India captain Rohit Sharma is out of isolation after having tested negative for Covid-19 and will now be available for the white-ball series against England, beginning with the first T20I in Southampton on July 7. “Yes, Rohit has tested negative and as per medical protocols is now out of quarantine. However, he is not playing today’s T20 warm-up game against Northamptonshire as he will need some recovery time and training…
Yorkshire have essentially been given a free pass into the quarter-finals of the Vitality Blast after Leicestershire were docked two points for ill discipline during their home match against Northamptonshire Steelbacks on Friday. The sanction makes what was a winner-takes-all tie between Leicestershire and Yorkshire at Grace Road on Sunday meaningless in terms of the North Group table. Leicestershire had previously been only a point behind Yorkshire and had the…
New Zealand allrounder Mitchell Santner tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, and did not fly out to Ireland with the rest of the squad on Sunday evening from Auckland. His departure will be delayed until next week, once he recovers and tests negative. The tour starts with the first ODI on July 10, and Santner will aim to join the squad before taking over as captain for the T20Is against…
Mitchell Starc has become the first Australian star to confirm he won’t play in this summer’s Big Bash League as negotiations loom on future player availability. This summer shapes as crucial for the competition out of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Cricket Australia desperate to have as much top-line talent playing as often as possible. Australia’s multi-format stars are expected to be available for a sizeable part of it, with January’s…
6.2 to Liton Das, short ball outside the off stump. Slower ball once again. Litton plays the pull stroke early and only manages to loft it to midwicket where Pooran gets under the ball and takes an easy catch.. 56/3 10.1 to Mahmudullah, fuller and wider outside the off stump. Looks like it was a slower ball too. Mahmudullah looks to slice it and doesn’t get enough elevation on it….
Essex 254 for 5 (Lawrence 71, Walter 58) beat Glamorgan 185 for 7 (Northeast 97*, Sams 3-20) by 69 runs Dan Lawrence and Paul Walter‘s sensational hitting fired Essex Eagles to their highest Vitality Blast total as they kept their home quarter-final dreams alive. Lawrence thrashed 71 off 37 balls, Walter a blistering 23-ball 58 and Adam Rossington a booming 45 to take Eagles to 254 – beating the 244…
You’d think an allrounder who averages over 35 with the bat and under 25 with the ball (and takes four wickets per Test) across 60 Tests might not need the validation of a century to boost his confidence. You’d think Ravindra Jadeja might not need that boost of confidence. You’d be wrong. Jadeja’s first Test hundred outside India, and especially because it was in England, is one that he will…
James Anderson came out in defence of Stuart Broad after his opening partner was on the receiving end of history against India at Edgbaston. Broad experienced the ignominy of conceding a record 35 runs from his 18th over, as India’s tail rallied on day two of this fifth Test to lift their team to a first innings total of 416. His misery was compounded by the fact the batter causing…
Andy Goram, the former Scotland and Rangers goalkeeper, and the only man to play for his country in both cricket and football, has died at the age of 58 after a short battle with cancer. As a left-handed batter, wicketkeeper and right-arm medium-paced bowler, Goram grew up as a keen league cricketer in the Saddleworth League in Oldham. However, his opportunities to play at a higher level were limited by…
India had the best of a stop-start day, adding 78 with their last three standing wickets and then taking four England wickets by the time they scored 78. On a day that only 39 overs were possible because of rain, India placed one hand firmly on the Pataudi Trophy, to secure which they needed merely a draw. After Ravindra Jadeja completed his third Test century, India’s first out-and-out fast-bowler captain…