Cricket

Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum are about simple, clear messaging. Cricket is a complicated enough sport, and English cricket a pressurised enough environment without introducing anything that may elicit doubt. Especially at a time when England need as few distractions as possible to overturn a 2-0 deficit. Ahead of this third Test at Headingley Chris

Talking about the October 15 ODI World Cup fixture against India, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has said that the tournament doesn’t revolve around only one game, and all nine fixtures will be important. Babar addressed the media in Karachi, where the team is undergoing a preparatory camp before the Sri Lanka Test series. “We are

Bangladesh have found the Afghanistan spinners the most troublesome in ODIs in the last ten years. Since July 2013, Afghanistan’s spinners have the most wickets (50) – and the best average (26.02) – of all teams against Bangladesh in the format. That includes 5 for 69 for the trio of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

England 186 for 9 (Wyatt 76, Sutherland 3-28) beat Australia 183 for 8 (Perry 51*, Glenn 2-27, Ecclestone 2-35) by three runs Danni Wyatt‘s magnificent half-century set a Kia Oval crowd of 20,328 – and this Ashes series – alight before England’s bowlers combined to protect a lofty total and topple the mighty Australians by

Big picture: Shootout at the last-chance saloon “Sir, do you know they’ve cut us off? We’re entirely surrounded.” “Those poor bastards,” Puller said. “They’ve got us right where we want ’em. We can shoot in every direction now.” When he took over as England’s Test captain, Ben Stokes named Brad Pitt’s character Don “Wardaddy” Collier,

Pat Cummins has said that England should look at themselves and their own performances rather than invoking the spirit of cricket amid their anger at Jonny Bairstow‘s stumping at Lord’s. The dismissal on the final day of the second Test – which Australia ended up winning by 43 runs despite a magnificent 155 from Ben

Scotland 234 for 8 (Leask 48, Cross 38, Williams 3-41) beat Zimbabwe 203 (Burl 83, Madhevere 40, Sole 3-33) by 31 runs For the second time in two Qualifiers, Zimbabwe have fallen short at the final hurdle, and as a result they won’t be at the 2023 World Cup. They needed to win one of

Zimbabwe’s 31-run defeat to Scotland means they can no longer qualify for the ODI World Cup in India later this year. That’s because their net run rate has fallen to -0.099, largely due to their heavy defeat against Sri Lanka, when they lost with almost 17 overs to spare. Zimbabwe were on six points with

The selectors have opted to retain the same squad that won the ODI series 2-0 last week, with chief selector Ann Browne-John saying the squad has a strong balance of experience and youth. “The selection panel decided to retain the players who completed the ODI series, Browne-John said in a CWI statement. “These players have

The incident has dominated the news cycle following Australia’s 43-run victory in the second Test at Lord’s, which gave them a 2-0 lead over England. With the third Test starting on Thursday, captain Ben Stokes said he expected the ill-feeling to spill over into Headingley, a ground famed for its febrile atmosphere. It was here

Chasing a revised target of 196 in 29 overs, Sri Lanka seemed to be in a spot of bother at 6 for 2, with both Vishmi Gunaratne and Harshitha Samarawickrama falling early. However, Athapaththu, who had scored a century at the same venue against the same opponents last week, launched a counterattack, racing to the

Australia coach Andrew McDonald was “disappointed” with his counterpart Brendon McCullum saying the teams wouldn’t be sharing a beer following the controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow on the final day at Lord’s. McDonald reinforced Pat Cummins’ comments that it was a dismissal they had been watching for when it came to Bairstow and added he

Somerset 221 for 7 (Smeed 61, Stewart 4-48) beat Kent 206 for 6 (Evison 46, Gregory 2-33) by 15 runs Kent Spitfires’ hopes of grabbing the last quarter-final place in the Vitality Blast were dashed by the Somerset juggernaut as the runaway South Group winners pulled off a 15-run win at Taunton. Will Smeed led

England were left fuming by Australia’s decision not to withdraw their appeal for the stumping of Jonny Bairstow before lunch on the fifth day of the Ashes Test at Lord’s. With England five down, needing a further 178 runs to win, Bairstow ducked underneath a short ball from Cameron Green, scratched the crease with his

The PCB has written a letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan and the interior and the foreign ministry to seek an official clearance to travel to India for the ODI World Cup in October-November. The letter seeks advice on whether the Pakistan team is allowed to travel to India, and if so, if there

Australia 154 for 6 (Mooney 61*, Ecclestone 2 for 24) beat England 153 for 7 (Dunkley 56, Jones 40, Jonassen 3-25) by four wickets An unbeaten half-century by cool-as-you-like opener Beth Mooney saw Australia to victory with one ball to spare in a thrilling first T20I against England in front of a crowd of 19,527

The ability to score runs quickly is a big reason for Shaw’s rise through the ranks since winning the Under-19 World Cup for India in 2017. He had a stunning introduction to Test cricket, scoring a century on debut, but has since then struggled to deal with the quality of bowling on offer in international

Former West Indies batter Miles Bascombe has been appointed as Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) new director of cricket on a three-year contract. Bascombe will take over from Jimmy Adams, who leaves the position after six years. Bascombe, 37, played one T20I for West Indies in 2011, and was the men’s selector at CWI between 2019