News England allrounder, who retired from Tests last year, says coaching changes were inevitable after poor Ashes Chris Silverwood, the sacked England head coach, is a “good guy” who looked after his players’ best interests, Moeen Ali says. Speaking after Silverwood, his assistant, Graham Thorpe, and head of men’s cricket Ashley Giles were removed from
Month: February 2022
News Former coach cites reported lack of support but writes of pride in what he has achieved Justin Langer has apologised if he came across as “too intense” in an emotional letter of resignation to the Cricket Australia board but said he hoped he had left the men’s team in a better position than when
News England’s captain says he “couldn’t be prouder of the boys and all their efforts” following his team’s runners-up finish Halfway through the Under-19 World Cup final, England were confident they could still win, despite only having put up 189. Tom Prest, their captain, had the belief that his bowling attack could defend that total.
When it was time to shine, Raj Bawa sparkled. In the Under-19 World Cup title bout against England. In the 25th over, England were 91 for 7 after electing to bat, and Bawa had four of those wickets. He ended with 5 for 31. “He is very strong mentally, he knows what to do in
Report Kemar Roach, Fabian Allen and Darren Bravo made comebacks for West Indies, meanwhile Rohit Sharma, India’s new full-time ODI captain, won the toss in their 1000th ODI, and decided to chase, hoping to capitalise on the dew in the evening. India were forced to make changes from their last ODI with injuries and Covid-19
News Analysis It was always going to be difficult for a long-term solution after the August meltdown yet there are also wider issues It is hard to make sense of what has just happened in Australian cricket. The coach of a team that has recently won the T20 World Cup, the Ashes, and had ascended
Report Meg Lanning held a stunning catch in what was a superbly sharp performance from Australia England 129 (Ecclestone 32*, Jones 28, McGrath 3-4, Perry 3-12, Jonassen 2-25) v Australia Ellyse Perry produced a vintage performance while spinners Alana King and Jess Jonassen strangled a beleaguered England in the second ODI at the Junction Oval
News India’s captain stressed that Kuldeep would need to be given time to get back into his groove following his return from knee surgery It’s on Rohit Sharma‘s mind to get Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal “back together”, and whenever that happens, give them time to get into their groove. Rohit, who begins his first
IND vs WI: Rohit Sharma will lead India in their 1000th ODI on Sunday.© BCCI India skipper Rohit Sharma has said that it will be a privilege for him to lead the Men in Blue as they take the field to play their 1000th ODI. The side will achieve the feat in the first ODI
News Shahrukh was originally picked as a reserve player for the T20Is against West Indies Tamil Nadu batter Shahrukh Khan has been added to India’s main squad along with Ishan Kishan for the first ODI against West Indies in Ahmedabad on Sunday. On the eve of the first ODI, India’s white-ball captain Rohit Sharma confirmed
Report Nangeyalia Kharote triggered a collapse late in the chase but Australia clung on to win by two wickets Australia 202 for 8 (Radhakrishnan 66, Kellaway 51, Kharote 3-35) beat Afghanistan 201 all out (Ijaz 81, Radhakrishnan 3-31, Salzmann 3-43) by two wickets Nivethan Radhakrishnan was the hero for Australia in the third-place playoff match
Report James Rew’s 95 in vain while Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu shine with the bat for India India 195 for 6 (Sindhu 50*, Rasheed 50, Boyden 2-24) beat England 189 all out (Rew 95, Bawa 5-31, Ravi 3-34) by four wickets It was India’s seamers, not spinners, who plotted England’s downfall in the Under-19 World
VVS Laxman hailed the “resilience and positive attitude” shown by India’s Under-19 World Cup winners, after they overcame a mid-campaign outbreak of Covid-19 to outclass their battling England opponents in the final, winning by four wickets to lift the trophy for the fifth time in the tournament’s history. “In the middle of this tournament, we
News West Indies captain says getting over jet lag and a quick turnaround after England T20Is will also be challenging It was only less than a week back that West Indies were involved in back-to-back T20Is against England in Barbados with the series delicately poised. A few hours after wrapping up a morale-boosting series win,
News The batter did not field in Canberra and both teams have an eye on the upcoming World Cup Australia may take a cautious approach with Beth Mooney in the second ODI but they are in no mood to let up on England despite the Ashes having been retained. For those involved in the 2017-18
