Name: India & Pakistan in same group for Asia Cup 2023
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Virat Kohli becomes the fastest batter to reach 16,000 List A runs, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s long-standing record during the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Virat Kohli goes past Tendulkar to become fastest to 16000 List A runs

Virat Kohli becomes the fastest batter to reach 16,000 List A runs, breaking Sachin Tendulkar&rsquo;s long-standing record during the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

India batting star Virat Kohli on Wednesday went past the iconic Sachin Tendulkar as the fastest to reach 16,000 runs in List A cricket, achieving the milestone in his 330th innings in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy match in Bengaluru.&nbsp;
Tendulkar had achieved the landmark in 391 innings. The 37-year-old Kohli touched the mark during his team Delhi's opening Vijay Hazare game against Andhra at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.&nbsp;
Kohli now holds the record for being the fastest to each block of 1000 List A runs from 10,000 runs onwards. Kohli is playing the Vijay Hazare Trophy after a gap of 15 years, but the former India skipper has a stellar record in the tournament.&nbsp;
In the premier domestic one-day competition, he has made 819 runs from 13 matches at an average of 68.25 and a strike-rate of 106 with four centuries and three fifties.&nbsp;
Retired from the Test and T20 International formats, Kohli's next India assignment is expected to be the home ODI series against New Zealand beginning January 11.&nbsp;

Ishan Kishan smashes a 33-ball century, second-fastest List A hundred by an Indian, helping Jharkhand post 412/9 against Karnataka in Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Vijay Hazare trophy: Ishan Kishan blasts 33-ball century, powers Jharkhand to 412

Ishan Kishan smashes a 33-ball century, second-fastest List A hundred by an Indian, helping Jharkhand post 412/9 against Karnataka in Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan is making a strong case for inclusion in India&rsquo;s squad for the upcoming New Zealand ODI series after smashing a 33-ball century for Jharkhand against Karnataka in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
Kishan&rsquo;s explosive innings is now the second-fastest List A century by an Indian, falling just one delivery short of Bihar captain Sakibul Gani&rsquo;s 32-ball ton against Arunachal Pradesh, which was also scored earlier on the same day.
This comes on the back of a stellar week for Kishan, who earned a recall to the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup shortly after leading Jharkhand to its first-ever Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title. His recent run in domestic T20s has been remarkable, amassing 517 runs in the tournament, including a match-winning century in the final against Haryana.
In the match against Karnataka, Kishan finished with 125 runs off just 39 balls, hitting seven fours and 14 sixes at a strike rate of 320.51.
Jharkhand, batting first after Karnataka won the toss and chose to field, had a shaky start. Opener Utkarsh Singh fell for just eight, and Shubh Sharma was dismissed early for 15 by Shreyas Gopal. Shikhar Mohan added 44 before falling to Abhilash Shetty in the 24th over.
From there, Virat Singh and Kumar Kushagra rebuilt the innings, putting together a 129-run partnership for the fourth wicket before Kushagra was dismissed by Gopal for 63. Singh soon followed, scoring 88 off 68 balls.
Kishan then took over, scoring a whirlwind 33-ball century to power Jharkhand to a total of 412 for 9 in their 50 overs, leaving Karnataka with a massive target to chase.

England suffer a major blow as Jofra Archer is ruled out injured, while Ollie Pope is dropped for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia.

Jofra Archer Ruled Out of Remaining Ashes Tests Due to Side Strain

England suffer a major blow as Jofra Archer is ruled out injured, while Ollie Pope is dropped for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia.

England pace spearhead Jofra Archer was ruled out of the rest of the Ashes series Wednesday with a side strain while batsman Ollie Pope was axed for the fourth Test against Australia.
Archer has arguably been England's best bowler over the first three Tests, sending down 80 overs and claiming nine wickets.
He is replaced by Gus Atkinson, who leads the attack alongside Josh Tongue, Brydon Carse and skipper Ben Stokes, with Will Jacks retained as the spin option.
It is a major setback for England who are 3-0 down in the series and desperate to restore pride at the Melbourne Cricket Ground starting Friday.
They are already without quick Mark Wood who bowled just 11 overs for the tour before succumbing to a knee injury.
The under-performing Pope paid for his poor form at number three, with Jacob Bethell taking over in the only other change.
Opener Ben Duckett, who was purportedly shown drunk on an unverified video in between the second and third Tests, held his spot.
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jacob Bethell, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, (capt), Jamie Smith, Will Jacks, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue

Teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi stunned the domestic circuit with a 36-ball century while scoring 190 for Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate Group.

Teen Vaibhav Suryavanshi Smashes Record with Explosive Century

Teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi stunned the domestic circuit with a 36-ball century while scoring 190 for Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Plate Group.

