“Cheers Broady!” beamed Ollie Pope, smiling from ear to ear, cheeks tinged with a bit of embarrassment. Moments before he sits down for Friday’s media engagement at the team hotel, Pope is informed of the words of Stuart Broad, who had been in that chair five minutes earlier. “I think Pope is a great leader
Pat Cummins says he won’t reveal Australia’s first Test XI until the toss on Thursday, but Todd Murphy is firming to make his Test debut, while Peter Handscomb‘s chances of a Test recall are increasing as Australia are wary of the problems too many left-hand batters might face on a made-to-order Nagpur pitch. The ground
After starting his Test career in promising fashion, things quickly went downhill for Ajit Agarkar with FIVE consecutive ducks on Australian soil. His reaction to getting off the mark at the Gabba in 2003/04 was awesome. Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cricketcomau
Find out more at ecb.co.uk Alastair Cook explains why he called time on his glittering career after 12 years with the national team. #ThankYouChef This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England and Wales Cricket Board. Including highlights, interviews, features getting you closer
Ravindra Jadeja was spotted applying a substance on his finger on Day 1 of Nagpur Test© BCCI/Sportzpics The Indian team management has informed ICC match referee Andy Pycroft that star spinner Ravindra Jadeja was using pain-relieving cream on the finger of his bowling hand in the video recordings that were widely shared on social media
Sune Luus doesn’t mind admitting that captaincy is a role she has grown, and continues to grow, into. On the eve of the Women’s T20 World Cup, where she will lead hosts South Africa in the opening game against Sri Lanka at Newlands, Luus felt firmly ensconced in a job she has held on and
ESPNcricnfo has learned that immediately after play ended on the first day, Jadeja along with India captain Rohit Sharma and the team manager, were shown a video clip of Jadeja’s actions. Pycroft, it is understood, wanted to just inform them about the incident and no charge has been laid against Jadeja.
In another era – heck, even this time last year – an England men’s Test coach announcing that organising is “not one of my fortés” would be a major red flag. Yet as Brendon McCullum volunteered that fault on the first-floor decking of the team’s Novotel Hotel base in Hamilton, the admission was understandable. McCullum
Legspinner Adam Zampa is on the verge of being traded from Melbourne Stars, the franchise he captained this Big Bash League season, to crosstown rivals Renegades. Renegades, on Thursday, confirmed that Zampa had requested a trade to the club. Still seeking an elusive title, with Hobart Hurricanes the only other franchise who have never lifted
The PCB’s controversial decision to drop Mohammad Rizwan for Sarfaraz Ahmed for the two-Test series against New Zealand was among the biggest talking points throughout the series. Rizwan, however, said he felt that, on current form, he “didn’t deserve to play” for Pakistan at the time. “You can ask the head coach Saqlain Mushtaq what
England XI 465 (Brook 97, Lawrence 85, Root 77, Foakes 57) vs New Zealand XI As England’s tour match at Seddon Park drifted to an inevitably tame conclusion, the prospect of further fine-tuning ahead of the series opener in Mount Maunganui was thrown into doubt with warnings of an incoming tropical cyclone. On Thursday the
Sri Lanka A 332 (Croospulle 128) and 202 for 3 (Madushka 84*, Mendis 67) lead England Lions 405 (Smith 126, Lees 97, Bohannon 54) by 129 runs Jamie Smith struck a 71-ball century, the fastest in England Lions history, to give his side an outside chance of a victory push in the second unofficial Test
India 77 for 1 (Rohit 56*) trail Australia 177 (Labuschagne 49, Smith 37, Jadeja 5-47) by 100 runs Ravindra Jadeja made a triumphant return to international cricket with his 11th five-wicket haul to help bowl Australia out for 177 on the first day of the much-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Jadeja took the wickets of the three
Australia won a crucial toss as they started their quest to achieve what looks impossible in today’s cricket: beat India in a Test series in India. there was no hesitation in batting first on a surface that is expected to help spin generously. Australia’s captain Pat Cummins said, “It looks like a pretty even wicket…
