Smriti Mandhana: 'Never felt I would experience a day-night Test'

May 26, 2021

News Before she can think of the pink ball, however, her immediate focus is on tackling the Duke’s ball in England Smriti Mandhana says she was ‘pretty excited, like a small kid’ when she played her first day-night white-ball match   Smriti Mandhana has admitted that playing a day-night Test had been inconceivable to her until the announcement of India Women’s first-ever pink-ball Test, against Australia later this year. “Frankly,…

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Edgbaston Test: Spectators to be allowed at up to 70% capacity

News It is understood that spectators only need to wear masks when moving around inside the ground Spectators will be contacted imminently and asked to sign a consent form and take a lateral flow test   Up to 18,000 spectators will be able to attend every day of the Edgbaston Test between England and New Zealand after the match was deemed a pilot event by the UK government. It was…

May 26, 2021
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Ben Foakes out of New Zealand Tests after tearing hamstring in dressing-room accident

May 26, 2021

News James Bracey set to debut behind stumps, as England call up Billings, Hameed Ben Foakes has torn his left hamstring in a dressing-room accident and will miss the two-Test series against New Zealand, starting at Lord’s on June 2, with James Bracey set to debut in his place as wicketkeeper. Foakes, who had been in line to play his maiden home Test series after finishing the recent tour of…

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Alex Wakely, Northants' two-time T20-winning captain, retires from professional cricket

May 26, 2021

Alex Wakely, who captained Northamptonshire to two T20 titles, has announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect at the age of 32. A hard-working middle-order batter in all formats, Wakely became Northants’ white-ball captain in late 2012. The club were in the midst of a financial crisis – Gavin Warren, the chairman, admitted they were “counting every loo roll” – but embraced a data-driven approach…

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Mehidy Hasan Miraz rises up to No.2 in ODI bowler rankings

News Mustafizur Rahman also breaks into the top ten, while Mushfiqur Rahim climbs to No.14 among batters Mehidy Hasan Miraz has become only the third bowler from Bangladesh to be ranked among the top two   Bangladesh offspinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz has risen to second place in the ICC’s rankings for bowlers in ODIs, becoming only the third bowler from his country to be ranked in the top two in…

May 26, 2021
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Jofra Archer faces fitness race for first India Test after elbow surgery

News Fast bowler to start “intensive rehabilitation period” before review in four weeks Jofra Archer faces a race against time to be fit for the start of England’s Test series against India in August, following surgery on his long-standing right elbow problem last week. The ECB confirmed on Wednesday morning that Archer had undergone surgery on Friday following the advice of a specialist, and said that he would now begin…

May 26, 2021
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Edgbaston Test: Spectators to be allowed at 70% capacity for first three days

News It is understood that spectators only need to wear masks when moving around inside the ground Spectators will be contacted imminently and asked to sign a consent form and take a lateral flow test   Around 18,000 spectators will be able to attend each of the first three days of the Edgbaston Test between England and New Zealand after the match was deemed a pilot event by the UK…

May 26, 2021
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New Zealand Women contracts: Thamsyn Newton back, Brooke Halliday among three new faces

News Katie Perkins, Holly Huddleston, Anna Peterson and Natalie Dodd left out of the list “It gives me that reassurance that I do belong in the White Ferns environment” – Brooke Halliday   Brooke Halliday, Frances Mackay and Jess McFadyen are the brand-new faces in the list of centrally contracted New Zealand Women players, while Thamsyn Newton has made a comeback after featuring in the contracts last in 2018. Missing…

May 26, 2021
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Kyle Jamieson banking on the experience of his fellow pacers for England tour

News Fast bowler also “mindful” of not wanting “to go searching too much” with the Dukes Ball Kyle Jamieson: “Their experience will be really helpful – from the guys like Tim, Wags, Doug and even Henry”   New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson will have “conversations” with his fellow quicks about the Duke ball and be “mindful” of how it behaves during the upcoming tour of England. One big reason…

May 26, 2021
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Coconut water, ice collars, lighter kits: How the PSL plans to beat the Abu Dhabi heat

May 26, 2021

With six double-headers scheduled, the day games in Abu Dhabi will start at 5 PM, when the mercury still hovers around 35 degrees Celsius © Abu Dhabi Cricket Coconut water, ice collars and vests, and more breaks. Those are just some of the ways in which Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises will combat the extreme weather conditions the players are set to face in Abu Dhabi in June. UAE has…

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