Teen sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi went berserk en route to a blistering 84-ball 190, including hitting 15 sixes, while reaching the three-figure mark in just 36 balls for Bihar in their Vijay Hazare Plate Group match against Arunachal Pradesh in Ranchi on Wednesday.&nbsp;
With his sustained, brutal onslaught against an attack that was pedestrian in terms of quality, the 14-year-old opener lit up what would otherwise have been a normal opening day of the 50-over domestic tournament.&nbsp;
Suryavanshi's ton is the second-fastest hundred by an Indian in List A cricket. The Indian record is held by Punjab's Anmolpreet Singh, who struck a 35-ball hundred against the same opposition in 2024.&nbsp;
Besides his 15 maximums, Suryavanshi also smashed 16 fours during his stay in the middle, only three days after his failure in the final of the U19 Asia Cup against Pakistan in the UAE.&nbsp;
The list of the quickest hundred in this form of the game is topped by Jake Fraser-McGurk (29 balls) for South Australia against Tasmania in the 2023-24 season and the great AB de Villiers (31 balls) for South Africa against West Indies in Johannesburg.&nbsp;
Suryavanshi, though, now holds the record for the youngest List A centurion. Bihar chose to bat after winning to toss.&nbsp;

England cricket managing director Rob Key says he will investigate reports of excessive drinking by players during a mid-Ashes Noosa resort break, following viral videos of Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell.

England Cricket's Drinking Habits Under Examination by Rob Key

England cricket managing director Rob Key says he will investigate reports of excessive drinking by players during a mid-Ashes Noosa resort break, following viral videos of Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell.

England's managing director of men's cricket, Rob Key, says he will investigate the drinking habits of the England team following reports that their mid-Ashes beach resort break may have involved over-indulging of alcohol.
England lost each of the first three tests to allow Australia to retain the Ashes in just 11 days of on-field action. The England squad visited the resort town of Noosa on the Sunshine Coast north of Brisbane between the second and third tests, a long-planned part of the itinerary designed to help players relax and unwind on the long tour.
A video emerged on Tuesday which appeared to show England's opening batter Ben Duckett unable to remember how to get back to the hotel. In the video posted on X, Duckett was apparently talking with a group of people. When a woman asked if he knew how to get home, he allegedly replied &ldquo;No," and the conversation then continues with Duckett appearing disorientated.
Another video posted on social media showed batter Jacob Bethell dancing in a club. Bethell, however, has not played in the test series so far.
According to multiple reports, the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement that it was aware of content circulating online but that it would not comment further until it had established the facts.
Duckett has been one of test cricket's most productive openers in the past couple of years at test level and in the shorter one-day international format. He entered the series with six test hundreds and was touted by some observers to make an impact in Australia with his crisp and decisive stroke-making. But his tendency to rarely leave the ball coincided with his form dipping considerably during the Ashes series, with a top score of 29 from six innings.
In the third test, Duckett was finding his free-flowing form with 29 scored from 30 balls before being bowled by premier spinner Nathan Lyon playing a somewhat defensive shot. In the second innings, with England trying to save the match and the series, Duckett lasted two balls. He hit a fine four off Pat Cummins and was then caught off the next delivery from Cummins when he played a shot well away from his body.
Key, who did not join the players in Noosa, earlier said he had no problem with the break but would not be happy if he found evidence of over-indulging.
&ldquo;If there's things where people are saying that our players went out and drank excessively, then of course we'll be looking into that,&rdquo; he said Tuesday in Melbourne, where the fourth test begins Friday.
&ldquo;Drinking excessive amounts of alcohol for an international cricket team is not something that I'd expect to see at any stage and it would be a fault not to look into what happened there. From everything that I've heard so far, they actually were pretty well behaved. Very well behaved.&rdquo;
He added: &ldquo;We've got enough ways of finding out exactly what happened and everything that I've heard so far&mdash;that they sat down, had lunch, had dinner, didn't go out late, all of that, had the odd drink. I don't mind that. If it goes past that, then that's an issue as far as I'm concerned."
Key also said he had previously looked into reports that players had been spotted drinking the night before a match in New Zealand shortly before the Ashes. A short clip of white-ball captain Harry Brook and Bethell was shared by a member of the public on social media, said to have been taken while they were out in Wellington before the third one-day international on Nov. 1.
&ldquo;I didn't feel like that was worthy of formal warnings, but it was probably worthy of informal ones,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I think that was a bit of a wake-up call actually for what they're going into. I don't mind players having a glass of wine over dinner. Anything more than that, I think is ridiculous, really.&rdquo;

Bengaluru Police deny permission to host the Vijay Hazare Trophy match at Chinnaswamy Stadium on December 24 following a committee review after the June stampede.

