The ECB board has confirmed that England’s men will fulfil their fixture against Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy this month, despite describing the “appalling oppression” of women in the country as “gender apartheid”. Richard Thompson, the ECB’s chairman, said in a statement following a board meeting on Thursday that a “coordinated international response” would achieve
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England 248 (Buttler 52, Bethell 51, Jadeja 3-26) vs India India bowled out England for 248 in the first ODI in Nagpur, instilling themselves as favourites to take a 1-0 lead in this three-match series. Just as it was during the T20I series that India won 4-1, the spinners did the most damage, pocketing five
A third IPL franchise owner has emerged victorious in the ongoing Hundred sale with the Sun Group, owners of Sunrisers Hyderabad, making the highest bid to buy a stake in Northern Superchargers, whose host county is Yorkshire. ESPNcricinfo understands that the Sun Group have agreed to buy 100% of the franchise: both the ECB’s 49%
Big picture: An air of vulnerability in both camps There are two Indias. There’s also, at the same time, another India, an India of an assuredly post-Rohit, post-Kohli era, an India that has flown to dizzying heights over recent months. There are two Indias, but there are three formats. So where exactly do they stand,
Lancashire have secured the IPL partner they wanted to run Manchester Originals as a joint venture, with Sanjiv Goenka’s RPSG Group submitting the highest bid for a stake in the Hundred franchise on Monday. RPSG Group, who own Lucknow Super Giants, were the losing bidders in a three-hour auction for a stake in London Spirit
Jos Buttler, England’s captain, hailed Abhishek Sharma for producing some of the “cleanest ball-striking I’ve ever seen”, but insisted his team would not veer from the aggressive strategies they’ve brought to bear in their first series since Brendon McCullum took over as white-ball head coach. Abhishek’s stunning innings of 135 from 54 balls, the highest
Toss England won the toss and chose to bowl vs India Jos Buttler won the toss and chose to bowl first in the fifth and final T20I against India in Mumbai, as England seek to bounce back from the disappointment of their series loss in Pune, and take a consolation victory into next week’s three-match
NFL legend Tom Brady could soon be seen at Edgbaston after Knighthead Capital Management LLC, where the former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay quarterback has a business partnership, picked up a stake in Hundred franchise Birmingham Phoenix. ESPNcricinfo has learned that Knighthead made a winning bid of £82 million on Thursday, the opening day
Big picture: Homecoming for SKY A new captain, and a homecoming at the Wankhede, was the theme in the build-up to IPL 2024. It is once again a talking point as the India-England T20I series heads for a finale in Mumbai. Hardik Pandya had a long wait to win the crowd over last year in
Australia A 373 for 9 dec (Patterson 137, Philippe 120*, Goodwin 70) beat England Lions 116 (Sutherland 3-7, Doggett 3-17) and 247 (McKinney 110, Buckingham 4-41), Hardie 3-25 by an innings and 10 runs South Australian quick Jordan Buckingham starred with four wickets to help Australia A secure a thumping innings and 10-run win against
Sanjay Govil, the US-based tech entrepreneur and owner of Washington Freedom, is set to buy a minority stake in Welsh Fire, the Cardiff-based team in the Hundred. ESPNcricinfo understands that Govil submitted the higher of two sealed bids in a process on Friday evening which was delayed by the three-hour bidding war for London Spirit.
