If England had sent Emma Lamb in to bat at any position, she reckons she would have tried to grab her chance with both hands. That the opportunity came knocking in her favoured opener’s role and resulted in a century as England swept South Africa aside by five wickets in their opening ODI made it
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Big picture If the three T20Is were any indication, the ODI series promises to be a thrill-a-minute ride. England have built a reputation of going hard from the get-go in both white-ball formats, and India, who have traditionally been known to build their innings methodically before going big in the death overs, also took the
Amar Virdi, the Surrey offspinner, has joined Somerset on a short-term loan, and will be available for the club’s trip to face Lancashire at Southport, starting on Monday. Virdi, whose prowess has earned him England Lions recognition, has been surplus to Surrey’s requirements this season, with their new head coach, Gareth Batty, preferring to hone
Danni Wyatt expects to slip back into England’s middle order for the first ODI against South Africa at Wantage Road on Monday, despite her starring role as an opener in the teams’ last meeting, in the World Cup semi-final at Christchurch in March. Wyatt, 31, made the highest score of her international career – an
Brendon McCullum, England’s Test coach, has said that he has no idea what ‘Bazball’ means and suggested that the phrase has missed the nuances of his side’s new approach. ‘Bazball’ was termed by Andrew Miller, ESPNcricinfo’s UK editor, on an episode of the Switch Hit podcast recorded before the start of England’s series against New
Toss India won the toss and chose to bat first vs England India opted to bat and handed a debut to Arshdeep Singh, the left-arm seamer who impressed at the death for Punjab Kings in the IPL, in the first T20I against England at the Ageas Bowl near Southampton. Captain Rohit Sharma, making his return
Moeen Ali has ended his 15-year association with Worcestershire by returning to Warwickshire on a three-year white-ball contract. Moeen, 35, was born in Sparkhill, Birmingham – a few miles down the road from Edgbaston – and reaffirmed his ties with the city last year by captaining Birmingham Phoenix in the inaugural season of the Hundred,
Ben Stokes and his team of self-described “rockstars” have played to sold-out stadiums across the country over the last month, winning all four Tests against New Zealand and India to send the sporting public into a wave of Bazball-mania. Test cricket, in its new, ultra-attacking form, is back in the public consciousness. But the McCullum
Will Williams, the New Zealander who has played domestic cricket for Canterbury for the last decade, has joined Lancashire as a local player for the next three-and-a-half years with the use of his British passport. Williams joined Lancashire last month on a short-term overseas deal but has now been registered as a non-overseas player across
England 284 (Bairstow 106, Siraj 4-66, Bumrah 3-68) and 378 for 3 (Root 142*, Bairstow 114*, Lees 56, Crawley 46) beat India 416 (Pant 146, Jadeja 104, Anderson 5-60) and 245 (Pujara 66, Pant 57, Stokes 4-33) by seven wickets England came to Edgbaston having gunned down targets of 277, 299 and 296 in their
England’s efforts to “rewrite” how Test cricket is played will leave opposition teams fearful of how to approach the third innings, in the knowledge that whatever target they set might not be enough, Ben Stokes said after his team pulled of a record chase of 378 against India at Edgbaston. Stokes chose to bowl first
“It’s like being a kid again. It’s great. It’s like how it felt when I first started playing.” With the first answer of his press conference, Joe Root summed up exactly what he and the rest of this England side are experiencing at the moment. An hour before sitting down in front of the microphones
Given how the day played out – India on top, then England, then India, then England again – another twist seems inevitable. But it ended with control in England’s hands, with India’s batting coach, Vikram Rathour, conceding that a poor session with the bat in the morning had been at the root of their opponents’
Rehan Ahmed, the 17-year-old legspinner, has won an England Lions call-up for two 50-over games against the touring South Africans next week after a breakthrough season for Leicestershire in the T20 Blast. Ahmed starred for England at the Under-19 World Cup this year, taking 12 wickets in four games and showcasing his sharply-spun googly. He
India 416 and 125 for 3 (Pujara 50*, Pant 30*) lead England 284 (Bairstow 106, Billings 36, Siraj 4-66, Bumrah 3-68) by 257 runs Jonny Bairstow added a new chapter to a glorious summer with a belligerent 106 off 140 balls, but it was India who took control of the Edgbaston Test over the course
