Report Teams bowling first have won six and drawn one of the last seven Tests at the venue Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs New Zealand West Indies have chosen to bowl first in the second Test against New Zealand, hoping to exploit a green pitch at the Basin Reserve. The surface has a
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5:27 PM GMT Will Rohit Sharma travel to Australia for the upcoming four-match Test series? The answer is expected on Friday when the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, where Sharma is undergoing rehabilitation, will submit its final assessment to the BCCI on his fitness. If the NCA gives a positive feedback then the BCCI
9:18 AM GMT Sidharth Monga Virat Kohli could miss India’s three-day warm-up match before the day-night Test in Adelaide. Most players in the team will come to the day-night Test with only one prior experience of playing first-class cricket in the night, in the Test against Bangladesh. However, having played six limited-overs internationals in 12
11:40 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England pace bowler Jake Ball has joined the Sydney Sixers as a replacement for Tom Curran, who withdrew from the competition due to bubble fatigue, after his credentials were pushed by Nottinghamshire team-mate Dan Christian Ball was a reserve in England’s squad for the South Africa tour which was cancelled
4:54 PM GMT Nottinghamshire have announced the signing of Dane Schadendorf, a teenaged wicketkeeper who played for Zimbabwe in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup, on a two-year contract. Schadendorf became a viral hit in the warm-up matches ahead of the tournament, thanks to a legside stumping in a fixture against New Zealand that evoked MS
8:58 AM GMT Andrew Fidel Fernando Cricket South Africa (CSA) is working to reassure Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) that its bio-bubble arrangements are secure, as SLC reconsider the forthcoming tour to South Africa over Covid-19 concerns. As things stand, SLC is considering withdrawing from the tour, or offering to host South Africa at home instead
11:53 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff David Warner has been formally ruled out of contention for the Adelaide Test due to his groin strain, further narrowing Australia’s selection options for the series opener against India next week. With a heavy cloud over Will Pucovski due to a concussion scare in the closing overs of the Drummoyne
3:41 PM GMT Danyal Rasool Half a dozen Pakistan players who tested positive days after arrival in New Zealand “likely picked up the infection just prior to their leaving for New Zealand, or during their travels” to the country, New Zealand director of public health Dr Caroline McEnlay has told ESPNcricinfo. McEnlay did not rule
1:46 PM IST Deivarayan Muthu Toss: India opt to bowl vs Australia India’s captain Virat Kohli won the toss at the SCG and inserted Australia again on a chilly evening. Chasing a 3-0 sweep, India were unchanged, while Australia welcomed back their white-ball captain Aaron Finch, who had missed Monday’s match with a glute strain.
11:38 PM GMT Alex Malcolm Hobart Hurricanes’ new recruit Sandeep Lamichhane is on the mend after testing positive for Covid-19 and the Hurricanes are hopeful he will be available to play for his new BBL club in January.Lamichhane is part of the Hurricanes’ new-look squad for BBL10 with coach Adam Griffith and his list management