News There was 24% fall in participation during the pandemic hit 2020-21 season Inevitably Covid-19 had an impact on grassroots participation in Australian cricket last summer, and is likely to do so for another season, but the decline was mitigated somewhat by growth in the female game. Cricket Australia released its annual participation figures on
Month: August 2021
Are you ready? It’s time for Test cricket to take centre stage again as India and England come together for the first of a five-match series at Trent Bridge. What does day one have in store? Perhaps a Virat Kohli century? Or a James Anderson five-for? A Cheteshwar Pujara masterclass? Or a Stuart Broad demolition
Report The home side won the opening match of the series by 23 runs Australia won the toss and decided to bat against Bangladesh Having watched his team flounder in last night’s run chase, Matthew Wade opted to set a target when the coin fell Australia’s way in the second T20I in Dhaka. Both teams
News Pioneering figure to receive permanent memorial, five years after her death in 2017 Rachael Heyhoe Flint will be commemorated at Lord’s by a newly named gate, after the MCC committee overcame criticism from a section of its membership to agree on a permanent memorial to one of cricket’s most pioneering figures. The gates are
News “It all boils down to execution in crunch moments,” says India captain Having spent two months in the UK, India are “definitely better prepared” for the five-Test series in England, but Virat Kohli believes the visitors cannot cross the line if they don’t find a way to execute their plans in “situations which are
News England brace for update this week on fast bowler’s elbow injury England are braced for an update on Jofra Archer‘s elbow injury, with the fast bowler due to see a specialist later this week amid fears he could miss the whole international summer. Archer returned home from England’s tour to India ahead of the
News Wicketkeeper Jess McFadyen and seamer Claudia Green called up for tour of three T20Is and five ODIs Allrounder Amelia Kerr has opted out of New Zealand Women’s tour of England for three T20Is and five ODIs in September, citing the need to prioritise her mental health and well-being. Kerr, who has played 41 ODIs
News Australian to play primarily as a batter, and is expected to be with the club for the full season Matthew Wade has signed an all-format deal with Worcestershire for the 2022 season, with the club saying that the Australian would be used primarily as a top-five batter. Wade, whose experience in the English county
Preview Shaheen Shah Afridi was rested again by the visitors Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs West Indies Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl in the fourth – and final – T20I against West Indies in Guyana. With a win in the second T20I, Pakistan have an unassailable 1-0 lead
News Several batters haven’t batted in a first-class match for months You would never have known there was a Test scheduled for Trent Bridge as you walked to the ground from the station the day before the series. You would know there was a new tournament where ‘every ball matters,’ of course. And you might
Dwayne Bravo played his last international match on the Caribbean soil on Tuesday.© AFP Dwayne Bravo, the two-time T20I world champion, on Tuesday announced that today’s match against Pakistan in Guyana will be his last international match on home soil. Bravo made the disclosure to his teammates in the team huddle and via Cricket West
Cricket South Africa is to blame for the decline in the coaching careers of Geoffrey Toyana and Paul Adams, who were both on the radar to take over the national team in 2017, but missed out in favour of Ottis Gibson. Former CSA CEO Thabang Moroe, speaking at the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) hearings,
News England seamer says he struggled after calf problem forced him out of 2019 Ashes James Anderson has admitted he had to be talked out of retirement by his wife after a series of injury setbacks. Anderson managed just four overs in the 2019 Ashes after a recurrence of a calf injury ruled him out
File photo: Carey will open the batting in Finch’s absence © AFP Toss Australia opt to bowl vs Bangladesh In the opening contest of the five-match T20I series between Bangladesh and Australia in Mirpur, it was the away captain Matthew Wade who won the toss, choosing to chase. Wade – the captain for the series
News A PhD from the University of Sydney, he is an expert injury epidemiologist and sports scientist The PCB has appointed Dr Najeebullah Soomro, a Perth-based doctor, to head its revamped sports medicine department. He will take over as the chief medical officer, and is expected to relocate to Lahore in October, and be based