James Anderson came out in defence of Stuart Broad after his opening partner was on the receiving end of history against India at Edgbaston. Broad experienced the ignominy of conceding a record 35 runs from his 18th over, as India’s tail rallied on day two of this fifth Test to lift their team to a
As the morning unfolded on Saturday, and England worked their way through India’s lower order, they may have entertained thoughts of restricting India to under 400. The second new ball was only a few overs old, and James Anderson had just dismissed the centurion Ravindra Jadeja. India were 377 for 9 when Stuart Broad began
Richard Gleeson, the Lancashire seamer, has earned his first full England call-up at the age of 34 and could make his debut in next week’s T20I series against India. Gleeson, a late developer who made his first-class debut at 27, spent most of the last two seasons sidelined by back injuries and signed a T20-only
On Thursday afternoon, Richard Gleeson saw a WhatsApp notification pop up on his phone. Matthew Mott, England’s white-ball coach, had sent him a message saying, “I’m going to give you a ring.” Gleeson turned to his wife, Laura, and said, in a state of shock: “I think I’m about to get picked for England.” He
Jos Buttler, England’s new white-ball captain, does not expect to have his best team available to him until two weeks before the T20 World Cup due to fixture congestion. England will play 12 limited-overs internationals – three ODIs and three T20Is against both India and South Africa – in 25 days from July 7, and
“Crikey, this bloke is a leader.” That was what Paul Farbrace, then England’s assistant coach, thought in October 2016 when Jos Buttler stood in for Eoin Morgan during an ODI series in Bangladesh, his first captaincy experience in senior cricket. England, missing Morgan and Alex Hales due to their shared concerns about security, won the
In a small sample size, the third Test between England and New Zealand was perhaps the best example of the problem-solving, spirit and intent Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes want from their team. The reaction to being 55 for 6 in their first innings, the manner in which they picked off New Zealand to restrict
Lunch South Africa 284 and 140 for 5 (Sekhukhune 19*, Kapp 17*) lead England 417 for 8 dec by seven runs Tumi Sekhukhune, South Africa’s nightwatcher, and Marizanne Kapp, their first-innings centurion, frustrated England’s attempts to push for a result even before rain arrived on the final morning of their Test in Taunton. Sekhukhune, who
Lunch South Africa 284 and 9 for 1 (Wolvaardt 6*, Cross 1-5) trail England 417 for 8 dec (Sciver 169, Davidson-Richards 107) by 124 runs Nat Sciver extended her powerful innings and then had a hand in an early breakthrough as England stretched their advantage over South Africa at lunch on the third day of
Michael Vaughan has made the decision “step back from work with the BBC”, almost two weeks after being charged over the Yorkshire racism scandal, and will not be part of the Test Match Special commentary team for next week’s delayed fifth Test against India. Vaughan was dropped from last winter’s Ashes coverage after being implicated
Stuart Broad has received an official reprimand from the ICC and had a demerit point added to his record for a code of conduct breach during the Headingley Test, which England won by seven wickets. Broad was charged with a breach of Article 2.9, with relates to throwing a ball “at or near a player
Eoin Morgan, England men’s limited-overs captain, has confirmed his retirement from international cricket. He steps down as England’s leading run-scorer and most-capped player in both white-ball formats, and the only man to lead the team to an ODI World Cup success. Morgan’s announcement had been expected after an extended period in which he had struggled
Ben Stokes says that England’s seven-wicket victory in the third Test at Headingley is the most satisfying moment yet in his team’s remarkable renaissance against New Zealand, because the players were able to hold their nerve after collapsing to 55 for 6 on the second afternoon, and stay true to the new attacking approach that
Eoin Morgan is expected to step down as England’s white-ball captain and retire from international cricket on Tuesday morning after seven-and-a-half years in charge. Morgan was appointed in 2014 and has spearheaded England’s revolution in limited-overs cricket, transforming the one-day sides and leading them to their first World Cup in 2019, but his form and
Tom Blundell said that New Zealand have “got to fight” on the final day of the Headingley Test in their bid to avoid a 3-0 whitewash, but retains hope that the pitch deteriorating will help them create eight opportunities and bowl England out with only 113 more runs required to win. Blundell was unbeaten on
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