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Nottinghamshire take control against Midlands rivals, but not without a struggle

ECB Reporters Network20-May-2022Nottinghamshire 334 for 7 (Duckett 86, Conners 3-80) lead Derbyshire 260 (du Plooy 57, Guest 51) by 74 runsNottinghamshire will begin day three of this LV= Insurance County Championship match with a lead of 74 after a day that began with a flurry of boundaries turned at times into an attritional battle that reflected well on an inexperienced Derbyshire attack.Ben Duckett top-scored with 86 but although every other Nottinghamshire batter bar Haseeb Hameed was able to build the foundations of an innings, none was able to make a score of real substance.Although a couple of dismissals could be put down to poor shots, the hard work put in by 23-year-old Sam Conners (3 for 80), 19-year-old Nick Potts (2 for 39) in leading a makeshift seam attack earned its rewards.Off-spinner Alex Thomson also picked up two wickets and the only disappointments for Derbyshire is that three catches went down and there were periods when runs were conceded too easily.Two stoppages for light rain limited the morning session to 21 overs but still saw 99 runs added as Nottinghamshire made rapid progress against a Derbyshire attack forced into late changes by injuries to Suranga Lakmal and Anuj Dal.Ben Slater and Hameed were quickly into their stride, taking it in turn to find the boundary as Liam Hurt and Conners strove to find the right lengths but Nottinghamshire’s progress was jolted as Conners dismissed both openers in the space of 14 deliveries.Hameed fell to a brilliant one-handed catch low to his left by Wayne Madsen at second slip before Slater pushed at a ball that he could only feather through to keeper Brooke Guest.Duckett and Clarke added 84 for the third wicket either side of lunch, Duckett looking in ominously fluent form as he completed a sixth half-century from nine innings this season before Clarke, dropped at short mid-wicket off Alex Hughes on 31, dragged the ball on to his stumps reaching for a wide delivery by Potts to fall for 37.The left-handed Duckett seemed poised for a second hundred of the campaign as he quickly moved into the 80s but after a reverse sweep against Thomson brought him a 12th boundary the off-spinner exacted revenge almost immediately.Going on to the back foot in anticipation of a ball he could cut, Duckett was presented instead with a full delivery that bowled him.Derbyshire’s joy at removing another of their opponents’ most potent batting threats had to be set against another injury setback, with Luis Reece leaving the field after being unable to complete his ninth over, and two more dropped catches, both by Thomson at first slip, sparing Lyndon James first on six and again on 13.Nottinghamshire lost their fifth wicket when Steven Mullaney edged behind to give Potts a second wicket and were only five runs in front when Thomson made some amends for his errors in the field by dismissing James, inducing an edge that Madsen snapped up at slip.Thereafter, Nottinghamshire contented themselves with grinding out whatever advantage they could accrue. When Tom Moores slapped a wide long-hop from Madsen’s off-spin through backward point to secure a third batting point it was a first boundary for 20 overs.Moores made 40 from 79 balls before he was caught behind down the legside as Conners bowled his second over with the second new ball before bad light terminated play with 14.5 of the scheduled overs unbowled.