Preview It’s a battle of two top fast bowling attacks as both teams mull over top-order combinations Big Picture It’s funny to think that a series of this magnitude – with these teams and these players – has flown under the radar over the last month. Relatively speaking. Trent Bridge was doused in the Hundred’s
News The 1994 tour to Pakistan was the last time a full series was not available to viewers in Australia For the first time since 1994 a tour by the Australia men’s team will not broadcast into Australia after a last-minute deal failed to materialise for the rights to the T20I series in Bangladesh. It
News He insisted that the competition was ‘really important’ for the young players who have been called up as replacements from the Royal London Cup Sam Billings has insisted that the last-minute withdrawals of a number of players from the Royal London Cup as replacements for teams in the Hundred will leave young cricketers “far
News ESPNcricinfo understands that the two boards favour rescheduling the series for late 2022 or early 2023 The England white-ball tour of Bangladesh has been postponed, but not cancelled altogether, the BCB has said, adding that talks were on to slot it after the T20 World Cup, which ends on November 14. “Both the teams
News The teams were scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20Is in September-October England’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh, which was originally scheduled for September and October this year – shortly before the start of the men’s T20 World Cup – has been postponed indefinitely. That will now allow the England players who are a
Birthday boy Wanindu Hasaranga put the icing on the cake for India in a 4-wicket spinning web to earn the birthday present of the Player of the Match on his 24th birthday culminating in Sri Lanka trouncing India by 7 wickets and 33 balls to spare chasing 81 in the decisive third and final T20
India Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane dismissed suggestions about whether Cheteshwar Pujara could be promoted to opening the batting instead of his usual number three position. “Pujara is our No.3 batsman. Who will open the innings, we are still finalising our combination. Pujara has been really solid for us at No. 3 and as for opening pair,
A lack of will to engage with South Africa’s segregated past has resulted in continued devaluing of the experiences of players of colour, according to Ashwell Prince. Speaking at Cricket South Africa’s Social Justice and Nation-Building Hearings, Prince said he felt unwelcome throughout his nine years in the national team, was labelled a “quota player”
Ben Stokes and Joe Root share a laugh during a training session © Getty Images Joe Root has admitted that the absence of Ben Stokes leaves a huge hole at the heart of England’s team, but insists his first consideration is for the well-being of his friend. Stokes has taken a break from the sport
Big picture The series was of significant importance for both teams in their preparations ahead of the T20 World Cup but so far rain has ruled the headlines, ditching all the promises for the series. With two of three games washed out and one game slashed before the series began, Pakistan come into the final
News The batter was hit on the head by a Siraj bouncer at the nets two days before the match India opener Mayank Agarwal will miss the Trent Bridge Test with concussion after he was hit in the head by a Mohammed Siraj bouncer in the nets two days before the match. The incident occurred
News Mahmudullah on the positive side of biosecure bubbles: “You can spend more time with your team-mates, discuss plans and strategies” No Tamim Iqbal, no Liton Das and no Mushfiqur Rahim. Bangladesh’s plans of putting it past a depleted Australia side in what is the first bilateral T20I series between the two teams have been
News Mitchell Marsh’s recent success and the possible return of Steven Smith have added to the crush at the top of the order The game of musical chairs in Australia’s T20I batting line-up will continue, with Matthew Wade set to play in the middle order during the series in Bangladesh, with that now being his
Preview The home side are missing some senior figures but Australia’s batting line-up is uncertain Big picture Another opportunity awaits for these two teams to work on plans and players to press for selection ahead of the T20 World Cup. The series could not be much more condensed – five matches played across seven days
News Trevor Hohns steps down having served collectively on the selection panel for 21 years George Bailey has been named the new chairman of selectors of the Australia men’s team following the retirement of Trevor Hohns. Bailey, who played 125 times for Australia, joined the panel in 2019 and takes on the top job ahead