Alex Hales clips off the legs © AFP Alex Hales is said to be “devastated” by his axing from all England squads in the wake of his drugs ban. Hales’ management company, the 366 Group, said they were “hugely disappointed” by England selectors’ decision to drop him from the England squads for the World Cup and lead-up matches. “We are hugely disappointed at the treatment of our client, Alex Hales,…
12:02 PM ET During his year in international cricket wilderness, Steven Smith’s high-class competitive cricket has been mostly in T20 leagues. There was the CPL, then the BPL, and finally, the IPL. The bare stats will tell you that his returns overall haven’t been of the kind to set the world on fire. An average of 30.58 is fine, but his strike rate across 20 matches in these three leagues…
12:04 PM ET Mohammad Isam in Dhaka There’s no pressure on him or on the team at the World Cup, Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said, but hoped the players would put up a show that would help change perceptions about them. There has been speculation about Mashrafe’s future at the top level following his election as a Member of Parliament in January this year, and given how the Bangladesh Cricket…
12:06 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Duckett and Dawid Malan will join England’s ODI squad for Friday’s match against Ireland and a T20 clash with Pakistan on Sunday, while James Vince will enter the squad for the upcoming five-game one-day series with Pakistan. Their inclusions come in the wake of Alex Hales‘ axing and an untimely injury to opening batsman Jason Roy. Hales was withdrawn from all England squads ahead…
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7:44 AM ET Bangladesh’s biggest player will be missing from the team’s official World Cup picture – and all because he’d left the ground before the photo session took place. It’s left the picture with a legend-sized hole and also left the BCB president fairly angry about it. Shakib Al Hasan, who had arrived in Dhaka on Sunday and had come to the Shere Bangla National Stadium to report to…
6:56 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia’s best female cricketers Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry have missed out on an IPL payday in the region of US $30,000 each for a mere three matches, after Cricket Australia formally informed them that the BCCI would not reverse its decision to omit the trio from the exhibition tournament to be held next month. Lanning, Healy and Perry remained hopeful of a…
© Getty Images Alex Hales has been withdrawn from all England squads ahead of the international season, in the wake of his 21-day ban for using recreational drugs. According to an ECB statement, the decision has been taken by Ashley Giles, ECB’s Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket, and the England National Cricket Selectors, headed by Ed Smith, having considered what is in the best interests of the England team….
3:42 AM ET Sydney Sixers are firming as the likely Big Bash League destination for AB de Villiers, as part of a package deal with Cricket Australia and broadcasters that may be worth more than AUD350,000 for a stint at the back end of next summer’s tournament. CA and broadcasters both confirmed to BBL clubs that they would offer financial assistance to help secure de Villiers’ signature ahead of a…