Eddie Byrom flays through the covers © Getty Images Eddie Byrom, the Zimbabwe-born top-order batter, has left Somerset after signing a two-year deal with Glamorgan and will spend the rest of the season there on loan. Byrom, who turned 24 in June, has struggled for runs in all formats this season, with a top score of 38 in 14 first-team innings. He made a brilliant 114 in last summer’s Bob…
South Africa need to find a way to get more out of their spinners © Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images Big picture It was to nobody’s surprise that Sri Lanka turned to spin to defeat South Africa in the first ODI. But what will have been heartening for the home fans, was the poise and determination their team showed when a target of 301 came under threat. South Africa were in the…
Ed Pollock is expected to move onto Worcestershire after parting company with Warwickshire © Getty Images Ed Pollock, the Warwickshire top-order batter, looks set to join Worcestershire as he searches for more regular first-team cricket. Pollock, 26, has one of the highest career strike rates in the world in T20 cricket (160.96) but was a surprise omission from Birmingham Bears’ T20 Blast quarter-final defeat to Kent last week. Pollock is…
It will be the first time Bangladesh U-19 shall play a series after their World Cup victory in February 2020 © ICC via Getty Bangladesh Under-19 will play five one-dayers and a four-day game against Afghanistan Under-19 later this month in Sylhet. It will be the first Afghanistan team to play international cricket in any form since the Taliban takeover of their country, and also the first bit of action…
News The captain for the T20I series will be named by the selection panel later Temba Bavuma has a word with the South Africa team physio after hurting his hand Temba Bavuma, the South Africa limited-overs captain, has been ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing series in Sri Lanka after suffering a fracture in his right thumb during the first ODI on Thursday. In his absence, Keshav…
Hamish Bennett (in pic) and Ben Sears came in for Blair Tickner and Jacob Duffy © Getty Images Toss Bangladesh opted to bat vs New Zealand An unchanged Bangladesh chose to bat in their second T20I against New Zealand, who made two changes to their XI after the thrashing a couple of days ago in the series opener. New Zealand handed a debut to Wellington Firebirds’ tearaway Ben Sears, and…
Play 01:19 Matthew Mott hopes young Aussies step up against ‘world class’ India Alyssa Healy has been joined in Brisbane quarantine by husband Mitchell Starc amid the challenges posed by their competing schedules in the Covid era, the difficulty of travel and the need for players to be bubbles. Healy is among 12 Australia players from New South Wales and Victoria in the squad to face India who are undergoing…
“I think I have had pretty good preparations over the last few months for this tour” – Finn Allen © Getty Images New Zealand opener Finn Allen wants to bat in his own aggressive way despite having seen how the Bangladesh spinners operate on the slow pitches at the Shere Bangla National Stadium without much pronounced bounce. Allen, who joined the team’s quarantine after ten days in isolation having tested…
James Faulkner injured his hamstring while bowling against Brisbane Heat © Getty Images Former Australia allrounder James Faulkner feels disrespected and shattered following a contract saga that has led to his departure from Hobart Hurricanes. Faulkner, 31, will not play for Hurricanes this year, and appears very unlikely to play in the BBL altogether, after turning down a one-year contract offer that he claims was “pretty embarrassing”. Faulkner made the…
News Rising cases and heavy restrictions in Victoria and New South Wales are set to cause disruption Usman Khawaja is prepared for the Australian season to be more disrupted than last summer due to the ongoing challenges posed by Covid-19 with players needing to be ready to take the field at short notice. Khawaja will captain both his state, Queensland, and his BBL side this season having been named as…