3:00 AM ET A stunning performance with the ball by Ellyse Perry handed Australia a thumping 194-run victory over England and a commanding lead in their Ashes contest. Perry claimed a career-best 7 for 22, which surpassed her assistant coach Shelley Nitschke’s 7 for 24 against England in 2005 as the leading ODI bowling figures for an Australian woman and which also put her at No. 4 on the all-time…
Faf du Plessis and Ottis Gibson are likely to face scrutiny after South Africa’s poor World Cup 11:42 AM ET Liam Brickhill Time. It’s the one thing South Africa coach Ottis Gibson wishes he’d had more of. More time to find and nurture a replacement for AB de Villiers. Time to rest his fast bowlers. Time to inculcate brave, adventurous batting into his charges. Time to fail at doing so,…
‘This was my team and I had full authority over it’ – Sarfaraz Ahmed © PCB The ball is now firmly in the PCB’s court after Sarfaraz Ahmed declared he wished to continue as captain of Pakistan in all three formats. Speaking shortly after landing in Karachi following Pakistan’s exit from the 2019 World Cup, Sarfaraz said the job had been given to him by the PCB, and any decision…
A plane tows a banner carrying a political message during India’s chase at Headingley 9:02 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff At two matches during the ongoing World Cup, airplanes have flown over Headingley carrying political messages. The BCCI has asked the ICC to ensure that there is no repeat of this in the remaining games. Three political banners were visible during Saturday’s match between India and Sri Lanka at Headingley. Two…
Usman Khawaja returned to the field but couldn’t do enough to guide Australia over the line 8:55 AM ET Melinda Farrell Close Melinda Farrell is a presenter with ESPNcricinfo The hamstring strain Usman Khawaja picked up on Saturday in the game against South Africa has ruled him out of the World Cup, and out of action for three to four weeks, Australia coach Justin Langer has confirmed. Khawaja picked up…
Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow take a single © IDI via Getty Images England coach Trevor Bayliss is confident his team can overcome Australia in the World Cup semi-finals whether they win the toss or not. England enjoyed a significant advantage in their two previous matches, against India and, in particular, New Zealand, in batting first on surfaces which became slower and more responsive to cutters and slower balls. But…
8:07 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli remains the No. 1 batsman on the ICC ODI rankings, but Rohit Sharma is breathing down his neck after a stupendous showing in the round-robin stage of the World Cup. Rohit has scored 647 runs so far in the tournament, at an average of 92.42, with five hundreds in eight innings. From a 51-point difference, the gap between Kohli and Rohit has now…
7:00 AM ET An MRI scan has revealed that James Anderson, England’s record Test wicket-taker, has “a low grade calf muscle tear,” according to the ECB, and will miss Lancashire’s next two Championship matches against Northants and Sussex while he undergoes a rehabilitation programme. Anderson underwent the scan on Friday after he was forced off the field during Lancashire’s County Championship match against Durham on July 2 after experiencing tightness…
4:16 AM ET Ian Gould walked out of a cricket field one last time whistling. That whistle was something you could always see ‘Gunner’, as Gould was known to cricketers and the media, do, whether in the middle of a high-pressure situation in an international match or as you passed him. Like many famous umpires, Gould was a popular personality, both on and off the field. On Saturday, Gould retired…
Century a relief for du Plessis as he ponders future (2:21) South Africa captain Faf du Plessis addressed whether his the win against Australia would be his last ODI match (2:21) 10:41 PM ET JP Duminy played 46 Tests. Only 23 men have played more for South Africa. Only six others have played more than his 199 ODIs. These numbers come as a surprise as he summarised his international career,…