Nottinghamshire 184 for 6 (Duckett 53*, Clarke 51) beat Durham 183 for 8 by four wickets Nottinghamshire Outlaws’ last desperate hopes of a seventh successive T20 quarter-final berth finally vanished despite a comfortable victory over Durham Jets by four wickets in the Vitality Blast at Trent Bridge. Amongst other things, they needed a tie, no
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On Thursday afternoon, Richard Gleeson saw a WhatsApp notification pop up on his phone. Matthew Mott, England’s white-ball coach, had sent him a message saying, “I’m going to give you a ring.” Gleeson turned to his wife, Laura, and said, in a state of shock: “I think I’m about to get picked for England.” He
Dimuth Karunaratne: c Carey b Lyon 235.3 Bottom edge, given! Went for the sweep from outside off and gets a thin tickle. Neatly done from Carey who has done well in tough conditions behind the stumps. Australia have their first | 37 for 1 Pathum Nissanka: lbw b Swepson 146.5 Big appeal and given lbw!
Rahul Dravid walked and sat on a wooden bench alongside the nets at Edgbaston. On the adjacent bench was Jasprit Bumrah, padded up, bat by his side. Bumrah had just finished a batting session. You can’t know the exact words the duo exchanged, but on the available evidence, Dravid’s gestures indicated him checking if Bumrah
Rohit Sharma will return as captain for both the T20I and ODI series against England, while Virat Kohli will play the second and third T20I, followed by the three ODIs. Rohit has been laid low after contracting Covid-19 and will not play the fifth Test against England, with Jasprit Bumrah named captain in his absence.
The ODI series against Sri Lanka will herald a new beginning for the Indian women’s team. The three-match series, to be played in Pallekele from Friday, isn’t part of the ODI championship, but provides an opportunity to India to wipe their slate clean and move on from their poor World Cup performance. India won the
Across 20 years of Test cricket, James Anderson has endured and so far out-lived many different dressing-room regimes. He has served under six head coaches and eight Test captains, in a variety of combinations, all imposing their whims and ethos (or trying to at least) with varying degrees of success. So when he says there
Shakib Al Hasan is expected to skip the ODIs against West Indies next month, according to BCB president Nazmul Hassan who made the announcement after a board meeting held in Dhaka on Wedesnday. Shakib was initially named in all three squads, but now it seems he will leave the tour after the T20s. Shakib led
Who’s still in contention, who isn’t, and who needs to do what to face off for the coveted Test mace in the World Test Championship (WTC) final next year? Here’s the lowdown. How does England’s 3-0 win over New Zealand affect the WTC table? England were already so far behind that even their whitewash of
Western Australia will begin their Sheffield Shield title defence against New South Wales at the WACA, while the details of the expanded WNCL have been locked in with the announcement of the domestic fixtures for the Australian summer. There will be a full men’s domestic programme for the first time since 2018-19 following two disrupted
Hilton Cartwright, the Australia allrounder, has signed on a one-month deal with Derbyshire. He will provide cover for Shan Masood for the remainder of the Vitality Blast and up to three LV= Insurance Championship matches in July. Masood was recently called up for Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka next month, having been in prolific form
Big picture Australia’s tour to Sri Lanka has already had an impact following the special scenes in Colombo of locals dressed in yellow to thank the visitors for touring during a desperate time in their country’s history. Sri Lanka winning the ODI series provided moments of joy for the home supporters, but there is a
New Zealand’s men’s team will play England in a day-night Test in Mount Maunganui, host a limited-overs visit by India and be part of a T20I tri-series ahead of the World Cup as part of their 2022-23 home season. Sri Lanka will also arrive for an all-format tour which includes two Tests, three ODIs and
Sam Billings has been added to England’s Test squad to face India at Edgbaston on Friday, after stepping in to the team at Trent Bridge as a Covid substitute for Ben Foakes, whose place is in doubt while he undergoes five days of isolation. Billings, whose previous Test cap had come in Hobart at the
Jon Holland has bolted into contention for a shock Test recall if he can overcome a finger injury in time for Australia’s series opener against Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday. Australia received a major boost on Monday, with Mitchell Starc cleared to return from a cut finger after a lengthy centre-wicket training session. Bowling
Bangladesh 234 and 132 for 6 (Roach 3-32) trail West Indies 408 (Mayers 146, Brathwaite 51, Khaled 5-106) by 42 runs Kemar Roach reached the landmark of 250 Test wickets as West Indies dominated the third day of the second test with Bangladesh fighting to avoid an innings defeat. Bangladesh was reduced to 132 for
Indians 246 for 8 dec (Bharat 70, Walker 5-24) and 364 for 9 (Kohli 67, Jadeja 56*) vs Leicestershire 244 (Pant 76, Jadeja 3-28, Shami 3-42) and 219 for 4 (Gill 62, Kimber 56, Ashwin 2-31) Match drawn Battling injuries and Covid-19 scares, India managed to make the most of their four-day practice match against
The disappointment wasn’t amiss in coach Russell Domingo‘s voice after the end of the second day’s play. West Indies led by 106 runs after going up to 340 at stumps, but it was a far cry from being reduced to 132 for four shortly before lunch as the visitors were buoyant after inflicting a sudden