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News The 22-year-old set for a stint in the WBBL after her recent England debut Melbourne Stars have signed recent England debutant batter Maia Bouchier for the upcoming WBBL season. The 22-year-old made her T20I debut in England’s recent series against New Zealand following some promising performances for Southern Brave in the women’s Hundred. She

News “The British High Commission supported the tour, did not advise against in on security grounds,” Christian Turner tweets The British government’s concerns about player safety played no part in the ECB’s decision to withdraw its men’s and women’s teams from their tours to Pakistan next month, according to the British High Commissioner to Pakistan,

News Moores, who was linked with Pakistan coach role, has committed his future to the county Peter Moores, the Nottinghamshire head coach, has signed a contract extension with the county after links with the vacant Pakistan role. ESPNcricinfo understands that Moores, who coached England across two spells from 2007-09 and 2014-15, was among the PCB’s

News Chairman promises to ‘avenge’ cancellations when Pakistan meet England, NZ at World Cup Ramiz Raja, the PCB chairman, has hit out at cricket’s “western bloc”, as he copes with the second cancellation of a home series in a matter of days. England’s decision to withdraw their men and women’s team tours to Pakistan leaves

News The ECB is expected to meet today to take a decision on their men’s and women’s teams’ tours of Pakistan Wasim Khan, the PCB chief executive, has claimed a “clean bill of health from a security perspective”, adding that he expects England – the men, for two T20Is, and the women, for two T20Is

News “In my mind, it is 100 percent clear that an England team of some description will embark on the tour,” says seamer. Stuart Broad has confirmed that fitness-permitting he will be part of the Ashes tour but added that England’s players still need more details about the restrictions they will be under. It is

News New tournament ‘as welcome’ as Covid, says Don Root in letter to cricket magazine The ECB may have hailed the first season of the Hundred as a great success but it has left some of those close to England’s Test captain underwhelmed. Certainly Don Root, the paternal grandfather of England’s Test captain, Joe, is

News Sussex captain laments talent drain from South Coast as side aims for Finals Day glory Luke Wright has called upon Sussex’s hierarchy to ensure that players are offered extensions before entering the last year of their contracts and said that the loss of Phil Salt and Chris Jordan “hurts me to my core”. Salt

News Decision due in ’24-48 hours’ in wake of New Zealand’s abandonment of ongoing series The chances of England going ahead with their proposed tour to Pakistan in October would appear to have receded sharply, in the wake of New Zealand’s decision to abandon their ongoing tour due to a security threat. England’s men and

Report Charlie Dean debuts for England in opening match at Bristol New Zealand win toss, bowl vs England New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl in the first of five ODIs against England in Bristol. Off spinner Charlie Dean will make her international debut, having been part of the England squad for the

News Exciting Lancashire quick joins Alex Hales and Sam Billings under new Thunder head coach Trevor Bayliss Sydney Thunder have snapped up England pace bowler Saqib Mahmood for the upcoming BBL with the Lancashire quick joining fellow Englishmen Alex Hales and Sam Billings under new Thunder coach Trevor Bayliss. Mahmood made his mark in England’s

News Forthright with opinions, unafraid to show emotion, he brought the same grace to broadcasting as his run-up during his playing days Michael Holding is set to bring to a close one of the most distinguished modern broadcasting careers when he hangs up his mic at the end of this season. Holding has been part

News The BCCI president had earlier been quoted saying he wanted the match to be a standalone event The replacement match for the now-cancelled Manchester Test should be continuation of the five-match England-India Test series and not a one-off Test, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has clarified. India could not field a team in the series-decider

The men’s T20 World Cup 2021 will kick off on October 17, with the first round (qualifying) matches featuring, among others, two-time beaten finalists Sri Lanka. Tour teams from that group of eight will move into the main competition, where they will join the top-eight teams, which have qualified for the event directly. Here’s a

News Markram replaces Malan at Kings as bubble fatigue, demanding winter prompt English withdrawals Several of England’s all-format players have withdrawn from this year’s IPL as a result of bubble fatigue and in anticipation of a long winter. Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes and Dawid Malan have joined Jos Buttler in confirming their withdrawals. Jofra Archer

