1:53 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Wellington wicketkeeper Tom Blundell has been called up to the New Zealand squad as cover for BJ Watling for the third Test against Bangladesh at Hagley Oval. Watling and captain Kane Williamson, who have sustained injuries, will have to prove their fitness by Friday to be available for selection as
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2:37 PM ET Peter Bocock was helping some of the New Zealand players with their warm-up drills on the fifth morning of the Wellington Test against Bangladesh when he heard his name being mentioned. BJ Watling walked towards him minutes later and told him to get ready. It was 15 minutes before play was to
shares Tony Adams chats to Essex squad members during his visit to Chelmsford © PCA Almost 30 years have elapsed since Tony Adams, the former England and Arsenal captain, was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment in Chelmsford Prison, after crashing his car into a wall while driving at four times the legal limit. And
2:57 AM ET Steven Smith, David Warner and the Australian cricket team are going to be reunited for all of three days in the UAE later this week before the banned former players are whisked off to the IPL, where they will be engaged when the Newlands scandal suspensions expire on March 29. Sunrisers Hyderabad
3:38 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Afghanistan have pulled out of a proposed tour of Zimbabwe next month over a disagreement about broadcasting the five ODIs, according to a release from Zimbabwe Cricket. The ACB had originally asked to Zimbabwe to host them as part of preparations for the World Cup, which takes place in England
9:19 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff A host of England players will make appearances in the opening rounds of the County Championship – including an enticing match-up between Joe Root and Stuart Broad at Trent Bridge – after player availability was confirmed by the ECB. Mark Wood, Eoin Morgan and Chris Jordan could also feature in
shares Ross Taylor whips the ball into the leg side © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 198 for 3 (Taylor 103*, Nicholls 9*, Jayed 2-52) trail Bangladesh 211 by 13 runs Coming into this game, Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor had played 162 Tests between them, and Abu Jayed, Ebadot Hossain and Mustafizur Rahman
4:00 AM ET Valkerie Baynes West Indies win toss, bat v EnglandLive Scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary West Indies have won the toss and elected to bat against England in the third and final T20I in St Kitts. Fires nearby are sending smoke and ash is drifting across the ground, although play is due to begin
Mar 8, 2019 TossIndia chose to bat v Australia KL Rahul unfurls a reverse-sweep Getty Images India decided to not think of dew and just put Australia under the pressure of a mountain of runs. In the northern – and cooler – parts of the country, the dew should play a role but Virat Kohli said
1:05 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff MS Dhoni might have played his final ODI in India after the team’s assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said at the post-match press conference that the wicketkeeper-batsman would be rested for the final two matches against Australia. Rishabh Pant is set to keep wickets in the remaining games after India captain