12:07 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jonny Bairstow has emerged as an injury doubt ahead of Saturday’s fourth ODI against Sri Lanka after injuring his right ankle during England’s training session on the eve of the match at Pallekele. Bairstow, who went past 1000 ODI runs for the calendar year during England’s seven-wicket win in the
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3:00 AM ET Australia 145 and 155 for 7 (Labuschagne 43*, Lyon 0*, Abbas 4-56) need another 383 runs to beat Pakistan 282 and 400 for 9 dec Mohammad Abbas celebrates Aaron Finch’s lbw dismissal Getty Images Pakistan are three wickets away from wrapping up a series win against Australia after a scintillating burst from Mohammad
shares Martin Guptill drills down the ground © AFP Martin Guptill had to be withdrawn from New Zealand’s ODI and T20I squads to face Pakistan later this month owing to a left calf strain. The 32-year old opener picked up the injury while preparing for a first-class game with Auckland this week and is
12:15 PM ET On days like the third in Abu Dhabi it was very plausible to wonder aloud that old question – who’d be a fast bowler? Over the past decade, Australian pacemen have become quite used to the “grin and bear it” posture after the batsmen have fallen in heaps too regular for their
3:00 AM ET Lunch Pakistan 282 all out and 232 for 4 (Fakhar 66, Azhar 64, Lyon 2-97) lead Australia145 all out by 369 runs Nathan Lyon and Shaun Marsh celebrate Haris Sohail’s dismissal Getty Images Asad Shafiq and Babar Azam steered the game out of competitive waters and back firmly in Pakistan’s hands with an
5:59 PM ET One brother pushing for regular selection in the ODI side, another making himself comfortable in the Test outfit – the Currans are realising boyhood dreams, but perhaps even they may not have imagined that they could both be in the same international squad together. The pair have not yet played a game
12:19 PM ET George Dobell Hugh Morris has described as “incredibly difficult” the decision to end Robert Croft’s 30-year career with Glamorgan. Morris, the club’s chief executive, acknowledged Croft’s “incredible contribution” to Glamorgan but conceded that, after a grim year, this was “the right time for a change”. Croft had been head coach at Glamorgan
3:22 AM ET Liam Brickhill Chris Morris is one of three returnees in South Africa’s squad for their limited-overs tour of Australia. Morris, who missed South Africa’s engagements with Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe after being sidelined by injury he picked up during the IPL this year, was recalled alongside Farhaan Behardien and Dwaine Pretorius. Heinrich
Oct 15, 2018 Toss Pakistan chose to bat v Australia Mir Hamza celebrates a wicket Getty Images Sarfraz Ahmed, the Pakistan captain, has won his second toss of the series and, much like in Dubai, had no hesitation in deciding to bat first. The pitch, like most others in the UAE, is expected to become more
4:51 AM ET An extraordinary juggling catch at short leg by Marnus Labuschagne recalled classic efforts by Mark Taylor and David Boon while setting the scene for a dominant morning for Australia in the second Test against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi. The Test was only three overs old when Mohammad Hafeez flicked a straight delivery