Australia’s highest Test runs scorer Ricky Ponting gets technical to analyse an area of concern in allrounder Cameron Green’s batting, and how he would encourage the youngster to adjust Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More #Ashes videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cricketcomau
Find out more at ecb.co.uk James Vince glided to 81 off 48 as Hampshire hit an imposing 188-3 off their 20 overs. Excellent bowling from Kyle Abbott (3-22) and Mason Crane (2-24) kept Sussex behind the rate throughout, as they finished on 169-7. This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest
The Ravichandran Ashwin vs Marnus Labuschagne battle has been touted by many as a duel between ‘two of the greatest cricket theorists’. While the entire Australian batting unit is wary of the threat that Ashwin possesses, it’s the match-up between him and Marnus Labuschagne that has arguably got fans the most intrigued. When Labuschagne was
Big picture: get on the BGT hype train There are no absolutes except for the absolutes, one of which is time and how everything fades in front of it. This is especially true of stuff that take place on a pretty green field because, well, they aren’t as important as that list of things you
Surface tensions seem to erupt almost every time India host a major Test series – Nagpur 2015, Pune 2017 and Ahmedabad 2021 are three recent examples of matches that came to be defined by the pitches they were played on. There’s a distinct chance, now, that Nagpur 2023 could join that list, with charges of
Zimbabwe 379 for 9 dec (Ballance 137*, Kaia 67, Joseph 3-75) and 134 for 6 (Chibhabha 31, Tsiga 24, Motie 4-50, Chase 2-9) drew with West Indies 447 for 6 dec (Chanderpaul 207*, Brathwaite 182, Mavuta 5-140) and 203 for 5 dec (Reifer 58, Blackwood 57, Masakadza 3-71, Evans 2-41) Gudakesh Motie put in a
Are India about to unleash Suryakumar Yadav on Test cricket? It’s impossible to say, with Rohit Sharma remaining tight-lipped about specific selection calls on the eve of the Nagpur Test, but the India captain has promised a horses-for-courses approach through the four Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The course in Nagpur is expected to be
The second World Test Championship (WTC) final will be played at The Oval in London from June 7 to 11. The ICC, while confirming the dates, said that there will be a reserve day for the final, on June 12. The dates place the WTC final between the IPL final, which is expected to take
It was a big-scoring series, with 271 the lowest team total, and 300 breached three times. Jos Buttler hit 131 in a total of 346 for 7 in the last ODI, which has pushed him up six spots to joint-20th among batters, while Dawid Malan, who scored 118 and shared a 232-run partnership with Buttler
England XI 465 (Brook 97, Lawrence 85, Root 77, Foakes 57) vs New Zealand XI For a warm-up fixture that had started to feel like an afterthought before it had even begun, England made the first meaningful day of cricket on this tour count. A score of 465 was blitzed in 69.2 overs against a
Andrew Tye, the Australia seamer, has signed for Northamptonshire for the 2023 T20 Blast. Tye was the stand-out performer in Durham’s Blast campaign last season, claiming 21 wickets in 10 matches, to take his overall record in the competition to 67 wickets in 48, following a previous spell at Gloucestershire between 2016 and 2019. He
Daniel Sams, the Australia allrounder, has signed for a second spell with Essex for this summer’s Vitality Blast. Sams helped Essex to reach the Blast quarter-finals last summer, taking 14 wickets in 12 games alongside hitting 165 runs at a strike rate of 171.87, before going on to pick up a Hundred winner’s medal with
Josh Inglis was full of praise for teammate Steve Smith after the star batter’s desperate attempt to save a six in the second T20I against Sri Lanka left him concussed and out of the series. Download our app: https://app.cricket.com.au/ More #AUSvSL videos: https://www.cricket.com.au/video Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketcomau Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cricketcomau Follow us
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The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will start on Thursday with India geared up to face the ever-competitive Australia in Nagpur in the first Test. There is a lot of interest regarding the Indian batting order. With a plethora of talents, it isn’t yet confirmed as to what is India’s playing XI for the series opener. Former India