6:16 PM ET George Dobell in Antigua A target of 140 could be enough for England to level the series against West Indies, according to Stuart Broad. West Indies finished day two of the Antigua Test with a lead of 85 and four first-innings wickets in hand but, on a pitch offering variable bounce, Broad
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shares Stuart Broad could hardly believe his bad luck for England © Getty Images Lunch West Indies 126 for 1 (Brathwaite 48*, Hope 22*) trail England 187 (Moeen 60, Bairstow 52, Roach 4-30) by 61 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details England have endured a frustrating morning of missed chances and stubborn West Indies batting
5:10 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India will start the 2019 World Cup as favourites, according to Rahul Dravid. The India A coach believes India are playing “very good cricket” at the moment, and hoped they could peak at the right moment. Speaking to journalists during India A’s ongoing home series against England Lions, Dravid said
shares Jonny Bairstow made a counterattacking half-century © Getty Images Despite another first-innings failure for England’s batsmen in Antigua, Jonny Bairstow believes his side have every chance of fighting back as the second Test develops, thanks to an awkward patch of grass – just short of a good length – that he feels was
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England Lions 125 for 9 (Duckett 70*, D Chahar 3-25, R Chahar 3-43) beat India A 121 (Lad 36, J Overton 3-24, Bailey 2-23) by one wicket In what was a grand-stand finish to the five-match one-day series, Ben Duckett‘s unbeaten 70 steered England Lions past the 122-run target with
10:46 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff If Sri Lanka didn’t have enough problems to deal with concerns emerged over the fitness of Suranga Lakmal, their leading seam bowler, on the eve of the second Test in Canberra with him suffering from a stiff back. Already stripped of three pace bowlers originally in the squad – Nuwan
12:57 PM ET At the age of 32 years and 321 days, Joe Denly is set to join a select band of England cricketers to have made their Test debut after their 30th birthday. ESPNcricinfo recalls the fate of the last seven men to have earned such late recognition. Mark Stoneman (30 and 52 days)
3:00 AM ET Toss South Africa opt to field v Pakistan At the ground South Africa have enjoyed more ODI success at than any other, Faf du Plessis won the toss and put Pakistan in to bat. In the fifth match of a series tied 2-2, the home captain felt the wicket might flatten out
3:00 AM ET Big Picture Never mind the 2007 World Cup, India have been a very good ODI side pretty consistently since the 2003 World Cup. Yet, there is a headiness now that can be compared to the dominant Australians of the 1990s and 2000s, which could pitch an Australia A side in an international