Miller: Root decline a worry for England (3:17) Andrew Miller and Mark Butcher discuss Joe Root’s average dropping below 50 and how significant his form is for England (3:17) 4:18 PM ET George Dobell in Antigua It is amazing how quickly things change. Just over a week ago, Trevor Bayliss said it felt as if England had made progress nailing down positions in their side that had looked problematic for…
Miller: Challenge for West Indies is to back up first Test win (1:40) Andrew Miller believes the real test for West Indies is whether they can back up their first Test win by beating England again. (1:40) 3:09 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jason Holder, the West Indies captain, has urged his players to focus on the job at hand ahead of the pivotal second Test against England in Antigua. After…
12:57 PM ET At the age of 32 years and 321 days, Joe Denly is set to join a select band of England cricketers to have made their Test debut after their 30th birthday. ESPNcricinfo recalls the fate of the last seven men to have earned such late recognition. Mark Stoneman (30 and 52 days) v West Indies, Edgbaston 2017 Pop quiz in the year 2029. Name the two thirty-something…
Joe Denly walks back to his mark during net practice in Barbados © Getty Images England captain Joe Root has challenged batsman Joe Denly to seize the moment after being named to make his debut in the second Test against West Indies in place of axed opener Keaton Jennings. Root confirmed Denly would come into the side for the match in Antigua starting on Thursday with England trailing 1-0 after…
Laurie Evans cuts loose © Raton Gomes/BCB Rajshahi Kings 190 for 5 (Evans 76, ten Doeschate 42, Tanvir 2-27) Sylhet Sixers 189 for 5 (Pooran 76*, Sabbir 45, Rabbi 2-30) by five wickets How the game played out Buoyed by the return of Ryan ten Doeschate from injury, Rajshahi Kings hauled down a target of 190 in impressive fashion to knock out Sylhet Sixers from playoff contention. Ten Doeschate and…
Adil Rashid is congratulated by his team-mates © Associated Press Adil Rashid has been granted permission to fly home from England’s tour of the Caribbean to attend the birth of his second child. Rashid was left out of a 12-man squad for the second Test in Antigua, and will instead return to the UK later this week. Rashid has played nine Tests in a row since being recalled last summer,…
10:33 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Durham have named James Franklin head coach for the next two years. The club has confirmed the former New Zealand allrounder’s appointment to the role of Lead High Performance Coach, as reported by ESPNCricinfo two weeks ago. Franklin, who captained Middlesex to the County Championship title in 2016, said he was delighted by the opportunity to work towards returning Durham to the upper echelons of…
Play 01:40 Miller: Challenge for West Indies is to back up first Test win Big Picture It’s happening again, you know. England’s impressively woeful record in the Caribbean is in serious danger of another four-year extension, after one of the most outstanding team performances ever put together in West Indies’ long and illustrious history. It’s not often that a spell of 5 for 4 in 27 balls can be overshadowed…
7:52 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ankit Bawne will lead India A in their first four-day game against England Lions, which is scheduled to begin on February 7 in Wayanad. Bawne led India in the fourth unofficial ODI against Lions in Ajinkya Rahane’s absence on Tuesday. KL Rahul finds a place in the squad, as does long-time domestic performer Jalaj Saxena, who gets into an India A squad for the first…
Kusal Mendis loses his middle stumps © Getty Images Having had their bowling stocks severely depleted over the past two weeks, Sri Lanka are hoping for a batting-friendly pitch in Canberra. Or at least bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake is. The visitors had arrived in Australia with their five best fast bowlers in the squad. However, three quicks have now been sent home in quick succession – Nuwan Pradeep and Lahiru…