Josh Hazlewood claimed five wickets as Australia wrapped up an emphatic 159-run victory against West Indies in the first Test in Barbados. West Indies lost all 10 of their second-innings wickets in the evening session on day three of the contest as Australia showed their ruthlessness to close out the match with two days to...
Australia ground out an 82-run lead with six wickets remaining in their second innings after another dramatic day in the first Test against West Indies in Bridgetown. The tourists, having posted just 180 on Wednesday, trailed by 10 runs when West Indies made 190 in their first innings. There then looked to be trouble for...
Teenage opener Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis were recalled in their place, but they scored just three and five respectably as the tourists slipped to 22-3. Head put on 89 runs for the fourth wicket with Khawaja, who was dropped twice before he became Joseph’s third victim of the day. Joseph, the hero for West...
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Australia have dropped Marnus Labuschagne for their opening Test against the West Indies with Steve Smith also missing through injury. In their places, teenage opener Sam Konstas and Josh Inglis come in for the series opener in Barbados, which starts on 25 June. Labuschagne opened the batting for Australia in their World Test Championship final...
Ireland managed a respectable 194-7 in their innings and Stirling, who was dismissed after 13 runs in the second over, was pleased with their effort. “The message was to go out and give it your all and we just fell short, but there were periods of the game where we feel we were up to...
West Indies secured a 1-0 series win over Ireland after victory in the third and final T20 at Bready. The first two games of the three-match series on Thursday and Saturday were abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain. Conditions cleared on Sunday to allow the third game to go ahead, with...
Ireland’s second T20 against West Indies was abandoned on Saturday without a ball being bowled because of heavy rain. The three-match series was due to begin at Bready on Thursday, but that match was called off due to the wet weather. Saturday’s second match at the same ground was meant to start at 15:00 BST,...
Ireland’s first T20 international against West Indies has been abandoned because of consistent rain. The three-match series was due to begin at Bready on Thursday with subsequent meetings scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. The West Indies are returning to the area where they were bowled out for 25 in a famous Irish victory in 1969....
Left-arm paceman Josh Little has been withdrawn from Ireland’s squad for the forthcoming three-match T20I series against West Indies at Bready. Graham Hume has been called up as his replacement for the triple-header, which starts on Thursday, and continues on Saturday and Sunday. “Josh had a niggle yesterday at training and pulled up. So unfortunately,...
West Indies lost all three of their T20Is against England in recent days, but returning pace bowler Mark Adair knows they will be formidable opposition. Adair returns to the squad after missing the ODI series through injury but Craig Young, Curtis Campher and Gareth Delany have been ruled out. “They’re one of the best teams...
Ben Duckett hit a magnificent 84 as England scored their highest T20 score at home to ease to a 37-run victory against West Indies and secure a 3-0 series win in Southampton. Read full article at source...
A quick pitch and an England team rediscovering their white-ball swagger, up against a demoralised West Indies bowling attack, proved to be an heady cocktail for the Southampton crowd as they lapped up an evening of audacious run-scoring. England’s openers bristled with intent from the get-go, as the right-left hand combination of Smith and Duckett...
Nicholas Pooran, one of the world’s leading T20 batters, has retired from international duty with West Indies aged 29. The Trinidadian has played 167 times for West Indies, but the decision will allow him to concentrate on playing in lucrative franchise leagues. He had already skipped the ongoing T20 series against England to rest following...
England take on the West Indies for the second T20 game of a three-match series. Read full article at source...