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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 …

Nottingham Forest moved up to second in the Premier League table – for 24 hours at least – by claiming a 2-0 win over Everton, whose attacking woes continue. Source link

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 …

Australia are batting, 474 & 7 for 0, from 1.5 overs. India 369. Australia lead India by 112 runs with 10 wickets remaining. Source link

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 …

Allrounder Sophie Molineux has been ruled out of the multiformat Ashes series due to a knee injury that will require surgery while captain Alyssa Healy remains unsure whether she will keep wicket due to her ongoing knee problem. Molineux, a left-arm spinner, managed a knee issue through the WBBL, where she captained Melbourne Renegades to a maiden title, and the …