News The New Year’s Eve match in Adelaide is under threat as are future Stars fixtures The BBL has been hit by further positive Covid-19 cases after four Sydney Thunder players tested positive ahead of the New Year’s Eve clash against Adelaide Strikers in Adelaide while seven Melbourne Stars players and eight staff members have
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News Andy McBrine and Andy Balbirnie have also been forced to isolate as close contacts Paul Stirling and Shane Getkate, the Ireland allrounders, are self-isolating in Florida hotel rooms after testing positive for Covid-19 and are set to miss at least the first ODI against West Indies in Jamaica. Ireland’s ODI series against USA was
Report India’s convincing win came despite a whole day’s play lost to rain and more showers expected on the final day India 327 (Rahul 123, Agarwal 60, Ngidi 6-71) and 174 (Pant 34, Rabada 4-42, Jansen 4-55) beat South Africa 197 (Bavuma 52, Shami 5-44) and 191 (Elgar 77, Bumrah 3-50, Shami 3-63) by 113
News Analysis From a fringe Australia player to World Cup star and churning out BBL runs, he won’t want 2021 to end A rather innocuous unbeaten 42 against bottom-placed Melbourne Renegades doesn’t exactly stand out amid Mitchell Marsh‘s purple patch but it might best encapsulate his remarkable transformation this year from an unfulfilled talent to
Report South Africa are under the pump on a pitch offering plenty of help South Africa 197 and 94 for 4 (Elgar 52*, Bumrah 2-22, Siraj 1-25) need a further 211 runs to beat India 327 and 174 (Pant 34, Rabada 4-42, Jansen 4-55) India’s irresistible seam attack worked their way around a stubborn Dean
News Pat Cummins grateful he’s not a selector with some tough decisions to made in Sydney Last week left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel was left out of the New Zealand Test squad the match after taking all 10 wickets in an innings against India. It is not inconceivable that Scott Boland becomes another name on the
News Opener hints he might stay for another Ashes tour while also targeting victory in India Australia opener David Warner has hinted that he might want another crack at winning an Ashes series in England in 2023. Warner turned 35 in October during the T20 World Cup when he was player of the tournament in
Report Mohammed Shami’s five-for negates India collapse to Lungi Ngidi on full day of cricket Stumps India 327 (Rahul 123, Agarwal 60, Ngidi 6-71, Rabada 3-72) and 16 for 1 (Rahul 5*, Thakur 4*) lead South Africa 197 (Bavuma 52, de Kock 34, Shami 5-44, Bumrah 2-16) by 146 runs With the whole second day
News A five-for in the space of 19 deliveries, a six-wicket haul on debut – it was quite a Test for the Victorian In his debut Test, Scott Boland produced a truly memorable performance on his home ground. After two in three balls rocked England on the second evening – bringing raucous approval from Bay
Report England blown away in little more than an hour on third morning for third Test rout Australia 267 (Harris 76, Anderson 4-33) beat England 185 (Root 50, Cummins 3-36, Lyon 3-36) and 68 (Boland 6-7, Starc 3-29) by an innings and 14 runs Scott Boland’s six-wicket haul on Test debut powered Australia to an
Report Three-fors from Qais Ahmed and Brody Couch seal comfortable victory for Melbourne Stars Melbourne Stars 9 for 207 (Clarke 85, Cartwright 79, Steketee 3-40) beat Brisbane Heat 9 for 187 (Lynn 57, Duckett 54, Qais 3-26, Couch 3-34) by 20 runs A record partnership between Joe Clarke and Hilton Cartwright plundered Brisbane Heat as
Mahmudullah, Tamim Iqbal and Mashrafe Mortaza will play for the same BPL franchise for the first time after Dhaka signed the trio for the upcoming season. Tamim and Mashrafe were two of Dhaka’s first three picks while Mahmudullah was the team’s only direct signing. The Dhaka franchise had an overnight change in ownership after the
News Play was delayed by 30 minutes after two members of England support staff and two family members returned positive Covid tests Two members of England’s support staff and two members of England’s family group have returned positive Covid-19 rapid antigen tests on day two of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne but the match
Report Agarwal chips in with half-century as well as visitors take control of the Boxing Day Test India 272 for 3 (Rahul 122*, Agarwal 60, Ngidi 3-45) vs South Africa With his fifth Test century outside Asia, KL Rahul led India to a position of dominance in the first Test of the series. On an
Report England dismissed for 185 after another flaky display with the bat in Melbourne Australia 1 for 61 (Warner 38, Harris 20*, Anderson 1-14) trail England 185 (Root 50, Cummins 3-36, Lyon 3-36) by 124 runs It was a case of the more things change the more they stay the same for England as Australia
News Yorkshire and England legend passes away after long battle with esophageal cancer Ray Illingworth, England’s Ashes-winning former captain, head coach and chair of selectors, has died at the age of 89, following a battle with esophageal cancer. As an offspinning allrounder, Illingworth’s professional career spanned a remarkable 32 years, from his debut for Yorkshire
Preview Both teams possess potent bowling line-ups, but it’s difficult to judge their batting units before the series begins Big picture Cumulatively, South Africa and India have played a total of 18 Tests this year; South Africa have played only five of those, with the last one at home coming against Sri Lanka in January.
News Other officials in the group deemed close contacts; second and third ODIs will go ahead as planned with new match officials The first ODI between USA and Ireland, scheduled for December 26, has been cancelled following a positive Covid-19 test among the crew of match officials. Though only one official has been infected, the