Australia coach Andrew McDonald has called for all Test series to be a minimum of three matches in order to show a commitment to the format. His comments came in the aftermath of the gripping 2-2 Ashes draw, which saw Australia retain the urn but England bounce back from defeats in the opening two matches. McDonald is not a fan of the two-match series, which is the minimum requirement for…
undefined Daniel Sams celebrates after taking the wicket of Chris Jordan•ECB via Getty Images Trent Rockets 133 for 8 (Hain 63, Jordan 3-18) beat Southern Brave (du Plooy 29, Lewis Gregory 3-19, Sams 3-26) by six runs Defending champions Trent Rockets kicked off their Men’s Hundred campaign with a six-run victory over 2021 winners Southern Brave in a low-scoring contest at Trent Bridge, Daniel Sams and Lewis Gregory taking three…
Kent 282 for 9 (Evison 136, Compton 103, Coad 3-16, Revis 3-57) beat Yorkshire 117 for 4 (Hill 35) by two runs (DLS method) Superb centuries for Joey Evison and Ben Compton helped champions Kent recover from early strife and later survive a Matthew Revis hat-trick to get their Metro Bank One-Day Cup title defence off to a winning start against Yorkshire at soggy Scarborough. The Spitfires, having slipped to…
Hampshire 238 for 5 (Middleton 100) beat Middlesex 309 for 7 (Higgins 78, Cracknell 64) by 18 runs (DLS method) Fletcha Middleton produced a classy innings to score his maiden professional century as Hampshire opened their Metro Bank One-Day Cup campaign up with an 18-run DLS victory over Middlesex. Opening batter Middleton caressed exactly 100 to continue his breakthrough season at the Ageas Bowl – having become a regular in…
Gloucestershire 299 for 4 (O. Price 116*, Tector 86, Taylor 51*) beat Derbyshire 298 for 9 (Haider Ali 82, Reece 50, van Meekeren 4-66) by six wickets In-form Ollie Price registered his maiden List-A hundred to steer Gloucestershire to a comfortable six-wicket victory over Derbyshire in their opening Metro Bank One-Day Cup fixture at the Cheltenham Festival. Price carved out an authoritative 116 not out and shared in stands of…
Worcestershire 318 for 9 (Kashif Ali 76, Cox 57*, Trevaskis 4-50) beat Durham 276 (Clark 79, Bushnell 60*, Baker 3-53, D’Oliveira 3-55) by 42 runs Worcestershire Rapids made a winning start to their Metro Bank One-Day Cup campaign defeating Durham by 42 runs at Seat Unique Riverside. Kashif Ali was the star of the Rapids’ batting effort as posted 76 to anchor the innings. A brilliant hat-trick from Liam Trevaskis…
That Chris Woakes was awarded player of the series for the 2023 Ashes was impressive given a sample size of three Test matches from a possible five. But such was the influence of the Brummie Botham, helping England win two of the final three Tests to draw 2-2 with Australia, the decision made perfect sense once you gave it a moment’s thought. As big a feat, however, might be that…
Southern Brave 157 for 6 (Mandhana 55) beat Trent Rockets 130 for 7 (N Sciver-Brunt 49, Taylor 3-20) by 27 runs The men’s Hundred is short on overseas superstars after Rashid Khan’s 11th-hour withdrawal but Smriti Mandhana‘s stylish 55 ensured the women’s competition launched with a sprinkle of stardust at Trent Bridge. Mandhana’s innings underpinned Southern Brave’s 157, the highest total in the women’s Hundred at this ground and one…
PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf has said that “no concrete decisions” have been taken regarding the composition of Pakistan’s coaching and management staff, addressing speculation over whether there would be changes made under the new PCB administration. “I don’t think it matters whether coaches are local or foreign,” Ashraf said. “There’s no concrete decision on whether to change coaches as of now. I’ve created a committee headed by Misbah-ul-Haq. That committee…
Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs India Shai Hope has won the toss and opted to bowl in the third ODI in Tarouba as West Indies eye their first ODI series win against India since 2006. The hosts fielded an unchanged XI. India, meanwhile, continued resting Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, and made two changes: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Jaydev Unadkat came in for Axar Patel and Umran Malik. This…