England coach Brendon McCullum asked Moeen Ali if he would consider playing the five-match series in India in early 2024 during their win at The Oval but was told: “That’s me done”. Moeen retired from Test cricket in September 2021 but made himself available for the Ashes after Jack Leach was diagnosed with a stress fracture. Ben Stokes, England’s captain, sent him a text saying, “Ashes?” and Moeen could not…
Last week, PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf had announced the creation of a “high-profile” technical committee charged with reporting to him, to be headed by former Pakistan captain Misbah. Related Misbah-ul-Haq set to work with the PCB again Afghanistan to host Pakistan for three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka ‘No concrete decisions’ yet on Pakistan coaching changes – Zaka Ashraf The committee has been given wide-ranging powers, encompassing just about all…
George Scrimshaw, the England Lions fast bowler, has signed a three-year contract with Northamptonshire after turning down an extension with Derbyshire. Scrimshaw, 25, was called up by the Lions last summer after impressing for Derbyshire in the Blast, and took 20 wickets for them in the competition last year. Derbyshire said in a statement that Scrimshaw had turned down a “significantly improved” contract offer. “I’m very excited to be joining…
Big picture: IPL heroes vs CPL stars Though West Indies failed to qualify for the main event of the last T20 World Cup – and the upcoming ODI World Cup – their T20I side seems to be in better health than their ODI and Test teams. Either side of the T20 World Cup’s first round in 2022, West Indies challenged New Zealand in a 2-1 series defeat at home, and…
Former South Africa batter Hashim Amla has been appointed batting coach of the Johannesburg-based Lions for the next three years. Amla joins former South Africa coach Russell Domingo at the Wanderers and replaces JP Duminy, who has moved to the national men’s white-ball set-up. Domingo is also new to the role and took over from Wandile Gwavu, who is the South African’s men’s white-ball fielding coach. This is Amla’s first…
England and Australia have been docked 19 and ten World Test Championship (WTC) points respectively for their slow over-rates over the course of the five-Test Ashes series, which ended 2-2. At the end of the series, England were found to have been behind the ask in four of the five Tests: by two overs in the first Test at Edgbaston, nine in the second at Lord’s, three in the fourth…
The India-Pakistan game at the 2023 ODI World Cup will now be played on October 14 rather than the scheduled date of October 15 as released in the original ICC schedule. Though the ICC is yet to release a revised schedule, which is expected by the end of this week, ESPNcricinfo understands the PCB has agreed to the change. The match will still be played in Ahmedabad. The date change…
Four of the five players have been regulars in the WBBL with Devine and Harmanpreet both winning Player of the Tournament awards. Devine is the only player in WBBL history to have been named Player of the Tournament twice doing it in back-to-back seasons in 2019-20 and 2020-21 for two different clubs in Adelaide Strikers and Perth Scorchers, where she is currently the captain. ESPNcricinfo Ltd International players will nominate…
For Shardul Thakur, making an impact in the game – irrespective of discipline – matters most. And along the way, if it helps deliver victory – even if he isn’t always at the forefront – he’s most satisfied. Like in the just-concluded ODI series against West Indies, where he was the highest wicket-taker with eight wickets at an average of 11.62 and an economy of 5.31. Apart from his wicket-taking…
The ball change which took place during Australia’s second innings at The Oval continues be a significant talking point, with Australia head coach Andrew McDonald saying he had never seen a replacement ball have such an impact on a game. When Usman Khawaja was struck on the helmet by a short delivery from Mark Wood in the 37th over of Australia’s chase, umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Joel Wilson ruled that…