Richard Gould, the ECB chief executive, says English cricket must not apologise for attracting the world’s best men’s players, as he faced down claims from the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) that Thursday’s upheaval to the Hundred’s pay structure for the 2025 season will only benefit overseas players. Top salaries in the men’s Hundred will rise
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Mitchell Swepson is eyeing the BBL as his last chance to push for a Test return in Sri Lanka, with Australia’s hopefuls left to make their case with the white ball. Swepson and Brisbane Heat team-mate Matt Kuhnemann are vying to be on the plane to Sri Lanka in January, with two Tests on the
Opener Shafali Verma continues to miss out from both squads after being dropped for the ODIs against Australia. D Hemalatha goes out from the T20I squad that played the T20 World Cup in October while Radha Yadav, who was the highest wicket-taker in the one-dayers against New Zealand at home, has misses out for the
Toss England chose to bowl vs New Zealand England have won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the third and final Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park. Having already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead, England are seeking to sweep the series and boost their record to 10 wins from 17 Tests this
Afghanistan 153 for 6 (Rasooli 58, Omarzai 28, Burl 2-16, Gwandu 2-29) beat Zimbabwe 103 (Raza 35, Naveen 3-19, Rashid 3-20, Mujeeb 2-30) by 50 runs Darwish Rasooli‘s maiden international half-century propelled Afghanistan to 153 for 6 before their bowlers delivered to help Afghanistan comfortably win the second T20I against Zimbabwe and draw level in
Pakistan chose to bat vs South Africa With the December holiday season about to kick off in South Africa, Mohammad Rizwan chose to bat in front of a growing and expectant SuperSport Park crowd. They will see a hometown debutant in Dayyan Galiem, who plays his domestic cricket for Titans and was brought into the
Of late, Shakib’s career has been marred by controversy stemming from his role as a Member of Parliament in the now overturned Awami League government in Bangladesh, following protests in which several hundred civilians – mostly university students – were killed in July and August. He has retired from T20Is and eventually withdrew from travelling
One of Australia’s T20I middle-order mainstays Marcus Stoinis says the BBL should revisit the rules around the shortened powerplay and power surge as he believes it is detrimental to developing middle-order T20 batters. The new Melbourne Stars captain is uniquely qualified on the subject having become an outstanding middle-order T20I batter for Australia and a
Mahika Gaur and Lauren Filer have been handed full ECB central contracts for the first time, while a senior core of seven players – including captain Heather Knight and senior allrounder Nat Sciver-Brunt, have been given two-year deals, ahead of a busy women’s schedule that includes the Ashes in January and back-to-back 20- and 50-over
Toss Afghanistan chose to bat vs Zimbabwe Despite being unable to defend their total in the series opener, Afghanistan elected to bat once again on winning the toss in the second T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare. The visitors, however, made three changes as they look to level the series. While Gulbadin Naib came into the
Prem Thakkur, the team owner of Galle Marvels in Lanka T10, has been arrested on match-fixing charges. Thakkur was arrested on Thursday, a day after the tournament began, and was produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court on Friday; he has since been remanded till December 16. Sri Lanka Police told ESPNcricinfo that Thakkur, an Indian
Only 21 years old, playing his third Test match, he walked out into perhaps the most intimidating stage Australia had to offer – their captain Tim Paine had made a point to remind them of that when they were able to salvage a draw in Sydney earlier – and looked like he belonged. Gill at
Shubman Gill admitted that the fall of wickets at the other end affected his game in the Adelaide Test but expressed confidence that the Indian batting group would deliver a stronger first-innings effort in what is now effectively a three-match series. Gill didn’t play the first Test due to a finger injury but looked good
Matthew Potts will earn his 10th Test cap as England make one change for their final Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park. Chris Woakes, who played the first two Tests, will be the one to miss out. Potts has taken 31 wickets at 29.22 since making his debut in the summer of 2022, playing
Big picture: A banger for the holiday season We’re back where we started with the series level and two teams with both promise and flaws squaring off again on fabled turf. The cricket has been compelling, at times unpredictable. There’s even been a little heat between the players. The 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy is veering dangerously
Big picture: Threat of 3-0 overshadows Southee fanfare From whitewash to whitewash? It would be quite a humbling for New Zealand, after their exploits in India – though there is still time to salvage some pride. While they have been blanked at home by Australia on several recent occasions, those have tended to be two-Test
CSA Invitational XI 285 for 8 (Senokwane 79, Akhter 3-51) vs England Lions Zaman Akhter’s pace and bounce was the feature as the Gloucestershire quick claimed three wickets on the opening day of the England Lions’ four-day match against a Cricket South Africa Invitational XI in Cape Town. After Tom Lawes struck twice with the
Batter Keacy Carty has received a maiden T20I call-up for West Indies home T20Is against Bangladesh. Carty has been part of the ODIs and Tests against Bangladesh, and also played the ODIs against England and Sri Lanka earlier this season. West Indies will also have the services of the fit-again Johnson Charles for the T20Is.
