shares Most players don’t like to reveal individual goals. It puts too much on the line, raises expectations and lays a marker; anything short of reaching it can too conveniently be deemed as ‘failure’. But Deandra Dottin is refreshingly upfront, if economical with words. So, still sporting the sweat that bore witness to her
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4:19 AM ET David Warner has not contemplated the prospect of his year-long ban from international cricket for ball-tampering being reduced, as he continues his time in grade cricket, which he said had brought him “perspective” after living in a “bubble”. Warner took the field alongside Steven Smith for the first time since the ball-tampering
3:00 AM ET Australia women 165 for 5 (Healy 48, Mooney 48, Riaz 2-25, Sandhu 2-42) beat Pakistan 113 for 8 (Maroof 26, Mir 21*, Schutt 2-13, Wareham 2-18) by 52 runs Alyssa Healy looks for the midwicket boundary Getty Images and Cricket Australia In 21 previous limited-overs meetings over the years, Australia had never failed
7:16 AM ET Joe Root, England’s captain, praised his side’s adaptability and game awareness, after they ended a run of 13 overseas winless Tests by sealing a memorable 211-run victory over Sri Lanka on the fourth day in Galle. Having set Sri Lanka an improbable 462 for victory, England sealed the deal in the final
3:00 AM ET South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia Faf du Plessis won his second toss of the series and opted to bowl in Adelaide. With rumours of dew in the evening, du Plessis explained his decision by saying that South Africa wanted to keep the pressure on Australia’s top
6:54 PM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Another of USA’s fine generation of cricket stalwarts in southern California
3:00 AM ET Big Picture Pakistan exhibit characteristics of a person with dual-personality disorder when they switch between the two shorter formats. Give them 20 overs to play, and they are unstoppable. They can defend low scores, chase tricky targets, go ballistic at the top, and inflict collapses. Ask them to go a little longer,
3:00 AM ET Alex MalcolmESPN Close Alex Malcolm is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and broadcaster. He has been a long-time contributor to ESPNcricinfo and reported for the AFL website for four seasons. He has also worked as a television commentator calling Australian Rules Football, Athletics and Tennis for a number of networks. New South Wales
3:00 AM ET Toss: New Zealand chose to bat v Pakistan Kane Williamson and Trent Boult at a practice session Getty Images On a hot November afternoon and what looks like a flat track, New Zealand opted to set a total for Pakistan to chase. Looking to come back from a whitewash in the T20I series,
11:18 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Arise, Sir Alastair? He was England’s hero in whites for more than a decade, a record-breaking run-scorer and distinguished former captain, but Alastair Cook could be in line for even higher honours after being proposed for an early knighthood. Cook retired from England duty in September, having amassed 12,472 Test