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
Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs India West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl in the second ODI against India at Bridgetown on Saturday. They made two changes to the side that lost the opener by five wickets, with Alzarri Joseph and Keacy Carty coming in for Rovman Powell and Dominic Drakes.
Australia 295 (Smith 71, Woakes 3-61) lead England 283 by 12 runs Underpinned by Steven Smith, Australia’s tortoises eked out a slender first-innings lead over England’s hares at The Oval. England had thrashed 283 in 54.4 overs on the first day, but Australia responded at a different tempo altogether. They edged ahead after exactly 99
Australia 221 for 0 (Sutherland 109, Litchfield 106), beat Ireland 217 (Prendergast 71, Garth 3-34, Gardner 3-38) by 10 wickets Phoebe Litchfield became the second youngest Australian woman to hit an ODI century en route to taking her country to a comfortable 10-wicket win over Ireland in Dublin. Chasing 218 for victory, Litchfield hit an
James Anderson has reiterated he is in no mood to retire from international cricket, despite his meagre returns in the Ashes series to date, and insists he’s not far away from regaining his best form. Anderson has so far claimed five wickets at 74.80 in his four appearances in this series, and with his 41st
The 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup is scheduled to be played from June 4 to 30 next year in the Caribbean and the USA, across 10 venues, ESPNcricinfo has learned. It is understood that this week an ICC team inspected some shortlisted venues in the USA, which will be hosting an international global cricket event
The first ODI in Barbados lasted all of 45.5 overs. What did we really learn from Thursday’s fixture? Nothing new. Despite the absence of a number of a senior seamers, India skittled West Indies for 114. They were so dominant that they didn’t need Virat Kohli with the bat. They barely needed Rohit Sharma with
Stuart Broad said he had been told by umpire Kumar Dharmasena that if zing bails had been in use for the Ashes Steven Smith would have been given out on the second day at The Oval, but he was comfortable with the borderline decision having gone Smith’s way. What could be a vital moment in
Steve Smith’s 71 helped Australia recover from a batting collapse as the tourists frustrated England by establishing a first-innings lead in the fifth and final Ashes Test at The Oval on Friday. Australia were eventually bowled out with what became the last ball of the second day for 295, 12 runs ahead of England’s 283.
West Indian Nicholas Pooran joined the Melbourne Stars for only six matches but launched a massive 13 sixes in his brief BBL|10 showing
Find out more at ecb.co.uk Highlights and reaction following another exciting Test, this time at Headingley where New Zealand beat England to draw the Investec Test Series. There were plenty of positive for England including Alastair Cook reaching 9,000 Test runs – the most by anyone wearing the Three Lions – while James Anderson took
Australia 61 for 1 (Khawaja 26*, Labuschagne 2*) trail England 283 (Brook 85, Starc 4-82) by 222 runs The final match of the Ashes began in similar fashion to the first, with England hurtling along on the opening day with the bat. Harry Brook led the way with a sparkling 85, but this time they
Moeen Ali injured his right groin while batting for England on the first day of the fifth Ashes Test at the Kia Oval, and did not field in the evening session as a result. Moeen, who is playing what is likely to be his last Test, pulled up sore after taking a single while batting
A left-arm spinner, Jumadeen played 12 Tests for West Indies between 1972 and 1979, taking 29 wickets. As Clive Lloyd’s all-pace attack came to the fore, Jumadeen’s opportunities were limited, and he took part in just one full series, against India in 1975-76. The defection of players to Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket gave Jumadeen
Since their semi-final defeat at Old Trafford, though, India have become reluctant to use their wristspinners in tandem. While they’ve fielded either Kuldeep or Chahal in 51 ODIs, they’ve unleashed both of them only three times, and picked neither of them on four occasions. It’s been a challenging situation, but their relationship, according to Kuldeep,
Moeen Ali was batting on one leg by the time he arched his bat and upper-cut Pat Cummins for four over Alex Carey’s head, and Australia seemed to have let their opportunity to take control of the fifth Test slip away. Cummins had finally won a toss, his first of the series, and asked England
Toss India opt to bowl vs West Indies India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl in the opening ODI against West Indies in Bridgetown. India handed an ODI debut to Mukesh Kumar, who will be part of a three-man fast-bowling attack which includes Shardul Thakur and Umran Malik. They went with
On a Kensington Oval pitch that offered bounce and carry for seamers, and turn for spinners, 15 wickets fell in less than 46 overs in the first ODI between West Indies and India. After being sent in, West Indies were all out for 114 in 23 overs. India, who promoted their white-ball specialists up the
The 2023 ODI World Cup schedule will undergo a few changes, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has confirmed, with the revised version to be finalised in consultation with the ICC in a few days. Shah’s statement came after it emerged this week that the BCCI was looking at moving the India vs Pakistan fixture in Ahmedabad
Mitchell Starc had no interest in finding out the full extent of his shoulder injury before the final Test at the Kia Oval. Instead he was fully focused on seeing out an Ashes series which has now become his most successful away from home. Starc landed heavily on his shoulder on the second day at
England’s Harry Brook fell short of a maiden Test century against Australia as the tourists had the better of the opening day of the fifth and final Ashes clash at The Oval on Thursday. Brook’s 85 was the centrepiece of England’s 283 all out, although he should have been dismissed for five on a day
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Richard Thompson, the ECB chair, has said that he will lobby ICC chair Greg Barclay “to ensure that schedules can be more flexible” after England’s hopes of regaining the men’s Ashes were washed away in the Manchester rain on Sunday. The fifth day of the fourth Ashes Test at Emirates Old Trafford was abandoned without
LunchSri Lanka 166 and 81 for 1 (Karunaratne 36*, K Mendis 11*, Noman 1-9) trail Pakistan 576 for 5 dec (Shafique 201, Salman 132*, Asitha 3-133) by 329 runs Pakistan batted two further overs on day three, seemingly to get Mohammad Rizwan to his half-century, then claimed the wicket of Nishan Madushka before lunch. Sri
Australia 321 for 7 (Perry 91, Gardner 65, Mooney 49, Dempsey 4-54) beat Ireland 168 (Hunter 50, Wareham 3-33) by 153 runs Ellyse Perry suffered a minor knee injury as she helped lead Australia to a convincing 153-run one-day international win over Ireland in Dublin. Perry top-scored for Australia with the bat, hitting 91 from