Permission denied for Vijay Hazare trophy match at Chinnaswamy Stadium on December 24

Bengaluru Police deny permission to host the Vijay Hazare Trophy match at Chinnaswamy Stadium on December 24 following a committee review after the June stampede.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh on Tuesday said that permission has been denied to hold the Vijay Hazare Trophy match at the city's Chinnaswamy Stadium on December 24.&nbsp;
The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) had sought permission to hold the match without allowing spectators for now. State Home Minister G Parameshwara had constituted a committee to examine on giving permissions to hold cricket matches at the stadium.&nbsp;
The committee had visited the stadium on Monday. Matches were stopped at the Chinnaswamy stadium after a stampede had occurred outside it during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) IPL victory celebration on June 4, in which 11 people died.&nbsp;
"There may be some confusion among you (media) whether there is permission to hold a cricket match or not. There is no need for confusion. As you are aware, our committee had gone there yesterday. Based on the committee's recommendation, permission has been rejected. So there is no match there tomorrow," Singh told reporters.
"The committee had gone to the stadium yesterday on the instructions of the Home Department....as per the report of the department, permission has not been granted for the match tomorrow. The committee has given a detailed report, but as of now the permission is not there."&nbsp;
Singh refused to share the details of the report, stating that he is one of the members of the committee. The committee headed by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) commissioner, consisted of police commissioner and officials of the PWD, Fire and Health departments and Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM).&nbsp;
The Home Minister on Monday had held a meeting with KSCA office bearers, senior officials and police officers at the Vidhana Soudha, regarding holding cricket matches at the stadium, and had asked the panel to visit the facility and provide feedback regarding allowing the cricket contest.&nbsp;
Noting that Bengaluru City Police Commissioner had already written a letter to KSCA stating that it is necessary to follow the 17-point recommendations, Parameshwara on Monday had said that the committee will review what has been complied with and inform the government.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma headline the Vijay Hazare Trophy, with young stars like Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant also in focus as selectors watch domestic performances closely.

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Stars and Emerging Talents Set to Shine

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma headline the Vijay Hazare Trophy, with young stars like Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant also in focus as selectors watch domestic performances closely.

The charismatic presence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma alongside a host of top India cricketers lends unprecedented gravitas to the Vijay Hazare One-Day Trophy beginning on Wednesday, giving all of them a chance to prove a point amid a renewed focus on domestic grind.
The velvety tapestry of superstars also features Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma among others but none attracts as much attention as Kohli and Rohit.
Their appearance has a direct link to the BCCI's decision of making at least two Vijay Hazare Trophy matches mandatory for India cricketers. But in case of Kohli, who is playing in this tournament after 15 years, and Rohit, it is a sharp reminder that they are no longer immune to the evolving power equations within Indian cricket.
The celebrated pair remain the biggest current stars of the game but that status can't mask the reality that both cricket and time have entered the freeway. They are now the Beatles looking for chart space in the age of Beach Bunny. But watching that gradual unfolding of struggle itself is fascinating.&nbsp;
Can Ro-Ko fire?
Rohit has made it clear that he will play the first two matches of Mumbai against Sikkim and Uttarakhand in Jaipur on December 24 and 26.
Kohli, who has been training with former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar in Mumbai, has not yet decided as to which two or three matches he will play for Delhi.
Delhi will open their Elite Group D campaign against Andhra in Bengaluru, either at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium or at the BCCI Centre of Excellence depending on the decision of the Karnataka state home ministry, following which they will face Gujarat.
Since his arrival in Bengaluru on Tuesday night, assumptions are being made that the star batter will play those two matches. Both Kohli and Rohit still have the power to choose their games, but what they don't seem to have is the power to choose their destiny.
An underwhelming outing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy will not have a say in their selection for the ODIs against New Zealand next month, but more than anyone else, Kohli and Rohit would also know that the space around them is shrinking. They know that younger names are breathing down their necks.
How long can they resist the weight of domestic runs scored by a rising star? There are plenty of them too in the likes of Yash Dhull or R Smaran.
The recent omission of Gill from India's T20 World Cup squad and the inclusion of Ishan Kishan on the back of a stellar Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy is a grim pointer to what might happen with Kohli and Rohit if runs don't flow easily from their bats. If the selectors can drop Gill, the current high-value property in Indian cricket, because of combination compulsions, then not many will be spared.
So, for Kohli and Rohit, this is a battle with themselves to find the inner fire in the modest surroundings of a domestic event, as much as it is against a tight circling younger generation of players.
Gill, Pant eye fruitful outing
Besides the Ro-Ko show, there are several interesting sub-plots to explore. Pant, a Test certainty, will be eager to bring himself back in contention for white ball formats selection. The wicketkeeper batter has not represented the country in either ODIs or T20Is since August 2024.
Gill, on the other hand, will be picking himself up after the selectors' call to overlook him for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The right-hander will be aiming to vent some of that frustration while turning out for Punjab.
For Gill, it will be a good warm-up ahead of next month's three-match ODI series against New Zealand in which he will lead India.
Will young bowling talents emerge?
Another pertinent point could be the interest of selectors in young bowlers in this edition of the tournament, particularly on the pacers. Since Mohammed Siraj came through the Ranji Trophy circuit a few years back, no young talent has been able to produce compelling outings to break into the established Indian pace order.
Even the support line -- consisting of Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana and Akash Deep -- has not been consistent enough. In that context, Gurjapneet Singh (Tamil Nadu), Gurnoor Brar (Punjab), Yudhvir Singh (J&amp;K), Anuj Thakral (Haryana) and Sakib Hussain (Bihar) etc will evoke keen interest from the selectors.
Matches start at 9 am.

