News Coach responds to prospect of Test stars missing NZ series to play in IPL Chris Silverwood has insisted Test cricket remains a priority for England, and that their ongoing rotation policy is more a reflection of the length of Test tours than a desire to maximise the players’ white-ball opportunities. While England are unlikely
Month: February 2021
News Some more of the tourists will be administered the vaccine on February 20 Tamim Iqbal and Russell Domingo were among several Bangladesh cricketers and support staffers to be administered Covid-19 vaccines in Dhaka on Thursday, ahead of the team’s departure for New Zealand next week to take part in a limited-overs international series. Soumya
Joe Burns brings up his hundred © Getty Images Tasmania 332 (Jewell 140, Doggett 4-88) & 0 for 7 lead Queensland 275 (Burns 171, Webster 4-50) by 64 runs Queensland opener Joe Burns has shaken off a horror season with the bat to produce one of his finest Sheffield Shield innings, scoring 171 out of
News He picked up the injury while fielding at short leg on the third evening of the second Test Shubman Gill, the India opening batsman who copped a blow in his left forearm while fielding at forward short-leg on the third evening, has been taken for a “precautionary scan”, the BCCI confirmed on Tuesday, the
News Briggs, whose last T20I came in 2014, joins Will Jacks and Tom Helm as non-travelling reserves Danny Briggs has moved a step closer to an international recall more than seven years after he last represented England. Briggs, the left-arm spinner, is the highest wicket-taker in the history of English domestic T20 cricket but played
News “It’ll be certainly nice to work under Virat and will certainly enjoy batting with him – that’s for sure” Three days before the IPL 2021 auction, Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell has said he wouldn’t mind playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore as that would allow him to fulfil the desire of playing alongside his
News Will continue in limited-overs cricket Faf du Plessis, the former South Africa captain, has retired from Test cricket after 69 appearances in the format, saying that he had wanted to finish up after the series at home against Australia that was scheduled to start later this month, which Australia have postponed indefinitely. du Plessis,
News Multan Sultans coach backs the decision to change captains just days out from the start of the 2021 PSL season The decision to elevate wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan as captain as captain of Multan Sultans was more to do with his inherent leadership qualities than his recent red-hot form, according to head coach Andy
News James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Devon Conway and Finn Allen aren’t too fussed about the auction, scheduled on February 18 There has been a sense of excitement and buzz among the New Zealand public around Kyle Jamieson‘s potential IPL call-up after he headlined the international home summer both with ball and bat. The 6’8″ quick
In this chat conducted by bcci.tv immediately after India’s series-levelling victory in the second Test against England in Chennai, Virat Kohli tells R Ashwin that he has seen a kind of metamorphosis in his lead spinner. According to Kohli Ashwin, who is closing in fast on 400 Test wickets, has naturally been strike bowler, not
Mark Wood has withdrawn from the IPL auction © Getty Images Mark Wood has withdrawn his name from the IPL’s longlist on the eve of Wednesday’s player auction. It is understood that franchises were told at a briefing in Chennai on Wednesday that Wood had decided to pull out of the auction in order to
Australian cricket would join other sports looking to private equity investment, and the kind of commercial arrangement it maintained in the first 15 years after the World Series Cricket revolution, under one of several models being widely discussed in industry circles as administrators begin to think about the game’s next strategic moves. ESPNcricinfo has learned
England head coach Chris Silverwood on Wednesday said cricketers do need to spend some time with their families, and as a result, his side would continue with their rotation policy. England’s squad was named for the third and fourth Test after the result of the second Test, and it was revealed that Moeen Ali will
News CSA are invoking both the WTC and the FTP agreement terms in search of points on the table as well as financial compensation from CA Cricket South Africa (CSA) have lodged a formal complaint with the ICC over Cricket Australia’s (CA) decision to indefinitely postpone next month’s three-Test series. Last week, CSA wrote to
News Yadav has to undergo a fitness assessment before linking up with his team-mates Umesh Yadav has been drafted into India’s Test squad for the Ahmedabad leg of the England series, replacing Shardul Thakur, who has been released to play for Mumbai in the domestic 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy. Yadav, who will undergo a fitness
News IPL-bound players might miss a part or the whole of the home games against Bangladesh too New Zealand Cricket will allow its cricketers to participate in the 2021 edition for as long as they need to, even if it means that some of them miss the end of the New Zealand home season and
News Ben Stokes loses top spot in allrounder list after Chennai Test India opener Rohit Sharma, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant and allrounder R Ashwin all made significant gains in the ICC Test player rankings for batsmen, following the hosts’ 317-run victory against England in Chennai. Sharma, whose 161 in the first innings gave India the early
News The seam bowler is part of Australia’s T20I squad in New Zealand having fully recovered from a minor injury Kane Richardson believes the Power Surge fielding restrictions, which were introduced in the BBL this season, could have a place at the T20I level, but from a selfish point of view will be happy if
News All the matches – three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests – will be played in Antigua Sri Lanka’s multi-format tour of West Indies, comprising three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests, will start on March 3, with all fixtures to be played behind closed doors in Antigua, in a biosecure environment. Cricket West
There was sharp turn, there was uneven bounce, and there were explosions of soil when the ball landed on its surface. As difficult as it was to bat on, though, Virat Kohli believes the pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium for the second Test was a fair one in terms of competitive balance between the
Welcome to day four of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 12.35pm: And that’s a wrap
England’s leading multi-format cricketers, including Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler, could be forced to miss the two-Test series against New Zealand in June, due to a clash with the knock-out phases of this year’s IPL. The trio, all of whom play for Rajasthan Royals, are the most prominent IPL players in England’s Test
News Zimbabwe also play Afghanistan in three T20Is in the UAE next month, with the tour starting on March 2 Zimbabwe have named a 15-member squad for their two-Test series against Afghanistan starting on March 2 in Abu Dhabi. The squad, however, is missing the veteran pair of Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine, who were
News “As a community we should be able to embrace how good a cricketer is. We can see a lot of positives, but we tend to choose the negatives” After delivering a dream performance in front of his home crowd, R Ashwin has asked for more positivity, understanding and pride from the cricket community in
Joe Root has urged England to learn their lessons quickly following a chastening defeat in the second Test against India in Chennai. England collapsed to 164 all out in their second innings shortly after lunch on day four, as India wrapped up a crushing 317-run victory, their largest win by runs in Tests between the
News A strong BBL helped earn a recall having learnt from a tough start to international cricket Ben McDermott believes he returns to Australia’s T20 side a different player after a 16-month absence but he knows his move to the top of the order for the Hobart Hurricanes will hinder his chances to find a
India’s senior speedster Jasprit Bumrah is likely to be rested for the eight white ball matches against England as part of the team’s extensive workload management programme. The matches are scheduled in March. Bumrah was rested for the second Test at Chepauk, which India won by 317 runs to level the four-match series 1-1. However,
Find out more at ecb.co.uk Ben Stokes crunched 57 off 39 balls and took three wickets in the final one-day international at Eden Garden Stadium to give England their first win of the tour of India. We went behind the scenes to find out what preparation Ben Stokes goes through ahead of an ODI in
News “I’ve played four Tests matches here and this is easily the most special Test match” R Ashwin said he felt like a “hero” whenever he bowled – or just removed his cap for that matter – in front of his home crowd during the second Test against England at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
News Joe Root confirms that allrounder will miss final two Tests after quarantine-blighted campaign Joe Root has confirmed that Moeen Ali is to leave England’s Test tour of India. While Moeen is expected to return for the white-ball section of the tour, he will not be available for the final two Tests of the series.
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