English cricket has landed a multi-million pound windfall after a Silicon Valley tech consortium won a bidding war with the Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG Group for a 49% stake in London Spirit, the Hundred team based at Lord’s. The winning bid made by the consortium, headed by Nikesh Arora of Palo Alto Networks, valued the Spirit
Toss England chose to bowl vs India Jos Buttler finally won a toss in the five-match T20I series and gave England their first shot at chasing a target. The pitch was on the drier side, but the fear of the dew proved to be the deciding factor at the toss. Having lost the first two
Australian cricket is watching the ECB’s introduction of private investment into the Hundred with interest as the Big Bash League looks to “stay ahead of the game” following a successful 2024/25 season. Hobart Hurricanes’ maiden title, on the back of Mitchell Owen‘s 39-ball century, put the seal on a campaign that demonstrated the BBL’s “strong
Mumbai Indians owners Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) are set to buy a 49% stake in Oval Invincibles after winning a virtual auction on Thursday afternoon. RIL will enter into a period of exclusivity which will see them negotiate agreements with Surrey, the ECB and their financial advisors before completing the purchase. The winning bid was
Australia A 262 for 3 (Patterson 126*, Goodwin 70, Philippe 54*) vs England Lions Former Test batter Kurtis Patterson further staked his claim for an international comeback after batting all day to make a superb century for Australia A. Patterson, who played the last of his two Tests in 2019, starred with an unbeaten 126
The fixtures for the fifth season of the Hundred have been announced by the ECB, with the tournament set to open with a double-header between London rivals London Spirit and Oval Invincibles at Lord’s on August 5. Invincibles, the defending men’s champions, and Spirit, the defending women’s champions, are also expected to be the most
Pakistan left-arm spinner Noman Ali, who took a hat-trick in the second Test against West Indies, jumped four places to move to No. 5 among Test bowlers although Pakistan lost the match to see the series being leveled 1-1. West Indies’ Jomel Warrican rose 16 spots to be ranked 25th after his match haul of
England 177 for 9 (Duckett 51, Varun 5-24) beat India 145 for 9 (Hardik 40, Overton 3-24) by 26 runs England kept the T20I series alive with a 26-run win in Rajkot, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Jamie Overton sharing seven wickets alongside a masterful spell from Adil Rashid to help break India’s ten-match run
Big Picture: Fearless India meet wobbly England Fifteen wins and two losses in 17 T20Is since winning the T20 World Cup last June has made India almost impenetrable in the format. This despite having to mix and match their players, owing to the cramped cricket calendar. It’s scary to imagine what they can achieve if
India 166 for 8 (Tilak 72*, Washington 26, Carse 3-29) beat England 165 for 9 (Buttler 45, Carse 31, Axar 2-32, Varun 2-38) by two wickets India are used to their No. 3 sealing tense chases in limited-overs cricket. With the legendary one retired from T20Is, the new one shepherded India to a 2-0 lead
Big Picture: England vs spin England would have felt a sense of deja vu when they were skittled for 132 in the T20I series opener in Kolkata on Wednesday. In June 2024, in the T20 World Cup semi-final in Providence, they watched Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel return combined figures of 11-0-58-6. At
Harry Brook, England’s vice-captain, says that his team’s hopes of combatting India’s spin bowlers in the first T20I were hampered by an unusual but familiar foe to English touring sides – a thick layer of smog hanging over the ground in Kolkata. Brook made 17 from 14 balls before being bowled by a wrong’un from
A belligerent batting line-up is a dream for most international sides. Throw in a coach who firmly believes in that style and a squad where nearly everyone has at least one first-class hundred and the ability to hit monster sixes, and England possess a unit that could blow away the best bowling units on most
India 133 for 3 (Abhishek 79, Samson 26, Archer 2-21) beat England 132 (Buttler 68, Varun 3-23, Arshdeep 2-17) by seven wickets India brutally cast aside England in the first T20I at Eden Gardens, as Abhishek Sharma‘s 79 from just 34 deliveries munched a meagre target of 133 with 43 balls to spare. Abhishek’s third
Brendon McCullum begins his tenure in charge of England’s white-ball teams with T20I and ODI series in India ahead of the Champions Trophy in Pakistan. On the first pod of 2025, Alan Gardner was joined by Matt Roller and Vithushan Ehantharajah to discuss how McCullum might overhaul their fortunes. Topics include reinvigorating Jos Buttler, bringing
Jos Buttler, England’s captain, says he doesn’t believe a boycott of Afghanistan cricket is “the way to go”, ahead of the men’s teams’ scheduled meeting in next month’s Champions Trophy. The contest, set for Lahore on February 26, has come under sustained political scrutiny in the past few weeks, following a letter from Labour MP
Big picture: Teams in transition Gautam Gambhir and Brendon McCullum have many things in common. They were both stellar openers, they were both captain and coach of Kolkata Knight Riders at different times, they’re both known for their “aggressive” mindsets when it comes to approaching the game from the dugout, and, now, they both find
Brendon McCullum‘s era as England’s white-ball head coach gets underway in Kolkata on Wednesday, with a promise to carry over his Test team’s focus on aggression and entertainment, both in their upcoming series against India and on into the Champions Trophy, and a faith that captain Jos Buttler’s “best years are yet to come”. McCullum’s
South Africa Under-19 164 for 5 (Rowles 33, Ahmed 2-24) beat England Under-19 161 (Dawkins 59, Moores 59, Daniels 4-25) South Africa Men U19s levelled their series against England Men U19s with a five-wicket win in the second Youth ODI in Cape Town. Raeeq Daniels did the damage on his home ground, with 4 for
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