Jason Roy has turned down the chance to play for England’s second-string side in their ODI series against Ireland, after the “hammer blow” of his last-minute omission from their final World Cup squad. With Joe Root opting to rest for the next week along with his colleagues in the World Cup squad, after his plan to tune up with an innings against Ireland was kiboshed by the Leeds weather, the…
Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell won’t feature in the ODI series opener against India in Mohali which acts as the final lead-in to the World Cup, but captain Pat Cummins was hopeful they would feature later in the three-match series. They are part of a group of senior players – Cummins included – who are returning from injuries that kept them out of the South Africa series. Starc has been…
Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl against New Zealand Bangladesh stand-in captain Litton Das won the toss and chose to field in the first ODI against New Zealand in Mirpur. What started as a bright and sunny day, didn’t stay that way for long with rain arriving soon after the toss, and covers coming on. But the weather soon cleared and the match started on time. Both teams opted for vastly…
“It’s hugely disappointing for Anrich and Sisanda to be missing out on the 50-over World Cup,” South Africa’s coach Rob Walter said. “We sympathize in their omission and will continue to provide all the necessary support as they work towards their return to competitive action. “This provides an opportunity for Andile and Lizaad on the global stage. Both players have been part of our winter programs as well as having…
Match abandoned India 173 for 2 (Shafali 67, Rodrigues 47, Mahirah 1-28) vs Malaysia 1 for 0 It was a mismatch of epic proportions on paper, and Malaysia hardly posed a fight to change that notion on the field. India eventually strolled into the semi-finals of the women’s cricket event Asian Games in Hangzhou on account of having higher seeding after rain had the final say, with the match abandoned…
Northamptonshire 351 for 9 (Nair 144*, Taylor 66) vs Surrey The best overseas signings are ones with something to prove. And when one of those happens to be only the second Indian batter to score a Test triple hundred, consider yourself lucky. Karun Nair is still only 31, a different man from the one who flayed England for an unbeaten 303 at Chennai at the back end of 2016. The…
England vs Ireland – Match abandoned without a ball bowled Joe Root’s bid to rediscover his 50-over form ahead of next month’s World Cup was thwarted by rain, as the first ODI between England and Ireland at Headingley was abandoned without a toss. Root was added to England’s squad for this match at his own request after scores of 6, 0, 4 and 29 against New Zealand, and trained indoors…
Somerset 214 for 2 (Lammonby 109, Goldsworthy 70*) vs Kent No play was possible on the second day of the LV= Insurance County Championship match between Somerset and Kent at Taunton. Somerset were due to resume their first innings on 214 for two, with Lewis Goldsworthy unbeaten on 70. But it was Kent who were more frustrated by the weather as they desperately need points to escape the threat of…
Hampshire 10 for 0 trail Essex 447 for 9 dec (Rossington 104, Critchley 99, Harmer 62, Yadav 51, Westley 50) by 437 runs Matt Critchley fell one run short of his third LV= Insurance County Championship of the season before title-contenders Essex declared on a hefty 447 against Hampshire. Critchley had been strolling towards three figures and 1,000 runs for the season but stuttered on 99 before he slapped to…
Warwickshire 228 for 6 (Rhodes 95*, Briggs 71*, Murtagh 5-55) trail Middlesex 121 (De Caires 40, Hannon-Dalby 5-29) by 107 runs Will Rhodes and Danny Briggs shared a century stand as Warwickshire threatened to spoil Tim Murtagh‘s fairytale ending on a severely truncated day two of their clash with relegation-threatened Middlesex at Lord’s. Murtagh, who retires at the end of the season, took two early wickets to complete a five-wicket…