News Changes to FTP mean England will play bilateral men’s series in five different countries England will tour South Africa and New Zealand in early 2023, ESPNcricinfo can reveal. In the original version of the Future Tours Programme (FTP) for 2018-23, the men’s 50-over World Cup was due to be staged in India in February-March
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News “If people who have a platform and who are able to reach out and get people to listen and understand say nothing, then who will?” West Indies bowling great Michael Holding wants more sportspeople to step forward and speak out against racism because they have an important platform, he said in an interview at
News Sri Lanka Cricket doctors have suggested the injury is more serious than initially thought Mathews himself hoped that he would miss only the first few days of the tournament, or between three and four matches. But Sri Lanka Cricket doctors have suggested that the strain could be more serious, and that Mathews could end
News Domestic cricket in South Africa does not take place under strict biosecure bubbles CSA has postponed all three Division 2 four-day matches scheduled to start on Thursday after some players were tested positive for Covid-19. The one-day matches due to take place on December 16 have also been pushed back to 2022. This is
News Not since Gilchrist’s debut in 1999 as an Australia keeper made their Test debut at home Adam Gilchrist expects Alex Carey to warm to Test cricket, knowing all too well the upside of serving a long-term apprenticeship in the coloured clothes before donning the baggy green. Carey, having captained Australia’s ODI side earlier this
News Pakistan spinner will join club on pay-as-you-play deal from April Zafar Gohar, the Pakistan left-arm spinner, will return to Gloucestershire for the 2022 season, as the club prepare for their first Division One campaign since 2005. Gohar collected 20 wickets at a cost of 14.35 in four Championship games earlier this year – including
News The India Test captain is back to reclaim his spot in the XI for the Mumbai Test, but who will sit out? He isn’t telling just yet Virat Kohli is back in international cricket after a break, during which he skipped the T20I series against New Zealand completely and then essentially chose to step
Report England Lions XI make 226 for 4 against potential Test attack featuring Stokes, Anderson and Broad England Lions XI 226 for 4 vs England XI Ben Stokes was England’s most-successful bowler as the Brisbane rains finally relented, allowing the tourists their most significant warm-up action since arriving in Australia. Stokes claimed 2 for 31
News The South Australia left-hander has been preferred ahead of Josh Inglis Alex Carey will make his Test debut against England at the Gabba after being confirmed as Tim Paine’s replacement. In a move that had been expected for the last couple of days, Carey has been preferred ahead of Western Australia’s Josh Inglis. Carey
News India’s bowling coach says: “He hasn’t played the IPL and the World Cup as well. That does make a difference” At 97 Tests, Ishant Sharma was arguably the most improved bowler in the history of Test cricket. In the first half of his career at that point, Ishant averaged 38.44. In the second half
News Channel to adopt a “hybrid” approach with Vaughan’s stints on Fox Sports to be overlaid Michael Vaughan, the former England captain, will not be heard by UK audiences during this winter’s Ashes in Australia, after BT Sport followed the BBC’s decision to remove him from their TV coverage of the series. Vaughan, 47, was
Eyeing a senior national team return, Hanuma Vihari found some runs as India A reached 198 for five at stumps against South Africa A on the second day of the second unofficial Test on Wednesday. Vihari was batting on 45 at the close of play, having found the fence six times while facing 146 balls.
News The uncapped wicketkeeper is in the running alongside Alex Carey to replace Tim Paine Frustration over his own inability to convert starts into big scores was the catalyst for Josh Inglis‘ rapid rise towards Test selection for the Ashes. Inglis is likely to find out in the coming days if he has bolted into
News “We are getting to play in New Zealand before World Cup which is also good,” she says India Women are scheduled to play only one ODI series – against New Zealand – before the World Cup early next year but captain Mithali Raj feels the team has had “good preparation” so far in 2021.
