Month: July 2018

1:25 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Gary Kirsten has resigned as the coach of Hobart Hurricanes due to personal reasons after just one season with the Big Bash League club. Kirsten, who was appointed last year on a two-season contract, will be replaced by former Australia fast bowler and current Tasmania coach Adam Griffith. “I have made a decision for a specific personal reason to resign from my role as head…

12:51 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Mashrafe Mortaza is unlikely to travel to the West Indies for the ODI series that begins on July 22, since his wife is ill. Bangladesh’s selectors, however, will wait until Friday, the day before the ODI specialists’ departure from Dhaka, to name his replacement. “Mashrafe’s involvement in the ODI series is in doubt,” chief selector Minhajul Abedin told ESPNcricinfo. “I spoke to him last night….

3:00 AM ET England 241 (Beaumont 67, Sciver 54) beat New Zealand 118 (George 3-36, Ecclestone 3-14) by 123 runsScorecard England’s women sealed their third limited-overs trophy in as many series this summer, as New Zealand were condemned to a 123-run defeat in the second ODI at Derby. A one-sided contest was sealed with 12 overs to spare, as Heather Knight’s team secured an unassailable 2-0 lead going into the…

1:52 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket Australia have withdrawn Shaun Marsh from the rest of his county contract with Glamorgan after a scan on his shoulder injury revealed ligament and joint damage which threatens to be the start of another lengthy lay-off. Australia will be anxious for Marsh to regain full fitness in time for their Test tour of the UAE to face Pakistan in October. They will rely on…

1:00 PM ET George Dobell The 2019 World Cup may be almost on the horizon, but Mark Wood is not giving up on his dream of playing Test cricket. Bearing in mind how much has been invested in England winning the tournament next year – 50-over cricket has, since the 2015 World Cup, arguably become England’s priority for the first time – you could understand it if Wood or the…

12:59 PM ET George Dobell Liam Plunkett has admitted he lost confidence in his ability to such an extent he used to suffer nightmares over bowling wide deliveries in international cricket. Plunkett is now a fixture in England’s first-choice limited-overs sides. Of seamers with 100 wickets in ODI cricket, only Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult, Shane Bond and Brett Lee have a better strike-rate than Plunkett’s 30.40. None of his England…

12:36 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Yorkshire chairman Steve Denison has announced his resignation from the board, following the investigation into the collapse of BHS that saw him fined and removed from the register of statutory auditors for 15 years. Although Denison had previously indicated he hoped to stay in his position at Yorkshire, he has now accepted that ECB regulations require him to step down after serving on the board…

9:56 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Rangana Herath may retire from international cricket in November, following the three-match Test series against England. Provided he plays every Sri Lanka Test until then, he will finish five Tests short of 100. Herath had earlier retired from the shorter formats in order to lengthen his Test career, but now, aged 40, he believed it was time to consider stepping away from all formats….

9:03 AM ET Annesha Ghosh Less than five months before the Women’s World T20, Tushar Arothe has stepped down as the head coach of the Indian women’s team, soon after reports of discord within the team had surfaced after their Asia Cup loss. Although he cited “personal reasons” as the primary reason for resigning, Arothe revealed strained relations with some of the Indian players, who he said need to step…