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News New head coach ready to enact Farbrace vision of success built around local core As a “superstitious coach” at Sussex, Mark Robinson “tried everything” at times to beat Warwickshire. Now, as new head coach, Robinson is determined to turn the Bears back into that formidable force. As reported by ESPNcricinfo on Thursday, Robinson has

Two days on, the euphoria of India’s famous Test series win in Australia is yet to die down. Bowling coach Bharat Arun, who was at the centre of it all, spoke extensively on the planning that went into the series and how they coped with injuries to key personnel. Match after match you kept losing

Report Kjorn Ottley came in place of Chemar Holder West Indies chose to bat vs Bangladesh After being outplayed in the opening game, West Indies captain Jason Mohammed opted to bat in the second ODI in a bid to keep the series alive. While Mohammed expected his batsmen to put up a good total, Bangladesh

News “It was a bit challenging…felt like I was bowling three or four different balls at times” Perth Scorchers quick Andrew Tye credits Western Australia and Scorchers bowling Matt Mason as the architect behind an action change that has helped him a yard of pace this season. Tye, 34, has raised eyebrows as the speed

News Fast bowler realises that both he and his team needs to take more responsibility with the bat West Indies can no longer think about their lack of experience if they are to beat Bangladesh at home. Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, one of the few members of this squad to have ODI caps prior to

Big picture Bangladesh played to their favourites tag in the opening ODI in Dhaka, predictably outplaying the inexperienced West Indies line-up in a six-wicket win. It wasn’t exciting cricket but the home side will take the ten points for the ICC ODI Super League, which helps their approach towards automatic qualification to the 2023 World

Zak Crawley heads to the nets to prepare for the 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka © ECB Joe Root is backing his young openers to come through the tough initiation of a maiden Test tour of Asia stronger for the experience. Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley both failed to reach double figures in either innings

News The Pakistan batting coach said he wished the new players were given “at least two to three series” to establish themselves Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan appealed for patience, warning people not to heap too much pressure on a young Pakistan squad ahead of the series against South Africa. He said a lot of

Report Bangladesh also handed the ODI cap to pacer Hasan Mahmud Bangladesh chose to field vs West Indies Tamim Iqbal, standing as Bangladesh captain for the first time since his appointment nine months ago, chose to field against an inexperienced West Indies led by Jason Mohammed in the first ODI in Mirpur. Both teams are

Olly Stone could come into contention for the second of back-to-back Tests at Galle © ECB England look set to rotate their seam attack as they seek to win a sixth successive Test in Sri Lanka. While England’s seamers performed admirably in the first Test, the team management are keen to ensure none of them

Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan and Jason Roy are among the England men’s internationals who have been retained by their teams for this year’s inaugural edition of the Hundred, while Sunil Narine, Mohammad Amir, Lizelle Lee, Marizanne Kapp and Mignon du Preez have been confirmed for overseas player slots. The ECB has announced another batch of

Report Updates, analysis and colour from the fifth day of the fourth Test Welcome to our live report of the fifth day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page

News New panel will meet on Tuesday to pick a squad for the first two Tests of the home series Even before the ink on India’s glorious and eventful tour of Australia dries, the selection committee is set to pick a squad for the first two Tests of home series against England. Comprising four matches,

News Henry Ellison is currently in quarantine, but the BCB is confident he can work the system remotely if needed The first ODI between Bangladesh and West Indies will go ahead with DRS in place, despite its technician, Henry Ellison, currently being currently in quarantine in Dhaka. The BCB has been busy trying to reduce

News The 75-year old complained of “tiredness and fatigue” on Friday evening and his speech became a “little bit cluttered” Former India legspinner BS Chandrasekhar is recovering in a hospital after suffering a “very, very minutest stroke.” “Chandra is recovering very well, and he will be back home on Wednesday or Thursday,” his wife Sandhya

Report Updates, analysis and colour from the fourth day of the fourth Test Welcome to our live report of the third day of the Australia-India Test from Brisbane. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here Which way is this topsy-turvy series headed now?  Getty Images 9.00am: Clear

News Fixture had been pushed back four times after UAE squad’s Covid-19 scare After a series of postponements, the second ODI between the UAE and Ireland is finally set to go ahead in Abu Dhabi on Monday, January 18 following approval from local health authorities. Four members of the UAE squad have tested positive for

News Tamim Iqbal XI beat Mahmudullah XI by eight wickets in second practice match ahead of West Indies ODIs Tamim Iqbal hit a run-a-ball 80 in Bangladesh’s second intra-squad practice match at the BKSP in Savar on Saturday as his team, Tamim Iqbal XI, raced to an eight-wicket win over Mahmudullah XI. Tamim’s team had