Cameron Bancroft will get a chance to stake a claim for David Warner’s soon-to-be vacant Australia Test opening spot after being named in Australia A’s four-day squad to face New Zealand A in Queensland later this month with fellow candidates Matt Renshaw and Marcus Harris resting from the series. Bancroft has been named in the
Shan Masood, who was appointed ODI vice-captain in January this year, has been left out of the Pakistan squads for the upcoming series against Afghanistan in Sri Lanka as well as the Asia Cup, while Faheem Ashraf has been recalled after a gap of more than two years. Those were the key changes in a
It has been some week for Spencer Johnson. On Sunday, he was playing in the final of the Global T20 Canada. On Monday, he was called up by Australia for their T20I series in South Africa later this month. And on Wednesday night, he finished his debut for Oval Invincibles in the Hundred with ludicrous
Pakistan batter Babar Azam has faced scrutiny over his captaincy during a disappointing home season however, Pakistan Cricket Board chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq on Wednesday said that the top-ranking batter in ODI is performing well as a captain, it would be prudent to have a backup captaincy option available. In December 2020 Babar was named Pakistan’s captain
Find out more at ecb.co.uk A flurry from Ali and Broad pushed England up to 458 all out, before both men replicated their batting form with the ball, leaving South Africa 214-5 at the close. This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England
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Mike Hussey called it a “gamble” when he signed Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf for Welsh Fire in the Hundred draft. There was uncertainty around Pakistan’s fixture list at the time but Afridi and Rauf will be available for six out of eight group games, and have taken eight wickets between them in the
India opener Shubman Gill has reached a career-high fifth place in the ICC men’s player rankings, following his exploits in the recently-concluded ODI series against West Indies. Gill, who scored 126 runs from three matches including a match-winning 85 in the series decider, rose to 743 rating points and is now within touching distance of
Nine matches in the upcoming ODI World Cup have had their dates or start times changed, the ICC has finally confirmed, including the India-Pakistan fixture in Ahmedabad, which will now be played – as reported earlier by ESPNcricinfo – on October 14 instead of October 15. The changes were confirmed by the ICC with less
The tickets for the 2023 ODI World Cup, to be played across India, will finally go on sale on August 25, just over 40 days before the first game of the tournament on October 5. The update came from the ICC soon after the revised schedule for the World Cup – also much delayed –
Kane Williamson will continue his rehab from knee surgery with the New Zealand squad during the T20I and ODI tour of England, with the hope that he will be fit enough for World Cup selection in just under a month’s time. New Zealand coach Gary Stead was positive about Williamson’s recovery. He said the batter
Suryakumar Yadav feels there is “no shame” in admitting that his performance in ODIs has been “really bad” and that he wanted to find a way to succeed in the 50-over format. He has played 26 ODIs so far and averages only 24.33, though his strike rate is 101.38. Suryakumar made scores of 19, 24
Mitchell Marsh, Australia captain. It’s a phrase that would have appeared very unlikely a couple of years ago, but now the allrounder is preparing to lead the team in the T20I series in South Africa and will be a frontrunner for the role permanently heading into next year’s World Cup, and perhaps both white-ball jobs
In a strong sign that Trent Boult will be picked for the upcoming ODI World Cup, the New Zealand selectors have included him in a squad of 15 for four ODIs in England, their last series before the big-ticket tournament in October. In another boost for New Zealand’s World Cup preparations, fast bowler Kyle Jamieson
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has called for more women’s Tests as well as a resumption of long-duration domestic cricket in India. Harmanpreet, 34, is broadly representative of the top-level women’s cricketer of her time in how many games she’s played in each of the three formats: only three Test matches to go with 127 ODIs
Suryakumar Yadav was back to his disdainful best as India stayed alive in the series with a seven-wicket win over the West Indies in the third T20I here on Tuesday. West Indies skipper Rovman Powell’s whirlwind 40 not out off 19 balls pushed the hosts to 159 for five after Kuldeep Yadav (3/28) stemmed the
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Zak Crawley will consider entering the next IPL auction and is lining up a return to the Big Bash League this winter. Fresh from an Ashes series in which he finished as England’s leading run-scorer, he is plotting a route into their white-ball set-up. Crawley’s opportunities in white-ball cricket have been sporadic since his Test
Toss West Indies chose to bat vs India It was West Indies who had the luck of the draw at the toss in the third T20I, with home captain Rovman Powell choosing to bat. Both captains said batting first was the preferred option on this used Providence surface, but Hardik Pandya said he “wouldn’t mind”
Just five days after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket on social media, Manoj Tiwary has reversed his decision, saying that the original decision had been an “emotional” one, and that he will “come out of retirement and play for Bengal for one more year”. Seated with Cricket Association of Bengal president Snehasish
The BCB will unveil Bangladesh’s new ODI captain later this week after the board president Nazmul Hassan has spoken to the candidates. Shakib Al Hasan is reportedly the first choice though Litton Das and Mehidy Hasan Miraz are also contenders. The board couldn’t finalise a name during the emergency meeting on Monday because it wanted
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has restored the pension of former Test pace bowler Sarfraz Nawaz, who had all his payments suspended since January 2017 after making unsubstantiated defamatory statements against former chairman Najam Sethi. The ex-gratia payments were discontinued as a result of disciplinary proceedings initiated against Nawaz by the previous set-ups of the
Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been appointed Pakistan chief selector for a second time, filling a post that had been vacant since Haroon Rasheed quit last month. Inzamam, who was Pakistan’s chief selector from 2016 to 2019, comes in again ahead of a crucial period for the national side. His first task will be the announcement
Daniel Vettori has replaced Brian Lara as the head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. Vettori was previously head coach at Royal Challengers Bangalore, from 2014 to 2018, and is currently working as the assistant coach with the Australia men’s team. The latest update means Sunrisers will have a fourth head coach in six
Marnus Labuschagne‘s hopes of featuring in the ODI World Cup appear to be over after his omission from the squads to play in South Africa and India next month, but he will have a chance to push the selectors by lining up for Australia A against New Zealand A. Australia will narrow their list down
Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif asserted on Monday that the Indian team has the capability to win the World Cup at home this year and it should not be judged on the basis of two T20I losses in the West Indies. India, after winning the two-Test series and ODIs in the Caribbean, are trailing 0-2 in
A look back at the wickets taken by Stuart Broad during the 2023 Ashes. 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 England teams
Shaheen and Rauf have made an immediate impression on the tournament, taking five and three wickets respectively in Fire’s first three games. Having lost all eight group games last year, Fire have enjoyed a resurgence under new coach Mike Hussey, winning their first game, losing to Southern Brave by two runs and tieing with Oval
Big Picture – Can West Indies seal the series? West Indies, 2-0 up with three T20Is remaining, have the chance to win their first series of two or more matches against India, in any format, since 2016. They also have the chance to complete back-to-back T20I series victories for the first time since 2017. If