The Seven Network has stepped in to secure the rights for Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka, just 12 days before the first Test begins. Australian cricket fans were at risk of being plunged into a television black hole for the two Tests and two ODIs after no network had acquired the rights. But Seven, which
Kotak will be the fifth assistant on the coaching staff which is led by Gautam Gambhir, who took charge as the all-format head coach last August. At the time Gambhir brought in three assistant coaches: former South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel (bowling coach), along with former India and Mumbai allrounder Abhishek Nayar and former
Australia chose to bat vs England Australia have gone with a twin legspin attack for the third ODI in Hobart with Georgia Wareham recalled in place of Darcie Brown on what was a drier pitch than expected. Wareham is playing just her second ODI since last March and was not required to bat or bowl
Big picture: Expect plenty of turn in Multan The timing of this series does not exactly help raise its profile. It comes after the top two World Test Championship (WTC) berths have been decided at the tail-end of the cycle. West Indies are at the bottom of the standings, Pakistan only fractionally ahead of them.
WPL 2025 will begin on February 14, a week later than earlier planned, with Gujarat Giants hosting defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the newly built BCA stadium in Vadodara. As ESPNcricinfo had reported earlier, Lucknow is the other new venue for the upcoming season, with Mumbai and Bengaluru to host matches as well. After
Daryl Mitchell has been promoted to become chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) after filling the role on an interim basis for the last six months. Mitchell, who scored 39 first-class hundreds and captained Worcestershire, spent four years as PCA chair from 2017-21 before becoming director of cricket operations and then chief operating
Cricket Australia XI 176 (Hearne 106, Cook 4-15) and 261 for 3 (Ward 115, Handscomb 57) beat England Lions 223 (Davies 54, Gannon 5-27) and 213 (McKinney 94, Bell 3-32) by six wickets A Tim Ward century led a Cricket Australia XI to a six-wicket win over England Lions in their opening tour match at
Blair Tickner will return to Derbyshire for the 2025 season on an all-format deal. The New Zealand fast bowler played seven matches for the county last summer across the Vitality County Championship and Vitality Blast, before returning home early after his wife Sarah was diagnosed with leukemia. Now with Sarah on the road to recovery,
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reportedly taking a tough stand on issues of indiscipline among Indian cricketers, with new regulations being discussed to streamline player conduct and commitment. A BCCI source revealed, “Indian cricketers are indisciplined. Gautam [Gambhir] and one senior player are on the same page on the topic
Durbar Rajshahi have promised to pay their local players on Thursday, a day after the players boycotted training in Chattogram to protest the non-payment of fees by the franchise. Jayed Ahmed, the operations in-charge of Rajshahi, said in a late-night video statement on Wednesday that they spoke with BCB president Faruque Ahmed and assured him
During January 2014, it was in Hobart that England secured the win that retained the Ashes. The following year, Australia got the trophy back and haven’t relinquished it. This year, England return to Tasmania needing a victory to rescue this series. Otherwise, they will have a mountain to climb. Friday’s game at Bellerive Oval (these
Durbar Rajshahi cancelled their training session in Chattogram on Monday after their Bangladeshi players protested for remaining unpaid by the BPL franchise. Several of the players, seeking anonymity, confirmed that they took the stance after Rajshahi owner Shafique Rahman shifted the payment date several times. The players informed the team management of their reluctance to
New South Wales allrounder Jack Edwards has been named captain of a youthful Australia A 12-man squad to face England Lions in the upcoming four-day game in Sydney, with the squad also featuring two other fast bowling allrounders in Aaron Hardie and Will Sutherland. Kurtis Patterson, 31, has also been recalled to the Australia A
Gerald Coetzee, who has returned to action for the Joburg Super Kings after sustaining a groin injury in the Durban Test against Sri Lanka last November is the likeliest replacement. South Africa’s white-ball coach Rob Walter, who is also the sole selector of his squads, explained his initial selection was a straight shootout between Nortje
Pakistan fast bowler Ihsanullah has reversed a decision to retire from all franchise cricket less than 24 hours after he announced it. The former Multan Sultans player said he had made the decision in “an emotional state of mind”. “I take my decision back,” Ihsanullah said, speaking to TV channel Geo Super. “No franchise picked
