8:10 PM GMT Fast bowling is a tough business. A tough, serious business. Think of Gus Fraser, trudging back to his mark with a face as long as Livery Street. Or Jimmy Anderson, scowling his way through another spell. And who can blame them? Invariably fast bowlers have spines held together by plates and screws,
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12:53 PM GMT India are yet to take a call on Shikhar Dhawan after he left the field clutching his left shoulder during the ODI series decider against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday. Dhawan was immediately sent for an X-ray, with a BCCI spokesperson saying “a call on his availability for the game will be
5:51 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Whether MS Dhoni plays for India again or not, he will play the 2020 edition of the IPL for Chennai Super Kings and “will be retained” by the team when he goes into the mega auction prior to IPL 2021, according to N Srinivasan, the vice-chairman and managing director of
Dom Bess in his delivery stride © Stu Forster/Getty Images At the start of the third day’s play, there was an intriguing chat on commentary between Matt Prior and Kevin Pietersen – yes, TalkSPORT has bought the pair together; they’ll be pairing Ian Botham and Ian Chappell next – over the future of conventional off-spinners
© AFP Toss Australia chose to bowl v India India lost the toss in what is a must-win match in their third straight limited-overs series. Asked to bat first, Virat Kohli said he didn’t expect dew to play a significant role in Rajkot. He said he expected dew to show up only after 8.30pm, by
4:17 AM GMT Rajshahi Royals captain Andre Russell has credited Mohammad Nawaz for taking the pressure off him and helping the side to the BPL title on Friday. The pair plundered 71 off 34 balls, with Nawaz surprisingly dominating the partnership with an unbeaten 41 off 20 balls. The stand lifted Rajshahi to 170 for
8:00 AM GMT South Africa 60 for 2 (Bess 2-12) trail England 499 for 9 dec (Pope 135*, Stokes 117, Maharaj 5-180) by 439 runs Ollie Pope scored a maiden Test hundred to follow the latest demonstration of Ben Stokes‘ immense value to the England cause as South Africa were backed into a corner in
Liam O’Connor is pumped up after striking © Cricket Australia via Getty Images Adelaide Strikes 0 for 104 (Salt 67*) beat Brisbane Heat 100 (Renshaw 43, O’Connor 3-30) by ten wickets If you thought the Brisbane Heat’s victory over the Adelaide Strikers at the Gabba was a thrashing, think again. The roles were more than
8:56 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff MS Dhoni is missing from BCCI’s annual retainers’ list for 2019-20. Dhoni, who had been awarded a Grade A contract, the second-most lucrative retainer, in 2019, has not played a single professional game since the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand last year. India coach Ravi Shastri, though, stressed that
7:22 PM GMT Valkerie Baynes Lisa Keightley believes her new England team can be a cool, confident outfit capable of reaching the Women’s T20 World Cup final in less than two months’ time. Keightley, the first woman to be appointed full-time head coach of the England Women’s team, has had mere weeks in the role,