Feb 11, 2019 History Despite the talent at their behest and the popularity of the franchise, Lahore Qalandars have failed to crack the PSL code, with disappointing results throughout the three seasons, finishing last each time, having lost 18 of their 29 matches in the competition. They have had a history of picking up big

6:04 PM ET Joe Root, England’s captain, acknowledged Shannon Gabriel could have said something he “might regret” during their exchanges on the third day’s play in St Lucia. Stump mics caught an interaction between Gabriel, the West Indies fast bowler, and two England batsmen, Root and Joe Denly, which ended with Root saying: “There’s nothing

2:42 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies’ Deandra Dottin has leapfrogged her captain Stafanie Taylor to become the top ranked allrounder among women in T20Is. Dottin was central to West Indies’ 2-1 series win over Pakistan in the UAE, where she was the leading run-getter with 158 runs in three innings at a strike rate

6:59 PM ET Joe Root admitted it “felt like he had come out the other side” of “a battle” after his Test century in St Lucia. Root went into the match having scored just 55 from his first five innings of the series. As a result, he had been largely powerless to prevent West Indies

  shares Joe Denly adds to his runs tally © Associated Press Lunch England 277 and 108 for 2 (Denly 45*, Root 18*) lead West Indies 154 (Campbell 41, Wood 5-41, Moeen 4-36) by 231 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Joe Denly is closing in on a half-century to help push England’s lead to 231

9:33 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan will step down from his role following the World Cup in England later this year. After five years in the position, having been brought in by Mike Hesson in 2014, McMillan cited the heavy international schedule as one of the key reasons he felt

  shares Shannon Gabriel removed Jos Buttler early in the day © AFP LunchWest Indies 2-0 (Brathwaite 2*, Campbell 0*) trail England 277 (Stokes 79, Buttler 67, Roach 4-48) by 275 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Some fierce West Indies bowling has snuffed out the partnership that had anchored England and dismissed the tourists for

3:00 AM ET Melbourne Stars 6 for 168 (Maxwell 82) beat Sydney Sixers 74 (Lamichhane 3-11, Zampa 2-15) by 94 runs Glenn Maxwell‘s brilliance and Sydney Sixers’ total collapse combined to serve up a semi-final berth for Melbourne Stars against Hobart Hurricanes, and a home semi-final for Melbourne Renegades, in an afternoon of high drama

2:05 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England’s chastened cricketers attempted to mend their ways after being asked to bat first at Gros Islet. But, though a run-rate of two an over suggested a determination to dig in and wait for their chances, the actual runs that they scored in the first session-and-a-half told a different story.