3:46 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Rajasthan Royals batsman Jos Buttler believes Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni‘s decision to step onto the field to protest an umpiring call was “probably not” the right thing to do in the last over of their match on Thursday night. The incident took place with Super Kings needing eight

3:00 AM ET Big picture Kolkata Knight Riders had shocked many teams in the first half of their fixtures before Chennai Super Kings dealt them one of their own on Tuesday. With a batting strategy built around attacking through all phases, it was likely they would collapse the way they did, sooner or later. Dinesh

3:00 AM ET Durham 210 for 8 (Trevaskis 54) v Sussex Cameron Bancroft has immersed himself in yoga to detach himself from the pressures of a professional cricketer since he was one of the Australian players nabbed for ball tampering. On his Championship debut for Durham, Bancroft barely got out of the meditation stage. Many

4:59 AM 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 Former West Indies batsman Xavier Marshall has been named in USA’s

9:42 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tearaway quick James Pattinson could win Australia two Ashes Tests if he is used wisely and sparingly in the five-match series, according to his Victoria coach Andrew McDonald. Pattinson, 28, has not played a Test match for Australia since February 2016 due to a serious back injury. But after returning

11:11 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cameron Bancroft says that he is ready to put the past behind him as he prepares to lead Durham into the County Championship season, but accepts that others may take longer to forgive him for his role in the ball-tampering scandal that rocked Australian cricket last year. Bancroft, 26, was

4:51 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The editor of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack has launched a scathing attack on the ECB’s decision to introduce a new 100-ball tournament from 2020 onwards, describing the advent of The Hundred as an “almighty punt”. Writing in his traditional Notes By The Editor ahead of today’s publication of the 156th edition

3:00 AM ET Toss Chennai Super Kings chose to bowl v Kolkata Knight Riders Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni decided to field first against Kolkata Knight Riders in the clash of the table toppers at Chepauk. Dhoni’s explanation, when asked about his decision, was one word: dew. His opposite number Dinesh Karthik admitted that

10:57 AM ET Valkerie Baynes As Australia’s selectors prepare to name their preliminary squad for this year’s World Cup, Jason Gillespie has warned that his fellow countrymen cannot be written off after a recent resurgence in form. Having lost their previous four ODI series since the start of last year, twice to England and once

2:00 AM ET Alex Malcolm Australia captain Meg Lanning wants to see more women’s Test matches beyond the Australia-England Ashes rivalry and believes India are the key behind growing the format. Australia head to England later this year to play a single Test in the multi-format women’s Ashes series that includes three ODIs and three