Lasith Malinga receives a guard of honour as he walks out for the last time in ODI cricket 10:45 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff “Maaali, Maaali, Maaali, Maaali”. Colombo was roaring. There were cardboard cut-outs of the man all over the place. And he was right in the middle with a white ball in hand and an endless supply of batsmen to feast on. Lasith Malinga was as good as he…
10:35 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Joe Root says England’s World Cup players had no difficulty lifting themselves to defeat Ireland in their one-off, four-day Test at Lord’s. Despite being bowled out for just 85 in their first innings, England demolished Ireland for just 38 in the visitors’ second dig, Chris Woakes taking six wickets and Stuart Broad four, to lead their side to a 143-run victory well inside three days….
10:18 AM ET England’s coach, Trevor Bayliss, has questioned his team’s “ruthlessness” when faced with opponents of lesser stature than the likes of India and Australia, after his side saved face with a 143-run win on the third morning of their inaugural Test against Ireland at Lord’s. Having been bowled out for 85 on the first morning of the match, England turned the tables in dramatic fashion on the third,…
© Getty Images South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been signed by Belfast Titans for the inaugural Euro T20 Slam that begins next month. Du Plessis was picked as a supplementary player, a week after the tournament’s player draft and will join a team that also includes Shahid Afridi, JP Duminy and Colin Ingram. Du Plessis has previously turned out for franchises in the Big Bash League, the Caribbean…
8:49 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Gayle has found a place in West Indies’ squad for their ODI series against India. Gayle, who had announced in February that he would retire from ODIs after the World Cup, made a U-turn during the tournament, stating that he would “definitely” play the ODI series against India. The selectors have granted him his wish. Gayle is 12 runs short of Brian Lara’s tally…
8:49 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sarah Taylor has decided to withdraw from the T20 leg of England Women’s Ashes campaign, as part of the ongoing management of her longstanding anxiety issues. With the series already out of England’s reach following their 3-0 defeat in the ODI series and last week’s drawn Test in Taunton, it has been decided that Taylor would benefit from the break, with Fran Wilson coming into…
7:29 AM ET Alex Malcolm Matthew Wade‘s selection in Australia’s Ashes squad is the culmination of an extraordinary run of form to get himself back into the international set-up. His recall became a distinct possibility after he was called into the World Cup squad as a replacement for the injured Usman Khawaja. Here’s a recap of how he scored too many runs to be ignored 2016-17: Century, (brief) captaincy, injury,…
Cameron Bancroft inspects his bats © Getty Images Cameron Bancroft, Matthew Wade and Mitchell Marsh have earned recalls as part of Australia’s 17-man squad for the Ashes which also sees Peter Siddle and the uncapped Michael Neser form a six-man pace unit that includes James Pattinson. Bancroft’s return means that all three players who were banned after the Newlands ball-tampering scandal feature in the squad and could all line-up at…
3:00 AM ET England 85 and 303 (Leach 92, Roy 72) lead Ireland 207 by 181 runs Ireland have been set 182 to achieve their maiden win in Test cricket. Stuart Thompson bowled Olly Stone with the first ball of the day – one that nipped back sharply down the slope to send the leg-stump cartwheeling – to end the England innings and dismiss them for 303. While some rain…
6:02 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mohammad Amir has announced his retirement from Test cricket. The left-arm quick, 27, has however said he will continue playing white-ball cricket for Pakistan. “It has been an honour to represent Pakistan in the pinnacle and traditional format of the game,” Amir said in a statement. “I, however, have decided to move away from the longer version so I can concentrate on white ball cricket….