Australia have retained the Frank Worrell Trophy, beating West Indies by 133 runs in the second test in Grenada.
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Those with some spare time, turn on South Africa v Zimbabwe.
It is currently the lunch break and SA are 5-626 with number 3 Wiaan Mulder at 367 not out.
He is only 30-odd runs away from beating Brian Laraâs record of the most individual runs scored in a test innings.
https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/most-runs-in-an-innings-208504
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They declared at lunch, so Mulder didnât get the chance to break Laraâs record of 400.
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heâs the captain right?
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Why does that matter?
Being captain, he may have been accused of being selfish if he tried to bat on when the team already had enough runs anyway.
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Nah he declared to keep Laraâs record.
Josh Hazlewood will fly back to Australia after this weekâs day-night test against West Indies, and will miss the white-ball series.
Captain Pat Cummins will also sit out the white-ball series against South Africa in August.
Meanwhile, Italy have qualified for the T20 World Cup for the first time. That team features Australian-born players Joe Burns and Ben Manenti.
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This wouldnât happen too oftenâŚ
At the conclusion of the 1st innings for both teams in the 3rd Test between England and India at Lords, both teams tied with scores of 387.
At stumps on Day 3, England lead by 2 runs with their 2nd innings at 0/2.
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Cricket Australia today announced the menâs and womenâs domestic fixtures for the 2025-26 season.
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Extraordinary end to the third and final test between West Indies and Australia in Jamaica. The home side was bowled out for 27, the second lowest innings score in test cricket and the teamâs lowest ever test score (previous low was 47) chasing the target of 204. Brilliant bowling by Mitchell Starc in his 100th test, grabbing 6 for 9 including three wickets in the first over and Starcâs 400th test wicket. He also achieved the fastest five-wicket haul in test cricket in just 15 balls. Scott Boland took a hat trick finishing on 3/2 from two overs. There were seven ducks in the Windiesâ innings.
The carnage came after Australia were dismissed for 121 in the second innings. In the first innings, Australia made 225 before bowling out the Windies for 143.
Australia won by 176 runs and secured a 3-0 series clean sweep. Starc was named player of the match and series (15 wickets).
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England won the third test against India at Lordâs by 22 runs. On day 4, the home side was bowled out for 192, giving India a target of 193. In reply, India collapsed to be 8/112 at lunch on the final day. However, Ravindra Jadeja (61) and bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj added 58, before India were finally dismissed for 170.
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England will host the next three World Test Championship finals, in 2027, 2029 and 2031.
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Tim David has done it for Australia. He has smashed the fastest T20 Hundred by an Australian man, reaching an unbeaten 102 off 37 balls. The Australia beat West Indies by 6 wickets with 23 balls to spare at Werner Park. Also give credit to Shai Hope, West Indian player for smashing an unbeatan 102 off 57 deliveries. AUstralia have lead 3-0 in the T20 Series.
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According to ESPNCricinfoâs live commentary, Tim David and Mitchell Owenâs 128-run partnership is Australiaâs highest for the 5th wicket in T20Is, breaking the record of 97 between Mitch Marsh and Tim David. It came off 46 balls.
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Canât say i am upset about this
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Agreed; test matches in the UK produce by far the most even contests between bat and ball. Test matches everywhere else- Australia included- are uninspiring more often than not. In Australiaâs case, itâs overwhelming home dominance thatâs a factor, similar for India, though NZ breached that fortress last year.
Australia have been lucky to win the toss three in a row in the West Indies; I still think there is a distinct advantage with chasing in a T20 match. With the series now in the bag, it might be prudent to bat first in the last two matches to give the batting lineup a workout.
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Agree, Lords is the home of cricket after all, I think the Test final should stay there.
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Or we ditch the stupid concept all together
Joe Root overtook Ricky Ponting to become the second-greatest Test run-scorer in history.
Rootâs 13,409 runs sit him behind only Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar on 15,921 Test runs.
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Heard this on the news only today (yes they are slow and so am I), and at only 34, Root might end up passing Tendulkar if he can maintain this form. I had no idea he was this high up the Test run scoriing list.
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