Cricket

News Captain’s head-to-head with rival Pat Cummins could be major factor as Gabba Test looms Captain Joe Root says England’s squad can win the big moments to secure an Ashes win in Australia and that he’d be foolish not to understand this series will define him. Set for a third tour and second as captain

Report Reinvented as an opener, Russell dominates 159-run stand with Tom Kohler-Cadmore Deccan Gladiators 159 for 0 (Russell 90*, Kohler-Cadmore 59*) beat Delhi Bulls 103 for 7 (Hemraj 42) by 56 runs Once he gets going, there is quite simply no stopping him. Dynamic, powerful and with the ability to hit sixes at will; a

News Seamer hopes lessons of 2019-20 Lions tour will serve him well in maiden Ashes series As a 13-year-old in 2006-07, Ollie Robinson bunked off a week of school to spend Christmas out in Australia and watch Andrew Flintoff’s team get crushed in three of the five Tests of that winter’s Ashes whitewash. He’s back

Report Ajaz remained New Zealand’s only wicket-taker, having taken all six to fall Lunch India 285 for 6 (Agarwal 146*, Axar 32*, Ajaz 6-103) vs New Zealand Ajaz Patel continued to keep New Zealand in the Test, while Mayank Agarwal continued to keep India slightly ahead, as the first session on the second day followed

News With Tom Curran and Chris Jordan part of the attack they are possibly stronger than last season SquadSean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Dan Christian, Tom Curran (England), Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards, Mickey Edwards, Moises Henriques, Daniel Hughes, Chris Jordan (England) Hayden Kerr, Nathan Lyon, Ben Manenti, Lawrence Neil-Smith (replacement), Josh Philippe, Lloyd Pope, Jordan Silk,

News The first 15 games will be played in Karachi before Lahore takes over as host for the remaining matches, including the final The Pakistan Super League will begin on January 27 2022, with the draft to be held on 12 December. The league, which begins about a month earlier than usual to make room

Preview Dhaka pitch in focus as is unseasonal rain which is forecast from the second to the fourth days Big Picture Bangladesh have narrowed the gap in skills with Pakistan, but they are still some way off acquiring the mental steel needed to turn corners, handle clutch moments and win Tests. The Dhaka Test is

News Maddinson is on Australia A duty while former captain Aaron Finch will be sidelined for a period due to his knee Kane Richardson is set to captain Melbourne Renegades in the absence of new skipper Nic Maddinson with coach David Saker confident he is well placed to juggle the leadership and his bowling duties.

News Changes to FTP mean England will play bilateral men’s series in five different countries England will tour South Africa and New Zealand in early 2023, ESPNcricinfo can reveal. In the original version of the Future Tours Programme (FTP) for 2018-23, the men’s 50-over World Cup was due to be staged in India in February-March

News Sri Lanka Cricket doctors have suggested the injury is more serious than initially thought Mathews himself hoped that he would miss only the first few days of the tournament, or between three and four matches. But Sri Lanka Cricket doctors have suggested that the strain could be more serious, and that Mathews could end

News The South Australia left-hander has been preferred ahead of Josh Inglis Alex Carey will make his Test debut against England at the Gabba after being confirmed as Tim Paine’s replacement. In a move that had been expected for the last couple of days, Carey has been preferred ahead of Western Australia’s Josh Inglis. Carey

News Payment bands for female players next season will range from £7500 to £31,250 The ECB has more than doubled salaries for female players in the second season of the Hundred after the inaugural women’s competition broke records for attendances and TV viewing figures. Women’s salaries ranged from £3600 (US$4800) to £15,000 (US$20,000) – with

Report Ramesh Mendis got Bonner leg before, but Brathwaite stayed firm at the other end Lunch West Indies 145 for 2 (Brathwaite 62*, Bonner 35, Mendis 1-34) trail Sri Lanka 204 by 59 runs West Indies sought to strengthen their grip on the game on the third morning in Galle, negotiating Sri Lanka’s spinners with

News A lean run in the Sheffield Shield has not dented the wicketkeeper’s confidence Despite a relatively lean Sheffield Shield season Alex Carey feels he is well placed should he get the nod to be Australia’s wicketkeeper in the opening Ashes Test at the Gabba. Thirty-year-old Carey, who plays for South Australia, is the frontrunner

News Former England captain to remain in game after signing two-year renewal Alastair Cook will continue to play county cricket at the age of 38 after signing a new two-year contract with Essex. Cook, England’s all-time leading run-scorer in Test cricket and former captain, signed a three-year deal with Essex upon his retirement from the

Report Pathum Nissanka top-scored with 73, before hosts lost Angelo Mathews to injury The West Indian ploy to bombard Sri Lanka’s batters with left-arm spin reaped rich dividends on the second morning in Galle, as the pair of Jomel Warrican and Veerasammy Permaul picked up nine wickets between them – including career-best figures of 5

News Former England captain wants law changed to prevent the suffering of terminally ill patients Ray Illingworth, the former England captain, has revealed he is being treated for oesophageal cancer, and has called for assisted dying to be legalised in the UK after witnessing the way his wife Shirley suffered from the same disease. Illingworth,

News India don’t feel they batted on too long after they ended one wicket short of a win When a side comes as close to winning as India did and the opposition is more than 100 away from their score, it is tempting to look for a few priceless minutes from earlier in the match.