Players from both sides soak in an “emotionally draining” finish in Canberra

Andrew McGlashan30-Jan-2022And breathe. Both teams were still trying to digest the epic finish to the Ashes Test in Canberra during in the immediate aftermath, but the responses could be summed up as Australia’s relief and England’s disappointment.The fact it was that way around spoke volumes for the extraordinary finish that unfolded over the final session. Meg Lanning’s declaration to leave 257 in 48 overs was fair but very challenging. Australia did not need to risk defeat as they already held the points lead in the series.However, when England batted brilliantly to get it down to 45 off the last 10 overs with seven wickets in hand a victory for the visitors seemed all-but assured. Australia had most of their fielders on the boundary and Annabel Sutherland was briefly cautioned against bowling negatively outside leg stump from round the wicket.Eight overs later, England’s last pair of Sophie Ecclestone and Kate Cross were blocking out for a draw to keep their Ashes hopes alive. A loss would have seen Australia retain the Ashes before the ODIs.”I feel like we might have got away with one a little bit,” Lanning admitted. “But still we were in a pretty good position to win. Still not sure what to make of it… as good a Test as I’ve been involved in.””My mind is a bit frazzled to be honest. There was a lot going on there. We weren’t sure it was enough time to bowl them out but felt it gave us an opportunity. England batted really well, it was still a pretty good wicket, and they put us under pressure then it was nice to flip it around a bit at the backend. It was a pretty amazing game in the end.”While Australia were the side buoyed by a likely defeat that became a draw, for England it was the opposite emotion with a famous Test victory proving agonisingly out of reach. The key moments came when Nat Sciver was sharply caught at square by Lanning and Sophia Dunkley, who had played a breathtaking hand, was superbly taken at long-on by the metal-jawed Beth Mooney.”Test match cricket can be very emotionally draining and tiring but when it comes down to that, [and] you have a chance to win, unfortunately I feel more sad than happy at the minute,” Sciver said. “We’ll be able to reflect and hopefully take the positives because we played so well to get ourselves into that position and it felt like we were going to get over the line but we weren’t able to. Saving it became very important.”England kept going until the ninth-wicket fell, Charlie Dean getting a top edge sweeping at debutant legspinner Alana King, with the drama added to with the third umpire ruling that King had narrowly not bowled a no-ball by touching the return crease.”I felt calm, sort of, on the bench,” Sciver said. “There were more nervous people around me. Up until it was Sophie and Crossy in at the end we were still thinking about getting it, we were still in the game and wanted to go for it, but the ninth wicket fell and it was about saving it.”Lanning knew the game was running away from her team during the final session, but King and Sutherland managed to string some dots together and the lower order could not quite find the composure.”When Sciver and Dunkley, and even when Knight was in to be honest, it looked pretty easy,” she said. “If you think of a one-day game where you have six-an-over, you back yourself to do that any day of the week so was certainly a little bit concerned there for a while.”We felt like we had to take wickets, if we didn’t England were going to get there easily, so while we had the fielders back we still had to keep an eye on how we were going to get them out. Had to go pretty unorthodox but it seemed to work.”Thought Annabel Sutherland and Alana King’s efforts were amazing, especially Annabel who just [kept] running in. We weren’t sure if we were going to keep her going but…that was a pretty amazing effort.”The draw means Australia need to win just one of the three ODIs to retain the Ashes while England have to take them 3-0 to wrestle the prize back for the first time since 2013-14. Whatever happens in the final outcome of the series, however, this was a Test that will long be remembered.

“Very happy to see him enjoy his bowling over the last four-five years and really become that stalwart of the Indian fast-bowling group”

ESPNcricinfo staff23-Feb-2021Virat Kohli kicked his sleeping room-mate, Ishant Sharma, out of the bed to inform him he had been selected for India. That was 15-odd years ago. Things haven’t changed much over time. To Sharma, the Ahmedabad Test starting Wednesday is just another Test; to Kohli, the fast bowler’s 100th is as good as the 150th for a batsman in modern cricket. On the eve of the Test, Kohli paid rich tribute to his “dear friend” and his attack’s spearhead.”I have known Ishant for many years now,” Kohli said. “He started playing state cricket with me from his first season onwards. We have been room-mates for many years in state cricket, in Ranji Trophy cricket. When he got selected for India, he was fast asleep in the afternoon, and I had to kick him off the bed and say you have been selected. And he wouldn’t believe me. That’s how far we go back.Related

