THE GOSSIP: YOUR DAILY ROUND-UP OF THE CRICKETING WORLD

Taylor equals Crowe and Williamson

Each weekday, The Cricketer rounds up all the latest news from across the game. Here's today's handy bundle.

New Zealand's Ross Taylor hit his 17th Test hundred overnight against West Indies. Taylor equals the 17 centuries scored by Martin Crowe and current Blackcap skipper Kane Williamson. (NZHerald)

Australia's Tim Paine has insisted that the Ashes war of words will continue at Perth. (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Mitchell Johnson says he expects England will "struggle mentally" for the remainder of the series. (ESPNcricinfo)

Cameron Bancroft is not expecting Jimmy Anderson to be as effective at the WACA. (IOL)

Shane Warne has called for Peter Handscomb to be replaced by Mitch Marsh at Perth. (The Canberra Times)

Pakistan matsman Nasir Jamshed has been received a one-year ban in relation to a Pakistan Super League spot-fixing incident. (The International News)

Sourav Ganguly has lauded MS Dhoni's most-recent ODI performance. (sportskeeda)

England under-19s have lost their tri-series final against South Africa by three wickets. The Under-19 World Cup takes place in New Zealand next month. (yorkshireccc.com)

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