News Chester-le-Street, Bristol, Oval, Edgbaston granted 50 percent capacities for white-ball fixtures There will be more spectators than anticipated at some of England’s international matches in the coming weeks, after a selection of fixtures in the series involving Sri Lanka and Pakistan were given the status of pilot events. When the UK government extended its
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Report All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship Day four of the World Test Championship final, and Virat Kohli’s India need to play a bit of catch up with Kane Williamson’s New Zealand – if the weather allows. A recap of day three. Stay tuned for
News All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship Day four of the World Test Championship final, and Virat Kohli’s India need to play a bit of catch up with Kane Williamson’s New Zealand – if the weather allows. A recap of day three. Stay tuned for
Jos Buttler insists that his ambition is still to be “the best player I can, no matter what colour the ball is”, but says he has no qualms about missing England’s last five Test matches as part of the ECB’s rest-and-rotation policy, warning that if you treat the global schedule as “an endless piece of
Day three of the World Test Championship final. Here’s to more riveting cricket from Virat Kohli’s India and Kane Williamson’s New Zealand – just like yesterday. Here’s ESPNcricinfo’s live updates – please refresh your page for the latest. Click here for ball-by-ball commentary. Here’s our live coverage in Hindi. Those in the US can watch
News Analysis Devon Conway’s seamless elevation brought the first half-century of the final It took until 6pm on the third day at Southampton for the first fifty of the World Test Championship final to be posted, and not entirely surprisingly – even in a contest featuring a handful of the most iconic batters of the
News Allrounder hasn’t played for England since September but could make T20 comeback after six years Chris Woakes has conceded that his winter of inaction with England “felt like a bit of a waste”, and revealed that he had received an apology from the team management and the ECB over the shared car ride that
England Women drew their one-off Test against India Women in Bristol.© England Cricket/Twitter English skipper Heather Knight acknowledged that the one-off Test between England and India was a prime advertisement for the game, saying she would love to see five-day Tests for women. A sensational knock from Sneh Rana saved the Test for India as England were unable
Watch highlights from Day 1 in Southampton as England took on West Indies in the first Test of the 2020 series. This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England and Wales Cricket Board. Including highlights, interviews, features getting you closer to the England
It was a wet, wet start to the day © AFP/Getty Images Lunch West Indies 149 (Blackwood 49, Mulder 3-1) trail South Africa 298 (de Kock 96, Mayers 3-28, Roach 3-45) by 149 runs South Africa were made to wait before they could start their second innings – and to increase their 149-run lead over
News All the matches will be hosted by Antigua after the Pakistan contingent arrives on June 23 Pakistan Women will travel to the Caribbean for three T20Is and five ODIs, with their A team set to shadow the senior side for an additional six matches. All the matches will be hosted by Antigua after the
Report All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship Day three of the World Test Championship final. Here’s to more riveting cricket from Virat Kohli’s India and Kane Williamson’s New Zealand – just like yesterday. Here’s ESPNcricinfo’s live updates – please refresh your page for the latest.
Deepti Sharma‘s failed slog-sweep at the stroke of lunch on day four was just the kind of cautionary tale Smriti Mandhana had bemoaned a day earlier, after she, herself “threw” her wicket away in the same innings, at the same juncture. Sharma’s wicket in the last over of the opening session triggered a second collapse
News Ben Stokes set to return to action, for Durham, after being out since April when he picked up a finger injury Olly Stone has been ruled out for the rest of the English summer after suffering another stress fracture to the lower back, his third in as many years. Stone was due to be
Wiaan Mulder ran through West Indies’ lower order © AFP/Getty Images Not only did Wiaan Mulder finish the second day of the second Test against West with South Africa’s best bowling figures, but he also picked up a very expensive bar bill. Mulder called “keg ball” on the first delivery of the West Indies’ innings,
News Yorkshireman links up with white-ball squad in Cardiff ahead of series opener Jonny Bairstow has linked up with England’s white-ball squads in Cardiff as scheduled after a scan cleared him of a serious ankle injury. Bairstow suffered the injury while batting for Yorkshire on Wednesday night against Worcestershire, pulling up after running a single.
