shares Big Picture What can Sri Lanka salvage from here? They’ve lost both Tests so far. They are without their captain due to injury. Their best bowler from the previous Test is off in Brisbane, having his action assessed. Having come into the series as mild favourites (they had either won or drawn their
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8:01 AM ET In his fifth Test in charge, Suranga Lakmal has perhaps his greatest leadership challenge yet. When he led Sri Lanka to wins against West Indies and South Africa, he largely had his first-choice attack at his back, and was up against opposition that appeared seriously vulnerable. England, though, are a much sterner
Big Picture This is Australian cricket’s new reality at least for now. Even a win in a truncated T20I will be hailed as a significant moment in a possible renaissance. Wednesday in Brisbane was only their sixth win in 23 internationals since the sandpaper came out in Cape Town. Three of those wins have been
5:27 AM ET It was the Britpop songsmith Jarvis Cocker who penned a tune in 2009 called “Further Complications”, in which he pondered how many of his former certainties had been replaced by questions, doubts and imperfect choices. “I used to think that people all chose the lives they led, but so many different choices
3:00 AM ET Barny Read “Feeling tired? Low on energy? In need of a boost?” We’ve all heard the adverts. In fact, there were probably hundreds of them as coatings of dot balls and most energetic player at last year’s T10 League.They usually come with a handy little vitamin solution with the promise of added
3:00 AM ET Toss Bangladesh opted to bat against West Indies Shakib Al Hasan had a productive third morning AFP Making his first appearance after recovering from a finger injury, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan decided to bat first in the first Test against West Indies in Chittagong. The home side has handed a Test debut
8:52 PM ET Marcus Harris, the Victoria opening batsman, has been rewarded for consistency over several seasons by vaulting into Australia’s 14-man Test squad for the first two Tests against India, while Peter Handscomb has also been recalled after a winter’s technical work. The inclusion of Harris, after consecutive seasons in which he has tallied
shares Play 00:43 Curran undergoes fitness test, Anderson’s tour over Joe Root feels England are “pretty much on track” to achieve their goal of becoming the No. 1-ranked Test team. Their series victory in Sri Lanka means England are guaranteed to rise to No. 2 in the world irrespective of the result in the
3:00 AM ET Cape Town Blitz’s bowlers rallied to defend a revised target of 145 against Nelson Mandela Bay Giants to maintain their team’s unbeaten run in the 2018-19 Mzansi Super League. With three wins in as many matches, Blitz are the only undefeated team in the competition, rising to 11 points, six clear of
3:00 AM ET a scare and questions about their middle order that they’ll be grateful to have had time to think about. While it wasn’t as resounding as Australia’s 48-runs thrashing at the hands of India on Saturday, it was the wake-up call they needed. Australia will be the better-rested team, heading into this fixture