England have named an unchanged team for the fifth and final men’s Ashes Test at The Kia Oval, which starts on Thursday, with veteran seamers James Anderson and Stuart Broad both retaining their places. The final day of the drawn fourth Test at Emirates Old Trafford was wiped out by the Manchester rain, effectively giving
Prior to this tour, he was also part of the World Test Championship final at The Oval against Australia picking up five wickets, including a four-for in the first innings. He also played a crucial part in the IPL 2023 for Royal Challengers Bangalore, where he scalped 19 wickets in 14 matches, the most for
Pat Cummins has indicated he may not captain Australia in every one-day international leading into the World Cup in India later this year. For the multi-format players involved in the Ashes there will be a three-week break after the final Test, but it won’t be long before attention shifts to white-ball cricket. A T20I and
As Ben Stokes sweated in the Chennai sunshine earlier this year, he dreamed of spending the final week of July playing a full role with bat and ball while captaining England in an Ashes decider at The Oval. Instead, he spent the eve of the fifth Test bowling offspin in the nets, physically unable to
In a move that could impact the overall ODI World Cup schedule, the BCCI is considering rescheduling the most high-profile match of the tournament – India vs Pakistan in Ahmedabad – from October 15 to October 14. The reason for the change, ESPNcricinfo has learned, is that October 15 is also the first day of
File image of India captain Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan© AFP After winning the Test series against West Indies, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team gets down to action in the first of the three ODIs from Thursday. The ODI squad bears a distinct look with the likes of Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik,
Big Picture And so, to the final act. We were on the brink of the ultimate decider which would have been the biggest Test in this country since the corresponding fixture in 2005, and perhaps ever. Sadly, the Manchester weather put paid to that and Australia were able to cling onto the urn as puddles
Watch the best of Zak Crawley’s stunning 189 in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford. 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
Moeen Ali’s sublime maiden one-day international century could not prevent England losing the opening match with Sri Lanka by 25 runs in Colombo Tillakaratne Dilshan hit 10 fours in his 88 as Sri Lanka posted 317-6, their highest home ODI score against England.
Olly Stone has been ruled out of the Hundred with a hamstring injury but remains optimistic about his chances of being fit to play a part in England’s 50-over World Cup defence in India in October-November. Stone hoped to feature in England’s Ashes squad this summer but has been limited to a single appearance since
Lunch Pakistan 273 for 3 (Shafique 137*, Shakeel 32*, Asitha 2-70, Jayasuriya 1-95) lead Sri Lanka 166 by 107 runs Pakistan extended their lead to 107 by lunch on day three, with Abdullah Shafique unbeaten on 137 and Saud Shakeel on 32. The only blemish for the visitors in the morning session was the loss
Big picture India are gearing up for a home World Cup, fine-tuning their combination with just over two months to go for the big event. West Indies will play no part in it. While ODIs will be the most keenly followed format of international cricket over the coming weeks, West Indies may wonder what exactly
The Ashes is secured, but there is a huge amount at stake for Australia at The Oval. Return home with a 3-1 series win, to go alongside the World Test Championship title, and legacies will be secured. Draw the series, from being 2-0 up, and it will be mission incomplete. Many of this Australian squad
Rod Bransgrove, the man who saved Hampshire cricket, has announced he will step down as the county’s chairman at the end of the season after 23 years. Bransgrove, 72, rescued Hampshire from insolvency in 2000, completed the club’s move from its 116-year home at Northlands Road to the Ageas Bowl and has overseen a successful
David Warner has shut down rumours that he will retire from Test cricket after the fifth and final Test at The Oval as he prepares to face England for the final time. Speculation was fuelled in Australia when Michael Vaughan told Fox Cricket that he had heard “whispers” during the Old Trafford Test that the
Harry Brook is about a month shy of a year as a Test cricketer. But on the eve of his 12th Test cap at the Kia Oval, where his journey in this format began in September 2022 against South Africa, this feels as good a time as any to reflect on his journey to date
Derbyshire have signed former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir as an overseas player for the first half of the 2024 season. He is expected to be available to play in the Championship and T20 Blast. Derbyshire had reportedly been exploring a move to bring in Amir as a local player, with the 31-year-old applying for
File image of Rohit Sharma© AFP India skipper Rohit Sharma has been receiving a lot of praise for his performance in the recently concluded two-match Test series against West Indies. The 36-year-old batter not only brought up his hundred in the first Test but also went on to smash a half-century in the second match.
Mohali, Indore, Rajkot and Visakhapatnam will host two games each during India’s 2023-24 home season, which will feature series against Australia (three ODIs and five T20Is), Afghanistan (three T20Is) and England (five Tests). The BCCI may have awarded extra games to these four venues since they are missing out on the World Cup in October-November.
India legend Sunil Gavaskar struck 19 boundaries in compiling an epic 172 against Australia at the SCG in the third Test of the 1985-86 series
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Sri Lanka Team Leaves for South Africa
Adil Rashid believes that England’s double-World-Cup-winning white-ball team already deserves to be remembered as “the best England squad that’s ever been”, but says they are not done with creating history as attention begins to turn to the defence of their 50-over title in India this winter. Rashid, 35, is one of the core members of
Stumps Pakistan 178 for 2 (Shafique 87*, Masood 51, Babar 28*, Asitha 2-51) lead Sri Lanka 166 by 12 runs Only ten overs were possible on the second day of the second Test in Colombo before huge downpours rolled through the SSC and washed out the day’s play. In that time, Abdullah Shafique and Babar
Explosive Pakistan batter Ayesha Naseem has retired from international cricket and, as a result, has been left out of the squad for the women’s cricket competition at the upcoming Asian Games, to be played in China’s Hangzhou from September 23 to October 8. Naseem’s decision, for “personal reasons”, has been speculated about over the last
That makes it a double for Sciver-Brunt, who is also the top-ranked ODI allrounder in the world. With Sciver-Brunt moving up, Beth Mooney – 130 runs in three innings – has dropped to No. 3, with Chamari Athapaththu, who hit two centuries in the three-match home ODI series against New Zealand in late June/early July,
“I don’t think it’s really sunk in at the minute,” Tongue said. “Being out for so long with my shoulder, having two operations on it, not knowing what I was going to be doing and maybe retiring, then getting that call-up for the Ireland Test, words can’t really describe how I felt. Now, being in
“We welcome Oshane and Shimron back into the group,” chief selector Desmond Haynes said. “Both have played at the international level before, with some success, and we believe they will fit well into the set-up. Oshane brings pace and is a potential wicket-taker with the new ball. Shimron’s style of batting will offer a lot
Australia’s coach Andrew McDonald has fired back at former state team-mate Darren Berry, making clear he has little time for the Victorian’s opinions on Pat Cummins‘ captaincy. Berry was among Australia’s harshest critics during the drawn fourth Ashes Test, launching a tirade of tweets about Cummins on day three. Included in them were claims Cummins
Reece Topley is expected to make a playing comeback for Surrey in a 50-over contest against Suffolk next week, ahead of a full stint with Northern Superchargers in the Hundred, as he begins his comeback from a cruel run of injuries that derailed his participation in both the T20 World Cup in Australia last year