8:56 AM ET If Josh Hazlewood is happy that the pressure he has applied on England’s top order has helped force the hosts into a change in batting order for the upcoming Test at Old Trafford, then his words about what that change represents apply equally to Australia given the sorts of adjustments being pondered
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3:31 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India head coach Ravi Shastri has revealed why India have picked Ravindra Jadeja, rather than R Ashwin, as their lone spinner in the two Tests against West Indies. Shastri admitted it was difficult to leave a “world-class” bowler like Ashwin on the bench, but pointed to various attributes that gave
3:00 AM ET Lunch India 336 for 7 (Vihari 84*, Ishant 11*, Holder 4-62) v West Indies Jason Holder struck off the day’s first ball before Hanuma Vihari’s unbeaten half-century took India past 300 by lunch on day two. Starting on an overnight score of 42, Vihari went into the break in the company of
3:00 AM ET India A 163 for 8 (Kishan 55, Krunal 23*, Dala 2-25) beat South Africa A 162 for 5 (Linde 52, Bavuma 40) by two wickets Ishan Kishan smashed a 22-ball half-century that helped see off India A’s 161 chase in a 21-over shootout, as they took a 2-0 lead in the five-match
Aug 29, 2019 Mayank Agarwal edged a couple to the boundary in the 38th over, off Kemar Roach, the second four getting him to his third Test fifty, in 117 balls. The edges and the eventual cut to slip that ended his innings were proof of the difficult batting conditions against West Indies at Sabina
3:00 AM ET Toss West Indies opt to bowl v India West Indies handed Test debuts to Rahkeem Cornwall and Jahmar Hamilton as their captain Jason Holder chose to bowl in the second Test in Kingston. Needing a win to share the series with India, West Indies brought in Cornwall for fast bowler Miguel Cummins
8:17 AM ET Bangladesh have left out Mustafizur Rahman from the 15-man squad that will take on Afghanistan in the one-off Test in Chattogram starting next Thursday. Apart from Mustafizur, Tamim Iqbal was also missing from the squad after he was granted a leave by the BCB earlier this month. Squad for one-off Test: Shakib
3:00 AM ET Big picture West Indies crossed 300 twice, with a highest of 415, during their historic series win over England to regain the Frank Worrell Trophy earlier this year. On the evidence of what we saw in Antigua, they did not even give themselves a chance to make half the batting impact they
West Indies v India, 2nd Test, Jamaica August 29, 2019 Aishwarya Kumar at Sabina Park Ajinkya Rahane drives down the ground © Getty Images Ajinkya Rahane lifted his bat high and looked up into the sky, closing his eyes for a brief moment – his first Test century in two years and 17 matches. The
© PTI The DDCA has re-signed former Delhi batsman KP Bhaskar as head coach of the senior team for the 2019-20 season. Bhaskar, a veteran of 95 first-class matches, helmed debutants Uttarakhand to the Ranji Trophy quarterfinals in the previous season. Rajkumar Sharma has been named the bowling coach. Sharma, an off-spinning allrounder, played nine