Triple delight: Jofra Archer, Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes were the three England players to win ESPNcricinfo awards for 2019 6:17 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The year 2019 will be remembered in cricket for two incredible fourth-innings chases and a scarcely believable World Cup final, and the ESPNcricinfo Awards for the best on-field performances of the year reflect that. While Kusal Perera‘s 153 not out in Durban beat Ben Stokes‘…
10:19 AM GMT Deivarayan Muthu New Zealand have had a chaotic build-up to the home series against India. They were shellacked 3-0 on the other side of the Tasman Sea in the Tests and are now without several of their first-choice seamers – including Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry – for the five-match T20I series against Virat Kohli’s men. The margins of defeat in Australia – 296 runs,…
9:53 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Squads for the women’s Hundred are starting to take shape after each team announced four new domestic signings on Wednesday. There is a local flavour to the latest round of signings, with county captains Marie Kelly (Warwickshire) and Naomi Dattani (Middlesex) joining Birmingham Phoenix and London Spirit respectively. Each new team has now announced the signing of at least eight of their eventual 15 players….
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Fantasy pick – Zampa’s back so put him straight in (4:24) Tips and recommendations for picking your fantasy team for the BBL clash between Strikers and Stars (4:24) 2:53 AM GMT January 22: Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars in Adelaide Our XI: Alex Carey, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Jake Weatherald, Jonathan Wells, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Rashid Khan, Adam Zampa, Peter Siddle, Liam O’Connor NOTE: Zampa and Handscomb return for…
Dom Bess and Ollie Pope celebrate their success at Port Elizabeth © Gallo Images/Getty Images You gotta love it when a plan comes together. While Chris Silverwood didn’t even have his A-Team on the park in Port Elizabeth, his players gave their best impression of a formidable outfit that fell off TV screens before many of them had even been born. Either way, their coach could be forgiven for reaching…
5:31 PM GMT Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna USA allrounder Steven Taylor has been stripped of the team’s vice-captaincy ahead of their tour of Nepal, which includes four ODIs against Nepal and Oman. An…
4:57 PM GMT Bangladesh have appointed Ottis Gibson as their fast-bowling coach for the next two years. This will be Gibson’s first international coaching role since his tenure as South Africa’s head coach ended in August 2019. Before the South Africa stint, Gibson had served as West Indies coach as well as two terms as England’s fast-bowling coach, both highly successful. Gibson replaces Charl Langeveldt, who quit in December after…
3:54 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Zimbabwe’s debutant opening batsman Kevin Kasuza has passed an initial test for concussion after being struck on the side of his helmet while fielding at short leg during Sri Lanka’s innings in the ongoing Harare Test. He will continue to be monitored overnight for concussion. Typically, a player is assessed before the start of the next day’s play as well, as was the case recently…
3:46 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Prithvi Shaw could be in line for an ODI debut in New Zealand having replaced the injured Shikhar Dhawan for the three-match series set to begin on February 5. Both teams play a five-match T20I series prior to that, for which Sanju Samson has been picked as the BCCI confirmed Dhawan, who was first-choice opener prior to a grade two injury to his shoulder, will…