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South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day five – live

Follow updates from Kingsmead Cricket GroundStart time in Durban is 9.30am local/6.30pm AEDTAny thoughts? Get in touch with an emailIt’s the final countdown. Australia have bossed Renshaw’s Match so far, but it still has the slender chance to become Markram’s Match. He’s still there, that’s why. He…

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India look to solidify 2027 World Cup plans, West Indies seek more bowling bite

While both teams will mainly be looking to win, they have their own questions to address

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Kamboj debuts, Siraj and Reddy back as India bat

West Indies made three changes, bringing in Jewel Andrew, Matthew Forde and Gudakesh Motie

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West Indies bowl; India bring in Reddy and Prince

West Indies were forced to leave out Romario Shepherd and brought in Quentin Sampson and Keemo Paul for him and Akeal Hosein

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Saracens sack player who sparked Stokes captaincy crisis after latest incident

Prem club release statement after releasing Totoa Auvaa‘His conduct falls short of the standards expected’Saracens have sacked the rugby player who sparked English cricket’s captaincy crisis on a night out with Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson last summer following his involvement in another alcohol-rel…

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South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day four – as it happened

Australia are six wickets away from victory after another dream day – with bat and ball – for Matt Renshaw10th over, Australia 71-1 (Maddinson 48, Labuschagne 5) The Maddo Express keeps rolling, loaded heavy with receipts. South Africa turn to spin, Maddinson puts one foot down the…

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Renshaw’s heroics leave South Africa reeling as Australia close on first Test victory

What a few days it has been in the life of Matt Renshaw. His comeback to the Test team had consisted of one innings, edged to slip for eight, before he made the trip to South Africa, where his job as opener suddenly changed to batting five.His first two days of the first Test in Durban were spent c…

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Rahul and Jaiswal in India A squad for red-ball matches in New Zealand

Dhruv Jurel has been named the captain of the side, while Rishabh Pant has been picked but his participation will be subject to fitness

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England split cricket coaching setups and hand out record 39 central contracts

Robinson, Duckett and Smith get one-year dealsEric Simons hired as Test fast-bowling coachRob Key believes he can now “map out the next two years” for the England men’s teams, having handed out a record 39 central contracts and unveiled new split coaching setups under Stephen Fleming and Brendon Mc…

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WPL 2027 to be played from January 14 to February 7

The player auction will be held in Kochi on October 28

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Springer: 'Not much you can really do besides be defensive' against Abhishek

"He's the X-factor so far," Shamar Springer says about Roston Chase

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Arshdeep and Abhishek power India to 2-1 lead

On an Indore pitch whose low bounce made big hitting difficult, Abhishek Sharma's 30-ball 69 ended up giving India an above-par total

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Georgia Voll’s quickfire century lifts Australia to ODI series win against Bangladesh

Bangladesh 220-6; Australia 221-1 | Australia win by nine wicketsVoll’s unbeaten 131 off 97 helps hosts take unassailable 2-0 series leadOpener Georgia Voll smashed her third ODI century in just her 15th match to secure Australia a comfortable nine-wicket win over Bangladesh and a series victory.Ea…

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South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day three – as it happened

Bad light curtails play for a third day in a row at Durban with Australia in command12th over: South Africa 37-1 (Markram 24, Bedingham 13) Beautiful batting from Markram. Hazlewood was fractionally too straight, no more than that, and Markram put him away through midwicket with an…

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Record-breaking quartet put Australia in full control against South Africa

Australia 390 & 33-0; South Africa 284Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins and Lyon share nine wicketsAs a fractured news environment demonstrates, observations can be made from just about any perspective. One view of Australia’s Test team could focus on age, with the principal bowlers all having more tha…

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India and West Indies head to Indore for potential run-fest with series level

After 501 runs were scored in Ranchi in just 38.3 overs, the two teams will be put to the sword in another batting paradise

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Matt Renshaw’s epic 190 helps Australia turn tables on South Africa in Durban

Renshaw’s century was his first in Tests for nine yearsLyon helps build second-highest ninth-wicket partnershipIf the choice to ask Nic Maddinson to open in Durban was a bust, the upside for Australia was that it pushed Matthew Renshaw down to number five. From there, the Queenslander returned from…

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South Africa v Australia: first men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened

Matt Renshaw’s first innings 190 puts Australia in command against South Africa in Durban69th over: Australia 198-6 (Renshaw 51, Cummins 39) Jansen sees how Nortje is operating and he wants a piece too. The ball is old, why not? Unsociable bouncer at Cummins, who tries to get over …

