3:00 AM ET a scare and questions about their middle order that they’ll be grateful to have had time to think about. While it wasn’t as resounding as Australia’s 48-runs thrashing at the hands of India on Saturday, it was the wake-up call they needed. Australia will be the better-rested team, heading into this fixture

  shares Durban Heat 129 for 6 (Morkel 26, Zondo 25, Sipamla 3-22) beat Tshwane Spartans 139 for 9 (Cloete 55, Abbott 4-27) by 10 runs (DLS method) © AFP AB de Villiers warned before this game that Kingsmead was the type of ground where even he never really feels in. It rang true as

6:40 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sam Whiteman, the Western Australia wicketkeeper-batsman, will lead the Cricket Australia XI that will take on India in a four-day tour match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The match, scheduled from November 28 to December 1, will serve as a warm-up for the Indian team before the first Test in

  shares © Peter Della Penna USA v Oman A century from Aqib Ilyas steered Oman through a tense chase before the tail took Oman past USA with three balls to spare, the win securing promotion to WCL Division Two in Namibia next April. Coming into the match, USA had won all three matches after

3:52 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the third Test against England, after he failed to sufficiently recover from the groin strain he had sustained during the first Test. The team management had hoped he would be available for the SSC Test, after the initial prognosis

  shares Rahul Johri, Thilanga Sumathipala and Nazmul Hasan at the announcement of the triangular series © SLC The Inquiry Committee appointed to probe charges of sexual harassment against BCCI’s chief executive officer Rahul Johri has submitted its findings in a sealed envelope to the committee of administrators (CoA) on Wednesday morning. A decision on

3:03 AM ET George Dobell in Colombo James Anderson is to be replaced by Stuart Broad in the England team for the final Test of the series against Sri Lanka in Colombo. With England having taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in Kandy, they are taking the opportunity to rest Anderson and give Broad a run

Nov 20, 2018 Toss India won the toss and chose to bowl v Australia play 1:31 Shane Warne says Australia will be hard to beat if they can get runs from their batsmen India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to put Australia in at the Gabba in Brisbane. On a humid evening

  shares Play 01:11 ‘Pakistan won’t take us lightly now’ Neil Wagner was so focused on his role in securing New Zealand a famous four-run victory in Abu Dhabi that he barely realised he had produced a marathon 13-over spell. Wagner, known for his capacity to produce long, energy-sapping spells, did not bowl until the

12:59 AM ET Alex Malcolm Victoria coach Andrew McDonald has declared that opener Marcus Harris is ready to play Test cricket and believes Aaron Finch, who like Harris also plays for Victoria, is more suited to the middle order. Harris, 26, put himself in contention for the first Test against India in Adelaide with a