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Naseem Shah‘s frustrations with yet another placid Rawalpindi pitch spilled over into the press-conference room, with the fast bowler saying Pakistan needed to reconsider how to secure home advantage in Test cricket. On a sizzlingly hot fourth day, Pakistan were kept out on the field for all but the last 10 overs by Bangladesh’s lower

India A 184 and 149 for 6 (Satheesh 45) need 140 more runs to beat Australia A 212 and 260 (Darke 105*, de Broughe 58, Mani 6-92) Australia A were on course for victory in the four-day game against India A as they worked their way through some stubborn top-order resistance after Maddy Darke‘s outstanding

West Indies chose to bowl vs South Africa No sooner had Rovman Powell announced his decision to put South Africa in to bat in the first T20I, when heavy rain came down at the Brian Lara Academy and delayed the start of play. That meant Kwena Maphaka would have to wait to bowl his first

The drama peaked when Bengaluru Blasters, who required six runs off the last six balls – with three wickets in hand – to beat Tigers in regulation time, fell one short and tied the scores on 164. Gneshwar Naveen had hit a boundary off the first ball of 20th over of the chase, bowled by

Lunch Bangladesh 134 for 2 (Shadman 53*, Mominul 45*) trail Pakistan 448 for 6 dec by 314 runs Shadman Islam batted through an extended three-hour first session on day three, weathering a testing early burst from the fast bowlers before bringing up his half-century on the stroke of lunch, as Bangladesh made a determined reply

Marcus Trescothick will act as England’s interim head coach in their T20I and ODI series against Australia next month, but has not yet decided whether he wants to be considered as a long-term option for the white-ball role. Trescothick, one of England’s assistant coaches, is working with the Test team during their series against Sri

Tea England 176 for 4 (Brook 53*, Smith 22*) trail Sri Lanka 236 (de Silva 74, Rathnayake 72, Woakes 3-32) by 60 runs Asitha Fernando continued Sri Lanka’s spirited display in the first Test at Emirates Old Trafford, claiming three key wickets in an extended afternoon session as England were made to fight for the

India A 100 for 2 (Sehrawat 40*, Hasabnis 31*, Brown 1/6) trail Australia A 212 (Voll 71, Parsons 35, Mani 5-58, Mishra 4-58) by 112 runs Spinners Minnu Mani and Priya Mishra shared nine wickets between them to help India A bundle out Australia A for 212 on the opening day of the four-day match

England’s current stand-in Test captain Ollie Pope has signed with Adelaide Strikers for the BBL. Pope, who is leading England against Sri Lanka due to Ben Stokes’ hamstring injury, will be available for Strikers after the Test tour of New Zealand which finishes on December 18 which means he will miss at least their first

Australian left-hander Hughes will be available for all Championship and T20 Vitality Blast fixtures next season, while West Indies right-arm quick Seales is available for the first block of Championship fixtures. Hughes was the leading run scorer in the group stages of this year’s Blast with 560 runs at average of 43.07, including five half-centuries

Faruque Ahmed has been elected the BCB president after a board meeting in Dhaka on Wednesday following Nazmul Hassan’s resignation. Faruque is the first BCB president to have played any competitive cricket. He played seven ODIs between 1988 and 1999 and led Bangladesh in the ICC Trophy in 1994. Faruque joined the BCB directors’ meeting

Pakistan have picked Saim Ayub as an opener for the first Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi for continuity, according to Shan Masood. The Pakistan captain also said that Pakistan were considering Muhammad Hurraira for selection but he will have to wait for his international debut. Hurraira, 22, has been a heavy scorer in domestic cricket

Athapaththu won the toss on this occasion and opted to bowl, but Sri Lanka wouldn’t have expected the rewards they got early on. Indeed, when Sri Lanka had opted to field in the last game, Ireland rode on half-centuries from Amy Hunter (66), Leah Paul (81) and Rebecca Stokell (53*) to put up 255 for

Steven Smith has not ruled out the possibility of pushing to represent Australia at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles with T20 likely to be a format he keeps playing longer than others although he has no retirement plans in his mind. Smith has signed a new three-year deal with Sydney Sixers in the BBL,

“I’d bat No.11, if I had to.” It’s a line Dan Lawrence has used before, which is as much a reflection of three years spent largely carrying drinks as his 11 caps spent ticking off every slot between No.3 and 7. But its airing on Monday in the press conference room at Emirates Old Trafford

Chandika Hathurusinghe is a hard taskmaster. He doesn’t mince his words, not to players, board officials or journalists. It is the sort of outlook that can sometimes rub people the wrong way. On Monday, in Rawalpindi however, the Bangladesh coach showed a different side of himself. After three routine questions, Hathurusinghe was asked about his

Pat Cummins expects Cameron Green to have a greater workload with the ball against India this summer with Australia’s allrounders set to play a key role in ensuring the first-choice pace attack can sustain through five Tests in little more than seven weeks. Green gave Australia an additional bowling option when he returned to the

On Sunday it was confirmed that Queensland Cricket had only signed a two-year hosting agreement with Cricket Australia which means beyond the upcoming India Test and next year’s men’s Ashes fixture there is great uncertainty when, or if, the famous ground will be back on the schedule. The Ashes encounter in 2025-26 will be the