Australia v India: Boxing Day Test, day one - as it happened
India reach 215-2 after winning the tossMayank Agarwal makes 76 on debutCameron Bancroft opens up on ball tampering scandal7.04am GMTWhen Geoff Lemon began this OBO by describing the MCG pitch as a...
View ArticleAustralia v India: Boxing Day Test, day two – live!
Live updates from day two of the third Test at the MCGJoin the conversation: via email or tweet @JPHowcroftIndia declare at 443/76.53am GMT3.2 over: Australia 5-0 (Harris 3, Finch 2) Bumrah comes...
View ArticleAustralia v India: Boxing Day Test, day three - live!
Live updates from day three of the third Test at the MCGJoin the conversation: via email or tweet @JPHowcroft6.54am GMT26th over: India 48-5 (Agarwal 28, Pant 1) Plenty of chat from Tim Paine to...
View ArticleAustralia v India: Boxing Day Test, day four - live!
Live updates from day four of the third Test at the MCGJoin the conversation: via email or tweet @JPHowcroft7.03am GMT80th over: Australia 234-8 (Cummins 43, Lyon 3) Jadeja continues but his line...
View ArticleAustralia v India: Boxing Day Test, day five - as it happened
India 443-7 decl. & 106-8 decl. defeat Australia 151 & 261 by 137India take 2-1 series lead and first MCG win in 37 years2.46am GMTAnd here’s the day five match report. For all 27 balls of...
View ArticleAustralia v India: SCG fourth Test, day one – as it happened
India 303-4 Cheteshwar Pujara’s unbeaten century guides India into a strong positionGeoff Lemon: Pujara stands tall to earn Australia’s grudging respectAustralia must win to level the series12.12pm...
View ArticleAustralia v India: SCG fourth Test, day two – as it happened
Australia close day two 24-0 in reply to India’s 622-7 decPujara (193) and Pant (159 n/o) put Australia to the swordChanges aplenty in Australia’s ODI squadDavid Warner breaks his silence7.21am...
View ArticleAustralia v India: SCG fourth Test, day three - as it happened
Bad light brings an early end to day three with Australia 236-66.18am GMTSo an early end to another day of Indian dominance at the SCG. The lost overs will make it more difficult for them to force a...
View ArticleAustralia v India: fourth Test, day four – as it happened
Australia follow on before bad light stops playKuldeep Yadav takes five wickets for India 8.50am GMTRelated: India force follow on as Australia pick up more unwanted records6.44am GMTRight, so a rain...
View ArticleAustralia v India: fourth Test, day five – as it didn't happen
Rain washes out final day; match at SCG drawnIndia win series in Australia for first time in 71 years3.56am GMTWith that, I best be off to the press conferences so I’ll leave the OBO here. Thank you so...
View ArticleAustralia beat India by 34 runs in first ODI - as it happened
Australia 288-5 defeated India 254-9Jhye Richardson took player of the match honours10.56am GMTRelated: Inexperienced Australians shock India in first ODI10.21am GMTIt got pretty close in the end...
View ArticleIndia beat Australia by six wickets in second one-day international – as it...
MS Dhoni hits winning runs after Virat Kohli scores centuryShaun Marsh’s ton in vain for Australia at Adelaide Oval11.18am GMTAustralia in Sydney, India in Adelaide. This was the result that we...
View ArticleIndia beat Australia to win series: third one-day international – as it happened
India win by seven wickets to claim series 2-1Lisa Sthalekar: Ellyse Perry scales final frontier10.48am GMTThe same scoreline as the Tests, in the end, as India make this an unbeaten tour across all...
View ArticleWest Indies v England: first Test, day one – as it happened
The brilliant Jimmy Anderson and Ben Stokes took four late wickets to leave England on top, with West Indies closing on 264-8 in Barbados12.35am GMTRelated: ‘Now I feel I can bowl on most pitches,’...
View ArticleAustralia v Sri Lanka: first Test, day one – as it happened
Australia trail by 72 runs after opening day at GabbaPat Cummins does damage with the ball 11.03am GMTRelated: Australian quicks tear through Sri Lanka as hosts take control of first Test10.34am GMTA...
View ArticleWest Indies v England: first Test, day two – as it happened
Eighteen wickets fell on a dramatic second day in Barbados, with England blown away for 77 by the brilliance of Kemar Roach and Jason Holder9.55pm GMTThat’s it for tonight’s blog - I’ll leave you with...
View ArticleAustralia v Sri Lanka: first Test, day two – live!
Updates from the opening day at the GabbaAny thoughts? Email or tweet @JPHowcroft5.54am GMT58th over: Australia 187-4 (Labuschagne 48, Head 45) Century partnership! Just the third of this difficult...
View ArticleWest Indies v England: first Test, day three – as it happened
England ended a day entirely without wickets still 572 runs behind after Jason Holder scored a phenomenal double century Chastening Test for Sam Curran as West Indies punish England9.34pm GMTRight, I’m...
View ArticleAustralia v Sri Lanka: first Test, day three – live!
Updates from the opening day at the GabbaAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport6.01am GMT39th over: Sri Lanka 97-6 (Dickwella 14, Perera 6) Jumping Jhye Richardson comes in for a bowl. Perera...
View ArticleWest Indies v England: first Test, day four – live!
Latest updates and score from the first TestButtler: West Indies have given England a reality checkFeel free to email Tanya or to tweet her @tjaldred11.22pm GMTRelated: Rory Burns excels but falls...
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