10:11 AM ET Eoin Morgan has called comments from Kevin Pietersen “not good for a team environment”. Pietersen suggested that Morgan “looked scared” of Mitchell Starc’s bowling during England’s group match defeat against Australia. Writing on Twitter at the time, Pietersen said he had “not seen a captain show such weakness for a while” and that it was “a horror sign” for England. But, on the eve of England’s first…
Play 03:03 Hodge: Australia only need a little bit more firepower from the middle order Big picture Big match. Grudge match. Rematch. Bogey team, bogey ground. No. 1 in the world, No. 1 in World Cups. At the pointy end of the tournament, a game with no shortage of historical needle. England versus Australia, no Ashes on the line but arguably something more significant, at least from the perspective of…
8:14 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mark Wood has signed a three-year deal with Durham that will keep him at the county until the end of the 2022 season. Wood, 29, currently holds a white-ball central contract with England, and is more than likely to sign another after an impressive World Cup, meaning his appearances for the county could be limited. He is England’s second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 16…
Alex Hales misses out on a final at Lord’s’after Nottinghamshire’s defeat © Philip Brown Alex Hales has said he wants to put the “mistakes of the past” behind him, and issued an apology to his Nottinghamshire team-mates following his 21-day ban for recreational drug use. Hales was deselected from England’s World Cup squad as a result of the ban, with captain Eoin Morgan citing a “complete breakdown of trust” for…
Jul 7, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff Australia A 203 for 0 (Harris 100*, Burns 88*) trail Sussex 263 (Rawlins 69, Pattinson 4-60) by 60 runs Marcus Harris and Joe Burns, who could be playing off for one spot in the Ashes squad, dominated the second day of Australia A’s match against Sussex with an unbroken double-century opening stand. Harris finished unbeaten on 100 with Burns on 88 as they added 203…
3:22 PM ET Ben Stokes believes he is in good shape with bat and ball for the “most important game” of his career. Stokes is no stranger to the big occasion having memorably played in a World T20 final, a Champions Trophy semi-final and numerous other high-profile international and IPL matches. But he feels the chance of reaching a World Cup final and beating England’s oldest cricketing enemy on the…
Jul 8, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Durham 117 and 191 for 1 (Bancroft 109, Lees 70*) lead Leicestershire 212 (Ackermann 62*, Rushworth 5-55) by 96 runs Cameron Bancroft led the way with a century as Durham turned their County Championship match against Leicestershire on its head at the Fischer County Ground. Bancroft’s ton, his second of the season in the Championship, came as part of an impressive opening partnership of…
Jul 8, 2019 Kent 285 for 4 (Denly 88, Crawley 69, Bell-Drummond 64, Kuhn 50*) lead Surrey 271 (Elgar 63, Foakes 60) by 14 runs Surrey have doubtless endured more frustrating days in their time, but they might be struggling to remember when. First the yes/no switch of the ailing Gareth Batty for Amar Virdi, then the refusal of the umpires to change an unusually smelly ball, and finally an…
Jul 8, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Lancashire 211 for 4 (Davies 124*) trail Northamptonshire 442 (Onions 5-77) by 231 runs Alex Davies made his first century of the season to provide some much-needed resistance for Lancashire on the second afternoon at Wantage Road. Davies’ 124 not out glued together the visitors’ reply to Northamptonshire’s 442 as they closed day two 211 for 4. Davies’ season has been badly interrupted by…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Hampshire 539 (Donald 173, Holland 143, Northeast 59, Stone 5-93) and 171 for 8 dec (Donald 52, Hannon-Dalby 3-29) drew with Warwickshire 307 (Hain 129*, Yates 91) and 347 for 8 (Hain 104, Mike 72, Patel 70*, Abbott 5-78) Sam Hain‘s second century in the match and brave half-centuries from Ben Mike and Jeetan Patel handed Warwickshire an unlikely Specsavers County Championship draw against…