4:37 PM GMT Ed Smith has provided the strongest hint yet that Joe Root is likely to miss out on the T20 World Cup and that there will be no Test comeback for Adil Rashid. Explaining Root’s absence from England’s squad for the T20 section of their tour to South Africa, Smith insisted the door for a recall was not shut. But he also suggested Root would continue to be…
2:45 PM GMT Mark Wood says he is looking forward to spending more time out in the middle and less time “counting pictures on the walls”, after being named in both squads for England’s forthcoming limited-overs tour of South Africa – a trip on which he hopes to reaffirm the value of raw pace in T20I cricket, following the stand-out performances of Jofra Archer, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada at…
1:57 PM GMT Cricket South Africa’s interim board has noted concerns expressed by fans that the ongoing franchise four-day tournament is not being covered ball-by-ball on any platform, and has mandated one of its members to look into the matter. Judith February has been tasked with “gaining an understanding of the capacity and competency within CSA to deal with media and its stakeholders” and making recommendations to “improve communications and…
1:43 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff On the same day when BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said Rohit Sharma is “injured” and consequently was not named in the India squads for the Australia tour, the Mumbai Indians captain returned to the field to play the team’s, and the IPL’s, final league match, on Tuesday against the Sunrisers Hyderabad. More to follow… Source: ESPN Crickinfo
12:59 PM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Jofra Archer, Sam Curran and Ben Stokes have been rested from England’s ODI squad for their three-match series in South Africa as the ECB looks to manage the amount of time players spend in bio-secure conditions away from their families. Archer spent more time than any other England player in bubbles at…
1:02 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The equation facing Sunrisers Hyderabad is simple: David Warner’s team needs to win against Mumbai Indians to make the playoffs. If they lose, they’ll be out. Three playoff spots are already confirmed for Mumbai, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. If the Sunrisers win on November 3, they will be the fourth team. If they lose, Kolkata Knight Riders will be the fourth team in…
12:55 PM GMT Debayan Sen Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the 56th and the last league game of IPL 2020, between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Mumbai Indians, in Sharjah. The team of David Warner, with Rashid Khan, Kane Williamson, Jason Holder and Manish Pandey will take on the likes of Kieron Pollard, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan and others. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians…
12:01 PM GMT Press Trust of India Sourav Ganguly, the BCCI president, wants injured opener Rohit Sharma to be cautious when deciding whether or not to compete for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2020 playoffs, as he risks aggravating the hamstring tear that led to his exclusion from the Australia-bound India squad. At the same time, Ganguly sounded a positive note on Ishant Sharma, one of the other senior…
10:03 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Paul Shaw has been appointed head coach of Manchester Originals women in the Hundred. Shaw, 48, coached the Thunder in the inaugural Rachael Heyhoe Flint trophy this summer on an interim basis, and has now been awarded that role, plus the Lancashire and Manchester Originals jobs, permanently. He has previously worked in a number of different roles at the ECB, including as head of England…
7:10 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Shane Watson has announced his retirement from all cricket, bringing an end to a nearly 20-year career during which he was of the world’s premier white-ball allrounders. Watson had already retired from international cricket in March 2016, and had only been playing in overseas T20 leagues since his retirement from the Big Bash League (BBL) last year. Now he has confirmed that the IPL game…