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Report Meg Lanning held a stunning catch in what was a superbly sharp performance from Australia England 129 (Ecclestone 32*, Jones 28, McGrath 3-4, Perry 3-12, Jonassen 2-25) v Australia Ellyse Perry produced a vintage performance while spinners Alana King and Jess Jonassen strangled a beleaguered England in the second ODI at the Junction Oval

Report James Rew’s 95 in vain while Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu shine with the bat for India India 195 for 6 (Sindhu 50*, Rasheed 50, Boyden 2-24) beat England 189 all out (Rew 95, Bawa 5-31, Ravi 3-34) by four wickets It was India’s seamers, not spinners, who plotted England’s downfall in the Under-19 World

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

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 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 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 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 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

News The best England women can hope for after defeat in the first ODI is to draw the Ashes Twice in five days at Manuka Oval, England have had it within their grasp to keep the Ashes alive, but instead Heather Knight was left to reflect on the trophy staying with Australia until at least

Report Danni Wyatt comes into the middle with the visitors having to win England won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia England will have another run chase as they aim to keep the Ashes alive after Heather Knight put Australia into bat in the opening ODI in Canberra. Australia have handed an ODI

News Managing director of England Men’s Cricket stands down, to be replaced by Andrew Strauss on interim basis Ashley Giles is standing down as Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket amid the fallout from the team’s dismal Ashes campaign in Australia. Andrew Strauss has agreed to step into the role on an interim basis and

News Pooran, Moeen and Livingston are other notable movers in the latest ICC rankings Akeal Hosein and Jason Holder have achieved career-best positions in the latest ICC T20I rankings for bowlers, after guiding West Indies to victory in the fifth match against England in Bridgetown. Left-arm spinner Hosein has jumped 15 places to the 18th

Tom Prest, England’s Under-19 captain, praised the character of his team-mates after they collectively held their nerve in an extraordinary World Cup semi-final against Afghanistan in Antigua, to book their place in the final for the first time in 24 years. England’s eventual 15-run victory spanned the full gamut of emotions, not least for the

Big Picture The first semi-final of the 2022 Under-19 World Cup will feature two teams, who in many ways, play just like their senior sides do. England are the side that bat aggressively, while Afghanistan have tied a web around other teams with their spinners. However, both teams have had largely different paths to the

News “It’s a great place to come and play cricket, I absolutely feel safe,” says the PSL veteran England’s decision to cancel their white-ball tour of Pakistan last October made “zero sense”, according to Alex Hales. “That decision to cancel that tour made absolutely no sense,” Hales told Geo TV. “Especially after Pakistan came to

News The push has strengthened for more games in the format but the future is unclear Australia’s women could have to wait up to four years to play another home Test with the thrilling Ashes finish no silver bullet for more certainty on red-ball cricket. Sunday’s final hour in Canberra capped arguably the best women’s

News Player of the series against England says squad is strong ahead of India tour West Indies are building “something special” with their T20I side according to Jason Holder, who has said that the “strong togetherness within the dressing room” is something he has rarely felt before during his nine-year international career. Holder, who was

News Former England, Yorkshire and Warwickshire allrounder ends 20-year playing career Tim Bresnan, the former England allrounder who played a pivotal role in the Ashes triumph in Australia in 2010-11, has retired from professional cricket. Bresnan, 36, announced the decision through his club, Warwickshire, on Monday, ending a 20-year playing career after he helped them

Report Two changes for Windies, one for England, with compelling series locked at 2-2 West Indies won the toss and chose to bat vs England Kieron Pollard won the toss for West Indies and chose to bat first in the series decider, and auspiciously for the hosts, they will be using the same strip on

News Players from both sides soak in an “emotionally draining” finish in Canberra And breathe. Both teams were still trying to digest the epic finish to the Ashes Test in Canberra during in the immediate aftermath, but the responses could be summed up as Australia’s relief and England’s disappointment. The fact it was that way

Report Mooney and Perry rode their luck in a 91-run stand to push Australia’s lead beyond 160 Australia 337 for 9 dec and 122 for 4 (Mooney 63) lead England 297 (Knight 168*) by 163 runs Charlie Dean‘s first Test wicket on the stroke of lunch has given England a slim chance at an unlikely

Paul Collingwood believes that the Ashes were “one step too far” and that he is genuinely concerned about the long-term implications on the mental health of players that Covid bubbles are causing. Speaking in Barbados, where he is standing in for Chris Silverwood as head coach during England’s T20I series against West Indies, and on

Report The home side slipped to 12 for 2 after England’s captain had got their first innings close Lunch Australia 337 for 9 dec and 12 for 2 lead England 297 (Knight 168*) by 52 runs Heather Knight‘s magnificent career-best 168 not out carried England to within 40 of Australia’s first-innings total on the third

News Fifty on T20I debut as new boy embraces England’s winning mentality Phil Salt says there was plenty for him to savour despite finishing on the wrong end of a high-scoring defeat in the third T20I in Barbados, after marking his debut in the format with a hard-hitting half-century, on the island where he spent

News Fast bowler praises competitive surface after picking up five-wicket haul on second day Heather Knight‘s battling century in the Women’s Ashes Test in Canberra ranks among the “top three” performances, according to her longest-serving team-mate Katherine Brunt, whose own five-wicket haul helped to keep England in contention after two days of a keenly fought

Report An overcast day offered more encouragement for the pace bowlers England 38 for 2 trail Australia 337 for 9 dec by 299 runs Australia made early inroads on an overcast second day in Canberra after Katherine Brunt had completed a five-wicket haul before the home side declared. It was the third five-wicket bag of

News Captain missed third match after experiencing pain during England’s warm-up Eoin Morgan, England’s white-ball captain, has been ruled out of the remaining two matches of England’s T20I series against West Indies in Barbados, after sustaining a low-grade quadriceps injury. Morgan sat out England’s 20-run defeat in Wednesday’s third match, with Moeen Ali stepping in

News Australia opener says she was “more disappointed to lose two wickets in a row,” when she fell soon after Lanning With the one-off Ashes Tests, which form part of the multi-format series, the only guaranteed games in the format Australia get – although this is their second of the season after the game against

Report Megan Schutt is not part of the Australia line-up in Canberra England won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia Heather Knight gave her bowlers the chance to find some early help from the Canberra surface after putting Australia into bat in the one-off Ashes Test with both sides fielding a debutant. Legspinner

News MCC in running to host first women’s international since 2017 England could play their first international women’s fixture at Lord’s since the 2017 World Cup final this summer. England’s fixture list for the 2022 home season is yet to be confirmed but ESPNcricinfo understands that MCC have bid for a game to be staged