His baggy green cap has disintegrated, but Glenn Maxwell feels his game is holding together as well as he hopes to end a near five-year absence from Test cricket. The hard-hitting middle order batter and handy offspinner was recently added to the Test squad for the two-match series in Sri Lanka after Travis Head suffered … Read more
Aaron Finch has paid tribute to Sri Lankan cricket fans after they turned Colombo’s largest stadium yellow to thank Australia for touring the country despite the economic crisis. Sri Lanka is in the midst of its worst financial crisis since independence in 1948, forcing the island nation’s population to harden power cuts, shortages and months … Read more
George Scrimshaw was Derbyshire’s hero as they held off Lancashire in a last-over thriller in the Vitality Blast, while Birmingham Bears hammered Worcestershire Last Updated: 25/06/22 12:27am Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of the T20 Vitality Blast match between the Birmingham Bears and the Worcestershire Rapids Highlights of the … Read more
Captain Aaron Finch says Australia still have to improve in spinning conditions, but he has been left encouraged by their resolve after they overcame a bad batting start and a challenging pitch to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the ODI final in Colombo. Key points: Australia bounced back from some early dismissals to … Read more
The inaugural staging of the PDC World Series of Darts event saw six of the eight Dutch representatives prevail at the Ziggo Dome, with UK Open champion Danny Noppert defeating Michael van Gerwen in the evening’s marquee match Last Updated: 25/06/22 12:43am Danny Noppert dumped out Michael van Gerwen at the Dutch Darts Masters in … Read more
Steered by Alex Carey, Australia have overcome a bad start and a challenging pitch to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the final ODI in Colombo. Chasing 161 on a wicket offering extravagant turn and some bounce, Carey (45no off 65 balls), played a patient and important innings, sweeping well, as Australia reached their … Read more
Trent Boult has ripped through England’s top order with a devastating spell of pace bowling as New Zealand got the upper hand on the second day of the final Test. After Daryl Mitchell’s third century of the series helped New Zealand to 329 all out just after lunch on Friday, Boult clean bowled England’s opening … Read more
Asad Rauf, once an ICC elite panel umpire from Pakistan, now runs a shop in Landa Bazaar, Lahore and has completely lost touch with the game of cricket. However, the former umpire has no qualms about his new job and is satisfied with what he is doing. Rauf, 66, was an international umpire from 2000 … Read more
The scorecard reads H Nicholls caught Lees bowled Leach, but it will be a dismissal Henry Nicholls will remember for the rest of his life. In the final over before tea on the first day of England’s third Test against New Zealand, Nicholls suffered the rarest of misfortunes as spinner Jack Leach became the beneficiary … Read more
Hampshire’s James Vince smashed an unbeaten 129 from 62 balls, including 10 sixes, to help his side beat Somerset in the Vitality Blasts; there were also wins for Nottinghamshire, Essex, Yorkshire and Sussex Last Updated: 23/06/22 11:02pm Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Hampshire’s James Vince put on a batting masterclass … Read more