11:30 PM ET David Warner insists that his relationship with Steven Smith is intact in the wake of the Newlands ball-tampering scandal, and has echoed the former captain’s words that a 12-month ban from international cricket is the sort of imposed break from the game that he needed after seven years in a “bubble”. A day after Smith made 61 on his return to cricket at the Global T20 Canada,…
10:58 PM ET Melinda FarrellCricinfo Concerns surrounding a shoulder injury caused Australian authorities to deny Chris Lynn a No Objection Certificate for the Global T20 tournament, currently taking place in Toronto. Organisers announced Lynn as a marquee player for Edmonton Royals in the inaugural Canadian competition, but he has been absent for the start of the tournament. ESPNcricinfo understands the decision to deny Lynn a NOC was shared by Cricket…
1:51 PM ET Annesha Ghosh India women’s recent string of poor results, culminating in the loss to Bangladesh in the Asia Cup final, has brought alleged discord within the team to the fore with less than five months to go to the World T20. On Wednesday, head coach Tushar Arothe wasn’t invited to a meeting attended by limited-overs captains Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur, and Committee of Administrators chief Vinod…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India A 354 for 6 (Vihari 147, Shaw 102, Holder 3-70) beat West Indies A 151 (Patel 4-34) by 203 runsScorecard West Indies A were left without a win in the one-day tri-series after being overwhelmed by India A in the final group match at Wantage Road. Prithvi Shaw and Hanuma Vihari hit centuries, adding 160 in 24 overs for the third wicket, as India…
12:22 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Stuart Broad will have a scan on his left ankle after he experienced discomfort to an ‘ongoing’ problem during Nottinghamshire’s County Championship match against Worcestershire. Broad sent down just eight overs in Worcestershire’s second innings and spent the final two sessions of the match off the field. He took 2 for 52 off 14 overs in the first innings in what was his first outing…
11:08 AM ET James Vince was the first player to get the unwanted phonecall from the new national selector Ed Smith earlier this season when he was dropped from the Test side. A double century on the eve of the squad announcement wasn’t enough to save him after a winter which offered flashes of promise but too many flashes outside off stump. Vince remains understandably diplomatic about his omission, which…
3:00 AM ET Toss Ireland opt to bowl v India KL Rahul swivels and pulls BCCI Right-arm pacer Siddarth Kaul received his maiden India cap ahead of their second T20I against Ireland, as the visitors made four changes to the side that won the first game between the two teams. At the toss, Ireland, trailing 1-0 following a 76-run defeat on Wednesday, chose to bowl on a day when the Malahide…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Bangladesh women 125 for 6 (Shamima 51, Hoque 36, Delany 2-21, Metcalfe 2-26) beat Ireland women 124 for 8 ( Joyce 60, Alam 2-15, Akter 2-18) by four wickets Jahanara Alam is overjoyed after taking a wicket ACC With Bangladesh women needing six off the last over, No. 6 Sanjida Islam launched a six over the square-leg boundary to seal the three-match T20I series, with one…
9:14 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Quinton de Kock, South Africa’s wicketkeeper-batsman, has been confirmed as Nottinghamshire’s overseas signing for four Specsavers County Championship matches towards the end of the season. De Kock, who is expected to be in Sri Lanka with the South Africa squad next month, will be available for the trips to Hampshire and Surrey in August, as well as two home matches against Yorkshire and Essex in…
7:36 AM ET Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) have announced a further delay in the signing of Memorandum of Understanding, which expired at the end of April. The agreement, which is negotiated every four years and covers player contracts and commercial rights, was due to be signed by Saturday, June 30, but will now be concluded on July 6. An interim agreement has been…