Alex Hales has been recalled by England for the first time since his banishment from the set-up prior to the 2019 World Cup, after being named as Jonny Bairstow’s replacement for the T20 World Cup in Australia, as well as the preceding tour to Pakistan which gets underway next week. Hales, 33, was reportedly close to a recall for the original squads, as the selection panel considered their replacement for…
Rizwan has claimed the top position for the first time and he is only the third Pakistan batter to top the T20I batting rankings after Babar, who has been at the top of the table for 1155 days in all, and Misbah-ul-Haq, who was at the top for 313 days, from April 20 , 2008 to February 27, 2009. More to follow… Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Two defeats in two matches in the Super 4s means India’s chances of qualifying for the Asia Cup 2022 final are hanging by a thread, if that. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, are almost through, though there is still a chance they can lose out. Here is a look at how the teams stack up with three matches to go. AfghanistanMatches 1, Points 0, NRR -0.589, Remaining games: vs Pakistan and India…
It feels like there is something significant stirring in Australia’s middle order. On Tuesday in Cairns, they combined to turn what appeared a likely defeat into a gripping victory, putting on 158 for the sixth wicket after Australia had been in a mess at 44 for 5. Related Cameron Green, Alex Carey star as Australia seal thrilling victory ‘Couldn’t really walk for a second’ – Cameron Green after sensational Australia…
Rohit Sharma, the India captain, has hailed Arshdeep Singh‘s confidence and composure despite the recent social media backlash – all unfair and unjustified. Arshdeep had been tasked with bowling two of his four overs at the death in both of India’s Super 4s game, and while India ended up losing both, his yorkers and the ability to hold his own in tight situations stood out. The social media backlash that…
Australia’s deep batting order appears to have spooked New Zealand in to not taking a more attacking option in the field during the first ODI with scrutiny over Trent Boult‘s opening spell being stopped at five overs and the delay in bringing him back. Boult had 3 for 12 after a brilliant burst of swing bowling and Australia were 38 for 4 after 10 overs when he was withdrawn from…
Two Super 4s losses. Two lost tosses. Two last-over defeats. Two death-overs mishaps. Two middle-order meltdowns. Two below-par totals. It can go on. All of these must mean a fair few concerns for any team, right? If Rohit Sharma is to be believed, these aren’t panic stations just yet. Perhaps not panic stations but definitely a worry? Nope, not really. Because India have trained themselves to think in such a…
Glamorgan 111 for 2 (Byrom 67, Gill 34*) trail Worcestershire 454 for 9 dec (Roderick 172*, Leach 87, Barnard 75, Pollock 54, van der Gugten 4-81) by 343 runs Gareth Roderick scored a career-best 172 not out to put Worcestershire in a commanding position against Glamorgan, on a day when rain meant only 68 overs were possible at Sophia Gardens. His innings was the bedrock of a first-innings total of…
Durham 222 for 9 (Jones 87, Conners 3-54, Dal 2-18, Aitchison 2-49) trail Derbyshire 306 (du Plooy 82, Came 78, Dal 56, Rushworth 3-60) by 84 runs Derbyshire’s pace attack put the promotion hopefuls in a strong position on the second day of the LV=Insurance County Championship match against Durham, who could face a possible points deduction after Nic Maddinson‘s bat was judged to be too big. England Lions fast…
Leicestershire 93 and 20 for 0 (Evans 10*, Azad 4*) need 479 runs to beat Nottinghamshire 201 and 390 for 7 dec (Clarke 67, James 61, Hameed 60) Division Two leaders Nottinghamshire put their foot firmly on Leicestershire’s throat on day two of their rapidly evolving LV= Insurance County Championship match at Trent Bridge, setting their winless opponents a fourth-innings target way beyond anything achieved in the county’s history. After…