Cricket

News Seamer suggests ‘communication disappeared’ when Ed Smith was national selector Stuart Broad has suggested the “communication disappeared” when Ed Smith was national selector but insisted he would “understand” if he is left out of England’s Test side at any stage this summer. Broad took to Sky Sports to register his anger and disappointment after

News Opener’s availability may be impacted by Australia series in the Caribbean Hampshire have announced D’Arcy Short, the Australia batter, as one of their overseas signings for the summer’s Vitality T20 Blast. Short was earlier named in Australia’s preliminary squad to play ODIs and T20Is in the West Indies in July, and if he is

News England fast bowler may face surgery as ECB plan next steps of recovery Jofra Archer has been ruled out of England’s two-Test series against New Zealand, starting at Lord’s on June 2, and may face surgery on his troublesome right elbow after failing to come through this week’s return to first-class action. Archer, who

Report A whole lot of not a lot at Hove, but it’s an improvement on this time last year Sussex 256 (van Zyl 52; Quinn 4-54, Gilchrist 3-51, Stevens 3-64) drew with Kent 145 (Leaning 63, Robinson 3-29, Garton 3-65) and 387 for 4 dec (Leaning 127*, Robinson 85, Crawley 85) A match that had

News While Hussey flies commercial via Doha, the group waiting in the Maldives will take a BCCI charter flight Michael Hussey will be home from India early on Monday morning, about the same time as the 38 Australian players, coaches and media land on their return from the Maldives. Following a series of Covid-19 positive

Derbyshire 146 (Guest 49, Harmer 9-80) and 97 for 1 (Guest 56*) trail Essex 412 for 3 dec by 169 runs A career-best Simon Harmer haul dragged Derbyshire into trouble at a rain-swept Chelmsford, as the visitors threatened to disappear down the gurgler in less than two days’ play. Essex have made all the running

Joe Root says that the challenge of taking on New Zealand, the world’s No.1-ranked Test team, followed by five home Tests against India and an away Ashes campaign, makes 2021 the sort of year that “you play the game for”. However, Root also admitted that England’s new-look selection panel – now led by the head

News “All I wanted to do was to be responsible and accountable for my own actions and part” Cameron Bancroft has conceded there had to be wider knowledge of Australia’s ball-tampering tactics in the Newlands Test than the punished trio of himself, David Warner and Steven Smith. Speaking to the Guardian interviewer Donald McRae in

News ESPNcricinfo understands Gayakwad tested positive last month and is currently recovering in Bengaluru India left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad has been left out the India Women’s squads for the tour of England because of an injury she is understood to have been carrying during the home series against South Africa earlier this year and also

News The squad hasn’t been named yet, but players have been asked to assemble in Mumbai on May 18 The India Women players are without central contracts from September 30, 2020 and aren’t sure if they will have signed new annual retainers by the time they board their flight to the UK on June 2

Hanuma Vihari created a network of volunteers to help people during the latest wave of Covid-19 in India © Getty Images For India batter Hanuma Vihari, the biggest satisfaction these days comes from being able to arrange a hospital bed or an oxygen cylinder for Covid-19 patients through his network of friends. While a number

News Fiery outing for Sussex shows progress in recovery from elbow and finger injuries Jofra Archer demonstrated that his return to fitness is firmly on track following a fiery performance for Sussex on the opening day of their LV= County Championship clash with Kent at Hove, and confirmed he would be ready to step back

News Also said that selectors have told him to go beyond just scoring half-centuries in ODIs Fearlessness. If there’s one change Sri Lanka’s new ODI captain Kusal Perera would like to usher in, it is for his team to play as he says he does: completely unafraid. Perera has been appointed leader of a young

Shafali Verma, 17, is set to make her WBBL debut later this year © Getty Images India batter Shafali Verma and allrounder Radha Yadav are set to make their Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) debuts later this year in Australia. ESPNcricinfo understands that Verma, 17, has already signed a contract with two-time champions Sydney Sixers

News As the death toll in Gaza following Israeli air strikes escalated, cricketers around the world made their voices heard Cricketers from around the world have expressed support and solidarity with the people of Palestine, with the death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza rising sharply over the past few days. Several of the dead

News Joe Denly takes time off for personal reasons while England’s IPL players remain in quarantine Jofra Archer will continue his return to fitness by playing for Sussex against Kent in the County Championship this week. Archer’s last first-team appearance was the fifth T20I between England and India in Ahmedabad on March 20. He had

News Watling looks back at some of the memorable moments of his career, what he will miss the most, and more Soon after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket, New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter BJ Watling spoke to the media in Lincoln and looked back at some of his most memorable series, what he would

News The 35-year-old will end his career as New Zealand’s most prolific Test keeper behind and in front of the stumps BJ Watling has announced he will retire from all cricket at the end of New Zealand’s upcoming Test tour of England. This will mean that form and fitness permitting, he will end his career