Pakistan v England: second ODI – as it happened
Excellent with the bat (in the main), excellent with the ball (by and large) and excellent in the field (give or take), this was an emphatic win for England6.32pm GMTWell, that was … straightforward....
View ArticlePakistan v England: third ODI – as it happened
A 117-run, 117-ball partnership between James Taylor and Jos Buttler decided the match in England’s favour after Pakistan’s innings slipped from quality to calamity6.18pm GMTButtler wears a massive...
View ArticleEngland beat Pakistan by 84 runs to win ODI series 3-1 – as it happened
Jos Buttler guided England to 355-5 with a spectacular 46-ball century, the fastest in ODIs by an England player, and Pakistan fell 84 runs short with Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid taking three wickets...
View ArticlePakistan v England: first T20 international – as it happened
England 160-5 beat Pakistan 146 by 14 runsEngland lead three-match T20 series 1-07.19pm GMTThat wasn’t quite as comfortable for England as it should have been; some lusty lower-order hitting from...
View ArticlePakistan v England: second T20 international – as it happened
England survived a stunning late assault from Shahid Afridi, who hit 24 from eight balls after taking three for 15 with the ball, to seal a series win with victory in Dubai.7.34pm GMTThat puts England...
View ArticlePakistan v England: third T20 international – as it happend
Chris Jordan bowled a magnificent super over as England beat Pakistan by the narrowest of margins, to take the T20 series in the UAE 3-0. 7.53pm GMTSo England win the series 3-0, although they can...
View ArticleAustralia v New Zealand: day three of the pink-ball third Test – as it happened
Peter Siddle hit the winning runs to see Australia home by three wickets on a dramatic final day of the inaugural day-night Test in Adelaide10.47am GMTWell, that was all an awful lot of fun. Mad, but a...
View ArticleAustralia v West Indies - day one of the first Test in Hobart – as it happened
Australia end day one on 438-3 at Bellerive Oval in HobartAdam Voges and Shaun Marsh hit centuries to put hosts in control7.17am GMTSo that’s that. After all the predictions that the tourists would be...
View ArticleAustralia v West Indies - day two of the first Test in Hobart – as it happened
Report: Australia’s dominance of the second Test continued in HobartAdam Voges and Shaun Marsh share record-breaking 449 for the fourth wicket7.50am GMTWell, that was quite a day of Test cricket. It...
View ArticleAustralia v West Indies - day three of the first Test in Hobart – as it happened
Australia win by an innings and 212 runsCrushing victory puts hosts one up in three-Test series3.52am GMTRight, that’s about it from me. The second Test begins, as you well know, on Boxing Day at the...
View ArticleAustralia v West Indies: the first day of the Boxing Day Test - as it happened
Australia 345-3 at stumps on day one of the Boxing Day Test Centurions Usman Khawaja and Joe Burns punish West Indies bowlers8.04am GMTAustralia continued their dominance over the West Indies on a...
View ArticleSouth Africa v England: first Test, day one – as it happened
Nick Compton and James Taylor made excellent half-centuries and Dale Steyn bowled majestically on a fascinating first day of the series.4.39pm GMTRelated: Taylor and Compton fire England fightback...
View ArticleAustralia v West Indies: the second day of the Boxing Day Test – as it happened
West Indies collapse to 91-6 on day two at the MCG after Australia’s 551Steve Smith and Adam Voges post centuries as Australia pile up the runs6.56am GMTThat’s it from me at the MCGAnd what a lovely...
View ArticleSouth Africa v England: first Test, day two – as it happened!
Stuart Broad scored 32 at No10 to boost England’s total to 303, before taking three wickets as South Africa finished day two on 137-4, leaving this Test match very much in the balance3.37pm GMTToday,...
View ArticleAustralia v West Indies: the third day of the Boxing Day Test – as it happened
Australia 459 runs ahead at stumps on day three at the MCGDarren Bravo and Carlos Brathwaite lead a stubborn West Indies fightback7.06am GMTThat’s all from me for now. I’ll be back with you tomorrow...
View ArticleSouth Africa v England: first Test, day three – as it happened
Moeen Ali and Joe Root put England in total control in Durban despite an outstanding unbeaten century from Dean Elgar3.35pm GMTThat couldn’t have gone much better for England. They might have scored at...
View ArticleAustralia v West Indies: the fourth day of the Boxing Day Test – as it happened
Australia win second Test by 177 runs on day fourHosts also wrap up series with victory at the MCG7.14am GMTWe’ll be back for the final Test of the summer from Sydney on January 3 but there’s plenty of...
View ArticleSouth Africa v England: first Test, day four – as it happened
A vital late wicket from the excellent Steven Finn left England needing six wickets on the final day to win the first Test3.37pm GMTThat has the feel of a match-winning breakthrough from Steven Finn –...
View ArticleEngland beat South Africa by 241 runs in first Test – as it happened
Moeen Ali and Steve Finn led the way for England as they wrapped up a dominant victory on the fifth morning in Durban10.08am GMTRelated: England and Moeen Ali race through South Africa tail to clinch...
View ArticleMelbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades: Big Bash League – as it happened
Melbourne Stars beat Melbourne Renegades by seven wicketsRecord crowd of 80,883 flocks to MCG as Luke Wright ton gets Stars home10.28am GMTGreat scenes here in Melbourne. 80,000+ at the MCG and a fine...
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