Month: July 2017

Mark Wood was satisfied with his performance at Lord’s, even if his wickets were thin on the ground © Getty Images England look set to name an unchanged team for the second Test, but the sight of Chris Woakes and Jake Ball back in training suggested selection could become highly competitive before the end of the summer. Woakes and Ball, who have so far missed out on selection in the…

England 284 for 9 (Sciver 129, Beaumont 93, Kerr 4-51) beat New Zealand 209 (Bates 44, Perkins 43*, Hartley 3-43) by 75 runsScorecard Nat Sciver made her second century of the World Cup © Getty Images Nat Sciver struck her second century of an increasingly formidable World Cup campaign, as England’s women marched into the semi-finals with a 75-run victory over New Zealand at Derby. With Tammy Beaumont falling short…

South Africa women 104 for 2 (Wolvaardt 48*, du Preez 38*) beat Sri Lanka women 101 (van Niekerk 4-24, Ismail 3-14) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Dane van Niekerk bagged her third four-for in four matches © ICC/Getty South Africa’s bowlers continued their red-hot form to inch closer to ensuring a second semi-final appearance in the 50-over World Cup, with a resounding eight-wicket win in Taunton. Shabnim Ismail‘s speedy…

England 284 for 9 (Sciver 129, Beaumont 93, Kerr 4-51) beat New Zealand 209 (Bates 44, Perkins 43*, Hartley 3-43) by 75 runsScorecard Nat Sciver made her second century of the World Cup © Getty Images Nat Sciver struck her second century of an increasingly formidable World Cup campaign, as England’s women laid down another major statement of intent with a 75-run victory over New Zealand at Derby. With Tammy…

India coach appointment July 12, 2017 ESPNcricinfo staff As India’s expanded backroom, with specialist coaches, takes charge for the Sri Lanka tour, we look at five instances when international cricketers benefitted from such coaching Along with Ravi Shastri, who was appointment as the head coach, India have named Zaheer Khan as bowling consultant and Rahul Dravid as batting consultant for overseas Test series. The appointments came as additions to the…

South Africa women 104 for 2 (Wolvaardt 48*, du Preez 38*) beat Sri Lanka women 101 (van Niekerk 4-24, Ismail 3-14) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Dane van Niekerk bagged her third four-for in four matches © ICC/Getty South Africa’s bowlers continued their red-hot form to inch closer to ensuring a maiden semi-final appearance in the 50-over World Cup, with a resounding eight-wicket win in Taunton. Shabnim Ismail‘s speedy…

Luke Fletcher shows of his bowling wound © Getty Images Luke Fletcher feels “lucky to be here” after sustaining a ferocious blow to the head during Saturday’s T20 Blast match at Edgbaston. Fletcher, the Nottinghamshire seamer, sustained the injury when his first ball of the match was struck back at him by Birmingham batsman, Sam Hain and hit him on top of the head. While Fletcher didn’t lose consciousness, subsequent…

The CoA has been unable to get the BCCI to implement the Lodha Committee recommendations © AFP The new BCCI constitution, as per the Lodha Committee’s recommendations, needs to be in place in order for the board elections to take place at the annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled for September. That concern has been raised by the Committee of Administrators (CoA) in its status report submitted in the Supreme Court…

Tamim Iqbal ended up playing only one match for Essex © Getty Images Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal and Essex have determinedly played down the reasons for Tamim abruptly abandoning his stint at the county, after allegations emerged that his wife was the victim of a racially-motivated incident in Stratford in east London. ESPNcricinfo understands that a nervous Tamim reported an altercation to Essex Cricket on Monday, the day after his…