Nortje last played in the Abu Dhabi T10 earlier this month, but has not played an international match since the T20 World Cup final in June. He was expected to be part of white-ball coach Rob Walter’s ODI plans, with an eye on next year’s Champions Trophy, but is unlikely to be part of the
Jason Gillespie‘s departure from his role as Pakistan Test head coach is inching closer, with him unlikely to board his flight to join the team on their tour of South Africa as things stand. Gillespie’s scheduled flight to South Africa is for 6am Adelaide time on Friday, but he appears to have no intention of
West Indies 325 for 6 (Jangoo 104*, Carty 95, Rishad 2-69) beat Bangladesh 321 for 5 (Mahmudullah 84*, Mehidy 77, Soumya 73, Jaker 62*, Joseph 2-43) by four wickets Jangoo added 132 runs for the fifth wicket with Carty, and when West Indies lost two wickets in quick succession, he combined with Gudakesh Motie for
Top salaries in the men’s Hundred have been boosted by 60 percent for 2025 as the ECB pushes to attract the world’s best players to the competition in its transitional season. The board mooted even bigger hikes to prospective investors earlier this year, with further increases expected once the ongoing sales process is fully complete.
South Africa have selected their strongest available squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Pakistan in order to make full use of their last opportunity to play together ahead of next year’s Champions Trophy. Though South Africa will play a tri-series in Pakistan, which also includes New Zealand, in February next year, those matches
Adelaide Strikers (Tristan Lavalette) Squad* Fabian Allen, James Bazley, Cameron Boyce, Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Travis Head, Thomas Kelly, Chris Lynn, Harry Nielsen, Jamie Overton, Lloyd Pope, Ollie Pope, Alex Ross, D’Arcy Short, Matt Short, Henry Thornton, Jake Weatherald How they stack up Strikers struggled for consistency last season, but a stunning upset
Fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the remainder of South Africa’s ongoing T20I series against Pakistan and the subsequent three-match ODI series due to a left toe injury. Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Thursday that Nortje, 31, was initially ruled out of the first T20I between South Africa and Pakistan at
The ECB has pledged to avoid an “IPL takeover” of English cricket after the latest deadline in the Hundred’s sales process arrived with significant American interest. Prospective investors were given until Monday to submit bids in the second round of the process, with each host county or club now preparing to choose their two preferred
Pakistan Test head coach Jason Gillespie is considering his options after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) decided not to renew his assistant coach Tim Nielsen‘s contract for Pakistan’s upcoming Test tour of South Africa. Nielsen, who was appointed in August this year, officially designated as the “high-performance red-ball coach”, had seen his contract run out;
Mitchell Marsh has insisted there is no limit to the number of overs he can send down against India, having put his trust in the coaching and medical staff amid a cautious build-up to the series and then careful management ahead of the Adelaide Test. Marsh has been nursing periodic back stiffness since the white-ball
Having gone through what went wrong at the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Australia rebounded with a series clean sweep of India as they build towards a defence of their 50-over crown next year. Australia outplayed India after two comfortable victories in Brisbane before finishing the series with an 83-run win in a topsy-turvy contest
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