8:27 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Allrounder Andre Russell is set to return to the West Indies squad for the first time since he was banned for a doping-code violation in January 2017, after being named in a 13-man squad for the Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge, a charity match against an ICC Rest of the World XI, which is being staged with the support of the MCC, ECB and ICC to…
The cumulative number of days of international cricket stood at 427 in 2017, up from 365 in 2011 5:49 AM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Young players are increasingly drawn towards becoming free agents, floating from one T20 league to another, and shunning traditional paths in order to play in international cricket. That is the headline conclusion of the first global employment report on men’s professional cricketers, released by the Federation of…
4:54 AM ET George Dobell The return of an FA Cup-style knockout competition and the restructuring of the County Championship into a conference system will be on the agenda when an ECB working party meets in the coming days. ESPNcricinfo understands the working party, to be chaired by Leicestershire chief executive Wasim Khan, will discuss options for the domestic season once the new-team T20 competition starts in 2020. Among the…
‘Delhi’s Powerplay bowling a concern’ – Assistant coach Sriram (1:34) Sridharan Sriram talks about the areas his team needs to improve moving forward (1:34) 11:13 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Delhi Daredevils began their game against Kolkata Knight Riders with a maiden. Then, they wrapped it up by giving only one run off the 20th over. In between, they conceded 199 and therein lies a significant problem. Glenn Maxwell picked up…
5:00 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Alec Stewart, Surrey’s director of cricket, has lent his weight to calls for the ECB to consider a cut-off date for future call-ups to the IPL, after his team’s early-season plans were thrown “out of the window” due to the last-minute departure of Tom Curran to Kolkata Knight Riders. Though Curran went unsold at his base price of USD156,000 during the IPL auction in February,…
Gurney and Ball run amok at Old Trafford (1:51) Catch up with the latest from the County Championship, as Nottingham flex their muscles against Lancashire (1:51) 3:00 AM ET Warwickshire 299 (Bell 70, Ambrose 81, Wiese 4-50) and 87 for 3 drew with Sussex 374 (Wiese 106, Brown 91, Stone 8-80)Scorecard It is, perhaps, a sign of the changing times that the first Championship century of the season should have…
Charlotte Edwards struck some late blows © Getty Images Charlotte Edwards, the former England women’s captain, has made her first movement into cricket administration by being appointed as Hampshire’s director of women’s cricket. Edwards, who will continue to captain Hampshire Women for a second season this summer, will head up the management of both Hampshire Women’s first-team and player pathway sides, as well as the Southern Vipers – the Kia…
Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq announced the Test squad for upcoming series against Sri Lanka 12:07 PM ET Umar Farooq Unfazed by the severe criticism concerning the omission of batsman Fawad Alam, chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq insisted he has seen “better players in the last three years”. He has been passed over for national selection, and this time, it ignited nationwide anger. Alam’s selection – or lack thereof – has been an…
3:00 AM ET Big picture In T20s, the most successful teams win the clutch moments of a game. On occasion, when those teams are behind the game, they have the resources to impact a game through an event – a wicket, a boundary or a run-out, for example. Mumbai Indians have flourished in the IPL through that modus operandi. This season, their resources have helped change games, but they have…
3:00 AM ET Paul Edwards Nottinghamshire 222 (Bailey 3-26, Livingstone 3-27, Mennie 3-46) and 10 for 4 (Mennie 3-4) beat Lancashire 158 (Ball 5-43) and 73 (Gurney 6-25, Ball 4-14) by six wicketsScorecard Steven Croft was cleaned up by Jake Ball Getty Images It was a morning when batsmen came and went like leaders of UKIP; a morning when the rapidity of events boggled the scrambled mind and outstripped the scribbling…