3:09 AM GMT Wil Parker, the 17-year-old Victoria legspinner, had never been to the SCG before being handed a Sheffield Shield debut this week. It has been a wide-eyed experience: presented his cap by Peter Siddle – who is his room-mate for the Sydney trip and made his first-class debut when Parker was three –
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4:05 PM GMT Nagraj Gollapudi Close News editor, ESPNcricinfo Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor at ESPNcricinfo Gaurav Sundararaman The first match of the 2020 IPL will be a repeat of last year’s final with defending champions the Mumbai Indians taking on the Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on March 29. The tournament will
Moeen Ali was at his free-scoring best © Getty Images Moeen Ali has restated his desire to return to Test cricket in the future, saying he has “huge ambitions” to prove himself in the format. Moeen did not make himself available for next month’s tour of Sri Lanka but said he was keen to be
8:00 AM GMT South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first against England Dale Steyn was a notable absentee as South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl first in the second T20I at Durban, where they have a chance to close out the three-match series after Wednesday’s thrilling one-run win at
12:32 PM GMT Chris Nenzani will remain CSA president following Wednesday’s board meeting, where a decision regarding his future could not be taken because it was not tabled on the agenda. The motion to discuss whether Nenzani should be voted out is understood to be driven by the Central Gauteng Lions franchise and has the
10:24 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The objective in the two-Test series in New Zealand is to “play like the world’s No. 1 Test team” and collect full points – 120 of them – “to be in contention to play at Lord’s” in the World Test Championship final in 2021, according to India head coach Ravi
11:22 PM GMT Pakistan’s emergence from international purgatory is slowly but surely coming to fruition. In recent years the growth of the PSL, and the willingness of its overseas stars to put themselves forward for the knock-out stages in Karachi and Lahore, has helped to accelerate a process that culminated, late last year, in Sri
1:15 PM GMT Umar Farooq in Lahore A 12-member MCC squad, led by Kumar Sangakkara, landed in Lahore on a week-long trip to play a series of four T20 matches starting Friday. This could be another step in the right direction – some are even terming it a “major coup” – as Pakistan aims to
10:06 AM GMT Australia will return to South Africa this week for the first time since the ball-tampering scandal nearly two years ago, with David Warner and Steven Smith backed to respond through on-field performances to any attempts from the crowds to rekindle memories. The tour includes three T20Is and three ODIs with the trip
2:06 AM GMT Alex Malcolm The Sheffield Shield returns on Friday after the BBL break. There are four rounds remaining with all six sides still a mathematical possibility to play in the final, with all rounds set to be played with Dukes balls. Australia’s Test side is currently very settled after five consecutive wins but