England coach Brendon McCullum wants to continue despite a heavy Ashes series defeat, saying decisions on his future rest with others.

McCullum wants to stay as England coach despite Ashes drubbing

England coach Brendon McCullum wants to continue despite a heavy Ashes series defeat, saying decisions on his future rest with others.

England coach Brendon McCullum wants to stay in his job despite a chastening Ashes series defeat but admits his future is out of his hands.
England are 3-0 down in the five-match series after just 11 days of cricket, outplayed by a hungry Australian team.
McCullum had branded the tour as "the biggest series of all our lives" but defeats in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide have ended the tourists' hopes of wresting back the Ashes from their fierce rivals.
Now he and managing director of men's cricket Rob Key are facing tough questions over their positions after yet another England capitulation in Australia.
McCullum's predecessor, Chris Silverwood, did not survive a 4-0 defeat four years ago.
The New Zealander has a contract with England until the end of 2027 -- a period that includes the next home Ashes, earlier in the same year.
But the 44-year-old said, in comments carried by British media, that his fate would be decided by others.
"I'll just keep trying to do the job, try to learn the lessons that we haven't quite got right here and try to make some adjustments," said McCullum. "Those questions are for someone else, not for me.
"Sometimes you don't win, and then those decisions are up to other people. It's a pretty good gig, it's good fun. You travel the world with the lads and try to play some exciting cricket and try to achieve some things."
McCullum said he believed England had improved since he took over in 2022, when he and captain Ben Stokes came together and urged players to play a fearless form of cricket dubbed "Bazball".
"We're not the finished article, but I think we've definitely improved as a cricket team," he said. "We've had an identity about us.
"You're always looking at what you've got right and what you've got wrong, and you're not too ignorant to admit -- or too arrogant either -- that you get some things wrong. (It's OK) as long as you don't keep making the same mistakes."
McCullum said England must show their identity in the final two games of the series, in Melbourne and Sydney.
"I'll always have the back of my players, and always support them, and I'll always make sure that I'm protective of them as well in a public forum," he said.
"That doesn't mean you don't challenge privately, but in a public forum, you're always protective.
"I wouldn't imagine anything would change in the coming days as we look to try and salvage something from this. I have conviction in the style of cricket that I try to get the teams to play, with the players that you've got who are suited to it."

Australia captain Pat Cummins and spinner Nathan Lyon have been ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test, with Steve Smith set to lead at the MCG.

Todd Murphy Debuts; Cummins Rested for Melbourne Ashes Test

Australia captain Pat Cummins and spinner Nathan Lyon have been ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test, with Steve Smith set to lead at the MCG.

Australian skipper Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon were Tuesday ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test against England with the veteran spinner facing surgery and an extended period on the sidelines.
Quick bowler Jhye Richardson and spinner Todd Murphy were named as cover in a 15-man squad for the clash starting on Friday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Australia have already retained the Ashes with eight-wicket wins in Perth and Brisbane and an 82-run victory in Adelaide.
"Pat Cummins will miss the match as part of his ongoing management plan," Cricket Australia said, with Adelaide his first Test since July after lower back issues.
Steve Smith, who captained the team in Cummins' absence during the first two Tests, will lead the team again in Melbourne after missing Adelaide with vertigo symptoms.
"Nathan Lyon will have surgery on a torn right hamstring which will sideline him for an extended period," the governing body added.
Lyon, 38, damaged his right hamstring saving a boundary on day five in Adelaide fielding and hobbled off after.
In Adelaide, he claimed his 564th wicket to move clear of fellow Australian great Glenn McGrath and into sixth on the all-time Test bowling list.
Murphy is set to play his first home Test, with his seven previous Tests all overseas. He last played for Australia in Sri Lanka earlier this year.
Richardson was included after a four-year Test absence, during which he underwent three shoulder surgeries.
Scott Boland and Mitchell Starc are again set to lead the attack after pulling up well from Adelaide, with Michael Neser, Brendan Doggett and Richardson battling to join them.
Australia squad: Steve Smith (capt), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster

New Zealand beat West Indies by 323 runs in third Test at Mount Maunganui, with twin centuries from Latham and Conway and Duffy’s five-wicket haul.

