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India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed in unusual circumstances during the final session on day five of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG after an on-field not-out decision for caught-behind was overturned by the third umpire despite Real-time Snicko not confirming the edge. Jaiswal, batting on 84, attempted to hook a bouncer from Pat Cummins, the ball was caught …

Grant Bradburn has been fired as Glamorgan’s head coach with immediate effect, following a recent charge of misconduct by the independent Cricket Regulator. Bradburn, 58, was referred to the regulator by the club after receiving allegations of inappropriate behaviour. In a press release, they said they were “confident a fair and transparent process has been followed in this case”. Glamorgan …

India captain Rohit Sharma has said that Rishabh Pant needs to figure out “the right way to do things” for himself and the team, while acknowledging that his high-risk methods had brought spectacular success in the past. Rohit was reacting to a question about Pant’s dismissals in India’s defeat at the MCG, where he was caught scooping to deep third …

A new attendance record for a Test match in Australia has been set with more than 350,700 passing through the gates at the MCG across the five days of the fourth Test between Australia and India, surpassing the previous mark of 350,534 set in 1937. Cricket Australia confirmed on Monday that 51,371 had already come in for the first session …

Shan Masood lamented “the same mistakes” Pakistan keep making after they slipped to an eighth Test defeat on the trot in South Africa and their seventh in their last nine games. In a topsy-turvy game, the final twist belonged to South Africa as they recovered from an epic collapse that saw them lose four wickets for three runs to record …

South Africa’s nailbiting two-wicket win against Pakistan in Centurion has confirmed their place in June’s World Test Championship (WTC) final. That means only one place is left to be decided, with three teams in contention. Here is a look at what each of India, Australia and Sri Lanka needs to do to qualify. India Percent: 55.89, matches remaining: Aus (2 …

Australia’s spare Test batter and wicketkeeper Josh Inglis has suffered a low-grade calf strain while fielding during the fourth Test at the MCG, which rules him out of the squad for the final Test in Sydney and puts his BBL in jeopardy as he is expected to be managed ahead the Test tour of Sri Lanka. Inglis was the sole …

On the night before the Boxing Day Test, Sam Konstas told his batting coach Tahmid Islam that he would only play the scoop against Jasprit Bumrah after he reached 150. But, after a number of early plays and misses against the champion fast bowler on debut at the MCG, Konstas brought forward his plans for the scoop. It hardly surprised …

A return of 6 for 52 should not be described in terms other than glowing, but even Marco Jansen will tell you that none of the four deliveries he got wickets with at SuperSport Park on day three of the first Test against Pakistan on Saturday were a true reflection of his abilities. “I’ve struggled the whole game, to be …

Pant looked fluent as he got to 28 off 37 balls after Ravindra Jadeja and he resumed India’s reply from the overnight 164 for 5, and the two of them had nearly seen through the first hour of play. That’s when Pant attempted a scoop from outside off to the leg side off Scott Boland, but handed a straightforward catch …