© Getty Images In the summer of 2003, Hampshire Hawks and Sussex Sharks played a local derby in what was the first fixture in the new Twenty20 Cup. No-one knew quite what to expect from a competition designed to win back supporters to the county game in the UK. It was a hit and giggle in the middle, with some organised fun beyond the boundary, all for entertainment’s sake. Game…
© Getty Images In the summer of 2003, Hampshire Hawks and Sussex Sharks played a local derby in what was the first fixture in the new Twenty20 Cup. No-one knew quite what to expect from a competition designed to win back supporters to the county game in the UK. It was a hit and giggle in the middle, with some organised fun beyond the boundary, all for entertainment’s sake. Game…
2:10 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Andrew Ingleton, a senior executive at Cricket Australia (CA), will make the short stroll down Jolimont Street to become the new chief executive of Cricket Victoria (CV), replacing Tony Dodemaide, after the former Test bowler spent a decade in the role. Dodemaide announced his resignation at the start of August, following a difficult period of infighting among Victorian Premier clubs over mooted changes to the…
1:39 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Allrounder Kaylum Boshier has been named captain of New Zealand’s Under-19s team for the 2018 World Cup that begins in the country from January 13. Four players from New Zealand’s 2016 U-19 World Cup squad – Finn Allen, Dale Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, and Felix Murray – have been picked for their second U-19 World Cup. Boshier was picked to lead the side after impressing selectors…
1:34 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The BCCI has appointed Tufan Ghosh as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Ghosh has served in the healthcare and hospitality industries for 29 years, including a stint as CEO of the private healthcare group Columbia Asia in 2005. “The BCCI now owns a consolidated 40 acres of land at Arebinnamangala village near the Aerospace Park region in…
Bowlers expect heavy workload at the WACA – Smith (1:49) Australia captain Steven Smith outlines potential changes to his side ahead of the third Ashes Test in Perth (1:49) 1:27 AM ET Daniel Brettig in Perth Australia’s captain Steven Smith is leaning towards including the rejuvenated allrounder Mitchell Marsh for the final Ashes Test at the WACA Ground, but has also spoken sympathetically of the extensive scrutiny and pressure faced…
3:00 AM ET Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl v India From one spin-bowling allrounder to another: Ravi Shastri hands Washington Sundar his ODI cap BCCI Sri Lanka’s new captain Thisara Perera won another important toss in hazy, overcast conditions in Mohali, and asked India to bat again. India captain Rohit Sharma said he would have bowled first as well. Sri Lanka named an unchanged XI from their win in the…
Play 01:26 Big Picture Big picture? You want the big picture? Well, here’s a picture so big it makes Rembrandt’s The Night Watch look like a postage stamp. After 135 years of Ashes campaigns, the series tally is currently locked at 32-32. England dominated in the 19th century, but to be fair Australia wasn’t even a country at that point. Once the 20th century and Australian federation arrived, the ledger…
The world’s changed for the England cricket team – Cook (2:47) Alastair Cook said the England squad was slow to recognise the increased public scrutiny since September, but is adjusting to it (2:47) 5:04 PM ET George Dobell in Perth Joe Root has called on his England team to “stand up and be counted” ahead of “one of the biggest games of our lives”. England go into the third Test…
1:49 PM ET Mohammad Isam in Mirpur Chris Gayle having his legs slightly apart with the bat over his head in his follow through and watching the ball sail over the long-on fielder was one of the most enduring images of BPL 2017. Gayle’s relentless assault – a record 146* off 69 balls – razed defending champions and pre-tournament favourites Dhaka Dynamites in the title clash. Gayle’s 18 sixes –…