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Kane Williamson has begun facing throwdowns in the nets once again as he continues his recovery after undergoing surgery for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. Williamson posted a short clip of him batting on Instagram on August 1 with the caption “Nice to be back in the nets with the
Brendon McCullum believes that Zak Crawley‘s success against Australia validated England’s approach to Test cricket since he took over as head coach, saying of his Ashes record this summer: “People don’t do that, you know?” Crawley is one of three players – along with Joe Root and Ben Stokes – to have featured in every
Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs India Shai Hope has won the toss and opted to bowl in the third ODI in Tarouba as West Indies eye their first ODI series win against India since 2006. The hosts fielded an unchanged XI. India, meanwhile, continued resting Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, and made two
Ben Stokes has confirmed that the England and Australia players caught up for their post-Ashes debrief in a nightclub. This, after reports on Monday night that the Australians were locked out of the home dressing room at the Kia Oval. Following England’s 49-run victory in the fifth Test, which confirmed a 2-2 draw, England had
Reece Topley, England’s left-arm seamer, believes that the inaugural season of Major League Cricket (MLC) has opened up “a career path that probably outlives your international career”, and says that the more such global leagues there are, the better it will be for the world game. Topley, who is on the comeback trail after a
Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer, as well as Oshane Thomas, have been recalled to the West Indies T20I squad for the five-match series against India as they look for the “right combinations” ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup, to be played at home in the Caribbean and the USA. The provisional 15-man squad, which
Pat Cummins injured his left wrist early in the final Test at The Oval and will have the extent of the problem assessed in the coming days. From the second day, Cummins played with his wrist heavily strapped, and while it did not appear to impede his bowling, he seemed to be in more discomfort
Moeen was sent an SOS message by Ben Stokes – which read ‘Ashes?’ – when Jack Leach England’s first-choice spinner, was ruled out of the summer with a lower-back stress fracture in the days before the series. After initially thinking it was a joke, he decided to reverse his retirement from Test cricket, having initially
Romario Shepherd was named after the Brazilian footballer, one the greatest strikers in that sport. Shepherd was born in Linden, where football – or track and field – is arguably more popular than cricket, but he took to cricket. Tall, strong and muscular, Shepherd towered over other boys during age-group and regional cricket. He has
Just before the Asia Cup, Afghanistan will host Pakistan for a series of three ODIs across five days in Sri Lanka. The first two games will be played in Hambantota on August 22 and 24, with the third taking place in Colombo on August 26. Both sides will travel to Pakistan after the series, with
A fully-fit Jasprit Bumrah is finally back in the India squad – as captain as well – for the T20Is in Ireland in August. In another boost to India’s fast-bowling stocks, Prasidh Krishna was also picked in the squad for the three games in Dublin. Bumrah hasn’t played any cricket since the T20I series at
Ben Stokes believes that the 2023 Ashes was “what Test cricket needed” and hopes that it has “inspired a new generation” of cricketers in the same way that the 2005 series did for him. England’s players and management have consistently referred to their desire to keep the format alive since Stokes’ appointment as captain and
File image of Prithvi Shaw© BCCI/IPL Out-of-favour India opener Prithvi Shaw is headed to Northamptonshire for his maiden stint in the English county circuit. Shaw will make his debut for the county side on Friday against Gloucestershire in Cheltenham in the One-Day Cup. Shaw’s arrival was delayed because of visa formalities as he could not
A terrific catch from Joe Root, off the bowling of Mark Wood, to remove Marnus Labuschagne. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket teams and England and Wales Cricket Board, including highlights, interviews and features getting you closer to the
Ricky Ponting believes the choice of replacement ball during Australia’s second innings in the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval was a “huge blunder” which “needs to be investigated”. Umpires Joel Wilson and Kumar Dharmasena changed the ball after the first delivery of the 37th over, deeming that it had gone out of shape after
After India’s loss in the second ODI, their head coach Rahul Dravid said: “With the Asia Cup and World Cup coming up, we have to look at the bigger picture. We cannot get worried about every single game and every single series. If we do that, it will be a mistake.” If India walk the
India batter Prithvi Shaw is set for his maiden stint in the English county circuit after formalising a deal with Northamptonshire for the upcoming One-Day Cup, which is set to run from August 1 to September 16. Shaw arrived in the UK on Sunday and will feature in his first game this Friday, against Gloucestershire,
Hardik Pandya has declared he’s ready to shoulder a significantly higher bowling workload as he builds towards the 2023 World Cup, but is still a “turtle, not the rabbit.” Hardik, currently in the Caribbean with India’s limited-overs squad, has had two full months off since the IPL finished. In this period, he “switched off” for
Australia 295 and 135 for 0 (Khawaja 69*, Warner 58) need another 249 runs to beat England 283 and 395 (Root 91, Bairstow 78, Crawley 73, Starc 4-100, Murphy 4-110) A day which started with Stuart Broad receiving a guard of honour from the Australians following his retirement announcement the previous night, ended with David
England insist Mark Wood is fully fit to bowl despite holding him back until the 33rd over of Australia’s run chase on a rainy Sunday afternoon at The Kia Oval, while Australia believe they have worn England’s bowlers down with their approach with the bat throughout this Ashes series. Wood, who has 13 wickets at
Dar es Salaam : Namibia were crowned champions of the Africa Qualifier and have booked their berth for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka next year, informed ICC on Sunday. Namibia became the third team to punch their tickets for the U19 World Cup 2024 through the Qualifier route. Last month, New
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India head coach Rahul Dravid doesn’t want to “make the mistake” of letting the ODI series scoreline of 1-1 take the focus away from looking at the “bigger picture” as India build towards the 2023 World Cup at home this October-November. Dravid meant the team is willing to strike a balance between providing opportunities to
Stumps England 283 and 389 for 9 (Root 91, Bairstow 78, Crawley 73, Starc 4-94, Murphy 3-110) lead Australia 295 by 377 runs Saturday at The Oval was never going to be quiet. After Australia had tried and failed to quieten the crowd here on day two of this fifth Ashes Test, England turned the
Stuart Broad has announced that the ongoing fifth Test of the Ashes series will be the last match of his professional career. Broad made his decision “at about 8.30pm” on Friday evening, and informed his long-standing team-mates James Anderson and Joe Root of his decision before play on Saturday morning, and was understood to be
Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow combined for a sublime century partnership as England took a giant stride towards levelling the Ashes in the fifth Test at The Oval on Saturday. England, in a match they must win to square the series at 2-2, were 389-9 in their second innings at stumps on the third day
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Find out more at ecb.co.uk It’s hard not to shed a tear as cricket bids goodbye to one of its greatest ever servants. Alastair Cook bows out from the game with countless records, endless admirers and an immaculate reputation for being, above all, a kind and humble cricketer. #ThankYouChef This is the official channel of