Month: January 2016

Following the announcement of the six Women’s Cricket Super League (WCSL) hosts today, ECB’s Director of England Women’s Cricket, Clare Connor, looks ahead to the start of the new competition this summer. 1. You’ve previously mentioned that 28 initial “expressions-of-interest” were received at the start of the bidding process to become a WCSL host. How were the final six decided?  “Securing the final six hosts has been a really exciting…

James Vince led England Lions to victory in their first 50-over warm-up game against United Arab Emirates even though he was taking a break from the captaincy. Vince returned to the ranks to allow Sam Billings some leadership experience, and top-scored with a fluent 88 off 93 balls as the Lions passed a UAE total of 210 with five wickets and eight overs to spare. The Hampshire skipper, who is…

Sarah Taylor will be among the players featuring the WCSL Stephen Pond / © Getty Images The ECB has announced the six host teams for the inaugural Women’s Cricket Super League which will take place during the English season. There will be three teams in the south – one based with Surrey at The Oval, another with Hampshire and a third in the South West – two in the north…

James Vince and Tom Westley were both happy that a new year and a fresh format brought a change in their fortunes for the England Lions in Dubai today. Both struggled for runs in the T20 series against Pakistan A before Christmas, while making their mark in other areas – Vince as captain, after being named man of the series in England’s victory over the full Pakistan team, and Westley…

England’s Under-19s jetted out yesterday on a journey they hope will end in the World Cup final in Bangladesh on Valentine’s Day. Brad Taylor’s flew to Dubai for a final training camp, including a warm-up game against the reigning champions South Africa next Monday, before they head further east to Chittagong which is their base for the group phase of the tournament. They have been drawn in a group with…

South Africa 267 for 7 (Morris 26*, Rabada 20*) v EnglandScorecard and ball-by-ball details Steven Finn removed Hashim Amla in a magnificent spell © Getty Images England showed commendable resistance to keep South Africa in check on the opening day of the third Test at The Wanderers. A day in the field at The Bullring was an onerous demand for a squad stricken by a stomach ailment since the end…

With ICC World T20 not far away, teams are eager to get the combination right during their four-match series. Shakib Al Hasan is back in the side after paternity leave and Soumya Sarkar joins the team after recovering from a side strain – ICC By appointing Makhaya Ntini and Marvan Atapattu as its bowling coach and batting consultant respectively, Zimbabwe, after a disappointing few months, has demonstrated an intention to…

All eyes on Amir on his international return, even as both teams aim to sort out ideal combination ahead of ICC World T20 2016. Amir will bolster a Pakistan pace attack already brimming with big names – AFP While the first Twenty20 International between Pakistan and New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland promises to be a riveting cricketing contest, most of the focus will be on one 23-year-old speedster….

Johannesburg – Former South Africa one-day international and Twenty20 player Gulam Bodi was on Thursday named as the person charged under Cricket South Africa’s anti-corruption code. Gulam Bodi of the Lions bats during the Karbonn Smart CLT20 Semi Final match between Bizhub Highveld Lions and Delhi Daredevils at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead on October 25, 2012 in Durban © AFP/File STRINGER Bodi has been charged with contriving to fix, or otherwise…

Auckland – The eyes of the cricket world will be on Pakistan in New Zealand on Friday with Mohammad Amir set to make his international comeback after serving a jail term and five-year ban for spot-fixing. Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir (right) is returning to international cricket after serving a five-year ban for spot-fixing© AFP/File Arif Ali The 23-year-old is expected to be named in the starting line-up for the tour-opening Twenty20…