Month: June 2021

News Seamer who ‘has come out of nowhere’ can pave the way for new professionals Heather Knight believes the unearthing of seamer Emily Arlott ahead of next week’s Test against India is just the start of England tapping a pool of players capable of making it at international level. Knight, the England captain, said Arlott’s maiden call-up for her country in a 17-strong squad – which will be trimmed to…

News Captain says seamer who ‘has come out of nowhere’ can pave the way for new professionals Heather Knight believes the unearthing of seamer Emily Arlott ahead of next week’s Test against India is just the start of England tapping a pool of players capable of making it at international level. Knight, the England captain, said Arlott’s maiden call-up for her country in a 17-strong squad, which will be trimmed…

Preview It’s an opportunity for both South Africa and West Indies to find form and test out combinations The likes of Kemar Roach will be a vital cog in the pace attack for West Indies   Big picture Hello strangers. West Indies and South Africa meet so seldomly that they may wonder if the other still plays international cricket and they are about to find out they do, and quite…

News Players will participate in another ‘moment of unity’ as ECB investigate unsavoury social media histories England will reaffirm their commitment to making cricket a more representative and inclusive sport by wearing anti-discrimination t-shirts in another ‘moment of unity’ on the morning of the second Test at Edgbaston. The move comes at the end of a troubling week for the sport which saw Ollie Robinson suspended from international cricket pending…

Joe Root pulls one away © AFP/Getty Images Joe Root, England’s captain, hopes that the return of a near-capacity crowd for the second Test at Edgbaston can inspire his players to find their inner “showman”, and scotch suggestions that they are a negative team, in the wake of their final-day go-slow in the opening match at Lord’s. Root’s team has been embroiled in controversy since the emergence of historic offensive…

Big picture Shall we talk about the cricket for a bit, then? Let’s park the timeline mining and the urge to be outraged by every less-than-savoury comment ever committed to the Twittersphere, and focus on the reason why such remarks from England’s senior sports stars are held to a higher standard than the rest of the poisonous soup that swills around that fetid site. England’s cricketers are public figures –…

Kane Williamson will play no part in the second Test against England © PA Images via Getty Images Kane Williamson, the New Zealand captain, has been ruled out of the second Test against England at Edgbaston because of a persistent elbow injury. Williamson had to miss an ODI series against Bangladesh earlier this year because of the same problem, which also caused him to miss the start of the 2021…