3:14 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jason Roy has avoided suspension, and only been slapped with a 30% fine of his match fees, for his animated outburst aimed at umpire Kumara Dharmasena after being given out – incorrectly – in the World Cup semi-final against Australia at Edgbaston on Thursday. Roy, leading England’s chase of Australia’s 223, was batting on 85 when he attempted to pull Pat Cummins’ short delivery and…
1:41 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The first appearance by the England men’s cricket team in a World Cup final since 1992 will be shown on free-to-air TV in the UK. Sky and Channel 4 announced an agreement to share live coverage following England’s victory over Australia at Edgbaston. The subject of the World Cup’s visibility has been much discussed, with the tournament being broadcast behind a paywall in its host…
3:00 AM ET England (Roy 85) beat Australia 223 (Smith 85, Woakes 3-20) by eight wickets How does that old song go again? Thirty years of hurt? Make that 44 and counting (and contrary to the lyrics, England’s cricketers certainly gave up dreaming for at least 20 of those). But suddenly it’s all up for grabs. On home soil, with the wind behind their backs and the fates screaming in…
Should Dhoni have batted higher up the order? (0:53) Ajit Agarkar and Murali Kartik both thought MS Dhoni should have come in to bat earlier than he did in the semi-final against New Zealand (0:53) 11:06 AM ET “Baffling.” That was the word former India captain Sunil Gavaskar used to express his disappointment with the Indian team management’s decisions ahead of, and during, their World Cup 2019 campaign. India had…
9:08 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Lewis Gregory, the Somerset allrounder, will captain the England Lions in their four-day game against Australia A which starts at Canterbury this Sunday. Gregory, who was called into England’s first ODI squad after the 2015 World Cup but did not make the final XI in the one-off game against Ireland, is the leading wicket-taker among Division One seamers this year, with 44 wickets at 13.88…
Ross Taylor brings out the slog sweep © Getty Images For the longest time – the first day if you like – it did look like New Zealand had fallen behind and India had the edge in their World Cup semi-final at Old Trafford. It turned out that the 239 for 8 they got was 18 runs too many for India, a target that Ross Taylor said his team were…
7:21 AM ET Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is a freelance cricket journalist. @mroller98 Surrey have suffered more than most with injuries this season, but they have some good news at last with England batsman Ollie Pope due to return ahead of schedule following surgery on his left shoulder. The 21-year-old is now netting outdoors and Surrey anticipate he will play the last four Championship games beginning with Hampshire’s visit…
3:58 AM ET Andrew Miller Close UK editor, ESPNcricinfo Andrew Miller was saved from a life of drudgery in the City when his car caught fire on the way to an interview. He took this as a sign and fled to Pakistan where he witnessed England’s historic victory in the twilight at Karachi (or thought he did, at any rate – it was too dark to tell). He then joined…
2:12 AM ET Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is a freelance cricket journalist. @mroller98 Dom Bess, the offspinning allrounder who played two Tests for England in 2018, has re-joined Yorkshire on loan for the bulk of the Vitality Blast. Bess will play the first 10 of Yorkshire’s 14 group stage games in the Blast, before returning to Somerset in time for their four-day game away at Warwickshire on 18 August….
Jul 8, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff Sussex 263 and 120 lead Australia A 373 (Burns 133, Harris 109) by 10 runs Joe Burns provided Australia’s selectors with a conundrum after matching Marcus Harris with a century for Australia A before the bowlers ripped through Sussex to put the tourists on the brink of victory on day three at Arundel. Burns was a late inclusion in the Australia A squad, after suffering…