News Payment bands for female players next season will range from £7500 to £31,250 The ECB has more than doubled salaries for female players in the second season of the Hundred after the inaugural women’s competition broke records for attendances and TV viewing figures. Women’s salaries ranged from £3600 (US$4800) to £15,000 (US$20,000) – with
Report Ramesh Mendis got Bonner leg before, but Brathwaite stayed firm at the other end Lunch West Indies 145 for 2 (Brathwaite 62*, Bonner 35, Mendis 1-34) trail Sri Lanka 204 by 59 runs West Indies sought to strengthen their grip on the game on the third morning in Galle, negotiating Sri Lanka’s spinners with
News “We will have a board meeting soon after we receive the report and then we will release it publicly,” CSA acting CEO Pholetsi Moseki CSA’s Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) report will be delivered to the organisation a week later than scheduled, with the ombudsman, Dumisa Ntsebeza, requesting an extension to the revised November
Green, 22, who made his debut against India last season, was smart enough not to buy-in as Australia continued their preparations in Brisbane. “No, no, no, I’m definitely not in the same conversation that he is,” he said. “He’s a world-class player and you always look forward to playing against the best in the world
News Left-arm spinner will “miss going home” but is happy to welcome friends and family to watch him play at the Wankhede For Ajaz Patel, life has come full circle. The left-arm spinner was just a month-old baby when New Zealand last played a Test in Mumbai. And when Patel left Mumbai, the ‘City of
Perth wicketkeeper-batsman Josh Inglis was key for the Scorchers as he crashed his way to an unbeaten 69 from 41 balls at No.4 to anchor their innings
News Latham, Karunaratne in top 10 of batting rankings; Jadeja No. 2 allrounder Shaheen Shah Afridi has broken into the top five of the ICC Test bowling rankings for the first time following his five-for against Bangladesh in Pakistan’s eight-wicket win in the first Test in Chattogram. Afridi, who finished with a match haul of
News There is a template for a success from other left-arm spinners who have toured Australia The return of Ben Stokes to the England set-up is good news on many levels, but one person perhaps happier than most will be left-arm spinner Jack Leach. England tried to find a solution by recalling Moeen Ali after
News A lean run in the Sheffield Shield has not dented the wicketkeeper’s confidence Despite a relatively lean Sheffield Shield season Alex Carey feels he is well placed should he get the nod to be Australia’s wicketkeeper in the opening Ashes Test at the Gabba. Thirty-year-old Carey, who plays for South Australia, is the frontrunner
News England quick hopes to use BBL stint with Melbourne Renegades to build his case Left-arm quick Reece Topley is hoping to use the Big Bash League as a launching pad to build his case to be in England’s first-choice squad for next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. Topley was a late addition to
SA A vs IND A: SA A batters found it hard to deal with India A pacers on Day 1.© Instagram India A pacers grabbed five wickets as South Africa A reached 233 for seven on the opening day of the second unofficial Test on Tuesday. Speedsters Navdeep Saini (2/54), who has lost his place
News The former captain was expected to bowl in this game, but that now appears unlikely Angelo Mathews‘ role in the ongoing second Test against West Indies in Galle could be substantially restricted after he picked up a thigh strain on the second morning. He sustained the injury while running a single in Sri Lanka’s
News Taskin Ahmed also included in 20-man squad after regaining fitness Bangladesh’s Test loss in Chattogram was followed by good news after Shakib Al Hasan was ruled fit for the second Test against Pakistan starting December 4. Shakib missed the first Test, as well as the T20I series against Pakistan and the last couple of
News He was part of the Test squad for the South Africa tour earlier in the year tour but not included for the Ashes Moises Henriques was left confused by his omission from the entire Ashes build-up having been part of Australia’s previous Test squad, but holds no ill-will towards the national selector George Bailey
As the deadline for player retention ahead of IPL 2022 wound down on Tuesday, a total of 27 players were retained by the eight existing franchises. Overall, the franchises spent INR 269 crore to hold on to these 27 players, which includes 19 Indians – four of them uncapped – and eight foreigners. Many of
News Former England batter won title with Perth Scorchers in 2016-17 Ian Bell was a Big Bash champion with Perth Scorchers in 2016-17 but returns to the league five seasons later hoping to inspire Hobart Hurricanes to the title. Bell retired from professional cricket at the end of the English domestic season in 2020 and