New Zealand Clinches Series with Dominant Win Over West Indies

New Zealand beat West Indies by 323 runs in third Test at Mount Maunganui, with twin centuries from Latham and Conway and Duffy&rsquo;s five-wicket haul.

New Zealand crushed West Indies by 323 runs on Monday to win the third Test at Mount Maunganui and seal a 2-0 series victory, with Jacob Duffy's five-wicket haul proving crucial.
The hosts set a target of 462 and bowled out the tourists for 138, wrapping up the innings four overs after tea following a dramatic collapse either side of lunch.
Duffy finished with 5-42 and was backed up by Ajaz Patel, who claimed 3-23, while opener Brandon King top-scored for West Indies with 67.
New Zealand's Devon Conway scored 227 and 100 in two innings, while captain Tom Latham scored 137 and 101 -- the first opening pair in first-class cricket history to score twin centuries in the same match -- to set up the win.
The series began with a draw in Christchurch, before New Zealand won the second Test in Wellington.
"It was a pretty clinical performance," Latham said. "Winning the toss, batting first, being able to get close to 600, the perfect blueprint.
"And then obviously doing what we did with the ball... guys sort of playing the way that they did was obviously really pleasing," he said.
Seamer Duffy and spinner Patel posed constant danger to both edges of the bat on a cracked surface that offered uneven movement and bounce.
West Indies collapsed from 87-0 to 112-8 either side of lunch after starting the day on 43-0.
King dominated early, hitting a flurry of cuts and drives and scoring 53 of his team's first 59 runs.
New Zealand captain Latham's field placements had lacked aggression but that changed after the drinks break when Duffy broke the opening stand, with King gloving a rising delivery to Glenn Phillips at gully.
 - 'Below par' -
Patel struck in the next over, removing John Campbell for 16 after a rash attempt to slog down the ground. Phillips took another good catch in the deep.
Patel soon claimed another, with first-innings centurion Kavem Hodge falling for a duck.
Duffy then dismissed Alick Athanaze for two and Justin Greaves for nought in successive overs, leaving the West Indies reeling.
He struck again two overs later, with Alick Athanaze edging to keeper Tom Blundell for 2, before removing Justin Greaves for nought with an edge to Daryl Mitchell at slip.
Duffy then had Roston Chase caught off the gloves by Latham at slip for five, capping a miserable series for the West Indies captain.
Chase scored just 42 runs at an average of seven in three matches, the second-worst figures for a captain dismissed six or more times in a Test series.
"I think I had a tough series, very below par for my standards," Chase said. "I didn't really lead from the front on the field.
"Leading in terms of words and encouraging and inspiring the team, that was all good and well, but in terms of going out there and producing for the team, I thought that I let myself down and the team down as well."
Patel claimed Shai Hope's wicket for three from 78 balls after a controversial lbw review. Hope did not offer a shot but the ball was deemed to be hitting his foot on the full and going on to hit the stumps.
Phillips then took his first wicket of the match by bowling Kemar Roach, who was nursing a hamstring strain.
Rachin Ravindra was introduced in the final session and snared Anderson Phillip's wicket with an lbw, before Duffy wrapped up the innings by bowling Jayden Seales.

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The Asia Cup will be played in the 50-over format in September this year.

India & Pakistan in same group for Asia Cup 2023

Arch-rivals India & Pakistan have once again been placed in the same group for the 2023 Asia Cup.

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The Asia Cup will be played in the 50-over format in September this year.

India &amp; Pakistan have been placed in the same group for the Asia Cup this year.
The Asian Cricket Council revealed the cricket calendar for the next 2 years, with the 2023 Asia Cup set to take place in September in the 50-over format as a precursor to the ODI World Cup in October.
The tournament will feature 6 teams. India, Pakistan &amp; a qualifier team are placed in one group while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh &amp; Afghanistan are in the other.
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A dramatic day one of the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG saw 20 wickets fall, with Australia bowled out for 152 before striking back to dismiss England for 110, leaving the match finely poised.

Twenty wickets fall on day one as Australia gain edge in 4th Ashes Test

A dramatic day one of the fourth Ashes Test at the MCG saw 20 wickets fall, with Australia bowled out for 152 before striking back to dismiss England for 110, leaving the match finely poised.