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‘Franchise cricket isn’t as rewarding’: Jonathan Trott on Lions pride and England ambitions

Former Test batter and Afghanistan coach is taking the Lions abroad and is telling his players to ‘be smart’Jonathan Trott pretty much entered Ashes folklore from the outset, scoring a series-winning century on his Test debut at the Oval back in 2009. Less spoken about, but just as relevant to the …

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Gambhir: 'Bowlers' careers are at stake'

India's head coach reiterated his concern for pitches in white-ball cricket after the run-fest in Ranchi

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Hope 102*, Rutherford 84 help West Indies pull off their highest T20I chase

India put up 249 for 5 but without Jasprit Bumrah the bowlers couldn't defend it

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Renshaw keeps Australia’s hopes intact against South Africa after Maddinson gamble fails

Opener’s painful duck gets tourists’ series off to bad startRenshaw and Cummins keep hosts’ attack at bayIf we accept that sporting tenures are results-based, then the Australian selectors George Bailey and Tony Dodemaide should be conferring with the coach Andrew McDonald to submit a mass resignat…

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Australia reach 187-6 against South Africa on day one of first Test – as it happened

Bad light stops play as Renshaw and Cummins rebuild to reach 187-6 after South Africa snared six wickets for 124 runsThe sun is belting down in Durban at the moment with the forecast for a high of 27C. But a hint of cloud is expected to drift across Kingsmead Stadium during the aft…

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West Indies bring in Motie and bowl; India unchanged

India are on a ten-match winning streak in T20Is

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Konstas, Philippe and Johnson secure 2-0 lead for Australia A

India A were wrecked by pace and bounce again in a chase of 276

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Phoebe Litchfield powers Australia to crushing ODI victory over Bangladesh

Opener smashes 77 off 75 balls to chase down meagre 166Annabel Sutherland takes 4-30 and hits 26 not outA Phoebe Litchfield masterclass ensured Australia remain undefeated in 22 ODIs at Allan Border Field after fast bowler Megan Schutt joined an elite club of great bowlers.Litchfield’s 77 off 57 de…

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Factionalism leaves Arunachal in danger of forfeiting Ranji season opener

A case is pending before the Itanagar bench of the Gauhati High Court; "until the court gives the clearance, we cannot do anything," says BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia

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Pat Cummins unfazed by prospect of Khawaja book raising sandpaper scandal: ‘Tell your story’

Former Test opener is writing a new book released next monthAustralia captain Cummins confirms conversation with Khawaja Pat Cummins has suggested he is unfazed by the prospect of the sandpaper scandal being raised in Usman Khawaja’s autobiography, which will be the first from any Australian player…

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Kotak: Bhuvneshwar probably recalled to add experience in Bumrah's absence

Kotak also spoke about Ishan Kishan's growth, noting how "he is much more mature now"

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Can West Indies find a way to halt India's home juggernaut?

India have a 42-9 record at home since last losing back-to-back T20Is at home

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Australia stick to familiar formula in South Africa as they seek to bury demons of 2018

The Test series shapes as one of unforced errors and modest scores with both sides unconvincing with the bat and relying on their bowling attackLost among the looking back to Australia’s Test tour of South Africa in 2018, there lies a similarity to the team about to take on that challenge in 2026. …

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Travis Head hits back at Australia greats for firing a ‘bullet through’ current Test players

Opener said it is unfair for ex-players to criticise modern batting lineupAustralia’s vice-captain eager to open in Tests against South AfricaTravis Head has accused Australia’s golden generation of being unfair in “putting a bullet through” current players, saying the game has changed significantl…

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Iyer: 'If it's your day, make sure that you win the match for your team'

"Just get off strike and let him play," Ishan Kishan said of his approach on a day when Shreyas Iyer was scoring freely while he was not quite in rhythm

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The Spin | Schrödinger’s six, tiny boundaries and the hollow spectacle of ghost-town T10 cricket

‘It doesn’t look like proper cricket,’ says Faf du Plessis as Canada’s Super60 tournament raises a few eyebrowsHave you heard about Schrödinger’s six? When a cricket ball has spawned off the edge of the bat and flown all of 35 metres, is that really a six at all? How about when it comes in a hulkin…

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Shreyas Iyer rises to No. 7 in ICC rankings after maiden T20I century

Among T20I bowlers, Abrar Ahmed lost his top spot to Rashid Khan

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Baloda takes 14 to script three-day win for India U-19 over Australia U-19

Tanmay Baloda picked up eight wickets in the second Australia Under-19 innings to set up a target of just 11, which India Under-19 knocked off in just five balls