11:35 PM ET Madushka Balasuriya Lasith Malinga is set to retire from ODIs after the first game of the upcoming three-match series against Bangladesh. This will give Sri Lanka a chance to identify their next line of wicket-taking bowlers, which will be their “biggest problem” going forward, according to captain Dimuth Karunaratne. “Our biggest problem is identifying wicket-taking bowlers in the months ahead, we need to find bowlers that can…
10:22 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sunil Narine and Kieron Pollard have been recalled to the West Indies T20 squad for the opening two matches against India with the uncapped wicketkeeper-batsman Anthony Bramble earning a call-up. Allrounder Andre Russell has been included subject to passing a fitness test following the knee injury which forced him out of the World Cup. John Campbell, the opening batsman, takes the spot vacated by Chris…
Jul 21, 2019 Paul Edwards Gloucestershire 339 for 7 (Smith 79*, Higgins 76, Dent 58) v Worcestershire It is a pleasing paradox that this most time-gilded and treasured of festivals rarely fails to illustrate the wonderful ambition of youth. Supporters arrive from Gloucestershire and far beyond ready to reminisce about Tony Brown or Mike Procter only to find themselves delighted anew by cricketers enjoying Thomas Carlyle’s “glad season of life.”…
Play 01:49 Assessing England’s debutants ahead of Ireland Test (Humming to themselves) “It’s coming home, it’s coming home, it’s coming…”Excuse me … wasn’t it your mate who stopped me in the street the other day and told me all about the cricket coming home…? Umm … that sounds entirely probable. I do apologise, he’s perfectly harmless really.No, no, not at all. We watched it for the first time the other…
2:23 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Liam Plunkett knows all about the ups and down of life as an international cricketer. Having just become a World Cup winner at the age of 34, Plunkett is hopeful that he still has something to give with England, but he admitted that being left out of a squad to tour South Africa in 2016-17 prompted the reinvention that saw him become a key member…
1:16 PM ET Jhye Richardson, Australia’s impactful young quick, could be back in contention for the latter stages of the Ashes after he makes his return to cricket from a dislocated shoulder. His route back to match fitness will come via the same path that David Warner and Cameron Bancroft took following their bans last year – a stint in the Northern Territory’s winter competition. Richardson was highly destructive in…
12:05 PM ET Liam Brickhill The Zimbabwe women’s team have become the first to feel the full brunt of the ICC’s suspension of Zimbabwe Cricket. Four players – and a coach – selected for the Women’s Global Development Squad have been barred from travelling to England to take part in a series of T20 games against Kia Super League teams at the end of July. Zimbabwe women’s captain Mary-Anne Musonda…
9:49 AM ET The Pakistan Cricket Board has invited Sri Lanka to play their upcoming two-match Test series in Pakistan. Pakistan are due to host Sri Lanka for two Tests later this year, and by default, the matches were scheduled in the UAE, where Pakistan have played almost all “home” Test matches since the terror attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in March 2009. Sri Lanka Cricket, ESPNcricinfo understands,…
6:20 AM ET Liam Brickhill Zimbabwe allrounder Solomon Mire has announced his decision “to retire from Zimbabwe Cricket in all formats with immediate effect”. “It is unfortunate and untimely however to leave under the current circumstances that are out of my control but i have decided to take a step in a new direction,” Mire said in a statement released via his personal Instagram feed. “Representing my country at the…
Martin Guptill falls short of his crease as Jos Buttler runs him out to crown England champions 3:04 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jos Buttler is a World Cup winner now but just days before the final against New Zealand at Lord’s, the fear of failure was haunting him. Thoughts of how he would ever play cricket again if England were to lose were creeping into his system. Confounded by those…