (Boland 3-16, Neser 3-22) and 214 (Chanderpaul 47, Phillip 43, Lyon 3-57) by 419 runs Nathan Lyon claimed his 450th Test wicket as Australia completed a 419-run thrashing over a dispirited West Indies early on day four of the second Test in Adelaide. Lyon became the third Australian bowler after Shane Warne…
Harry Brook hundred powers England to set Pakistan 355-run chase
England 281 (Duckett 63, Pope 60, Abrar 7-114) and 275 (Brook 108, Abrar 4-120) lead Pakistan 202 (Babar 75, Shakeel 63, Leach 4-98) by 354 runs Harry Brook marched through to the second century of his fast-developing Test career, as England’s batters put their foot down on the fourth morning in Multan to add 73 runs to their overnight 202 for 5, to set Pakistan an imposing 355 for victory…