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“I couldn’t be happier for him. Playing 100 Test matches as a fast bowler is no mean feat. Especially in our conditions where things get so difficult. But he persevered, he kept working hard. That’s been his essence from day one. Very hard-working guy, very honest about the game, about his ability, about what he brings to the table. Very self-assured.”Looking at Sharma’s top-notch performances in the last four-five years, it is easy to forget he spent a majority of his career as the workhorse of an incomplete attack with some ordinary figures. Sharma’s turnaround began when he learnt under Jason Gillespie at Sussex how to bowl fuller without sacrificing his pace. It also coincided with India managing a more complete attack, which meant Sharma was not so easy to see off. His best years have also coincided with Kohli’s captaincy.”I was most excited to work with him and really bring the best out of him as an attacking fast bowler,” Kohli said. “Something that clicked immediately [when I took up captaincy]. He knows my mindset. He knows me inside out. There is a big trust factor. I know him inside out. I know he will respond to advice, he knows I am going to listen to his plans as well. I think it has worked really well for both of us. Not just for him as a fast bowler, but for me as a captain to have that kind of experience and the kind of consistency he brings along with the attacking lines and lengths he bowls.”I have just been very, very happy to see him enjoy his bowling over the last four-five years and really become that stalwart of the Indian fast-bowling group. Couldn’t be happier for him. Really, really excited I am going to be present on the field when he plays his 100th game. To see the smile on his face and just run in and bowl will be great to watch for a dear friend of mine.”Kohli said he was in awe of Sharma’s conditioning, motivation and commitment. “To maintain his body so well, to play 100 Tests, this longevity is rare to see among the fast bowlers today. Sometimes you lose motivation too. He has the skill, mind you, to play the shorter formats. If he wanted, he could have improved his four-over and ten-over cricket and could easily be a regular in IPL and present a case for himself in one-day cricket. But he dedicated all his commitment and attention to Test cricket, prioritised it. To play 100 Tests for a fast bowler is as good as 150 Tests for a batsman. I hope he plays for many more years and inspires the next group of fast bowlers too.”Perhaps Sharma’s conditioning is too good for Kohli too, at least when you look at his full head of hair. “If you captain and wear helmets for a long time, you will also lose your hair,” Kohli joked. “If he bats for a long time, he will also lose his hair. Thankfully it doesn’t come down to that, and when it does his role is different.”

The idea of making it an All-Indigenous team was first raised by CA as part of the reconciliation movement

Daniel Brettig and Adam Collins26-Jan-2021Plans to field an All-Indigenous Prime Minister’s XI for the annual match at Manuka Oval in Canberra were dropped by Cricket Australia after the re-election of the current Prime Minister Scott Morrison in 2019.The idea to rejuvenate the traditional concept of the PM’s XI fixture by making it an All-Indigenous team versus an overseas touring team was first raised by CA as part of the same reconciliation movement to redress Australian cricket’s poor history of racial inclusion that saw it drop any reference to “Australia Day” for Big Bash League matches to be played on January 26.It was floated prior to the 2019 federal election, widely expected to be won by the Labor Opposition led by Bill Shorten, but shelved after it is believed to have been given a less than enthusiastic response in the months after the Liberal/National Coalition was returned to government in defiance of opinion polls.Amid a gradual growth in the number of Aboriginal cricketers in Australian domestic ranks, CA’s high-performance wing is understood to have welcomed the idea on the basis that the chosen XI would be more than strong enough to hold their own against the touring Sri Lankan team.However, ESPNcricinfo understands that the pushback was couched as a new government indicating it “wasn’t quite ready” for such a move, forcing CA and ACT Cricket into a series of changes to their plans.Related

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Early in the second Morrison government, the Indigenous Affairs Minister Ken Wyatt gave a National Press Club address outlining a blueprint for a referendum on Aboriginal recognition in the Australian Constitution, a move that drew criticism from some of the more conservative elements of the government.Aboriginal players who had toured England in 2018, as part of a tour to commemorate the 1868 journey by the first ever team to represent Australia on foreign soil in any sport, had been informally told of the plans and even reached the stage where diary space in their summer schedules was cleared for training and playing time in Canberra.A source close to the players described their reaction as “irate” when informed of the plan being dropped, ostensibly because it was felt that the government was “already sufficiently active” in the Indigenous sphere.A compromise of sorts was reached by having the PM’s XI co-captained by the Aboriginal allrounder Dan Christian alongside Peter Siddle, and coached by Jason Gillespie, who became Australia’s first male Aboriginal Test cricketer when he made his debut in 1996, after Aunty Faith Thomas became the first Aboriginal Test cricketer in 1958.Morrison subsequently used the match as a photo opportunity, running drinks to the PM’s XI while clad in a team cap and sharing high fives with the players, while also doing a stint in the commentary box.Nevertheless, the episode underlined a difference of opinion on inclusiveness between Morrison and CA that has been further heightened by the Prime Minister’s publicly stated opposition to CA’s stance on January 26, which was reached after consultation with its Indigenous Advisory Council, co-chaired by Mel Jones and Justin Mohamed.”I think a bit more focus on cricket, and a little less focus on politics would be my message to Cricket Australia,” Morrison told radio 4R0 on Thursday. “I think that’s pretty ordinary – that’s what they’re putting on their press releases – that would be my view.”In December 2019, CA released their second Reconciliation Action Plan with the stated aim of finding more common ground between Indigenous communities and the sport. As of last season, just 69,000 of the reported 1.7 million Australians playing cricket are from Indigenous backgrounds. To help grow that number, the report included 104 areas for action, including the aim for all cricket clubs in Australia to commit to an annual reconciliation statement each year.CA has subsequently discussed plans to hold an annual match between an All-Indigenous XI and a touring team separate to the Manuka fixture, however both this idea and the PM’s XI game itself were put on hiatus for the 2020-21 season due to Covid-19.The Indigenous leader Mick Dodson, a former Australian of the year and co-author of a 2010 independent report on cricket’s Indigenous past, For The Love Of The Game, that helped drive CA’s current approach, said the governing body had already driven great change, with more to come.”They’ve taken Aboriginal participation in official cricket around the country from 8,500 [in 2013/14] to almost 70,000,” Dodson told the ABC’s PM program. “That’s over 800% increase. They’ve done a terrific job. No other sport in Australia could claim that. It’s not just Indigenous Australians, it’s people from diverse and different cultural backgrounds, they’ve done a terrific job.”Adam Cassidy [Cricket Australia’s diversity and inclusion manager] and the Cricket Australia team should be very, very proud of what they’ve achieved in such a short time. Because they’re inclusive and have an inclusive and diverse policy, you get figures like that.”A CA spokesperson said: “CA places great importance on the annual PM’s XI fixture – a tradition that has spanned successive governments and CA administrations dating back to the 1950s.”We have welcomed the Prime Minister’s support for continuing the tradition and look forward to working together on the next iteration of the fixture next summer.”The Prime Minister’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

