Cricket

Michael Yardy, the allrounder who played 42 limited-overs internationals for England and won the T20 World Cup in 2010, has been appointed head coach of England Under-19s. Yardy spent the 2022 season working as academy director at Sussex, after previous spells at Kent and New South Wales. “It’s a privilege to work with young players

Having progressed from the first round, Zimbabwe’s Super 12s opener against South Africa ended in farcical scenes as rain ensured the nine-overs-a-side fixture could not be completed. Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton was critical of the officials’ decision to keep playing amid wet and slippery conditions as much debate ensued post game. “The game against South

Sri Lanka coach Chris Silverwood remains optimistic his unfancied team can make a push at a semi-final berth despite a seven-wicket defeat to Australia at Optus Stadium, but their cursed injury run continued with quick Binura Fernando suffering a hamstring injury. In foreign bouncy conditions, Sri Lanka sniffed a major upset when under pressure Australia

The PCB has upgraded Peshawar Zalmi’s Haider Ali from the diamond to the platinum category for the upcoming eighth edition of Pakistan Super League, while Quetta Gladiators captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has been moved down from platinum to gold and Peshawar captain Wahab Riaz from platinum to diamond. Hasan Ali, who left Zalmi for Islamabad United

Big picture Before the tournament, not many gave New Zealand a chance to put it past Australia. Before Saturday, the last time New Zealand beat Australia in the country was in a Test match in 2011, when Trent Boult made his international debut in Hobart. And the last time New Zealand beat Australia at the

Phil Simmons has resigned as West Indies coach after his team crashed out in the first round of the T20 World Cup in Australia, an outcome he described as “unfathomable”. West Indies were eliminated after finishing bottom of their group in Hobart, beating Zimbabwe in their second game but losing to Scotland and Ireland either

Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton was fiercely critical of the decision to carry on with his side’s game against South Africa even as the rain in Hobart grew heavier, saying he didn’t believe the “conditions were right to play”, and that Zimbabwe “shouldn’t have bowled a ball”. Rain halted Monday’s game in Hobart on multiple occasions,

Adelaide Strikers 2 for 102 (Dottin 55) beat Melbourne Renegades 101 (Wellington 5-8) Adelaide Strikers legspinner Amanda-Jade Wellington has equalled her own record for the WBBL’s best bowling figures in an eight-wicket win against the Melbourne Renegades. Wellington’s stunning return came as the Renegades were bowled out for 101 in 19.5 overs. She took three

Virat Kohli rates his 82* off 53 in the MCG chase against Pakistan higher than his 82* off 51 in Mohali in a must-win match in the 2016 T20 World Cup against Australia. His captain, Rohit Sharma, though, has gone one step ahead and called Sunday’s innings one of the best for India by anyone,

In the book, du Plessis reflects on a difficult childhood, a career that started in shadow of his best friend AB de Villiers, South Africa’s 2015 and 2019 World Cup heartaches, his elevation to national captain, and his eventual exit from the role, driven by what he terms a lack of soft skills from Cricket

“I think most importantly, the reason that Shami is ahead of Harshal Patel is to get wickets up front,” Kumble said on ESPNcricinfo’s Time Out show. “That’s what Rohit will be hoping for. With Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami to get a couple of wickets early on.” Shami, who had not played a single T20I

Aaron Finch conceded that Australia’s hopes of defending their men’s T20 World Cup title may already be out of their hands because of the huge margin of the loss to New Zealand and its impact on their net run-rate. Although the table is in its most embryonic stage after the first day of the Super

England 113 for 5 (Livingstone 29*) beat Afghanistan 112 (Curran 5-10) by five wickets England’s World Cup campaign is up and running thanks to a five-wicket victory over Afghanistan in their opening match in Group 1. It was very much a performance of two halves for one of the tournament favourites. They were outstanding in

Western Australia 247 for 7 (Philippe 81, Bancroft 78*) beat Victoria 244 for 6 (Short 75, Tye 3-53) by 3 wickets A whirlwind innings from Josh Philippe has set up Western Australia’s win over Victoria and allowed the holders to leapfrog Tasmania into top spot on the Marsh Cup table. In a tense finale at the Junction

Ricky Skerritt, the Cricket West Indies president, has promised a “thorough postmortem” in a scathing assessment of the team’s early exit from the 2022 T20 World Cup. In a statement posted on CWI’s website and on Twitter, Skerritt laid the blame firmly at the feet of West Indies’ batters, saying their poor shot selection and

Chris Rushworth, Durham’s all-time leading wicket-taker, has left the club with immediate effect due to “personal circumstances”. Rushworth, 36, played a key role in the 2013 County Championship triumph with 54 wickets at 22.26, and helped to lift the Royal London Cup the following season. Against Worcestershire in May 2021, he cemented his place in

Toss: Scotland chose to bat vs Zimbabwe Zimbabwe’s captain Craig Ervine recovered from a mild asthma attack that kept him out of their last match against West Indies to lead the team in a must-win clash against Scotland. But his first involvement with the game didn’t quite go according to plan. He called incorrectly at

David Wiese has batted his team to tense victories in the Pakistan Super League, the Caribbean Premier League and the Vitality Blast. He has won trophies with some of those teams, like in the 2022 PSL, and has also lost a lot of matches playing for those teams. But over 15 years, he has played