An astounding 20 wickets fell on a frantic day one of the fourth Ashes Test on Friday with Australia all out for 152 before storming back to dismiss England for 110 and leave the clash on a knife-edge.
England skipper Ben Stokes won a key toss on a green track and his quicks feasted after sending in the hosts under overcast skies in front of 94,199 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
It was the biggest cricket crowd ever at the cavernous arena, exceeding the 93,013 who watched the 2015 World Cup final, and they witnessed the home side collapse with Josh Tongue grabbing 5-45.
But England fared even worse, slumping to 16-4 and never recovering, leaving Australia to face one over before stumps, which nightwatchman Scott Boland safely negotiated with Travis Head at the other end.
Australia were 4-0 at the close with Boland on four, 46 ahead, with Head yet to face a ball.
Australia bowler Michael Neser, who took 4-45, was not making any predictions for the second innings after a day when the ball dominated the bat.
"We saw how tough it was when we batted. The ball was nipping around and we needed to bowl in the right areas," Neser said.
"You need to put pressure back on their bowlers, the ball is nipping around. You need to find the perfect balance between defence and attack."
Beleaguered England opener Ben Duckett's week went from bad to worse, out for two just days after unverified video surfaced showing him drunk during a mid-series beach break.
It was another shocking dismissal for the 31-year-old, lobbing a simple catch to Neser at mid-on off the irrepressible Mitchell Starc.
Neser in the next over removed Jacob Bethell, playing in place of the under-performing Ollie Pope, when he edged to Alex Carey behind the stumps.
Zak Crawley was taken in the slips by Steve Smith off Starc four balls later, then Joe Root edged Neser to Carey to put England into freefall.
Harry Brook decided aggression was the best approach, smashing sixes off Starc and Neser, and with Stokes the pair temporarily halted the carnage.
They put on 50 before Scott Boland trapped Brook lbw for 41.
Boland then bowled Jamie Smith for two and had Will Jacks caught behind, all within the space of 10 deliveries from the 36-year-old old who took 6-7 on the same ground against England four years ago.
When Stokes edged Neser to Smith in the slips for 16 it was all but over.
Australia have already retained the Ashes after crushing eight-wicket victories in Perth and Brisbane and an 82-run win in Adelaide, with England desperate to restore pride.
Castigated over their limited Ashes preparations, the tourists lost the famous urn in just 11 days of play with a scandal involving alleged excessive drinking by players during the mid-series beach break piling on the pressure.
 - Crucial toss -
They responded well after Stokes won the crucial toss.
Missing injured pace spearhead Jofra Archer, the reinstated Atkinson opened the attack.
An aggressive Head drove consecutive boundaries off a wayward Brydon Carse, but he only lasted 22 balls, chopping on from Atkinson for 12.
Opening partner Jake Weatherald fared little better, tickling down the leg side to wicketkeeper Smith on 10 in Tongue's first over, with the Nottinghamshire quick then enticing an edge from Marnus Labuschagne (six) that was well taken by Root at slip.
Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja began to stabilise the innings before Tongue struck again to bowl the Australia captain for nine and leave England in charge.
With the sun breaking through on their return from lunch, Khawaja (29) hit a glorious counter-attacking drive off Atkinson.
But his luck ran out next ball, getting the faintest of edges to Smith before Adelaide century-maker Alex Carey (20) flicked a Stokes ball to Crawley who had just moved to leg gully.
Cameron Green, who has had a lean series, crunched back-to-back fours off Tongue as he settled in.
Not to be outdone, Neser, in his fourth Test but first red-ball affair, went one better, cracking three in succession off the same bowler.
But disaster struck again, with Green run out for 17 going for a risky single then Starc hoisted Carse to a back-pedalling Stokes at mid-off before Tongue removed Neser and Boland.

Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the remaining Ashes Tests after a successful return in Adelaide, opting for rest ahead of the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka starting in February.

Pat Cummins Rests After Stellar Ashes Return; Focuses on T20 World Cup

Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the remaining Ashes Tests after a successful return in Adelaide, opting for rest ahead of the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka starting in February.

Australia Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins will cool his heels after his successful hit-and-run Ashes appearance in Adelaide as he sets sights on the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in February next year.
Cummins missed the first two Ashes Tests due to a lower-back injury he suffered during the West Indies tour in June-July, but made a brilliant return in the third match in Adelaide to pick up six wickets in the series-clinching win.
With the Ashes urn in their hands, Australia decided to rule Cummins out of the two remaining Tests. The 32-year-old Cummins said on Friday he will now take rest before targeting the T20 World Cup which begins in early February.
"Feeling good, so got through Adelaide unscathed so pretty happy," he told Channel 7 during the lunch break on the first day of the Boxing Day Test here.
"As of a few weeks ago, was still coming back from a back injury so playing back-to-back Test matches was pretty high risk.
"Cool our heels for a little bit with T20 World Cup next month," Cummins added.
His optimism came after coach Andrew McDonald said earlier this week that Cummins was not a certainty for Australia's T20 World Cup campaign.
Australia's first match is on February 11 against Ireland in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Although Cummins captains the Test and ODI teams, all-rounder Mitch Marsh leads Australia in the shortest format.
Cummins also said veteran spinner Nathan Lyon is facing a lengthy period on the sidelines following surgery on his hamstring. Lyon suffered the injury on the final day of the Adelaide Test and immediately went under the knife.
Australia's next Test assignment after the Ashes isn't due until August, giving him plenty of time to recover.
"He had surgery a couple of days ago, so he'll have a lengthy layoff, I don't know exactly, but will be at least a few months," Cummins said.
"Bit of a long road ahead for him, but he's done it before so hopefully he'll be back.
"It was a big one, so surgery, and he has his crutches in the change room at the moment so we wish best ... it was a shame but he put a brave face after the Test."

