5:54 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tim Paine has revealed he suffered a broken thumb towards the end of the final Test against England, and praised Peter Siddle for battling through an injury he sustained early in the match. The exact details of Paine’s injury are yet to be confirmed, but he expects to be back
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9:44 PM ET Alex Malcolm Sydney Thunder have signed South Africa bowling allrounder Chris Morris for BBL09 while England batsman James Vince has re-signed for with Sydney Sixers. Sydney Thunder coach Shane Bond was delighted to secure Morris for the BBL. He has extensive T20 experience globally and has been a valuable commodity in the
3:00 AM ET Hampshire 196 (Dawson 103, Gregory 3-63) and 176 for 8 (Vince 102*) lead Somerset 142 (Abbott 9-40) by 230 runs A relentless Kyle Abbott ran through Somerset’s batting line-up to finish with the best figures in the County Championship since in three years and dent their hopes of winning a maiden title.
10:58 PM ET Alex Malcolm Perth Scorchers have formally appointed former captain Simon Katich in a strategic list management and mentoring role, as part of their revamp of the list and coaching staff ahead of Big Bash League 2019-20. Katich, who was recently appointed as the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Kent 482 for 8 (Stevens 237, Billings 138, Olivier 5-108) v Yorkshire Darren Stevens continued his bid for a new Kent contract with a quite remarkable career-best 237 to help steer the visitors out of early trouble at 39 for 5 on day one against Yorkshire at Emerald Headingley.
3:00 AM ET Somerset 30 for 2 trail Hampshire 196 (Dawson 103, Gregory 3-63) by 173 runs Only twice this decade has a bowler ended a season with more than 50 Championship wickets at an average below 15, but after running through Hampshire’s top order at the Ageas Bowl, Lewis Gregory has a fighting chance
5:06 AM ET Australia’s coach Justin Langer wore a rueful look on his face as his players lifted the urn at The Oval, having lost to England by some distance in the final Test and so failed to win the series. Having set out upon a gruelling twin tour of the UK for the World
3:00 AM ET Afghanistan chose to bat v Bangladesh Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan won the toss and chose to bat against Bangladesh in the third match of the tri-series. With each side having won one game in the competition, the winner will move to the top of the table. Both sides have stuck with the
Joe Root celebrates a wicket © Getty Images England 294 (Buttler 70, Root 57, Marsh 5-46) and 329 (Denly 94, Stokes 67, Lyon 4-69) beat Australia 225 (Smith 80, Archer 6-62) and 263 (Wade 117, Leach 4-49, Broad 4-62) by 135 runs For the first time since 1972 there was a drawn Ashes series as
3:00 AM ET Guyana Amazon Warriors continue to keep pace with Trinbago Knight Riders as their spin attack dismantled the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots at Warner Park, bowling out the hosts for 121 in 19 overs before romping past the target in a seven-wicket win on Saturday night. Spinners accounted for seven of the