3:36 AM GMT Shane Watson, the Australian Cricketers’ Association president, has argued the broadcaster Seven has “no legs to stand on” in its dispute with Cricket Australia after the decision to add a third overseas player to Big Bash League lists added greatly to the talent set to be on show in the 10th edition
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4:06 PM GMT Devon Conway has earned his first senior New Zealand call-up as part of the T20I squad to face West Indies, with Colin Munro not considered due to his BBL deal with the Perth Scorchers. Tim Southee will captain the side, with Kane Williamson to focus on preparing for the Test series. Trent
1:11 PM GMT Jos Buttler says that England’s white-ball cricketers must target victory in South Africa later this month, in order to build the same sort of momentum into their T20 World Cup campaign that they produced in their march to the 50-over title last year. However, speaking on the eve of England’s departure for
5:19 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Brisbane Heat coach Darren Lehmann believes the new X-Factor substitution rule introduced for this season’s BBL will give teams more flexibility and should be more successful than the Supersub rule that was used briefly in ODIs. The BBL announced three new rules for BBL10. The changes involve new Powerplay regulations,
Tammy Beaumont in action for Sydney Thunder © Getty Images Tammy Beaumont has been here before, not so long ago, battling for runs but with a hand still firmly in her own destiny. Having scored just 96 runs from nine innings so far, with a strike rate of 71.64 and highest score of 30 for
6:32 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Australia’s Test captain Tim Paine has described his side as having “polarising” opinions about his India counterpart Virat Kohli. Though he says Kohli is “just another player to me”, Paine remained upbeat about the rivalry that he and his side shared with the Indian captain. “With Virat, it is a
4:09 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Perth Scorchers 8 for 131 (Devine 45, Darlington 3-21) beat Sydney Thunder 97 (Knight 44, Graham 3-22) by 34 runs Perth Scorchers captain Sophie Devine carried her side to another thumping victory but it came at a cost with her back giving way during the win over Sydney Thunder at
9:08 PM GMT Defending Big Bash champions Sydney Sixers have signed Carlos Brathwaite, who returns to the club after playing four games for them in 2017-18. Brathwaite is the Sixers’ third overseas signing after Englishmen James Vince and Tom Curran, and like Vince will be available for the full tournament. He is set to form
10:11 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The India players who are on tour in Australia have begun training after the entire contingent tested negative for Covid-19. On Saturday, two days after the arrival of India’s touring party in Sydney, the BCCI tweeted photographs from the players’ outdoor and gym sessions. Two days off the plane and
4:51 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Perth Scorchers 1 for 123 (Devine 77) beat Melbourne Renegades 3 for 122 (Satterthwaite 48*) by nine wickets The Scorchers continued to build their mid-tournament momentum as Sophie Devine‘s thumping innings followed up a very fine bowling performance against a Renegades side facing a forgettable season. The Renegades’, whose resources