An extra ODI has been added to Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka which will provide the visitors additional preparation for the Champions Trophy. The two matches will now take place on February 12 and 14 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and will be day games. The first of the games begins just two
James Vince has quit first-class cricket for 2025 in a move that will enable him to play in the Pakistan Super League despite the ECB’s new policy on No-Objection Certificates (NOCs). Vince will continue to lead Hampshire’s T20 side but has stepped down as club captain after nine seasons in charge, and will play no
Cricket Australia XI 176 (Hearne 106, Cook 4-15) and 97 for 1 (Ward 39*, MacMillan 11*) need another 164 runs to beat England Lions 223 (Davies 54, Gannon 5-27) and 213 (McKinney 94) Durham’s Ben McKinney fell just short of a century for England Lions, as a Cricket Australia XI took control of their four-day
Champions Trophy 2025: File photo of Jasprit Bumrah© AFP India’s Champions Trophy squad is likely to be announced on January 18 or 19. There is much speculation going on about who the chosen 15 will be. While the spots of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma look all but assured, there remains question marks on the
Gill was among those who endured a disappointing run in Australia, where he managed a highest of 31 in five innings following a return from a finger injury that kept him out of the series opener in Perth. He averaged 18.60 for the series. He was also left out of India’s XI for the Boxing
Australia keep finding a way to beat England, thanks in large part to the brilliance of Alana King and the bowlers, but the legspinner feels the batting group can make some adjustments ahead of the third ODI in Hobart after an extraordinary collapse almost cost them the game in Melbourne on Tuesday. Australia hold a
Tom Andrews was holding down an office job as a financial planner a month ago, but now he’s planning a fairytale BBL title run with the Sydney Thunder alongside superstars David Warner and Sam Konstas. When Tasmania overlooked Andrews for a new contract after the 2022-23 summer, the Darwin-born allrounder accepted that his nine-year professional
The BCCI is all set to implement stricter protocols with the Indian cricket team which include limiting the time players spend with their families on tour and barring independent transport for players while commuting for practice and matches. On tours of 45 days or more, players’ immediate families – partner and children – can be
England slumped from 68 for 2 and 120 for 5 to be bowled out 21 short of Australia’s 180. Their shot selection and execution was so woeful that Australia could afford to drop four catches and still win. There was a moment late in the match that will be scrutinised when set batter Amy Jones
Mick Lewis, the former Australia seam bowler, has followed his former Essex head coach, Anthony McGrath, to Yorkshire, where he will work as the club’s new men’s bowling coach, on a three-year deal. Lewis, 50, had been at Chelmsford since 2022, during which time he worked with players such as Jamie Porter and Sam Cook,
Rohit’s return to train with his first-class side comes at a time when his Test future has become a subject of great debate. Rohit, 37, isn’t ready to give up just yet, having clearly stated his intention to continue playing in the longest format despite having “stood down” from India’s XI for the fifth and
Saqib Mahmood has been forced to miss an England training camp in Abu Dhabi ahead of their white-ball series in India due to a delay in securing his visa. The ECB expects that the issue will be resolved before the rest of the team travel to Kolkata on Friday ahead of Wednesday’s first T20I but
Cricket Australia XI 176 for 9 (Hearne 106*, Cook 4-15) trail England Lions 223 (Davies 54, Gannon 5-27) by 47 runs Sam Cook showcased his quality as he ripped through a Cricket Australia XI top-order on the first day, only for Lachlan Hearne to hit back with a remarkable hundred on the opening day of
Seeking a break in IPL after going unsold in mega auction, Karnataka skipper Mayank Agarwal will look to extend his incredible run of form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy when he leads his team out in their semi-final against defending champions Haryana in Vadodara on Wednesday. If four-time winners Karnataka have the likes of Agarwal,
Shafali Verma has been churning out runs with remarkable consistency in domestic cricket as she tries to make a comeback to the national side after being dropped from India’s white-ball squads last November. With a home ODI World Cup scheduled later this year, among other things, Shafali said that she has been working on playing
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