Report Kyle Mayers and Kemar Roach end with three wickets apiece Lunch South Africa 298 (de Kock 96, Elgar 77, Mayers 3-28, Roach 3-45) vs West Indies Quinton de Kock fell four short of a second successive century in the series and Kagiso Rabada scored a 23-ball 21 to take South Africa to a shade
Report Arish Ali’s four-for on debut in vain for Quetta Gladiators, who finish season with only four points Karachi Kings 176 for 7 (Danish 45, Sharjeel 45, Arish 4-28) beat Quetta Gladiators 162 for 6 (Sarfraz 51*, Ilyas 3-39, Arshad 2-39) by 14 runs Karachi Kings completed the win they needed to make it to
Take two. Are you ready for the Ultimate Test? Virat Kohli’s India and Kane Williamson’s New Zealand will be itching to get on the field and get this World Test Championship final underway, after all the rain on day one. Here’s ESPNcricinfo’s live updates – please refresh your page for the latest. Click here for
News The England captain was full of praise for her team’s efforts despite being defied by India’s lower order Heather Knight has hailed the one-off Test between England and India as a prime advertisement for the game, saying she would welcome five-day contests for women. Having lost a significant amount of play to rain on
WTC Final: Virat Kohli will be hoping to lead India to a win vs New Zealand, in Southampton.© AFP India skipper Virat Kohli and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson are known to share a great bond and the duo shed light on their friendship on the sidelines of the World Test Championship Final at Ageas
Report All the stats, analysis and colour from the title bout of the inaugural World Test Championship Take two. Are you ready for the Ultimate Test? Virat Kohli’s India and Kane Williamson’s New Zealand will be itching to get on the field and get this World Test Championship final underway, after all the rain on
Report The spinner took out half-centurions Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma Lunch India 171 for 3 (Verma 63, Sharma 54) and 231 (Verma 96, Mandhana 78, Ecclestone 4-88, Knight 2-7) lead England 396 for 9 dec. (Knight 95, Dunkley 74*, Beaumont 66, Rana 4-131, Sharma 3-65) by six runs Within seconds of Katherine Brunt taking
Kyle Verreynne works to the leg side © AFP/Getty Images “Stay boring,” was the advice Dean Elgar gave to Kyle Verreynne as the pair navigated a disciplined West Indies attack in seamer-friendly conditions on the opening day in St Lucia. Playing in just his second Test match, Verryenne found himself at the crease with South
Report Visitors bowled out for 231, 165 runs behind England’s first-innings total of 396 for 9 declared Innings India 231 (Verma 96, Mandhana 78, Ecclestone 4-88, Knight 2-7) trail England 396 for 9 dec. (Knight 95, Dunkley 74*, Beaumont 66, Rana 4-131, Sharma 3-65) by 165 runs Sophie Ecclestone picked up from where England had
Australia’s limited-overs captain Aaron Finch believes it will be difficult for those players who have withdrawn from the tours of West Indies and Bangladesh justifying a return to the IPL when the competition resumes in September. He confirmed that it had been part of long-term planning to rest David Warner and Pat Cummins from the
News Indications are both teams aren’t tweaking plans yet, given they still have five days available to them, but India will take a call on their XI ‘if needed’ at toss time India’s XI for the World Test Championship final has been chosen to “take the pitch and conditions out of the equation”, according to
News Spinner says “whoever breaks first will lose battle” ahead of final day Sophie Ecclestone is relishing the battle with Shafali Verma as England and India prepare to face off on the final day of their one-off Test in Bristol. Ecclestone, England’s left-arm spinner and the No. 1-ranked T20I bowler in the world, added three
News She praised the performances of India’s debutants in Bristol, especially fellow opener Shafali Verma India batter Smriti Mandhana believes that more opportunities to play Tests can help cultivate a better understanding regarding approaching the closing stages of each session in a day’s play. Mandhana’s views came after stumps on the rain-affected third day of
Ravichandran Ashwin showed off his dart skills at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.© Twitter India’s spin-bowling all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin would have been looking forward to being accurate with the ball in hand maybe on Day 1 of the eagerly anticipated final of the World Test Championship. However, rain had other plans in store for India