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'That pitch has too much life for Test cricket' - MCG surface under scanner

Stuart Broad and Glenn McGrath among former players to criticise Melbourne pitch after 20-wicket day

26 Dec 2025 3:38 pm
Shorey equals record for most consecutive List A hundreds

His unbeaten 109 against Hyderabad was his fifth century in a row, equalling Jagadeesan's record

26 Dec 2025 3:27 pm
'I dreamt of this as a kid' - Neser emerges as Australia's unlikely Ashes hero

Michael Neser first scored a vital 35 and then picked up four wickets on the 20-wicket first day of the MCG Test

26 Dec 2025 3:04 pm
Australia seize handy lead after Josh Tongue five-for on 20-wicket day

England were dismissed for 110 at the MCG with Michael Neser and Scott Boland rampant

26 Dec 2025 1:20 pm
'I will not work in the BPL' - Noakhali Express coaches raise a stink over poor arrangements

Khaled Mahmud and Talha Jubair left the training session in Sylhet owing to the lack of enough balls to train with

25 Dec 2025 3:56 pm
India target series win against under-pressure Sri Lanka

They are leading the five match T20I series 2-0 against a side undergoing a transition phase

25 Dec 2025 3:23 pm
BPL: BCB takes over ownership of Chattogram Royals day before start of new season

The franchise wrote in the letter that due to media reports, they couldn't find sponsors for the team, BCB spokesperson tells ESPNcricinfo

25 Dec 2025 3:15 pm
Australia lock in all-pace attack for 'quite green' MCG pitch

Murphy omitted from the trimmed-down 12-man squad named by Smith, who returns from illness

25 Dec 2025 8:47 am
England search for Christmas miracle, Australia eye next step to 5-0

The visitors have confirmed two changes while Australia will make at least three in a series where their adaptability has stood out

24 Dec 2025 3:51 pm
Kohli breaks a Tendulkar record, Rohit catches up with Warner

Virat Kohli is now the fastest to 16,000 List A runs, while Rohit Sharma has the joint-highest number of 150-plus scores in the format

24 Dec 2025 3:50 pm
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Ishan Kishan slams second-fastest List A century by an Indian

Just before Kishan's 33-ball feat, Bihar's Sakibul Gani scored the fastest List A ton by an Indian off just 32 balls

24 Dec 2025 1:57 pm
Stokes promises 'complete support' to embattled Duckett

Ben Duckett, who is being investigated for his conduct while on tour in Australia and has gone six innings in the Ashes without getting to 30, has been retained in England's XI for the MCG Test

24 Dec 2025 11:50 am
Archer out of Ashes tour, Bethell replaces Pope for Boxing Day Test

Ben Duckett has been retained despite a poor run and an ECB investigation into his conduct

24 Dec 2025 11:36 am
VHT: Suryavanshi slams 36-ball ton for Bihar, becomes the youngest List A centurion

Playing against Arunachal Pradesh in a Plate League fixture in Ranchi, Suryavanshi scored his first non-T20I ton in senior cricket

24 Dec 2025 10:51 am
Kirstie Gordon commits international future to Scotland

Kirstie Gordon made her international debut for Scotland and then represented England, and now wants to help Scotland rise in the ranks in the women's game

24 Dec 2025 9:54 am
Bracewell to lead New Zealand in ODIs against India, Santner to return for T20Is

Left-arm quick Jayden Lennox has received his maiden New Zealand call-up, while uncapped Clarke features in the ODI squad

23 Dec 2025 11:26 pm
ECB investigating Ben Duckett video amid drinking allegations

Recording posted on X appears to show England batter worse for wear during team's break in Noosa

23 Dec 2025 7:25 pm
India bowl against Sri Lanka but Deepti ruled out with mild fever

Sneh Rana replaced Deepti, while Sri Lanka were unchanged for the second T20I

23 Dec 2025 6:51 pm
Thomas Rew to lead England at Under-19s World Cup

Highly rated wicketkeeper-batter returns after missing Caribbean tour while with England Lions

23 Dec 2025 6:30 pm
Jemimah Rodrigues appointed Delhi Capitals captain ahead of WPL 2026

She replaces Meg Lanning in the role, who was not retained by DC this season

23 Dec 2025 6:19 pm
Tom Curran and Sam Harper power Stars past Strikers

Curran, who got 3 for 35, struck twice in the second over as Stars restricted Strikers to 155

