News Extended time away from home ended Test career early, but former opener ready for new role Marcus Trescothick worked with the England squad during the 2019 Ashes, and is now a full-time ECB coach Marcus Trescothick has confirmed he is “ready to jump back” into touring life, but accepts he is still “building up” to the long trips usually undertaken by England players and support staff. Trescothick was…
Perhaps, after a fortnight or so when the topic of pitches has dominated the conversation, it was to be expected that an England player might eventually pass comment. Until this point, all the debate about the surfaces in India had been carried out in the media. The England team – and the England team management – have made no negative comment. Indeed, they’re reiterated the party line: the wickets have…
News Jeetan Patel says offspinner is in ‘good spirits’ and ready to return after being dropped Jack Leach and Jeetan Patel have backed Dom Bess to recover from the disappointment of being dropped and play a major role if selected for England’s fourth Test in India as they look to square the series 2-2. Bess took 17 wickets at 22.75 across both of England’s Tests in Sri Lanka and the…
Sean Williams – “I would love this team to play Tests as often as possible. It’s the ultimate” Zimbabwe are hoping to begin the process of rebuilding their national side, with at least two confirmed Test series in the next two months, and several white-ball fixtures in the lead up to the 2023 World Cup. The windfall of matches, which starts with two Tests and three T20Is against Afghanistan…
News ESPNcricnfo understands Rashid suffered a minor fracture to the middle finger of his bowling hand The finger injury he picked during the 2021 PSL is set to rule out Rashid Khan from Afghanistan’s first Test against Zimbabwe, starting on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. ESPNcricnfo understands Rashid suffered a minor fracture to the middle finger of his bowling hand, which is yet to heal, and, will now force him to…
© AFP Monday night’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) match between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators has been delayed after legspinner Fawad Ahmed tested positive for Covid-19. Ahmed had showed symptoms two days ago and had been immediately isolated. Members of his side have tested negative while the players of the other side are being tested. The start of the game, which was scheduled for 7.30pm local time, has been pushed…
News The last remaining spot will go to the winner of the Delhi vs Uttarakhand game Mumbai, Saurashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Kerala have filled up the last four automatic qualification spots for the quarter-final stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. They join Gujarat, Andhra, and Karnataka, who had sealed qualification on Sunday by topping their respective groups. The eighth quarter-finalist will be decided by a playoff between Delhi, who finished…
News Dawson departs after five years at Bristol during which club won Royal London Cup and Championship promotion Ian Harvey will become Gloucestershire’s interim head coach at the end of the month, when Richard Dawson leaves the club following his appointment as the ECB’s elite performance pathway coach. Harvey, the former Australia allrounder, played 168 times for Gloucestershire across formats between 1999 and 2006, and has been the club’s assistant…
The A-Z of Test cricket will be on full display this week when, in Ahmedabad, India and England enter into the final tussle to decide the World Test Championship finalists and in Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan host Zimbabwe for a series that has no bearing on the points table at all. In fact, it is only Afghanistan’s fifth Test, and their first since November 2019, while Zimbabwe have not worn whites…
Rashid Khan throws the ball back from the outfield © BCCI Afghanistan have reached a stage where they are taken seriously by top-drawer oppositions in ODI and T20I because they have played those formats a lot, and therefore learnt and improved, Rashid Khan feels, adding that similar exposure in days’ cricket can make the side more competitive in Tests. Afghanistan played their first Test in June 2018, but have played…