Cricket

Report Ramesh Mendis got Bonner leg before, but Brathwaite stayed firm at the other end Lunch West Indies 145 for 2 (Brathwaite 62*, Bonner 35, Mendis 1-34) trail Sri Lanka 204 by 59 runs West Indies sought to strengthen their grip on the game on the third morning in Galle, negotiating Sri Lanka’s spinners with

News A lean run in the Sheffield Shield has not dented the wicketkeeper’s confidence Despite a relatively lean Sheffield Shield season Alex Carey feels he is well placed should he get the nod to be Australia’s wicketkeeper in the opening Ashes Test at the Gabba. Thirty-year-old Carey, who plays for South Australia, is the frontrunner

News Former England captain to remain in game after signing two-year renewal Alastair Cook will continue to play county cricket at the age of 38 after signing a new two-year contract with Essex. Cook, England’s all-time leading run-scorer in Test cricket and former captain, signed a three-year deal with Essex upon his retirement from the

Report Pathum Nissanka top-scored with 73, before hosts lost Angelo Mathews to injury The West Indian ploy to bombard Sri Lanka’s batters with left-arm spin reaped rich dividends on the second morning in Galle, as the pair of Jomel Warrican and Veerasammy Permaul picked up nine wickets between them – including career-best figures of 5

News Former England captain wants law changed to prevent the suffering of terminally ill patients Ray Illingworth, the former England captain, has revealed he is being treated for oesophageal cancer, and has called for assisted dying to be legalised in the UK after witnessing the way his wife Shirley suffered from the same disease. Illingworth,

News India don’t feel they batted on too long after they ended one wicket short of a win When a side comes as close to winning as India did and the opposition is more than 100 away from their score, it is tempting to look for a few priceless minutes from earlier in the match.

Report India wicketless in the first session of day five as NZ look to save the Kanpur Test Lunch New Zealand 296 and 79 for 1 (Somerville 36*, Latham 35*) need another 205 runs to beat India 345 and 234 for 7 dec Obdurate batting from Tom Latham and nightwatchman Will Somerville kept India wicketless

News The crowd for the final in Perth set a new benchmark for a standalone WBBL match A WBBL final which brought a record crowd and record TV ratings could herald a shift towards more primetime matches in the future as the tournament looks to its next stage of evolution. Perth Scorchers claimed the title

News West Indies captain wants his batters to ‘be clear about whether you’re playing forward or back’ Defend a lot. Be clear on whether you’re playing back or forward. And stick around for a couple of sessions. This is West Indies’ batting game-plan for the second Test according to captain Kraigg Brathwaite. With the surface

Report The left-arm spinner got two wickets in two balls in the first over of the day before Mehidy Hasan Miraz dismissed Fawad Alam The answer to “how do you break a big partnership when the bowlers run out of ideas” clearly seems to be to sleep on it. For the second day in succession,

News West Indies batter says if they can keep Dimuth Karunaratne to low scores, they take substantial steps to winning the second Test Be precise and decisive with your footwork against spin. Oh, and don’t drop catches off Dimuth Karunaratne. Nkrumah Bonner, who top-scored for West Indies with 68 not out off 220 said the

News Batter used his time away from the team to get his mind ready for long-form cricket Liton Das said that getting a break from T20s after the World Cup was a blessing in disguise after scoring by his maiden Test century against Pakistan in Chattogram. Liton was one of several high-profile players to be

News Greaves, Brooks, Motie, Smith and Drakes earn maiden call-ups as West Indies rest several senior players  ESPNcricinfo Ltd A CWI statement confirmed that while Holder missed out because of “workload management”, Fabian Allen and Obed McCoy are out because of injuries, and Lewis, Hetmyer, Russell and Lendl Simmons were unavailable because of personal reasons.

Report Half-century from Gayle not enough as Udana holds his nerve It may have taken a week but finally, after five wins out of five, the winning streak of Team Abu Dhabi came to an end courtesy of the Bangla Tigers. That was despite a thrilling knock from none other than Chris Gayle, who –

News Review of dressing-room culture and game-wide approach to dealing with complaints are among pledges Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, says that the “earthquake” of revelations surrounding institutional racism in English cricket could prove to be the catalyst for long-overdue change within the sport, as the board on Friday unveiled its five-point action plan

News The two left handers are in the running to bat No. 5 against England Khawaja and Head are bidding for the vacant No. 5 batting berth in Australia’s team for the first Test against England starting on December 8. The state captains squared off in a Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide in their last

News A statement said he will be “taking a leave of absence from all forms of cricket for the foreseeable future” Tim Paine has taken an indefinite mental health break from the game which means he is unavailable for the start of the Ashes and raises the prospect that he has played his last Test.

News Netherlands suffer 7 for 12 collapse from winning position Ireland 199 (Delany 75, Siegers 2-24) beat Netherlands 170 (Rijke 56, Prendergast 4-24) by 29 runs Laura Delany and Orla Prendergast were the stars of the show for Ireland as they defended a total of 199 against Netherlands in the Women’s World Cup qualifiers at