Josh Tongue has been ruled out of England’s white-ball tour of the Caribbean next month after sustaining an injury during the ongoing England Lions training camp in the United Arab Emirates. Matthew Potts will replace him for the three-match ODI series, beginning in Antigua on December 3, but no replacement has yet been named for the five T20Is which follow from December 12-21. The injury is a blow for Tongue,…
Toss India chose to bowl vs Australia India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl against Australia in the T20I series opener in Visakhapatnam. Just four days after they contested the World Cup final, both teams face the difficult task of having to front up for the five-match series. Australia made a number of changes to spark what might be a sluggish team trying to shake out…
Hobart Hurricanes 212 for 3 (Lee 101*, Graham 55*, Wareham 2-30) beat Melbourne Renegades 119 all out (de Broughe 40, Gibson 4-25, Smith 3-17) by 93 runs South African opener Lizelle Lee has kept the Hobart Hurricanes’ hopes of making the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) finals alive with a powerful century in a record-breaking effort by the hosts against the Melbourne Renegades. Sparked by Lee’s 101 not out off…
Ben Stokes, Chennai Super Kings’ England allrounder, has made himself unavailable for IPL 2024 to manage his workload and fitness. The franchise, in a statement on their website, said they were “supportive of Ben in his decision”. Super Kings, though, have not said if they will release Stokes. The IPL has set Sunday, November 26, as the deadline for franchises to announce their retentions and releases for the 2024 season….
R Ashwin was almost certain that India would win the World Cup on November 19. But the “tactical brilliance and tactical execution” of Australia captain Pat Cummins meant India finished as runners-up, as Australia won their their sixth World Cup. This was Ashwin’s review of the final, which he spoke about vividly on his YouTube channel this week. “Pat Cummins was struggling as an ODI bowler heading into the World…
Middlesex will play two of their home fixtures in next year’s Vitality Blast at Essex’s home ground of Chelmsford, in a bid to alleviate the growing financial pressures on the club. Middlesex, which leases its primary venue, Lord’s, from MCC, has recently used Radlett Cricket Club and Merchant Taylors’ School near Watford as its preferred outgrounds. However, with the club embroiled in a long-running legal dispute with its former chief…
The ECB has defended the concept of “Super September” after unveiling the men’s and women’s domestic fixtures calendar for 2024, with five domestic competitions set to be decided in the final month of the season, alongside a possible 15 days of men’s international cricket. Neil Snowball, managing director of Competitions and Major Events, conceded that the ECB had “had our hand forced” in avoiding high-profile scheduling clashes in 2024, given…
Namibia romped home to a seven-wicket win with 32 balls to spare after restricting Zimbabwe to 132 for 8 at the Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek. Performances in this tournament are crucial because the top two teams are the only ones who go through to the T20 World Cup in 2024. “When you ask what went wrong, as far as I am concerned, we got everything wrong,” Houghton said. “We…
Former West Indies batter Marlon Samuels has been banned from all cricket for six years after being found guilty of breaching the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) anti-corruption code. The ban commenced from November 11, 2023. Samuels was charged by the ICC on four counts in September 2021 before he was found guilty of the offences in August this year. The charges relate to the Abu Dhabi T10 in 2019, where…
Former England batter Ian Bell has joined Melbourne Renegades as an assistant coach for the upcoming BBL season under head coach David Saker. Bell has been expanding his coaching resume in recent years having previously worked in the BBL for Hobart Hurricanes in 2021-22 as an assistant under then-coach Adam Griffith. Related De Kock to make his BBL debut while Brook and Crawley find new clubs Lyon poised to sign…