‘If I can take that aggressive approach to the bowlers, if we can get off to a flier, that’s brilliant, but obviously there’s also chances of me getting out early as well with that sort of approach’ – Luke Ronchi © ICC Luke Ronchi was caught off guard when he was asked to open the batting in New Zealand’s first warm-up game of the Champions Trophy. The 36-year old wicketkeeper…
Sri Lanka need their longtime match-winner Lasith Malinga desperately, but will his body hold up? © Associated Press Overview The high-intensity training camp has been attended, a foreign bowling coach hired, blessings have been sought, declarations of confidence made, and the press has been conferenced, but will any of that help Sri Lanka leave an impact on the Champions Trophy? Their reality is stark. Sri Lanka’s first game of the…
File photo – Meg Lanning hopes to add her name to the list of Australia’s Women’s World Cup-winning captains, alongside Marg Jennings, Sharon Tredrea, Lyn Larsen, Belinda Clark and Jodie Fields © Cricket Australia/Getty Images Meg Lanning has achieved plenty in her career so far but over the next couple of months, captaining Australia to a Women’s World Cup title is foremost on her list of goals. Australia have a…
Durham 342 and 158 for 3 (Clark 63*) lead Glamorgan 353 (Salter 75, Cooke 69, Donald 51, Coughlin 4-87) by 147 runsScorecard File photo – Graham Clark made his best first-class score © Getty Images The Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash between Glamorgan and Durham was delicately poised as the visitors ended the third day 147 runs ahead with seven wickets remaining. It had looked at one stage like…
Surrey 369 and 55 for 1 lead Essex 383 (Lawrence 107, ten Doeschate 53, Browne 52, Wagner 50) by 41 runsScorecard Play 01:19 County Championship round-up: Somerset in a spin “If Dan Lawrence goes big” is a phrase you hear a lot around Chelmsford. There are long- and short-term implications. They have him pegged as the next Essex player to represent England and the next in a long line to…
Sussex 164 and 182 for 6 (van Zyl 78) need a further 322 to beat Kent 369 and 298 for 2 dec (Bell-Drummond 90, Dickson 74, Denly 71*)Scorecard Play 01:19 County Championship round-up: Somerset in a spin “There will be days and days and days like this,” says Susan Traherne at the end of Plenty, the film David Hare adapted from his own stage play. Susan is wrong; that final…
Worcestershire 434 (Mitchell 161, Buck 5-90) and 151 for 2 (Mitchell 78*) beat Northamptonshire 238 (Leach 3-36) and 343 (Keogh 88, Duckett 67) by eight wicketsScorecard File photo – Richard Levi was taken to hospital after being hit on the head © Getty Images Daryl Mitchell led Worcestershire to a fourth straight Specsavers County Championship victory with a second-innings 78 not out as they comfortably chased 148 to beat Northamptonshire…
Leicestershire 619 (Cosgrove 188, Eckersley 158, Ackermann 118, Mendis 6-204) and 217 for 3 dec (Dearden 78, Horton 56) drew with Derbyshire 532 for 8 (Godleman 141, Thakor 132, Wilson 97) and 42 for 0Scorecard Paul Horton scored a half-century as Leicestershire batted on © Getty Images Derbyshire ended a run of three consecutive defeats in the County Championship as their Division Two match against Leicestershire at Derby ended in…
Ben Stokes was Man of the Match in England’s two-run win at the Ageas Bowl © Getty Images England face the prospect of having to manage Ben Stokes‘ knee injury through the Champions Trophy, with the allrounder admitting the team’s medical staff are unclear on the full extent of the problem. Stokes has been rested from the final ODI of the series with South Africa, along with Chris Woakes and…
Play 02:03 ‘Full support still behind ACA’ – Starc Mitchell Starc has said the Australian men’s team has not changed its position on the current MoU standoff, and will continue to back the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) to represent the players in negotiations with Cricket Australia (CA). The Australian team was briefed on the current situation by ACA chief executive Alistair Nicholson in Birmingham on Sunday, ahead of their final…