Josh Tongue has been added to the England men’s Test squad to face Ireland. The uncapped Worcestershire seamer is drafted in after injury concerns over James Anderson and Ollie Robinson left England with just four fast bowling options for the opening Test of the summer beginning at Lord’s on June 1. The 25-year-old Tongue has been on England’s radar as one to watch and toured Sri Lanka with the England…
Even though counties have to allow their players to play for their Associate teams in ICC events, players and boards understand that they can’t enforce that protocol as it could result in some players losing their county deals. In an interview last year, Klaasen had termed this a “tricky situation” since the county deals provide the players financial security. Logan van Beek, Clayton Floyd and Saqib Zulfiqar are also back…
Hazlewood (side) and Marsh (adductor) came home early from the IPL with minor niggles and though both have since returned to bowling, and there remains confidence they’ll be ready for the Ashes, the clash with India at The Oval on June 7 may come too soon. Australia will effectively need to make a call by Sunday (May 28) when their 15-player squad for the final has to be submitted under…
Chennai Super Kings’ pre-season camp at Chepauk in March-April has played a key role in their success in IPL 2023. This was Ruturaj Gaikwad‘s assessment after CSK beat Gujarat Titans on a tricky Chennai pitch to make their tenth IPL final. Several CSK players, including Gaikwad himself, had never played an IPL game in Chennai before this season. The camp had begun on March 3, with captain MS Dhoni, Ajinkya…
Chennai Super Kings 172 for 7 (Gaikwad 60, Conway 40, Shami 2-28) beat Gujarat Titans (Gill 42, Jadeja 2-18) by 15 runs MS Dhoni has led Chennai Super Kings to their tenth IPL final. He’s had the whole country wrapped around his fingertips without even trying, and nights like these are the reason why. Even the umpires couldn’t win against him. He met Gujarat Titans on a pitch that he…
Shortly after winning his last game of the season at Chepauk and leading CSK into the IPL final, MS Dhoni was asked whether he’d be back in Chennai next year. He continued to be non-committal about the subject, saying he had another eight-nine months to decide, but acknowledged that it had taken a “heavy toll” on him. “I don’t know, I have eight to nine months to decide, the small…
Gujarat Titans’ captain Hardik Pandya thinks basic errors and a few “soft balls” cost his side the playoff against Chennai Super Kings. Having won the toss, Hardik had opted to bowl and Super Kings went on to score 172. Titans struggled throughout the chase and were eventually bowled out for 157, losing by 15 runs – the exact number of extra runs Hardik thought they conceded. “I think we were…
Big picture: Can LSG keep their cleansheet against Mumbai? Of the four teams that made it to the playoffs, Lucknow Super Giants are the least glamorous and talked about. They obviously don’t have the rich history of Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, but even Gujarat Titans get a lot more attention than them. LSG’s highest run-scorer – Marcus Stoinis – is the 19th on the run charts this season,…
The ICC has suspended West Indies batter Devon Thomas, slapping seven charges under its anti-corruption code on him including “contriving to fix” matches. Thomas, who was named in the West Indies squad for the forthcoming three-ODI series against the UAE in Dubai, has 14 days to respond. The charges against 33-year-old Thomas are with regard to his conduct while playing in three franchise-based tournaments: the Lanka Premier League (LPL), the…
Sanjay Patel is to leave his position as managing director of the Hundred following the conclusion of this year’s competition. Patel, the man behind the ECB’s introduction of 100-ball cricket, was previously chief sales and marketing officer before taking charge of the Hundred when it was unveiled as a concept in 2018. His departure comes at a time of uncertainty over the future of the competition, with newspaper reports in…