England bowled out Australia for just 152 in Melbourne on day one of the fourth Ashes Test, with Josh Tongue taking 5-45 and England regaining control despite already losing the series.

Australia all out for 152 as England take charge of 4th Ashes Test

England bowled out Australia for just 152 in Melbourne on day one of the fourth Ashes Test, with Josh Tongue taking 5-45 and England regaining control despite already losing the series.

A rampant England tore through the Australian batting to dismiss the hosts for just 152 on day one of the fourth Ashes Test Friday in a huge confidence boost for the maligned tourists.
Skipper Ben Stokes won a key toss on a green track and his quicks feasted after sending in Australia under overcast skies at a packed Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Openers Travis Head and Jake Weatherald fell for 12 and 10 respectively while Marnus Labuschagne made six as Gus Atkinson and Josh Tongue found plenty of movement.
Steve Smith looked to have weathered the storm, but he was cleaned up on nine by Tongue, who knocked back his middle stump to leave England's "Barmy Army" of fans in full voice.
It didn't get much better after lunch with Usman Khawaja (29), Alex Carey (20) and Cameron Green (17) among those departing.
Michael Neser top-scored with 35 while Tongue took 5-45.
Australia have already retained the Ashes after crushing eight-wicket victories in Perth and Brisbane and an 82-run win in Adelaide, with England desperate to restore pride in Melbourne.
Castigated over their limited Ashes preparations, the tourists lost the famous urn in just 11 days of play with a scandal involving alleged excessive drinking by players during a mid-series beach break piling on the pressure.
Missing injured pace spearhead Jofra Archer, they reinstated Atkinson after he was axed for Adelaide and he opened the attack.
An aggressive Head drove consecutive boundaries off a wayward Brydon Carse, but he only lasted 22 balls, chopping on from Atkinson in the next over.
Opening partner Weatherald fared little better, tickling down the leg side to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith in Tongue's first over, with the Nottinghamshire quick then enticing an edge from Labuschagne that was well taken by Joe Root at slip.
Smith and Khawaja began to stabilise the innings before Tongue struck again to remove the Australia captain and leave England in control.
With the sun breaking through on their return from lunch, Khawaja hit a glorious counter-attacking drive to the boundary off Atkinson.
But his luck ran out next ball, getting the faintest of edges to Smith.
The umpire initially gave it not out, but it was overturned on review before Adelaide century-maker Carey flicked a Stokes ball to Zak Crawley at leg gully
Green, who has had a lean series so far, crunched back-to-back fours off Tongue as he settled in.
Not to be outdone, Michael Neser, in his fourth Test but first red-ball affair, went one better, cracking three in succession off the same bowler.
But disaster struck again, with Green run out for 17 going for a risky single then Starc hoisted Brydon Carse to a back-peddling Stokes at mid-off before Tongue removed Neser and Scott Boland.

Rohit Sharma scored a blazing 155 off 93 balls, hitting 18 fours and nine sixes, entertaining over 20,000 fans at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Vijay Hazare trophy: Rohit Sharma smashes 155, enthralls 20,000 fans in Jaipur

Rohit Sharma scored a blazing 155 off 93 balls, hitting 18 fours and nine sixes, entertaining over 20,000 fans at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

