News But England skipper says now is not the time to ‘rip up all the hard work we’ve done’ Joe Root has admitted England were “outplayed in all three departments” after slipping to defeat in the LV=Insurance Test series against New Zealand. The series defeat was England’s first at home since 2014 and Root’s first at home as captain. It was also New Zealand’s first Test series victory in England…
Report Trent Boult ends England innings with first ball of morning to set up 1-0 win New Zealand 388 (Young 82, Conway 80, Taylor 80, Broad 4-48) and 41 for 2 (Latham 23*) beat England 303 (Lawrence 81*, Burns 81, Boult 4-85) and 122 (Wood 29, Wagner 3-18, Henry 3-36) by eight wickets The first ball said it all, really. Trent Boult sent it down with a scrambled seam, it…
Welcome to day four of our live report of the second Test between England and New Zealand from Edgbaston. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. * Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 12.10am: They know it’s all over Tom Latham sealed the win © PA Images via…
Report All the updates, news and stats from day four of the second Test at Edgbaston Welcome to day four of our live report of the second Test between England and New Zealand from Edgbaston. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here. * Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are…
News The two match referees and six umpires managed to get to the BKSP eventually and matches began after a delay A group of Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match officials escaped major injuries when the car ferrying them to the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) on Saturday morning was attacked during a violent skirmish between protesting garment workers and the police in the Savar industrial area. Eight officials – match…
Sussex 155 for 1 (Salt 72*, Bopara 56*) beat Hampshire 154 for 7 (Vince 36, Lenham 3-14) by nine wickets Over at Edgbaston, English cricket had descended into its periodic bout of unremitting gloom. But 170 miles away on the south coast the world was a bountiful place as Archie Lenham, a 16-year-old Sussex legspinner, provided a salutary reminder that the optimism and ambition of a talented youngster can lift…
Peshawar Zalmi 197 for 5 (Miller 73, Kamran Akmal 59, Powell 43*, Nawaz 2-33) beat Quetta Gladiators 136 for 9 (Sarfaraz 36*, Ayub 35, Usman 28, Irfan 3-27, Umaid 2-17, Wahab 2-20) by 61 runs Peshawar Zalmi picked up their first win in the UAE leg of the PSL, as scintillating knocks from David Miller, Kamran Akmal and Rovman Powell led them to an imposing total of 197, which proved…
News Head coach keeping open mind on selection changes: ‘If people are getting runs, I’ll be taking notice’ Chris Silverwood has admitted England were “obviously not good enough” as they stumbled to the brink of defeat in the LV=Insurance Test series against New Zealand. On a blameless batting track, England were 122 for 9 at stumps on day three of the Test. That gave them a lead of just 37…
News The fast bowler will fly back to Pakistan for personal reasons Hasan Ali will not feature in the remainder of the PSL season. The Islamabad United fast bowler will leave the tournament bubble in the UAE and return to Pakistan “due to family concerns”. “I want to say to all Islamabad United fans, unfortunately due to personal reasons I have to pull out of the remaining PSL matches,” Hasan…
News 19-year-old quick has big future, says captain, after three-wicket debut Jayden Seales is jubilant after dismissing Keegan Petersen for his first Test wicket Despite slumping to an innings defeat before lunch on the third day of the first Test in St Lucia, West Indies had one undoubted silver lining in the form of their debutant fast bowler, Jayden Seales, whose fiery performance in a losing cause hinted at…