A lack of big contributions from the line-up, a strong Australian attack and surfaces that are expected to be drier and more abrasive than usual may force the hosts to avoid thinking about a fourth fast bowler

Firdose Moonda07-Mar-2018South Africa are likely to keep their combination of seven batsmen for the second Test against Australia which starts on Friday. Though they had opted for a fourth fast bowler at the expense of a batsman in the previous series against India, a lack of big contributions from their line-up, a strong Australian bowling attack and surfaces that are expected to be drier and more abrasive than usual have forced the hosts to rethink their approach.St George’s Park is traditionally the slowest surface out of the big Test venues in South Africa, and is generally where spinners find some success. It is also where reverse swing has been a factor in the past and, with Mitchell Starc showing how effectively he could make use of that in Durban, the need for an extra batsman is apparent. “When you look at the nature of the pitch and the Aussie line-up, you feel like you need an extra batter,” coach Ottis Gibson said. “We bowled them out twice but we weren’t able to get enough runs, especially in the first innings. You can’t bat that badly in your first innings against a top team like Australia and expect to win the Test match. Even though we gave ourselves a chance of winning in the end, the poor batting in the first innings really cost us.”After being shot out for 162, with the big names not performing and the lower order collapsing, South Africa were behind the game from day two. Gibson said they simply had to “bat better” as the series moves on and the second innings in Durban showed they are capable of doing so. Aiden Markram led the resistance with a career-best 143, Theunis de Bruyn boshed an aggressive 36 and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock returned to form with a stubborn 83.With the places of seniors Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis secure, South Africa could go in with the same line-up, however they may give consideration to reserve batsman Temba Bavuma, if he has recovered from injury. Bavuma suffered a broken finger earlier in the year and has not played franchise cricket since January 17. He featured in a club match in a fitness test of sorts before this series, but was ruled out of Durban because he was not fully recovered.Gibson revealed Bavuma may be able to play in Port Elizabeth, but did not say at whose expense. “Temba is being assessed by medical staff. Last week he felt he wasn’t 100%. He’s had an extra week now and is hitting more balls in the nets. Hopefully he’ll be closer to playing.”Similarly, the extra quick in the squad, Lungi Ngidi may have to wait a little longer for his turn after an impressive debut against India. South Africa’s struggles to nip out the Australian tail has led to some calls for Ngidi to play but Gibson has faith in the current pack to do the job. “With regards to the lower-order bowling, they have got Starc and you’ve seen how he has bowled to our tail. He has been aggressive but he’s also pitched the ball up and hit the stumps. We have Rabada, even Keshav bowled well. We’ve got to find a way to get the tail out and it might be with the spinner coming into it to try and disrupt their tail that way.”

