Jhye Richardson will miss the IPL and is all but sure to be out of contention for the Ashes after undergoing surgery to overcome his hamstring issues. Richardson suffered a recurrence of the injury playing club cricket last week as he attempted a return to action after initially pulling up in the BBL. He was
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New South Wales have made the bold decision to drop their captain and two-Test batter Kurtis Patterson from their Sheffield Shield team for the final match of the season against South Australia as the Blues try and avoid a winless season. Since starting the Shield season with scores of 72 not out, 3, 40, 25
Andy Balbirnie has said that the ultra-attacking style England’s Test team have adopted under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum “has a chance of changing the game” as a whole, as his Ireland team prepare for their first Test match in nearly four years. Ireland’s third and most recent Test was against England at Lord’s in
Stumps New Zealand 162 for 5 (Latham 67, Mitchell 40*, Kumara 2-34, Asitha 2-42) trail Sri Lanka 355 (Mendis 87, Southee 5-64, Henry 4-80) by 193 runs Sri Lanka’s seamers edged the visitors ahead on the second day of play at Hagley Oval as New Zealand’s batters were made to grind in their pursuit of
Jason Holder believes the West Indies Test side will improve if they can stick together and get more game time. “We have been a little bit slow, we’ve been a little bit inconsistent but I think we just need to support people,” Holder said. “You see the talent that we have in the dressing room.
Phil Salt conceded it was “frustrating” that he had once again fallen short of a match-defining innings, as Bangladesh bounced back from an inauspicious start to seal a comfortable six-wicket victory over England in the first T20I at Chattogram. Salt’s innings of 38 from 35 balls followed on from his 35 from 25 in last
With Western Australia on the verge of defending their Marsh Cup title successfully, left-arm spinner Ashton Agar was back in his element as the rowdy WACA faithful willed him on to take a five-wicket haul in the final against South Australia. He was unable to remove Wes Agar, his brother, but sealed the 181-run win
Tim Southee won the toss on a green pitch under overcast conditions in Christchurch and put Sri Lanka into bat. Southee noted that the green tinge to the wicket was the reason for the decision. New Zealand have made one change after their one-run win against England, bringing in Blair Tickner in place of Will
Mooney, the designated captain at Giants, suffered a knee injury during their tournament opener against Mumbai Indians. Giants were chasing Mumbai’s 207 for 5, and in the first over of the chase, Mooney appeared to hurt her knee when stopping and turning around while trying to steal a run. She retired hurt straightaway, and Giants
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouf.” – Mike Tyson (quote reproduced here in the original Tysonian) Sri Lanka’s preparation for this Test series has very nearly been ideal. Before the squad even assembled, most were playing in the four-day National Super League, Sri Lanka’s top first-class competition. They then had
A cushion of over 200 runs to defend in a T20 game can be a double-edged sword. While it certainly puts the chasing team under pressure, it could also induce bowlers into taking it easy – or the opposition taking the game head on with little to lose. Alyssa Healy did just that, giving UP
Had India taken that one wicket – and all other global Test results remained what they were – they would now have 131 WTC points rather than 123. Ahead of the fourth Border-Gavaskar Test match, which begins in Ahmedabad on Thursday, they would only have needed a draw to seal a spot in June’s WTC
Surreal. Daunting. As good as it gets. Those are just three ways Todd Murphy described his first experience of Test cricket amid the series in India, where he has been lauded for his maturity and ability to slot into the side despite limited experience. Murphy had played seven first-class matches when he was called in
Quetta Gladiators 168 for 6 (Guptill 86*, Sarfaraz 29, Shamsi 2-20) beat Karachi Kings 164 for 6 (Rossington 69, Imad 30*, Aimal 2-26) by four wickets For the second time this season, Karachi Kings were on the cusp of victory against Quetta Gladiators, only to watch as Martin Guptill wrenched it violently out of their
Shakib Al Hasan became the first Bangladesh bowler to take 300 wickets in ODIs. He got to the landmark with the wicket of Rehan Ahmed in the third ODI against England in Chattogram. Shakib also became the third allrounder to score more than 6000 runs and take 300-plus wickets in ODIs, joining Sanath Jayasuriya and
Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (or Harmanpreet Kaur vs Smriti Mandhana) After locking in Smriti Mandhana in the WPL auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore also bid for India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who eventually went to Mumbai Indians. At a press conference, Mandhana was asked about face-offs with Harmanpreet, and she said, “We haven’t played a
Islamabad United 183 for 8 (Munro 63, Ashraf 39*, Umaid 3-37) beat Quetta Gladiators 179 for 6 (Najibullah 59, Nawaz 52, Farooqi 3-25) by two wickets Islamabad United beat Quetta Gladiators by two wickets in a seesawing game to confirm qualification for the last four for the seventh time in eight seasons. Half-centuries from Mohammad
Ricky Ponting believes David Warner missed the ideal time to retire from Test cricket after his double-century against South Africa at the MCG and suggested the World Test Championship final might be a one-off chance for him to prove he should play the Ashes. His double hundred in his 100th Test at the MCG came