Month: September 2021

Report Nat Sciver leads England with Heather Knight ruled out through injury New Zealand win toss and choose to bowl vs England New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first T20I against England at Chelmsford. Heather Knight, the England captain, was ruled out with a right hamstring injury after pulling up sore during training on Monday. Knight’s injury will be monitored ahead of Saturday’s match…

Nottinghamshire 448 (Patterson-White 101, Clarke 59, Fletcher 51) beat Somerset 107 (Fletcher 4-21) and 181 (Paterson 4-46) by an innings and 160 runs Not enough character, not enough discipline. Tom Abell was distraught over Somerset’s first-innings collapse. If he was that blunt to the media, what did he say in the dressing room? The message was abundantly clear: it was time to regain some respect, to show some discipline, to…

News Coach Glenn Pocknall and captain Tom Latham taking “plenty of learnings” from rocky start to Bangladesh tour “If we can put a competitive total and put pressure on if we do bat first, you never know what might happen” – Tom Latham   Debutant Rachin Ravindra rushed through a leg-side clip in the very first over and chipped a simple return catch to left-arm fingerspinner Nasum Ahmed. Will Young…

News Hundred star linked with moves to South Coast after performances with Brave Ross Whiteley was a key member of Worcestershire’s T20 Blast-winning side in 2018   Ross Whiteley has turned down a new contract with Worcestershire and will leave the club when his current deal ends at the end of the season. Whiteley, 32, joined the club from Derbyshire in 2013 and signed a three-year contract extension in August…

News Allrounder offers calm perspective as he takes over role from absent Jos Buttler Joe Root has hailed Moeen Ali as a “natural leader” after his promotion to vice-captain of the England Test team. Root, the England captain, announced the news on the eve of the fourth LV= Insurance Test against India at the Kia Oval. Moeen, who has previously captained England in a T20I against Australia last year, is…

News Bavuma also said he was looking forward to “unpacking” with Enoch Nkwe, who resigned as assistant coach last week Temba Bavuma, South Africa’s white-ball captain, has confirmed that the national team’s culture is still in its cultivation stage and it is “nowhere near the end product.” Bavuma was speaking from Sri Lanka, where South Africa begin a limited-overs series on Thursday, their first since the resignation of assistant coach…

News Bangladesh batter sympathises with team-mates’ plight on spin-friendly surfaces Shakib Al Hasan says focusing on singles and twos can help batters in tough conditions   Shakib Al Hasan didn’t sugarcoat his words about the pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, where New Zealand were bowled out for just 60 and Bangladesh needed the better part of 15 overs to overhaul that meagre target. “I think the wicket in…