10:58 PM ET Alex Malcolm Perth Scorchers have formally appointed former captain Simon Katich in a strategic list management and mentoring role, as part of their revamp of the list and coaching staff ahead of Big Bash League 2019-20. Katich, who was recently appointed as the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Kent 482 for 8 (Stevens 237, Billings 138, Olivier 5-108) v Yorkshire Darren Stevens continued his bid for a new Kent contract with a quite remarkable career-best 237 to help steer the visitors out of early trouble at 39 for 5 on day one against Yorkshire at Emerald Headingley.

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff 41 – Balls taken by George Munsey to score his century, making it the third-fastest in T20Is. And it was his maiden hundred in international cricket too. 14 – Sixes hit by Munsey – only one man has managed more in a single T20I innings – Hazratullah Zazai. 3 –

5:06 AM ET Australia’s coach Justin Langer wore a rueful look on his face as his players lifted the urn at The Oval, having lost to England by some distance in the final Test and so failed to win the series. Having set out upon a gruelling twin tour of the UK for the World

7:28 PM ET Alan Gardner at The Oval Joe Root has admitted he is still learning how best to handle Jofra Archer and cautioned against expecting too much of England’s newest fast-bowling talent, after a debut series in which Archer collected 22 wickets from four Tests while showcasing both searing pace and impressive control. Archer

‘No one will change his style but match awareness becomes crucial’ – Ravi Shastri on Rishabh Pant © Getty Images With the T20 World Cup just over a year away, Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri, the India captain and coach, have laid out their expectations from Rishabh Pant. The wicketkeeper-batsman’s shot selection has been under

3:00 AM ET Guyana Amazon Warriors continue to keep pace with Trinbago Knight Riders as their spin attack dismantled the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots at Warner Park, bowling out the hosts for 121 in 19 overs before romping past the target in a seven-wicket win on Saturday night. Spinners accounted for seven of the

3:00 AM ET England 294 and 313 for 8 (Denly 94, Stokes 67) lead Australia 225 by 382 runs The urn is gone, but England gave themselves a terrific chance of levelling the series – in what would be the first drawn Ashes since 1972 – following a day of steady accumulation under the autumn

3:00 AM ET Zimbabwe chose to bowl v Aghanistan Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza decided to field after winning the toss against Afghanistan in the second match of the tri-series. Masakadza said that they wanted to win this game to ensure that their last two games don’t become dead rubbers. Afghanistan are currently on a hot

4:59 AM ET When he started out, Jasprit Bumrah was the mix-it-up short-format paceman with good speed, excellent yorkers, and clever variations of pace. But 62 wickets – at an average of 19.24 in 12 Tests – later, he is as potent a force in Test cricket. Virat Kohli’s “complete bowler” also showed off a

3:00 AM ET England 294 (Buttler 70, Root 57, Marsh 5-46) and 9 for 0 lead Australia 225 (Smith 80, Archer 6-62) by 78 runs If Australia want to take a series victory as well as retaining the Ashes they will have to do it the hard way after Jofra Archer claimed his second six-wicket

Temba Bavuma punches with a high elbow © AFP Having established himself as a red-ball player over the years, South Africa batsman Temba Bavuma said he was “surprised” by his call-up to the T20I side to play India later this week. In a post World Cup shake-up, South Africa had made a number of changes

4:45 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Andrew Strauss, England’s former director of cricket, is set for a new role with the England and Wales Cricket Board [ECB] following his appointment as the chair of the board’s cricket committee. His new role will involve “monitoring and developing the delivery” of men’s and women’s professional cricket, as well

5:16 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The second season of the Afghanistan Premier League (APL) has been postponed to 2020 after the Afghanistan Cricket Board terminated the league’s Sanction and Commercial Rights Agreement with Snixer Sports over failure to pay the complete rights fees and “risks for the integrity of the league posed by people connected

10:51 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz has decided to take an indefinite break from red-ball cricket in order to focus on limited-overs formats. He has also withdrawn from the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, just two days before the start of the tournament, where he was set to represent his domestic side Central Punjab.

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia women 182 for 2 (Healy 61, Lanning 58*) beat West Indies women 180 (Knight 40, Schutt 3-24) by eight wickets The final ODI of the three-match series between West Indies women and Australia women in Antigua played out in the much same way as the previous two games, with

Sep 10, 2019 Nottinghamshire 35 for 2 (Slater 18*, Fletcher 1*) trail Kent 304 (Stevens 88, Kuhn 56, Bell-Drummond 45, Ashwin 4-121) by 269 runs Derbyshire have rejuvenated so many ageing cricketers over the decades that they must presumably have a season’s pass at Tissington’s holy wells where Peak District locals have reputedly given thanks

11:46 AM ET Liam Brickhill Rassie van der Dussen believes Quinton de Kock will “lead by example” in the upcoming three-match T20I series against India. With regular captain Faf du Plessis rested, de Kock has been given the chance to lead the T20I side, as South Africa trial leadership options ahead of next year’s T20