News Chief executive says club will need help from ECB after “unprecedented” loss of revenue Lancashire are facing “multimillion pound” losses and will require outside support to cope with the cancellation of the Emirates Old Trafford Test according to their chief executive, Daniel Gidney. Lancashire have promised to reimburse all those who bought tickets or

News ICC could adjudicate; if Test not rescheduled, ECB wants status to be “forfeited” to square the series and claim insurance payouts The match is off, but the fight for the result may just be starting. At present, as the ECB and BCCI sift through the fallout of the Test that never was, we know

The fifth and final Test in Manchester has been cancelled in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak within the India squad. “Due to fears of a further increase in the number of COVID cases inside the camp, India are regrettably unable to field a team,” the ECB said in a statement. “We send our sincere

News Joe Root has indicated that Jack Leach will only play if conditions suggest two spinners are required Joe Root has confirmed that Jos Buttler will reclaim the gloves for the final Test of the LV= Insurance series against India at Emirates Old Trafford. Root also indicated that Moeen Ali is seen as England’s first-choice

News The fate of the fifth Test was in balance after India’s assistant physio Yogesh Parmar was tested Covid-19 positive The prospects of the final Test starting at Old Trafford from Friday have brightened after the entire Indian squad returned negative for Covid-19 after a day-long uncertainty. The fate of the fifth Test of the

News Chris Woakes, David Willey and Sam Billings included, no space for Saqib Mahmood England have recalled Tymal Mills to their squad for the T20 World Cup, but there will be no return for Ben Stokes as the allrounder continues his indefinite break from the game for mental health reasons. Mills played the last of

News Julian Knight MP writes open letter to club officials, calling for findings to be open to scrutiny Pressure on Yorkshire to publish its report into allegations of racism at the club has increased significantly after the invention of the government’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS). Julian Knight MP, the chair of the

News Opener relishing chance to play Test on ground where he first came through as a teenager Haseeb Hameed has admitted there were times he wondered if he would ever play a Test in front of his “boyhood crowd” at Emirates Old Trafford. Haseeb developed through the Lancashire system and, after a bright start to

Kane Williamson gets his hands on the Test Mace © Getty Images New Zealand and South Africa will be England’s Test opponents in the 2022 home season, while India will return for a six-match white-ball tour, as the ECB confirmed the dates and venues for next summer’s men’s international fixtures. New Zealand, the current holders

Ben Stokes is likely to miss the initial cut for the T20 World Cup © Getty Images Ben Stokes is set to be omitted from England’s initial 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup in October and November, and may yet miss the tournament entirely, after Chris Silverwood said that the selectors would “leave it

Report Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav all contributed too, as England lost 4 for 6 on the final afternoon to decisively swing the match India 191 (Thakur 57, Kohli 50, Woakes 4-55) and 466 (Rohit 127, Pujara 61, Thakur 60, Pant 50, Woakes 3-83) beat England 290 (Pope 81, Woakes 50, Umesh 3-76)

Shardul Thakur exults after bowling Joe Root © AFP/Getty Images England captain Joe Root highlighted his side’s lack of “ruthlessness” with the bat in their first innings, as well as dropped catches and a pivotal spell of reverse-swing from Jasprit Bumrah on the final afternoon, after India wrapped up victory in the fourth Test at

Report All results still possible as England need 291 runs, India ten wickets on placid Oval track England 290 and 77 for 0 (Hameed 43*, Burns 31*) need 291 more runs to beat India 191 and 466 (Rohit 127, Pujara 61, Thakur 60, Pant 50, Woakes 3-83) Shardul Thakur and Rishabh Pant‘s half-centuries frustrated England

News Seamer says England will aim to “tick it off slowly” in pursuit of their highest successful chase Chris Woakes has insisted England can create history on the final day of the fourth LV= Insurance Test against India at the Kia Oval. England were set 368 to win, a total they have never successfully chased

Cheteshwar Pujara congratulates Rohit Sharma on his century © AFP/Getty Images He would no doubt agree that his maiden overseas Test century carried a lot of “value”, but the most significant takeaway for Rohit Sharma from the fourth Test, in fact the first four Tests of the Pataudi Trophy, is the fact that he has