Test cricket
Sam Curran backs England's rotation policy in busy year
Some pundits slammed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for giving breaks to key players including Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali during the...
India lead the series 2-1 after a crushing two-day, 10-wicket win on a viciously turning pitch at the same stadium in the day-night third Test last week.
The first Test held at the Narendra Modi Stadium turned out to be one of the shortest in history as England were thrashed inside two days.
The win came alongside complaints about the Ahmedabad pitch, while Indian captain Virat Kohli lambasted the batting on both sides.
Du Plessis said that with the next two years being T20 World Cup years, he’d like to focus on the T20 format.
Keshav Maharaj was unbeaten on two and Quinton de Kock was yet to score as South Africa erased Pakistan's first innings lead of 158 with some brilliant batting at the National Stadium.
Off-spinner Dom Bess removed Dinesh Chandimal (20) and Niroshan Dickwella (29) while left-armer Jack Leach sent back Dasun Shanaka to reduce the hosts to 302-7 at tea.
Opener Lahiru Thirimanne completed a battling century on Sunday as Sri Lanka clawed their way back against England.
The team, led by wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock, was whisked from the airport under state-head level security accorded by the hosts, the Pakistan Cricket Board.
"Bubbles just make tours longer because of the quarantine period. You stay in your room for a certain amount of time. You get out when we are declared safe. It’s very unsettling."
New Zealand thrashed Pakistan in the second Test to become the world's top-ranked team.
South Africa dominated the first hour of the day as Dean Elgar (127) and Rassie van der Dussen (67) scored 68 runs off 14 overs after resuming on 148 for one.
On paper, South Africa are weaker than they were in the previous series with their entire fast bowling attack of Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada and others missing through retirement or injury.
The 30-year-old Wood has played just 16 Tests since his debut five years ago, with his subsequent career blighted by three ankle operations.
Fans who have had to make do with months of television repeats can now look forward to the real thing again, with England captain Joe Root saying of the West Indies' decision to tour: "It must be extremely scary and I think the whole cricketing world will be grateful to see some cricket again."
The Test series, rescheduled because of the coronavirus outbreak, is to be played behind closed doors and is still subject to the final approval of the British government, CWI added.
Following his introduction to Test cricket, Hendricks said he now knows the level that he has to perform at on the international stage.
Root said as long as the British government relaxed lockdown rules sufficiently to let the matches go ahead some international matches could yet be salvaged from an otherwise possibly barren campaign.
The traditional way of shining the ball by rubbing it with sweat and saliva to generate swing is likely to be discontinued on health grounds when cricket restarts after the pandemic has subsided.