News Fourth appearance for cricket at DCMS hearing in as many months The Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) has been called to give evidence next week to the parliamentary select committee looking into allegations of institutional racism in English cricket. The session, which is due to take place on Tuesday, comes in the wake of Azeem
News The former NZ allrounder suffered a major heart problem last August Former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, after a series of health complications last year. The 51-year-old revealed on his Instagram post that it came as a “big shock”. According to New Zealand media reports, he was discharged
Preview India could bring in wristspinners against a right-handed laden West Indies batting line-up Big picture After Ireland toppled West Indies 2-1 in the ODI series in the Caribbean, Kieron Pollard’s men rallied to beat England 3-2 in the T20I series that followed. This, despite the absence of Shimron Hetmyer, who has been left out
News Analysis The Australia men’s team will need a new head coach. Here are a few names that could be in the frame Andrew McDonaldThe senior assistant coach has been elevated into interim charge of the team following Justin Langer’s resignation. He was already due to coach the side in the T20Is against Sri Lanka
Graham Thorpe has joined Chris Silverwood in paying the price for England’s Ashes debacle, but Joe Root will continue as captain for the upcoming tour of West Indies, after receiving the endorsement of Andrew Strauss, England’s interim director of cricket. Speaking at Lord’s in the wake of Thursday’s sacking of Silverwood as head coach, Strauss
News Young quick disallowed from bowling in the ongoing PSL as well Mohammad Hasnain‘s bowling action has been found to be illegal. The Pakistan fast bowler underwent tests on his action last month at the ICC-accredited biomechanics laboratory at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS); a subsequent report, ESPNcricinfo understands, found that a majority
News Tom Prest and Yash Dhull reveal details of inspiring conversations with their seniors ahead of the big match Messages from the players’ senior counterparts have lifted the mood of both camps ahead of Saturday’s Under-19 World Cup final. Virat Kohli interacted with India’s players, while a host of big names – “Joe Root, Eoin
Andrew McDonald has been appointed as Australia’s interim head coach.© Twitter Cricket Australia on Saturday confirmed that Andrew McDonald has been appointed as the interim head coach of the senior men’s team. This came after Justin Langer decided to resign as the head coach. “Justin was offered a short-term extension to his current contract, which
News South Africa seamer available to play in County Championship and Royal London Cup Beuran Hendricks, the South Africa left-arm seamer, has signed to play for Leicestershire in 2022. Hendricks is set to feature in the County Championship and Royal London Cup in his first spell as an overseas player in county cricket. He will
News The BCB ends the matter after accepting explanations provided by both parties BPL governing council secretary Ismail Haider Mallick, BCB chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury, BCB’s head of anti-corruption Maj (retd) Abu Mohammad Humayun Morshed and BPL tournament in-charge Saiful Amin heard the respective accounts on the matter. Challengers’ owner Rifat Uzzaman and chief operating
News Cricket Australia confirms it will now enter into confidential discussions with Langer over his future Justin Langer‘s future as Australia’s men’s coach remains in the balance after an eight-hour Cricket Australia board meeting on Friday yielded no formal conclusion on his contract status. At the end of the lengthy meeting which covered a number
News Strauss’ cricket committee has recommended “full independent review” into county game Andrew Strauss, the interim director of England men’s team, says that the ECB should not be afraid of being “ambitious, bold and radical” as it seeks to restore the country’s red-ball fortunes in the wake of this winter’s Ashes defeat. Strauss, who took
News Former champions are bottom of the table with three straight losses Karachi Kings’ floundering PSL campaign has been dealt another blow with the withdrawal of Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Ilyas because of injuries. This robs the 2020 champions of two key bowlers, as they look to recover from three straight losses as a start
News Suné Luus will continue leading the side in the absence of the injured Dané van Niekerk, with Chloe Tryon as her deputy Suné Luus will captain South Africa at the Women’s World Cup with Chloe Tryon as her deputy. The 15-player group includes all the regular names who have done duty over several years,
News On Thursday, Test captain Pat Cummins confirmed most players were comfortable with the tour going ahead Australia’s first visit to Pakistan since 1998 has received a final all-clear. The tour, which comprises three Tests, three ODIs and a T20I, has been on the cards since November 2021. Both boards have since been making steady