3:00 AM ET Big Picture Two games gone, three to go. And England are on the brink of their second ODI series win against Australia in the space of six months. Leaving aside Australia’s well-documented absentees for one moment, victory at Trent Bridge would be further confirmation of England’s radical departure from their traditions in
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11:06 PM ET Usman Khawaja was “extremely disappointed” there was no room for him in Australia’s limited-overs set-up despite unavailability of Steven Smith and David Warner, and has indicated that “training hard” will be a key to his return to the team’s white-ball ranks. Despite an outstanding recent record in domestic cricket and a handful
3:00 AM ET Lunch Sri Lanka 253 and 136 for 4 (Mendis 53*, Chandimal 27*, Gabriel 3-22) lead West Indies 300 by 89 runs West Indies’ players appeal for the wicket of nightwatchman Kasun Rajitha AFP Sri Lanka nosedived into crisis early on day four, losing three wickets for 14 runs after resumption, but a confident
5:59 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The ICC has charged Dinesh Chandimal, the Sri Lanka captain, with “changing the condition of the ball” during the second Test against West Indies in St Lucia. The ICC tweeted the news on Sunday, saying more details would follow. The charge constitutes a breach under Article 2.2.9 of the ICC’s
3:00 AM ET Tea West Indies 241 for 5 (Dowrich 44*, Kumara 2-69) trail Sri Lanka 253 by 12 runs The umpires and batsmen wait on the Sri Lanka players AFP West Indies marched towards a big lead after lunch, on a third day that was overshadowed by ball-tampering allegations and the five-run penalty imposed against
12:16 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Controversy over a ball change delayed the start of the third day’s play in St Lucia by two hours, as Sri Lanka’s players refused to take the field, protesting a charge of altering the ball’s condition. ESPNcricinfo understands that umpires laid the charge against Sri Lanka after reviewing footage of
3:00 AM ET Toss Australia chose to bowl v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jos Buttler is to captain England in the second ODI of the Royal London series after Eoin Morgan was forced to withdraw having suffered a back spasm. Buttler has previously captained England in three ODIs in Bangladesh. Morgan’s place in the
3:00 AM ET Lunch West Indies 65 for 1 (D Smith 29*, Powell 3*, Rajitha 1-18) trail Sri Lanka 253 by 188 runs Devon Smith plays through midwicket WICB Sri Lanka’s seamers repeatedly beat the West Indies openers’ bats. They tested them with full deliveries and length balls, raising several lbw appeals. Eventually Kraigg Brathwaite got
2:22 PM ET Melinda FarrellCricinfo Liam Plunkett has revealed his disappointment at Yorkshire’s decision to drop him during the Royal London Cup, shortly after his return from the IPL, and indicated he is open to moving to another county when his current deal expires. The comments follow on from David Willey’s revelation that Yorkshire threatened
1:22 PM ET Afghanistan will need a lot more cricket against established Test teams’ A sides if this promotion to Test is to work, their coach Phil Simmons and India captain Ajinkya Rahane feel. Having finished the Test inside two days, Rahane was complimentary of the potential of Afghanistan’s bowling attack – “they can do