Chris Jordan celebrates the scalp of Chris Gayle © Getty Images He may have been all but pigeon-holed as a 20-over specialist but, having done everything he could to thrust his name to the forefront of selectors’ minds in England’s opening T20I win over West Indies, Chris Jordan hopes his ODI World Cup ship has not sailed. With the T20 World Cup more than 18 months away, the three-match T20I…
‘Too good to not be in the team’ (1:07) England women’s coach Mark Robinson on Danielle Wyatt’s comeback after being dropped (1:07) 11:24 AM ET Annesha Ghosh England batsman Danielle Wyatt has owned up to her struggles matching potential with performance in ODIs, having put those concerns to rest briefly with her maiden ODI fifty in her 63rd appearance in the format, against India last week in Mumbai. Wyatt reached…
Calum MacLeod (left) is second on the list of players who haven’t played a Test who have made the most ODI hundreds 10:32 AM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland…
7:23 AM ET Mumbai’s preparations for the Super League phase of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy have suffered a jolt with their captain Ajinkya Rahane declared unfit. Ajit Agarkar, Mumbai’s chairman of selectors, said Rahane had “pushed through” the group stage but he needed rest to recover. In the league stage, Mumbai topped the Group C table, winning five out of six matches, but Rahane made just 58 runs at…
7:22 AM ET Annesha Ghosh Smriti Mandhana, India’s stand-in T20I captain, says her initiation to leading the side with a thumping loss against England in the first match may help her perform better as a leader and batsman in the second, must-win fixture for India in the three-match series, on Thursday. “It was a really tough game to go out there, and first game as a captain you are really…
Charlotte Edwards of Hampshire and Surrey’s Rory Burns with their team’s trophies 6:03 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Surrey’s 2018 County Championship triumph was 16 years in the making, but the club have capped their celebrations by lifting the Lord’s Taverners ECB Trophy, while Hampshire’s women have marked their remarkable rise from Division Three to one-day champions in just three years by accepting the Lady Taverners ECB Trophy. Both teams received…
© AFP Toss Sri Lanka chose to bowl v South Africa Lasith Malinga called correctly at the toss and Sri Lanka chose to bowl first in the second one-day international against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion. On a pitch expected to offer more in the way of pace and bounce than the Wanderers, Sri Lanka also strengthened their seam attack, with Kasun Rajitha replacing Lakshan Sandakan in the…
5:12 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff A former director of Zimbabwe Cricket, Enock Ikope, has been banned from all cricket for ten years by the ICC, for breaching three counts of the Anti-Corruption Code. Ikope’s ban is related to the Anti-Corruption Unit’s investigation into the corrupt approach made in October 2017 to former captain Graeme Cremer by Rajan Nayer, a domestic cricket official in Zimbabwe. The ACU had established information during…
Scott Boland powers through the bowling crease © Getty Images Tasmania 8 for 234 (Wade 86) trail Victoria 454 (Maddinson 136, Harris 94, Gotch 93, Meredith 4-86) by 220 runs Victoria’s bowlers have dominated on a wet and windy day in Melbourne to put the home side firmly in control of their clash with Tasmania at the Junction Oval. Andrew Fekete and Scott Boland took three wickets each but all…
Trent Boult gives vent to his emotions after dismissing Soumya Sarkar © Getty Images Trent Boult is prepared for more toil in Wellington during a season that has seen some back-breaking work for the New Zealand quicks. In December, New Zealand went wicketless during the fourth day against Sri Lanka as Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews added 276 in 109 overs before rain helped the visitors come out with a…