England fast bowler Mark Wood is a doubt for the first Test against Pakistan. Wood has been in the UK recovering from a hip injury sustained during England’s successful T20 World Cup campaign and will join up with the Test squad in Rawalpindi this weekend. Though the injury ruled the 32-year-old out of the semi-final
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West Indies 235 (Chanderpaul 119) and 35 for 0 need 274 more runs to beat Prime Minister’s XI 322 and 221 for 4 (Renshaw 101*t, Handscomb 75) Matt Renshaw sent another strong message to Australian cricket selectors with an unbeaten hundred on day three of the pink-ball tour game against West Indies at Manuka Oval.
Toss New Zealand chose to bowl vs India New Zealand captain Kane Williamson opted to bowl in the first ODI in Auckland. On a drop-in pitch with unique, short boundaries, the hosts went in with four seamers in Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne. It was a slightly different balance for New
David had made his debut for Australia just a month earlier – he had earlier turned out for Singapore in 14 T20Is – but such was potential that the management believed he warranted a place in the starting XI for Australia’s title defence. They failed to make it to the semi-finals, but the selection of
Sri Lanka Cricket has invited Alex Marshall, the head of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Unit, to investigate allegations of match-fixing made in Sri Lanka’s parliament. The allegation relates to the first Test of Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka in July, when Pakistan chased down a target of 342 in the fourth innings, to go 1-0 up
Sydney Thunder have signed Afghanistan left-arm quick Fazalhaq Farooqi as a replacement overseas player for the upcoming BBL. Farooqi joins Thunder as a replacement for Englishman David Willey who withdrew from the tournament after being drafted by Thunder as a platinum player in the inaugural BBL overseas player draft in August. Farooqi bowled superbly in
After becoming the first Indian to play in the BBL, India’s Under-19 World Cup-winning captain Unmukt Chand is set to add another chapter to his journeyman career when he lines up for Chattogram Challengers in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) early next year. Chand, now 29, was picked up at the draft in Dhaka on
After meaningful discussions with national selectors, legspinner Amanda-Jade Wellington believes she knows what it takes to be part of Australia’s title defence at the T20 World Cup following her surprise omission for next month’s tour of India. Wellington was notably overlooked from the 15-player squad for the five-match T20I series, which is seen as important
Martin Guptill has become the latest New Zealand player to be released from their central contract after he recently lost his place in both white-ball teams. Guptill was part of the T20 World Cup squad in Australia but did not play during the tournament with Finn Allen preferred at the top of the order and
Luke Wright, the former England and Sussex allrounder, has been named as the new England Men’s selector. The role, which covers many of the duties previously carried out by the former national selector, Ed Smith, will see Wright sharing responsibility for the selection of England’s red- and white-ball teams, alongside the coaches and captains of
Joe Root will enter the upcoming IPL auction on December 23 in a bid to break into the competition for the first time in his career. A combination of international commitments and a five-year tenure as England Test captain have restricted Root’s opportunities, both on the T20 franchise circuit and in the format altogether. His
Hobart Hurricanes have made a surprise signing recruiting England Test opener Zak Crawley as an overseas replacement player for the upcoming BBL season. Crawley, who will be in Pakistan with the England Test squad at the start of the BBL season, has been recruited as a replacement for Pakistan legspinning allrounder Shadab Khan who is
Nicholas Pooran has stepped down as white-ball captain of West Indies following the team’s first-round exit from the 2022 T20 World Cup, Cricket West Indies has confirmed. Pooran had taken over the captaincy from Kieron Pollard in May earlier this year. Under his captaincy since he took over full-time, West Indies won just four out
The third T20I between New Zealand and India could give hints of what is to come as it will be their last game of the format this year, hoping to head into 2023 with more answers than questions. The hosts’ inability to gain absolutely any momentum chasing 192 on Sunday further highlighted their lack of
David Warner can now formally apply to have his lifetime leadership ban modified after Cricket Australia’s board amended its code of conduct policy. Warner was previously unable to hold a captaincy position in Australian cricket after being handed a lifetime ban as a result of 2018’s ball-tampering scandal and under the previous code of conduct,
When Rachael Haynes lofted a catch to mid-off, she walked off to a standing ovation. At the end of the game both teams, and players from Sydney Sixers who had remained from their earlier match, formed a guard of honour as she carried her son, Hugo. Watched by her family, her team-mates had allowed her
Batter Shweta Sehrawat will lead India Under-19 women against New Zealand Under-19 women in a series of five T20Is in Mumbai from November 27 to December 6. The series is part of India’s build-up towards the inaugural women’s Under-19 World Cup (T20 format) to be played in Bangladesh in January 2023. Sehrawat, a top-order batter,
Afghanistan have named allrounder Gulbadin Naib and uncapped left-arm wristspinner Noor Ahmad in their 18-man squad for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka that gets underway in Kandy later this month. The rest of the squad remains the same as Afghanistan’s last ODI series, against Zimbabwe in early June when they blanked the hosts