6:14 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Woakes has committed to Warwickshire until at least the end of the 2022 season, by signing a three-year extension to his existing contract. Woakes, 30, has won all domestic trophies with the club, including the County Championship in 2012, the One-Day Cup in 2010 and 2016 and the T20 Blast with Birmingham Bears in 2014. In between his England commitments, he also made two…
5:37 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff D’Arcy Short and Kane Richardson, the leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in this year’s Big Bash League, will be plying their trade in the Vitality Blast this summer after signing T20 deals with Durham and Derbyshire respectively. Short, 28, who made his ODI debut against England at Cardiff last year, has featured prominently in Australia’s recent white-ball campaigns, including an innings of 76 from 44 balls…
Charlotte Edwards with Keira McDermott, the two millionth girl to come through Chance to Shine’s schools programme 4:31 AM ET Charlotte Edwards, the former England captain, believes that the days of girls being introduced to cricket “by their dads and brothers” are coming to an end, thanks to the increasing profile of the England women’s cricket team, as well as the efforts of the charity, Chance to Shine, which was…
Mar 6, 2019 Alex Malcolm Victoria 454 & 3 for 307 dec (Pucovski 131*, Maddinson 61) lead Tasmania 286 & 0 for 27 (Doolan 12*, Silk 7*) by 448 runs Emerging batsman Will Pucovski posted his third Sheffield Shield century as Victoria set Tasmania 476 runs to win in the fourth innings at the Junction Oval. Pucovski, who has endured an up-and-down summer both on and off the field, made…
3:15 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Indian cricket team decided to play the Ranchi ODI in the army camouflage caps to honour those killed in the terror attack in Pulwama last month. They also donated all their match fees for the ODI to the National Defence Fund. At the toss, India’s captain Virat Kohli spoke of the decision. “It is a special cap,” Kohli said. “This is to pay respect…
3:02 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jharkhand snatched victory over Gujarat in a last-ball finish in the opening game of the Super League phase of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Indore. Needing six off the final two deliveries, Chirag Gandhi dispatched the first for four to leave Gujarat needing two off the last delivery. However, Gandhi failed to connect as Gujarat faltered in heart-breaking fashion. Put in to bat in…
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3:00 AM ET Toss Ireland elected to bowl v Afghanistan William Porterfield won the toss and elected to bowl, days after Ireland chased down 257 after being 73 for 4. They made no changes to the XI that helped them level the series on 1-1 after the third ODI. Afghanistan made four changes to the team that lost, strengthening in particular their pace reserves. Dawlat Zadran, their only frontline seamer…
11:59 PM ET Shashank Kishore Like last year, the 25-strong final list of BCCI-contracted male cricketers was prepared by the five-man national selection panel led by MSK Prasad. The selectors have opted to reward players who have taken significant strides over the last year and have been key performers consistently. Who is the biggest gainer? Rishabh Pant. He wasn’t part of the 26 contracted players in 2017-18, but has forced…
10:42 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff There was speculation that Australia’s series against Pakistan – starting March 22 – would be the scene for Steven Smith and David Warner’s returns from their bans for ball tampering. But neither of them will be playing any part in the five ODIs scheduled in the UAE. The 15-man squad for that tour was released on Friday with another big name – Mitchell Starc –…