As England began their first practice session of their tour of Bangladesh, stand-in limited-overs captain Jos Buttler said it was “refreshing” that the focus was back on the cricket

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Focus on security as England arrive

Just after 3.45 pm on Sunday afternoon, England entered the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur for the first time on their tour of Bangladesh. The convoy was long, but the security personnel’s movement had been well rehearsed and spot-on. It had taken them less than 20 minutes to reach the ground from their hotel, driving mostly on roads emptied for what is locally called “VIP movement”.There wasn’t too much fuss after their arrival as they smoothly went about their business at the National Cricket Academy ground, a plush facility that has several practice pitches and a rectangular outfield. England began their warm-up while their stand-in captain Jos Buttler went to his first press conference on tour.

Farbrace on security

England’s assistant coach, Paul Farbrace, toured Bangladesh with Sri Lanka in 2014, when the political situation had people doubting whether the series, and the subsequent Asia Cup and World T20, would be held there due to security reasons.
But all three tournaments went off smoothly, and Farbrace has good memories of that tour. He said that the security in Bangladesh doesn’t come in their way in the team hotel, adding that the players’ uneasiness would dissipate once they saw the environment at the cricket grounds.
“The good thing is it’s been no different to the last time we were here,” Farbrace said. “Around the hotel it’s not too in your face, like Pakistan where there are guards sat outside your door with guns. First thing you see in the morning is a pair of boots and the butt of a gun. It’s not like that here and I don’t think we could be in a better place really.
“Once you get the first practice out the way, if the lads are in any way apprehensive, they will realise it’s about cricket now. There was always going to be a big show at the airport, but you only have to be here a day to realise how everyone just wants to talk about cricket. Once Reg had given his OK, you have to trust him.”

As the nets were being drawn up and the batsmen got padded up, assistant coach Paul Farbrace sized up the net bowlers, who nearly outnumbered the England entourage. Buttler said this is exactly what he and the team had been looking forward to – the cricket.”Security is paramount when traveling to the subcontinent but we are always looked after well,” Buttler said. “Obviously there is a lot of security but that’s part and parcel of making the tour okay. Thankfully, now we are here. We will start practicing today and start thinking about cricket. I think those things will go back into the background. It will be a very competitive series.”I think today we start training and start gearing up for the matches. Bangladesh have been playing well in their own conditions. We need to be prepared. All we want to do is play cricket. Once we start, it will be very refreshing to start talking about the cricket side of things.”This is Buttler’s fourth tour to Bangladesh, having come here earlier with the England Under-19 in 2009, England Lions in 2012 and the senior team during the 2014 World T20. He said that the challenge would be for the batsmen to survive the tricky early period of every innings which would reveal the nature of the pitch. He added, though, that while adjusting to conditions they would not lose their attacking team persona.”It would be a good challenge for the guys,” Buttler said. “We had a series in Dubai last winter on those pitches in which we played well. We have to learn to adapt and win in all conditions. We still want to be aggressive and bat as fast as we can, but conditions will dictate.”From previous experience, I think it takes 10 or 15 balls. If you can get through that period, then you start to get used to the pace of the pitch and the timing. Rotation of the strike, and boundaries may be tougher to come by. We will play our brand of cricket but we will adjust it to conditions.”Buttler said that playing against Bangladesh would be a major challenge, given how confident they are playing at home. They have now won six ODI series in a row at home since November 2014, and have developed several match-winners along the way.”We will be playing against a confident team in their own conditions. If you look at the makeup of the Bangladesh side, their spinners have been doing well. We will be ready to get used to the conditions. We are focused on ourselves and what we need to prepare. We are a young athletic team and I will want us to play in the same way.”

A draw in the third Test between Australia and West Indies at the SCG appears almost inevitable after the third day’s play was abandoned without a ball being bowled

The Report by Brydon Coverdale05-Jan-2016
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsIt was a frustrating day for fans and players•Getty Images

A draw in the third Test between Australia and West Indies at the SCG appears almost inevitable after the third day’s play was abandoned without a ball being bowled. Persistent rain made it impossible for the players to take the field at all, making it just the third time in the past 20 years that a full day’s play had been lost in a Test in Australia.Only 68 balls had been bowled on the second day due to the wet weather, and rain also affected the first day’s play. The forecast for the fourth day is for a shower or two, but there is unlikely to be enough rain to significantly affect the chances of play. West Indies will resume in their first innings at 7 for 248, having not yet faced a full day’s allotment of overs.