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England look set to rotate their seam attack as they seek to win a fifth successive away Test and a sixth in a row in Sri Lanka. While England’s seamers performed admirably in the first Test, the team management are keen to ensure none of them are overworked ahead of the Test series in India

Jan 21: Adelaide Strikers vs Brisbane Heat, Adelaide Pro Tip: Even though spinners have done reasonably well at Adelaide Oval, both teams are missing their key options in Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman. So, go with fewer spinners for this game. Our XI: Phil Salt, Alex Carey, Jake Weatherald, Daniel Worrall, Wes Agar, Max

News Sri Lanka release five players from bio-bubble, including quicks Lahiru Kumara and Nuwan Pradeep Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis will not play for Sri Lanka in the second Test against England, after both were released from the squad and its biosecure bubble, along with three other players. Karunaratne and Mendis have been let go

Jan 20: Melbourne Renegades vs Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Pro Tip: Players like Shaun Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson have performed exceptionally well at Docklands Stadium in the past and they are must picks in your team. Our XI: Sam Harper, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Andre Fletcher, Nic Maddinson, Adam Zampa, Zahir Khan,

News Heinrich Klaasen will captain a second-string T20I side in Pakistan, with several regulars prepping for Tests against Australia Heinrich Klaasen will captain a second-string South African T20I side in Pakistan, with most of the Test squad returning home to prepare for a three-match series against Australia, scheduled to start in March though yet to

“Feeling defeated is one thing, but giving up is not in our vocabulary.” That was India coach Ravi Shastri summing up the team’s attitude during their conquest at the Gabba and in the series against Australia as a whole. The words “unreal”, “unimaginable” and “superb” repeatedly found mention as Shastri opened up on a historic

News Mohammed feels West Indies have put in the right kind of preparation for the series A few hours after India’s historic three-wicket win over Australia, the first question posed to Jason Mohammed, West Indies’ ODI captain, during a virtual press conference, was about how his makeshift team of newbies and returnees can take inspiration

News If approved, the PSL could see stadia filled at up to 30% capacity The possibility of crowds at the Pakistan Super League is not out of the question, with the PCB open to it pending approval from the government. The PCB wants to have stadia at 30 per cent capacity in both Karachi and

Report Munro overcame a sluggish start but he hit full tilt in the end overs, making a 54-ball 82 Perth Scorchers 5 for 174 (Munro 82, Inglis 25, Morkel 2-24) beat Brisbane Heat 115 (Lynn 27, Ahmed 3-25, Richardson 2-10) by 59 runs A smartly paced 82 off 54 balls from Colin Munro – his

News Gavaskar paises Pujara by saying he “put his body on the line for Indian cricket, for the Indian cricket team” India pulled off a historic Test and 2-1 series win with a dramatic and thrilling three-wicket win at the Gabba. Here’s how former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, who was on commentary for the series

News New ODI captain wants Bangladesh to qualify directly to 2023 World Cup Every ODI is important in Bangladesh’s road to qualification for the 2023 World Cup. This is what new ODI captain Tamim Iqbal believes. Bangladesh will start their ODI Super League campaign against West Indies on Wednesday, with the top eight teams (including

Tim Paine: ‘We turned up in Sydney on day five and the Gabba on day five in as good a position as you would want to be’ © Cricket Australia via Getty Images Australia’s captain Tim Paine has no intention of resigning,

News Captain Rahane praises his team’s “character” while head coach Shastri says this series “will never be forgotten” From 36 all out in Adelaide to levelling the series in Melbourne to a fighting draw in Sydney, India finally finished a thrilling four-Test series with a slim win in Brisbane to take the series 1-1. Here’s

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 it is understood that 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

Jan 19: Perth Scorchers vs Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Pro Tip: Docklands Stadium has not been a happy hunting ground for bowlers, especially for pacers in BBL 2019-20 where they averaged 42.65. So, make sure you have a lot of batsmen. Our XI: Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone, Colin Munro, Josh Inglis, Jhye Richardson, Fawad Ahmed, Max

Hobart Hurricanes 4 for 181 (McDermott 96, Malan 42, Sangha 2-45) beat Sydney Thunder 5 for 177 (Billings 50, Hales 29, Boland 4-41) by six wickets Ben McDermott struck a scintillating 96 as Hobart Hurricanes trounced Sydney Thunders by six wickets at Manuka Oval. On their way, the Hurricanes also pocketed the Bash Boost point