ICC chairman Greg Barclay and CEO Geoff Allardice are set to visit Pakistan on Tuesday, with the country’s participation in the World Cup in India in October-November this year expected to be the main part of the discussions. The trip is part of a series of regular visits to Full Members. Given the tense relations between India and Pakistan, PCB head Najam Sethi suggested there is a “distinct possibility” that…
North West Thunder 155 for 6 (Lamb 64) beat Central Sparks 119 for 9 (Morris 2-16) by 36 runs Fi Morris‘s fine all-round performance helped North West Thunder complete back-to-back wins as a 36-run success over Central Sparks at New Road kept alive their hopes of reaching the latter stages of the Charlotte Edwards Trophy. Morris shared in a second-wicket partnership of 91 with England opener Emma Lamb who top-scored…
Gary Wilson, Ireland’s batting coach, is hopeful that his team’s heightened focus on technique ahead of their one-off Test against England at Lord’s will also aid them in their bid to qualify for the 50-over World Cup in India this winter. The four-day Test, beginning on Thursday, will be Ireland’s first against England since a similarly one-off contest at Lord’s in 2019, in which Tim Murtagh – now retired from…
The Blaze 119 for 5 (Beaumont 49*) beat Vipers 118 (de Klerk 2-10) by five wickets The Blaze made it four wins from four matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup as they squeezed home by five wickets against holders Southern Vipers in a low-scoring match at the Incora County Ground in Derby. The East Midlands representative side, who had never beaten the Vipers in their previous guise as Lightning, made…
James Anderson and Ollie Robinson have been ruled out of England’s first Test of the summer, against Ireland at Lord’s from Thursday, but according to Brendon McCullum, both are on course for full fitness come the start of the Ashes at Edgbaston, beginning June 16. Neither has bowled competitively since, while there are still concerns about the readiness of Ben Stokes to fulfil his allrounder role after an injury-hit stint…
International cricket will have to find a way to “co-exist” with the continual emergence of franchise-based T20 leagues, ICC’s general manager of cricket Wasim Khan has said. One of international cricket’s showpiece events, the World Test Championship (WTC) final, is less than a fortnight away but is being played at a time of growing uncertainty around the relevance of the international game. The emergence of new leagues this year in…
Ricky Ponting wants India to play as many X-factor players as possible if they want to have an edge over Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. Like Ishan Kishan, who, Ponting feels, is a stronger bet than KS Bharat to play as the wicketkeeper-batter in the absence of Rishabh Pant, and Suryakumar Yadav. Speaking on the latest episode of the ICC Review podcast, Ponting said his India XI…
The squad gathered in Brisbane on June 29 for a training camp ahead of their departure to England but will travel without their skipper Lanning, who has withdrawn from the series to remain at home to manage an undisclosed medical issue. Nitschke could not shed any light on what Lanning was dealing with but admitted her sudden absence from the tour had rocked the squad as they gathered together for…
Ahmedabad dawned bright and sunny on Monday, the reserve day of the IPL 2023 final between defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. However, the met department and local papers predict intermittent rain between 4 and 10 PM. The outfield that bore the brunt of a thunderstorm that lashed the city for four hours on Sunday evening was described as “bone dry” by a member of the broadcasting crew…
Somerset 154 for 6 (Banton 54, Douthwaite 3-26) beat Glamorgan 153 (Byrom 42, van der Merwe 3-24) by four wickets Big-hitting Tom Banton posted a high-octane half-century as Somerset comfortably beat Glamorgan by four wickets in an entertaining Vitality Blast contest at the Cooper Associates Ground in Taunton. Banton dominated an opening stand of 69 with Will Smeed and went on to make 54 from 28 balls, his highest score…