6:04 PM ET Joe Root, England’s captain, acknowledged Shannon Gabriel could have said something he “might regret” during their exchanges on the third day’s play in St Lucia. Stump mics caught an interaction between Gabriel, the West Indies fast bowler, and two England batsmen, Root and Joe Denly, which ended with Root saying: “There’s nothing
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6:10 AM ET Amit Bhandari, the former India bowler and now chairman of selectors for Delhi senior and Under-23 teams, is in hospital after being attacked by men wielding hockey sticks and iron rods, during a practice match in Delhi on Monday. Bhandari, who suffered head and ear injuries, was watching a selection trials match
12:14 PM ET Sri Lanka crushed South Africa 2-0 last July, and now, at the tail end of an excellent home summer, it’s South Africa’s turn to return the favour. So said left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj, who knows better than most that these two teams have been trading whitewashes over the past few years. The
shares Joe Denly adds to his runs tally © Associated Press Lunch England 277 and 108 for 2 (Denly 45*, Root 18*) lead West Indies 154 (Campbell 41, Wood 5-41, Moeen 4-36) by 231 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Joe Denly is closing in on a half-century to help push England’s lead to 231
shares Mark Wood walks off with the match ball after his five-wicket haul © Associated Press Mark Wood believes his maiden five-wicket haul against West Indies in the third Test has allowed him to finally show he is an England player. The 29-year-old fast bowler admitted the dark times were “really bad” as he
9:33 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan will step down from his role following the World Cup in England later this year. After five years in the position, having been brought in by Mike Hesson in 2014, McMillan cited the heavy international schedule as one of the key reasons he felt
Feb 5, 2019 West Indies are braced for the possibility of another ICC sanction ahead of the final Test of the series against England. Just days after Jason Holder, West Indies’ captain, was suspended from playing in the final Test due to his side’s slow over-rate in Antigua, there are concerns that the ICC match
7:35 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia will not, after all, play any of their five-match ODI series against Pakistan in Pakistan. The PCB finally released the schedule for the series, which begins from March 22 and sees the bans handed out to Steven Smith and David Warner end in the middle of it. The scheduling
2:05 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England’s chastened cricketers attempted to mend their ways after being asked to bat first at Gros Islet. But, though a run-rate of two an over suggested a determination to dig in and wait for their chances, the actual runs that they scored in the first session-and-a-half told a different story.
3:00 AM ET Valkerie Baynes West Indies have won the toss and chosen to bowl in the third and final Test against England in St Lucia. West Indies, who hold an unassailable 2-0 series lead, have made one change to their line-up, with allrounder Keemo Paul in for captain Jason Holder, who is serving a