1:48 AM GMT Alex Malcolm The Australia selectors have dropped Glenn Maxwell from the ODI squad to tour India in January despite him being available to play following a mental health break. Marnus Labuschagne has been called up to his first ODI squad following his outstanding form in Test cricket and an impressive Marsh Cup where he was a joint player of the tournament alongside Queensland team-mate Usman Khawaja, who…
1:29 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Peter Siddle has been recalled to the Australia Test squad as a replacement for Josh Hazlewood ahead of the Boxing Day Test against New Zealand in Melbourne. In a move flagged by head coach Justin Langer during the Perth Test, the selectors have returned to Siddle who will bring home-ground experience of the MCG and strong Sheffield Shield returns this season where he is Victoria’s…
12:49 AM GMT Kyle Jamieson, the uncapped Auckland pace bowler, has been called into New Zealand’s Test squad as a replacement for the injured Lockie Ferguson. Jamieson, 24, is tall pace bowler and useful lower-order batsman who played for New Zealand A earlier in the season against England. Although he only has five wickets in three first-class matches this season, his overall record is 72 at 27.93 and his height,…
7:14 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Former ICC chief executive David Richardson will be in charge of a committee that will study the domestic system in South Africa and advise if it needs a restructure or not. Earlier this year, Cricket South Africa’s members council – made up of the 14 provincial presidents – voted to remove the franchise system and replace it with a 12-team provincial structure. The South African…
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6:09 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff December 17: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder in Brisbane NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about a late injury (or other relevant) updates Our XI: Tom Banton, Chris Lynn, Alex Hales, Callum Ferguson, Max Bryant, Ben Cutting, Chris Green, Daniel Sams, Ben Laughlin, Zahir Khan, Josh Lalor Captain: Tom Banton The breakout star of the 2019 English season, Banton is…
4:53 PM GMT On Sunday, Indian captain Virat Kohli said he was miffed at the Ravindra Jadeja run-out being referred to the third umpire. He felt the on-field umpire Shaun George changed his original not out decision only after West Indies players, prompted by “people outside” appealed to him to review the incident. It now turns out that George was also prompted by the third umpire Rod Tucker to refer…
Dom Sibley acknowledges his half-century © Getty Images Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley will head to Australia after the conclusion of England’s Test series in South Africa after being selected in the four-day England Lions squad. Keaton Jennings, who has been tipped for a Test recall for Sri Lanka, is also included on the tour, which will encompass five 50-over matches and three four-day games. Saqib Mahmood, who was last…
3:32 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff James Anderson is set to bowl in a match situation for the first time since August, after being declared “in a great place” by England’s head coach, Chris Silverwood, ahead of England’s first warm-up match of their tour of South Africa. Anderson has not played competitively since aggravating a calf injury after bowling just four overs of the first Test against Australia at Edgbaston on…
2:15 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Laura Marsh has retired from international cricket after an England career spanning 13 years and three World Cup victories. Marsh, who turned 33 this month, started out as a medium-pace seamer, making her debut against India in 2006 before injuries forced her to reinvent herself as an off-spinner the following year. She finished as the most successful spinner in English women’s cricket with 217 international…