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
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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
News ECB boss insists he will walk away when the time is right, as English cricket grapples with crises on and off field Tom Harrison has denied that he is “clinging on for grim death” amid a wave of post-Ashes sackings, and insists that he will walk away from his role as chief executive when
News The former Zimbabwe keeper-batter is head coach at both Multan Sultans and Lucknow Super Giants Former Zimbabwe keeper-batter Andy Flower has left Multan Sultans midway through the Pakistan Super League season to be in India for the IPL mega auction on February 12 and 13. One of Zimbabwe’s most successful cricketers, Flower, who coached
News BCCI president expects the tournament to be “as big and grand a success as men’s IPL” The BCCI is at the final stages of planning for a Women’s IPL, according to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, who has said he strongly believes that the tournament should take off in 2023. “We are at the level
Report Mohammad Mithun’s 72 went in vain for Sylhet Khulna Tigers 144 for 1 (Fletcher 71*, Soumya 43) beat Sylhet Sunrisers 142 for 5 (Mithun 72, Mosaddek 34, Khaled 2-20) by nine wickets How the match played outAndre Fletcher and Soumya Sarkar blasted out Sylhet Sunrisers with a rapid opening partnership that set up Khulna
News Right-hander has been named in Victoria’s Sheffield Shield squad to face South Australia Will Pucovski is set to make his return to first-class cricket after being named in Victoria’s Sheffield Shield squad to face South Australia at Adelaide Oval on February 9. Pucovski has not played first-class cricket since his Test debut in Sydney
News Australia wrapped up the Ashes with two games remaining but have promised no let-up Australia pace bowler Megan Schutt fired back at her Ashes rivals after the hosts sealed victory in the multi-format series, saying “if there’s anyone we can put pressure on it’s England”. Schutt took issue with England captain Heather Knight‘s suggestion
News Captain becomes first player in 45 years of Youth ODIs to hit a century and take a five-for in the same game Pakistan 365 for 3 (Qasim 135*, Haseebullah 136) beat Sri Lanka 127 (Qasim 5-37) by 238 runs Riding on captain Qasim Akram‘s all-round heroics, Pakistan thrashed Sri Lanka by 238 runs to
U19 World Cup: When and where to watch the final between India and England.© BCCI India will take on England in the final of the ongoing 2022 U19 World Cup at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, on Saturday, February 5. While India overpowered Australia in the second semi-final on Wednesday, England
News They were originally scheduled to visit Zimbabwe in February but that series was postponed for a second time Afghanistan will tour Bangladesh for three ODIs and two T20Is in February-March this year. Afghanistan were originally scheduled to tour Zimbabwe in February, but the white-ball series was postponed for a second time ”due to the inability
News The trip is expected to be approved by the CA board on Friday Australia remain confident a near full-strength squad will tour Pakistan with only a few players still holding security fears. Cricket Australia’s board is expected to approve its first tour to the country in 24 years on Friday, happy with the pre-trip
News Head coach joins Ashley Giles in carrying can after disastrous tour of Australia England have parted company with head coach, Chris Silverwood, in the wake of their 4-0 Ashes defeat in Australia. The decision, which had been widely expected after a disastrous trip, comes 24 hours after the sacking of Ashley Giles as director
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News The rest of the squad left from Dhaka to Auckland on Thursday afternoon Three members of the Bangladesh contingent, bound for New Zealand to participate in the Women’s World Cup, have tested positive for Covid-19. The rest of the squad left from Dhaka to Auckland on Thursday afternoon. While the three Covid-positive members will
News Organisation hopes to reduce cricket’s carbon footprint, starting with installing solar panels in clubs across Australia Top Australian cricketers have gone into bat against climate change, setting up a new organisation to reduce the sport’s footprint. Test captain Pat Cummins says few sports are more imperilled by global warming and it’s time for clubs