Rohit Sharma was doing Rohit Sharma things on a balmy December afternoon. He played the swivel pull, the effortlessly lofted six down the ground, and swept the pacers from Sikkim for a good measure, as 'Hitman' lovers in the Pink City got the best present on Christmas Eve.
On a weekday, around 20,000-plus people from the city decided that the best thing to do was to watch the maestro in action &mdash; and that too for free. His 37th List A hundred, a 155 off 93 balls, wasn't just about the quality. It was also about the entertainment quotient. It resembled a concert where fans had come to watch their favourite singer belt out one chartbuster after another.
It wasn't about the BCCI diktat, or proving anything to the national selectors, or a head coach who wants to "abolish star culture". The day was all about a hero and his fans, and by the time they left the stadium, 18 fours and nine sixes from the former India skipper had more than satiated their appetite.
By 9 am, all roads led to the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. On the morning of a working day, if 80 per cent of a stadium is full, you can understand why stars are so intrinsic to Indian cricket. People skipped jobs, students bunked college, and Rajasthan Sports Council employees, who had the best view from the balconies of their building, didn't want to be left out either.
The now-familiar chants of "Mumbai chaa Rajaa Rohit Sharma" (Mumbai's King Rohit Sharma) reverberated across the stands as fans caught a glimpse of the star. Once the crowd came to know that Mumbai were fielding, a few thousand left with a prayer on their lips that Sikkim would show enough batting firepower to allow them to watch their hero bat to their heart's content.
Then there were the aggressive Rohit loyalists who started shouting, "Gambhir kidhar hai, dekh raha hai na?" (Gautam Gambhir, where are you, are you watching, right?). It could also well have been directed at national selector R.P. Singh, who was sitting near the boundary line.
Used to adulation for the longest time, the former India captain merely raised his hand to acknowledge his fans. Once news spread that Sikkim had scored a decent 236 for seven, the atmosphere changed. There were no empty seats across three stands, save the one above the dressing room, which was closed for security reasons.
There were also enough people willing to put their bones and joints at risk, sitting precariously on the edge of the terrace atop the Sports Council building. They didn't care if Angkrish Raghuvanshi existed &mdash; every dot ball he played was met with boos.
But once Rohit hit his first pick-up swivel pull behind square off Kranthi Kumar, the decibel levels rose. Truth be told, Sikkim's bowlers &mdash; Kranthi, Palzor and left-arm spinner Gurinder &mdash; were overawed and lacked quality. There were too many half-trackers.
In fact, Rohit went down on one knee and swept seamer Palzor behind square. There were two catches dropped, but who cared? Rohit knew the quality of the attack and his 62-ball century and 91-ball 150 were followed by a fleeting moment of bat-raising.
Finally, Kranthi Kumar's wide delivery found the edge of his bat. It was a tired-looking shot. But there had been enough entertainment on a working day, and fans began to vacate the stands thereafter.
The Hitman carnival was over for the day, but not before another customised Rohit Sharma rhyme echoed across the venue: "Dal Baati Choorma, Rohit Sharma Soorma." The 'Soorma' (master) will have another concert on Friday, and it promises to be another houseful.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma says Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant apologised for unsavoury on-field remarks during the India tour, while admitting coach Shukri Conrad’s “grovel” comment could have been avoided.

Got apology from Bumrah & Pant; Conrad should've chosen better words: Bavuma reflects on India tour

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma says Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant apologised for unsavoury on-field remarks during the India tour, while admitting coach Shukri Conrad&rsquo;s &ldquo;grovel&rdquo; comment could have been avoided.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has opened up about the "unsavoury" remarks made during his team's recent tour of India, revealing that he received an apology from Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant for an offensive comment while acknowledging that Proteas coach Shukri Conrad should have avoided the infamous "grovel" reference.
In a largely tension-free tour that comprised two Tests, three ODIs and five T20 Internationals, South Africa ended a 25-year wait to win in the longest format in India before losing both the white-ball rubbers.
"I know from my side there was an incident where they said something in their language about me. At the end of the day two senior players, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah, came and apologised," Bavuma wrote in a column for 'ESPNCricinfo'.
"When the apology was made, I was in the dark about what it was about, I hadn't heard it at the time and I needed to check in with our media manager about it," he added, referring to an incident during the opening Test in Kolkata where Bumrah and Pant called him "Bauna", referring to his short height.
"What happens on the field, stays on the field but you don't forget what is said. You use it as fuel and motivation, but there are no grudges per se."
Bavuma then talked about Conrad's comment during the second Test in Guwahati. Conrad had stated that the visitors wanted to make the Indian team grovel, which led to comparisons with former England captain Tony Greig's infamous comments with racist connotations during the series against West Indies.
Conrad later apologised and Bavuma said even he felt better words should have been used by his usually measured coach.
"Shukri also took some heat for his 'grovel' remark. I was put under pressure by the media on that side, asking me to clarify the comments that were made. I thought Shukri was the man best positioned to give context to it all," Bavuma said.
"The first time I heard about it, it had that unsavoury taste to it, but I think it just reminded me how tough and competitive the Test series was and what it meant to certain individuals within the group.
"Shukri spoke after the ODI series and put that issue to bed. In hindsight, he said he could have chosen a better word and I agree with him," he added.
Bavuma said he expected a tough series in India and it is exactly what his team encountered.
"You don't want to admit it as such but there are scars that still kind of live there. You just hope that you don't reopen those wounds or relive those moments. There was that from a mental point of view, but also, with past experience, you know how tough it's going to be," he said.

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