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Australia defeated New Zealand by 247 runs on the fourth day of the second Test on Sunday here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). (Photo: AP/PTI)

Australia likely to be unchanged for third test, says Tim Paine

The Sydney Cricket Ground is the only spin-friendly test venue in Australia.

2 Jan 2020 11:25 AM IST

England are thinking of bringing a specialist spinner back into the line-up after going with an all-pace attack in their last two outings, coach Chris Silverwood said as they arrived in Cape Town for their second test against South Africa starting on Friday. (Photo:AP)

England planning for specialist spinner for second Test vs South...

That means a seamer such as record wicket-taker James Anderson or Stuart Broad may be dropped.

1 Jan 2020 7:04 PM IST

Tim Paine will be Australias captain for the foreseeable future and there is no reason why he would not lead the team in next years inaugural World Test Championship final if they qualify, coach Justin Langer said on Wednesday. (Photo:AFP)

No question over Tim Paine's captaincy says Australia coach Justin...

Paine was seen by many as a place-holder when he became Australia's 46th test captain in 2018.

1 Jan 2020 4:09 PM IST

New Zealand collapsed under an unrelenting Australian pace barrage led by Pat Cummins on Saturday, all out for 148 and in danger of a big defeat in the second Test in Melbourne. (Photo:AFP)

New Zealand look to salvage pride in smoky Sydney

With bushfires raging across New South Wales state, day two of the match on Saturday shapes up as the biggest challenge.

1 Jan 2020 2:19 PM IST

Banking on the young talent, Pakistan head coach and chief selector Misbah-ul-Haq hoped for better results in 2020 and indicated that a few seniors may not return to the national side. (Photo:AFP)

We are on the right track: Misbah-ul-haq

Misbah hailed emergence of batsman Babar Azam and pace duo of Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi in 2019.

1 Jan 2020 2:09 PM IST

Abid Ali and Babar Azam each hit a century to light up the final day of Pakistans first test at home in a decade against Sri Lanka as the weather-hit match at Rawalpindi ended in a drab draw on Sunday. (Photo:AP)

In 2019, worked on my mistakes, understood Test cricket's nuances:...

Azam said he wasn't quite living up to his own expectations in Test cricket for the last two years.

1 Jan 2020 1:28 PM IST

Charismatic former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Wednesday picked as captain of ESPNCricinfos ODI and Twenty20 teams of the decade, while Virat Kohli was named the leader in Tests.(Photo:AFP)

Mahendra Singh Dhoni picked captain of ESPNCricinfo's ODI, T20I teams...

The criteria, set by the 23-member panel, for selection was a minimum of 50 Tests or six active years in the traditional...

1 Jan 2020 1:19 PM IST

Will 2020 be breakthrough year for India?

The sporting pitches of Australia with a higher natural bounce had proved a hurdle for too long.

1 Jan 2020 1:44 AM IST

Jasprit Bumrah will bowl during net sessions with the Indian team before its second ODI against the West Indies in Visakhapatnam as part of his rehabilitation programme. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

Jasprit Bumrah terms 2019 as year of accomplishments and learning

Bumrah, 26, finished 2019 as the numero uno bowler in one-day cricket while occupying the sixth spot in ICC Test bowlers...

31 Dec 2019 1:40 PM IST

Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, Indias son-in-law by virtue of him, having married Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza, sent his fans a tongue-in-cheek Christmas greeting, at Indias expense, from his official Twitter account.

Shoaib Malik takes sly dig at India

Malik has used a photograph of Pakistan's December 25, 2012 victory over India in the first Twenty 20 International in...

31 Dec 2019 12:29 PM IST

Team India captain Virat Kohli is spending his best time with his actress wife Anushka Sharma in Switzerland. (Photo:File)

Virat Kohli goes on trek with his mountain ke dosts

They were scheduled to spend the last day of 2019 with Anushka's best actor-friend Varun Dhawan and his girl friend...

31 Dec 2019 12:17 PM IST

International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Shashank Manohar is to step down when his current term ends in May next year, Indian newspaper The Hindu has reported. (Photo: ICC/Twitter)

ICC to consider making four-day Tests mandatory

The ICC's cricket committee will formally consider trimming Tests to four days from five for the 2023-2031 cycle.

30 Dec 2019 8:30 PM IST