8:00 AM GMT New Zealand 144 for 4 (Nicholls 26*, Watling 6*) trail England 353 (Stokes 91, Denly 74, Burns 52, Southee 4-88) by 209 runs England’s bowlers struck telling blows during the afternoon and evening on day two in Mount Maunganui, as they strove to get the better of a New Zealand side that
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7:05 PM GMT Cricket South Africa will make an announcement regarding the director of cricket position, effectively the most important role in the organisation on Friday. The post was created in the aftermath of the 2019 World Cup and was filled in an interim capacity by CSA’s general manager Corrie van Zyl since August. Fresh
8:00 AM GMT Australia 1 for 312 (Warner 151*, Labuschagne 55*) lead Pakistan 240 by 72 runs David Warner managed to eclipse his meager Ashes tally in less than two sessions of batting on the way to a cathartic 22nd Test hundred, putting on an opening stand of 222 with the recalled Joe Burns, as
8:00 AM GMT Lunch England 329 for 8 (Buttler 29*, Leach 12*) v New Zealand Tim Southee’s three-wicket burst put England on the back foot during an eventful morning session in Mount Maunganui. Having profited from a cautious approach on day one, England’s batsmen reverted to type during a middle-order collapse, although an unbroken ninth-wicket
2:51 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar and left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav have returned to India’s squads for the three T20Is and three T20Is at home against West Indies. Virat Kohli, who had been rested for the T20I leg of the Bangladesh series, also returned to lead both the limited-overs sides. T20I squad: Virat
10:02 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff A big debate was sparked on the opening day of the Gabba Test when third umpire Michael Gough allowed Pat Cummins‘ dismissal of Mohammad Rizwan to stand, ruling there was no conclusive evidence to call a no-ball on replay. After Cummins found Rizwan’s edge in the 55th over, the dismissal
10:20 PM GMT Andrew McGlashanDeputy editor, ESPNcricinfo Close Deputy Editor Andrew arrived at ESPNcricinfo via Manchester and Cape Town, after finding the assistant editor at a weak moment as he watched England’s batting collapse in the Newlands Test. Andrew began his cricket writing as a freelance covering Lancashire during 2004 when they were relegated in
11:03 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India are finally set to play their inaugural day-night Test, starting on Friday against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. While the teams get familiar with the pink ball, there’s lots of chatter in the build-up to the match. November 20 Not only pink ball but better facilities needed to
5:58 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Jess Jonassen‘s blitzy 63 not out off 29 balls extended the Brisbane Heat‘s lead at the top of the WBBL table with a six-run win against the Melbourne Renegades at the Junction Oval. The Renegades gave the visitors a scare as they needed 21 from 12 balls, and later 15
12:42 AM GMT Australian cricket is facing up to the reality of mental health struggles faced by its players and staff, issues that in the past were hidden away beneath euphemism and denial. At the start of a summer in which Glenn Maxwell, Nic Maddinson and Will Pucovski have all stepped away from the game