Reece Topley had been part of the England Lions’ set-up last year, playing the tri-series against India A and West Indies A 5:46 AM ET Reece Topley is set to return to professional cricket having signed a contract with Sussex. Topley, the former England left-arm swing bowler, underwent back surgery in July 2018, having sustained a fifth stress fracture in the back. He was released by Hampshire at the end…
5:41 AM ET The ECB have announced that David Parsons is to leave his role as England Cricket’s Performance Director in July. Parsons joined the ECB in 2000 as National Coach, was promoted to National Spin Bowling Coach in 2005 and was appointed to role of ECB Performance Director in 2007. Since then, he has overseen the development of the England men’s pathways, including the running of the National Performance…
4:49 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu has communicated his decision to retire from international cricket, two months after being controversially left out of India’s World Cup squad. ESPNcricinfo understands that Rayudu’s email has been forwarded to the BCCI by the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The BCCI is awaiting a confirmation from Rayudu over his IPL future. Rayudu, 33, had retired from first-class cricket in November last year…
4:31 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff An injury to batsman Prithvi Shaw has ruled him out of the one-day leg of India A’s tour of the Caribbean beginning on July 11. The nature of his injury is as yet unknown, but Shaw is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. This opens the door for Maharashtra’s 20-year-old opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was one of the standout performers…
Close Assistant editor Daniel Brettig had been a journalist for eight years when he joined ESPNcricinfo, but his fascination with cricket dates back to the early 1990s, when his dad helped him sneak into the family lounge room to watch the end of day-night World Series matches well past bedtime. Unapologetically passionate about indie music and the South Australian Redbacks, Daniel’s chief cricketing achievement was to dismiss Wisden Almanack editor…
10:21 PM ET Alex Malcolm Joe Burns will get a chance to press his case for the Ashes after being added to Australia A’s squad for the four-day leg of the England tour. Burns was not initially part of the squad that was named in April, with Australia’s selectors content for him to remain on a scheduled 10-game stint with Lancashire in Division Two of the County Championship. But Burns’…
Jul 1, 2019 ECB Reporters Network Middlesex 135 for 3 trail Derbyshire 557 for 6 dec (du Plooy 118, Dal 92) by 422 runs Middlesex are facing an uphill struggle to save the Division Two match at Derby after a record-breaking day for Derbyshire’s batsmen. Leus du Plooy scored 118 and Anuj Dal 92 as the home side took their first innings to 557 for 6 before declaring. The visitors…
Jul 1, 2019 Essex 345 for 3 (Browne 163*, Lawrence 64, Bopara 62*) lead Nottinghamshire 213 by 132 runs Nottinghamshire have set their sights on securing wins from three of their remaining seven matches in the hope that the points accrued will be enough to save their place in Division One. The chances of this contest providing one of them did not look good at the end of the opening…
3:00 AM ET Paul Edwards Lancashire337 and 204 for 7 (Vilas 74*) lead Durham 281 (Onions 5-93) by 260 runs For many devoted followers of cricket the big parade has not taken place at Sedbergh these last three days. Affairs at Edgbaston and Chester-le-Street have commanded attention, filled airwaves and ensured there are no spare seats in press boxes. Empires are being challenged in the World Cup – and perhaps…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 449 and 137 for 1 (Labuschagne 90*) lead Worcestershire 370 (D’Oliveira 103) by 216 runs Brett D’Oliveira summoned a dogged century in a rare Championship appearance to lead Worcestershire’s resistance but Division Two leaders Glamorgan took an overall lead of 216 to set up an exciting final day of their Specsavers County Championship clash at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Glamorgan will begin the…