23 Dec 2025 6:09 pm
Sarfaraz to Pakistan's U-19s after beating India: 'Celebrate but with decorum'

In a video from the Asia Cup final that went viral, Pakistan's mentor was heard telling his players not to be uncivil even if India's players crossed lines

23 Dec 2025 4:40 pm
Deepti becomes No. 1 T20I bowler; Wolvaardt tops ODI batting charts

Jemimah Rodrigues jumped up to No. 9 among T20I batters after match-winning 69* against SL

23 Dec 2025 3:20 pm
Ashes fallout: Contrite Key admits New Zealand white-ball tour was planning error

Batters struggled for form in tough conditions and were unable to raise their games, says England MD

23 Dec 2025 2:58 pm
Indonesia's Gede Priandana becomes first to pick five wickets in an over in T20Is

Gede Priandana, the right-arm quick, recorded the feat in the first T20I against Cambodia in Bali on Tuesday

23 Dec 2025 1:53 pm
Australia prepare for life without 'shattered' Nathan Lyon

It'll be pretty long, Australia coach Andrew McDonald says of Nathan Lyon's road back after veteran offspinner undergoes hamstring surgery

23 Dec 2025 11:58 am
A brutal game: Tahlia McGrath opens up on form struggle

The allrounder opted not to nominate for the WPL and will focus on preparing for the multi-format series against India

23 Dec 2025 10:52 am
Fans unlikely for Kohli's Vijay Hazare Trophy matches at Chinnaswamy Stadium

Kohli and Pant arrived in the city late on Monday, and are expected to train on Tuesday ahead of their tournament opener against Andhra

23 Dec 2025 10:43 am
Match fees more than doubled for women's domestic cricketers in India

The changes are part of BCCI's ongoing efforts to elevate the domestic game in the wake of India's maiden ODI World Cup triumph

23 Dec 2025 9:54 am
Ashes over for Cummins, uncertainty over T20 World Cup too

That was a discussion that we had a long time out around his return, head coach Andrew McDonald says about Australia captain Pat Cummins' one-Test appearance at the Ashes

23 Dec 2025 9:30 am
NZC introduces bonus points in Women's Super Smash to lift scoring rates

With average team totals on the rise in global cricket, the board hopes the new rule keeps NZ on track with global trends

23 Dec 2025 8:22 am
Ashes fallout: Key to investigate whether England's drinking went too far in Noosa

The managing director admitted England had mucked up on the big occasions but backed Brendon McCullum as coach

23 Dec 2025 6:48 am
Murphy, Richardson called up for Boxing Day, Lyon set for surgery

Steven Smith returns from illness to captain in Pat Cummins' absence

23 Dec 2025 5:39 am
ICC pledges to fund USA cricketers amid USAC dysfunction

The ICC revealed it had offered to provide a loan to USAC after the bankruptcy filing that included the payment of player and High-Performance staff salaries

22 Dec 2025 9:30 pm
'Bit of a privilege' - Record-breaking Duffy on being NZ's frontman

Duffy toppled Sir Richard Hadlee's record for the most wickets by a New Zealand bowler in a calendar year

22 Dec 2025 8:08 pm
India dominant with bat and ball but fielding needs improvement

India dropped five catches in the series opener, including three straightforward ones

22 Dec 2025 6:52 pm
K Gowtham retires from all forms of cricket

Gowtham, 37, finishes with 394 wickets across formats for Karnataka in a domestic career that spanned for nearly 14 years

22 Dec 2025 6:49 pm
Gilkes 76, Shadab four-for lead Thunder to first win of the season

Matt Renshaw's quick 43 was not enough to salvage Heat's chase of 194

22 Dec 2025 5:51 pm
Cameron Green breaks IPL overseas record in move to Kolkata Knight Riders

The Australia allrounder was part of a bidding war which saw him finish with a AU$4.2 million deal

22 Dec 2025 4:43 pm
Gill, Abhishek and Arshdeep named in Punjab's Vijay Hazare Trophy squad

How many games they will feature in, though, is unclear with India playing New Zealand in an ODI and T20I series starting January 11

22 Dec 2025 1:05 pm
Jhye Richardson closing in on return to Australia's Test squad

The quick bowler would bolster Australia's pace resources for Melbourne with Pat Cummins set to sit out

22 Dec 2025 11:43 am