News The former England quick, who qualifies through his mother, will feature in the T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier next month Jade Dernbach, the 35-year-old seamer who won 58 limited-overs caps for England between 2011 and 2014, has been named in Italy’s squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier next month. Dernbach’s opportunities in county cricket have been limited in recent years and he will leave Surrey…
Australian debutant Hannah Darlington has been a major force in the WBBL © Getty Images Australia chose to bowl vs India Australia have won the toss and opted to send India in on a fresh surface in Mackay for the opening ODI of the multi-format series. Australia captain Meg Lanning, playing her 200th game for Australia, had no hesitation in bowling first. India captain Mithali Raj confirmed she would have…
News Chairman promises to ‘avenge’ cancellations when Pakistan meet England, NZ at World Cup Ramiz Raja speaks at a press conference after being unveiled as the new PCB chairman Ramiz Raja, the PCB chairman, has hit out at cricket’s “western bloc”, as he copes with the second cancellation of a home series in a matter of days. England’s decision to withdraw their men and women’s team tours to Pakistan…
News Coach says AB de Villiers did not keep as the team cannot “risk him at the moment behind the stumps” Royal Challengers Bangalore coach Mike Hesson said his team’s big defeat to kick off the second half of the IPL simply came down to the batters’ inability to adjust in tough conditions. It didn’t have anything to do with either team composition or “distractions” like Virat Kohli announcing his…
News Training cancelled at Grace Road after warning of bomb at NZ hotel The third ODI of the series between England and New Zealand looks set to go ahead in Leicester despite a security threat made against the New Zealand team. ESPNcricinfo understands that a member of the New Zealand team management was contacted and told that a bomb would be placed at the team hotel. It is understood they…
News Allrounder relinquishes role after tough campaign at New Road Joe Leach has chosen to return to the ranks at Worcestershire, after five years as the captain. Leach will lead his side for the final time this week, when Worcestershire take on Leicestershire in their final LV=Insurance County Championship match of the season, starting at New Road on Tuesday. Although he is likely to finish as his county’s leading Championship…
Report After they shared six wickets between them, KKR’s openers hunted down the target with ease Kolkata Knight Riders 94 for 1 (Gill 48, Iyer 41*) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 92 (Padikkal 22, Russell 3-9, Varun 3-13) by nine wickets Both teams had played seven games before the IPL was put on hold in May, with contrasting fortunes: Royal Challengers Bangalore had five wins and Kolkata Knight Riders had five…
Ross Whiteley drives through the covers during his trophy-winning stint with Southern Brave © Getty Images Hampshire have confirmed the signing of Ross Whiteley on a three-year, white-ball contract in a move that will raise questions about the independence of Hundred teams from their affiliated host counties. Whiteley, 33, announced earlier this month that he would leave Worcestershire after turning down a contract extension with the club. As revealed by…
Pakistan toured England for three ODIs and three T20Is in July © Getty Images England’s scheduled tour of Pakistan for two T20Is in mid-October has been cancelled, the ECB have announced. England’s men and women were due to play T20I double-headers in Rawalpindi on October 13 and 14, with the women’s team staying on for a subsequent three-match ODI series. But following New Zealand’s last-minute withdrawal from their tour of…
News ECB release centrally-contracted allrounder to play second consecutive Championship game Warwickshire have been boosted by the news that Chris Woakes will be available for their must-win fixture against Somerset this week as they push for a first County Championship title since 2012. Woakes, who is on an all-format England contract, pulled out of his IPL deal with Delhi Capitals last week to keep himself fresh ahead of the T20…