3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Durham 143 for 2 (Short 70, Clark 59*) beat Leicestershire 142 for 7 (Ackermann 52) by eight wickets. An onslaught from D’Arcy Short guided Durham to a dominant eight-wicket victory over Leicestershire Foxes in their Vitality Blast North Group clash at Emirates Riverside. Short was relentless in his innings, blasting the Foxes bowlers to all parts of the ground before he fell for a…
Katherine Brunt of England celebrates after taking the wicket of Georgia Wareham 3:00 AM ET England have denied Australia a limited-overs whitewash with a consolation 17-run victory in the third T20I, the final encounter of their Ashes series, having finally struck on a successful combination of youth and experience. Australia’s dominance of the series – they had retained the Ashes after the drawn Test and won them outright with victory…
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Should England be worried about their top order? (1:37) George Dobell says England have cause to be concerned about their batting line-up ahead of the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston. (1:37) 2:56 PM ET George Dobell at Lord’s A few years ago, at a gig (The Wildhearts, if memory serves; it may well not), the following exchange took place. “As I came in this evening, I saw a homeless guy…
2:30 PM ET In many ways, this was a low-octane bilateral series. It came on the heels of the World Cup. There was no major hype around it beyond Lasith Malinga‘s retirement. There was a sense of fatigue around Bangladesh’s performance, and they were missing their best player in any case. But, despite all that, could the 3-0 result be a new dawn for Sri Lanka in ODIs? There is…
1:56 PM ET Should the Australian touring team want a few pointers on how to deal with a febrile Edgbaston crowd over the next five days, they would do well to ponder the experiences of Mark Taylor. 22 years ago he was right at the centre of the storm leading Australia into a Test match that has gone down in history as the loudest and most raucous Test match ever…
Should England be worried about their top order? (1:37) George Dobell says England have cause to be concerned about their batting line-up ahead of the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston. (1:37) 1:14 PM ET Joe Root has insisted it was his decision to move back to No. 3 in the England line-up and hopes the change proves his determination to take tough decisions for the benefit of the team. England’s…
12:19 PM ET Lord’s may have to give up one of two bilateral Test matches it is scheduled to host in 2021 if the ICC is to get its wish for a showpiece World Test Championship (WTC) final at an iconic venue after the fashion of the Centenary Tests of 1977 and 1980. Those matches, between England and Australia at the MCG and Lord’s, were part of the inspiration for…
12:00 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The ICC have released the playing conditions for the inaugural World Test Championship, which begins on August 1 with the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston. Here’s what’s new. Separating teams level on points If at the end of the group stage, two or more teams are level on points, the team with more series wins will take the higher spot on…
Ben Stokes chats to Jofra Archer during England’s nets session © Getty Images Jofra Archer‘s hotly anticipated Test debut will be deferred at least until the second Test at Lord’s, after he was omitted from the first Test against Australia at Edgbaston on Thursday to continue his rehabilitation from a side strain. Though Archer was named in the 14-man squad for Edgbaston, he was always a long shot for selection,…