Moeen Ali is considering a return to Test cricket for the Ashes. The offspinning allrounder, who retired from the format at the end of the 2021 summer, confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that he has been approached by the England management to answer a mayday call after Jack Leach was ruled out of the five-match series with
Month: June 2023
Yash Dayal, the Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat Titans fast bowler, has distanced himself* from a social-media post containing an Islamophobic cartoon, saying both that post and a subsequent apology “weren’t done by me”. The original Instagram post was removed, but not before screenshots were shared and debated widely on social-media. Not long after, the handle
Ben Stokes has implored Ollie Pope to take his new role as England’s official vice-captain “as seriously as I did” as concerns around Stokes’ fitness linger ahead of the first Ashes Test on June 16. Stokes reiterated before England’s 10-wicket win over Ireland at Lord’s that he intends to play a full part in all
The 2023 edition of the Women’s CPL will feature seven matches, as opposed to four in the inaugural season last year. The league will host will get underway on August 30, with the final taking place on September 10 in Trinidad and Tobago. As was the case last year, the sides taking part are Trinbago
Sussex have signed New Zealand fast bowler Henry Shipley to bolster their attack for the next block of County Championship games. Currently second in Division Two, Sussex have drawn five of their six matches – which included seeing Glamorgan rack up a record second-innings score of 737 at Hove last month – and Paul Farbrace,
“The hype not being there might be a good thing.” With that comment, India head coach Rahul Dravid ended his media conference on Monday. The relative absence of the hype, Dravid felt, could be an advantage for India as they get ready to contest their second World Test Championship final, starting on Wednesday, against Australia.
Women’s Jr Asia Cup: India beat Malaysia 2-1© Twitter Indian team came from behind to register a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Malaysia as it continued its winning momentum in the women’s Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament in Kakamighara on Monday. Mumtaz Khan (10th minute) and Deepika (26th) turned out to be the saviour for India after
Some of Shane Warne’s best bowled dismissals here on Aussie soil. Watch the best of Shane Warne in this SKW playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7zSPW6BU0s&list=PLEpeKf7U6gmZ31rWOYireVDWmidQY3nK6
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From the bright lights of the IPL to the ‘Kiss Me Quick’ hats of Blackpool, Jos Buttler is set for quite the scenery change on Wednesday when he plays his first home match of the summer for Lancashire in the Vitality Blast against Worcestershire at Stanley Park. Buttler, fresh from two months at the IPL
Rarely before has a group of players faced such a short turnaround from an IPL straight into a Test match in England but that is the challenge facing players from both India and Australia ahead of the World Test Championship final at the Oval with former Australia all-format allrounder Shane Watson describing the transition period
Fourteen out of the 15 India players who feature in the World Test Championship (WTC) final were active in the IPL, which coursed through April and May at high intensity. Only two of the Australians – David Warner and Cameron Green – featured in the IPL, while Michael Neser, Steven Smith, Marcus Harris and Marnus
England spinner Jack Leach has been ruled out of the men’s Ashes after scans revealed he had suffered a lumbar stress fracture. Leach developed “low back symptoms” during the Test victory over Ireland at Lord’s and he will now miss the entire series against Australia. Leach was among in the 16-man squad for the first
The shock news that Jack Leach has been ruled out of the Ashes is a significant blow to England’s preparations, depriving them of a spinner who has flourished under Ben Stokes’ leadership, and who has bought into the so-called “Bazball” ethos with his willingness to bowl to attacking fields, and accept the risk of some
The hosts then dismissed Afghanistan for 191, rounding off a clinical performance. Sri Lanka had lost the first match comfortably, on Friday, raising concerns that they might struggle in the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe. “I’m very pleased with how we have bounced back,” Silverwood said. “If you could bottle that performance and take
Toss UAE chose to bat vs West Indies UAE won the toss and chose to bat against West Indies in the first ODI series, in Sharjah on a hot Sunday afternoon. Captain Muhammad Waseem said at the toss that he felt it would be easy to put up a total. West Indies had two debutants:
Two spinners and three fast bowlers? Or one spinner and four fast men including Shardul Thakur as bowling allrounder? Who should be wicketkeeper – the specialist KS Bharat or the X-factor player Ishan Kishan? These are among the key questions that have confronted India since they announced their squad for the WTC final. If you
The visitors are set to arrive on June 10. The home squad gathered for a training camp at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, the Test venue, on Sunday. Taskin Ahmed, who was ruled out of the Ireland Test due to a side strain, comes back to the squad. Zakir Hasan also makes his return after
Josh Hazlewood has lost his race to be fit for Australia’s World Test Championship final against India. He has been replaced in the squad by Michael Neser. This makes Scott Boland a favourite to make the XI for the match, which starts on June 7 at The Oval. Hazlewood, who picked up side soreness at
Quick bowler Dushmantha Chameera stormed back into the Sri Lankan team to power their 132-run win over Afghanistan at Hambantota on Sunday and square the three-match one-day international series. Having amassed a target of 324, the Sri Lankan bowlers skittled out the tourists for 191 inside 43 overs for their biggest win in ODIs over
The newly-appointed Test vice-captain, Ollie Pope, batting at his best. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket teams and England and Wales Cricket Board, including highlights, interviews and features getting you closer to the England teams and county players. Subscribe
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When Sue Redfern walks onto the field in Bristol on Sunday as the first woman to stand as an umpire in a Vitality Blast match, she will do so hoping to make more than another significant step in her groundbreaking career. She wants to make way for women in cricket, including herself, to break free
Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat vs Afghanistan Sri Lanka made four changes as they won the toss and elected to bat first in a must-win second ODI against Afghanistan. Trailing 1-0 in the three-match series, the hosts brought in Sadeera Samarawickrama, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana and Dushmantha Chameera. Making way were Angelo Mathews, Dushan
Ben Stokes met Josh Tongue for the first time when the England squad gathered in London on Monday ahead of this one-off Test against Ireland. Less than a week on, Tongue has imprinted himself as permanently on his skipper’s heart as on the Lord’s honours board. With five for 66 in the second innings to
Since the end of the 2019 World Cup, Shai Hope has been the top run-getter in ODI cricket with 1931 runs at an average of 52.18. But he has had a strike rate of only 74.90 during this period – the lowest among batters from Full Member nations with at least 1000 runs. However, in
David Warner wants to bid farewell to Test cricket on his homeground at the SCG next year, in the New Year’s Test against Pakistan. That will be one staging post towards a complete exit from the international game, with Warner hoping his final game in Australia colours is at the 2024 T20 World Cup. That
Ben Stokes insists that England fans have “nothing to worry about” as he continues to manage a chronic left knee issue ahead of the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston on June 16. He appeared to jar his left knee – which he has had to manage carefully for several years – when taking a catch
David Warner would like to see the World Test Championship (WTC) final played as a three-Test series instead of a one-off game. Australia take on India at The Oval from June 7, the first step in a big six months for them as they challenge for the Test title, the Ashes and then the ODI