Cricket

News ICC heap more misery on side staring down a mammoth task to salvage second Test in Adelaide As if England’s plight wasn’t difficult enough, staring down a 456-run deficit heading into the third day in Adelaide, the ICC piled on more misery by docking them a further three points for slow over-rates in the

News Stokes took three wickets after a spirited display marked by long periods of short-pitched bowling Ben Stokes says that if England don’t believe they can save the Adelaide Test and turn around their fortunes in the Ashes, then “we’re beaten already”, after another chastening day with bat and ball in the second Test. Stokes

News “I know the areas of my game I need to get better at and one of them is playing the short ball” Two years into international cricket, 17-year-old Shafali Verma is fully aware of the need to improve constantly and her immediate focus is on tweaking her short-ball game against fast bowlers. Having made

News Several players in the visiting squad testing positive for Covid-19 forces the development The three-match ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies due to begin on Saturday has been postponed to July 2022 in the wake of a series of Covid-19 cases among the visiting squad. West Indies were hit by the virus on

News Attack comprised five right-arm seamers of a similar pace and Root’s part-time offbreaks Graham Thorpe, England’s assistant coach, has defended their selection and bowling plans after Australia racked up 221 for 2 on the first day of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide. England made two changes to the side that was thrashed by

News CWI and PCB to hold meeting to determine fate of tour after all remaining touring party members have been tested again West Indies’ tour of Pakistan is uncertain to continue, with five more members of the touring party testing positive for Covid-19. The five include players Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, and Justin Greaves, alongwith

News The legspinner has previously led Nepal Under-19s in 2016 and 2017 Legspinner Sandeep Lamichhane has been named captain of Nepal in another significant step highlighting the stature of the 21-year-old in his country. Lamichhane, who is currently in Australia playing for Hobart Hurricanes in his fourth season of the Big Bash League, takes over

News Mahedi Hasan and Nasum Ahmed shine with ball for South Zone Central Zone made a strong start in the Bangladesh Cricket League, trouncing North Zone by an innings and 70 runs in Chittagong. Central Zone’s top three – Mohammad Mithun, Mizanur Rahman and Soumya Sarkar – all struck hundreds as they racked up 563

News X-rays cleared Warner of a break as Australia were confident enough in his fitness to confirm their XI the day before the match David Warner will play through the pain of a damaged rib in the second Test against England while Jhye Richardson has been confirmed as Josh Hazlewood’s replacement for the day-night encounter.

News England captain says ‘no excuses’ as team seeks to bounce back from Brisbane loss Joe Root, England’s captain, has conceded he was guilty of expecting too much, too soon from his returning “superhero” Ben Stokes, after his team slumped to a nine-wicket defeat in the first Test at Brisbane that has left them needing

Report A shortage of available players was one possible reason for West Indies replacing a batter with a legspinner Toss Pakistan opt to bat v West Indies Pakistan captain Babar Azam chose to bat in the second T20I against West Indies, with the hosts looking to seal the series after winning the opener convincingly on

News Will Leach or Bess play? Who will go out to make room for Anderson and Broad? Joe Root has admitted that England are facing some “tricky decisions” over the make-up of their XI for the day-night Test in Adelaide, largely centred on the balance of the attack and the role spin might play. The

News England allrounder to stay at Riverside at least until end of 2024 Ben Stokes will remain a Durham player at least until the end of the 2024 season, after signing a new three-year contract extension with the club. Stokes, 30, recently returned to action with England in the first Ashes Test at Brisbane, after

Report The duo headlined a five-wicket victory over Melbourne Renegades after Heat crossed the border from NSW at 2am on match day Brisbane Heat 5 for 141 (Heazlett 44, Lynn 32, Khan 2-27) beat Melbourne Renegades 6 for 140 (Harvey 71, Bazley 3-28) by five wickets Brisbane Heat overcame a midnight border crossing to claim

News Jhye Richardson is the frontrunner to come into Australia’s XI in Adelaide Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide due to the side strain he picked up in Brisbane with Jhye Richardson, the Western Australia quick, favourite to replace him. Hazlewood bowled on the fourth day at the

News KS Bharat wallops a match-winning 161 for Andhra while Nagaland crash to 48 all out against Tripura Venkatesh Iyer followed scores of 112 and 71 in the Vijay Hazare Trophy this season with a dazzling 151, as Madhya Pradesh won a cliffhanger against Chandigarh by five runs. The blistering knock, which included 10 sixes

News Seamer says it wouldn’t be right to “kick up a stink” over decision as he prepares for pink-ball Test Despite his disappointment at being left out of the first Ashes Test, Stuart Broad says it wouldn’t be right to “kick up a stink” over the decision. England’s omission of vastly experienced seamers Broad and

News The trio, along with a non-coaching member, will be unavailable for the T20I leg of the Pakistan tour Sheldon Cottrell, Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers are among four members of the West Indies touring party who have tested positive for Covid-19 upon arrival in Pakistan on December 9. The trio, along with a non-coaching