Alastair Cook hailed Joe Root as “a genius” after losing his record for the most England Test centuries to his former team-mate. Root made 103 in the second innings against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on Saturday, his second hundred of the match and his 34th overall in Test cricket, taking him clear of Cook’s former benchmark of 33. “He is quite simply England’s greatest, and it’s absolutely right that he…
Warwickshire 420 (Rhodes 201, Barnard 65) beat Kent 156 (Compton 70) and 243 (Bell-Drummond 78, Evison 65, Hannon-Dalby 6-43) by an innings and 21 runs Warwickshire banked their first Vitality County Championship victory of the season in the most emphatic fashion, by an innings and 21 runs over struggling Kent, before lunch on the third day at Edgbaston. Kent were bowled out in their second innings for 243 on the…
Lunch England 427 and 159 for 4 (Root 45*, Smith 23*) lead Sri Lanka 196 by 390 runs Joe Root continued his productive Test match as England set about stretching their lead on the third morning at Lord’s. Root and Harry Brook added a brisk half-century partnership for the fourth wicket and although Sri Lanka chipped out three more England batters, there was a sense that they were fighting a…
Gaby Lewis has recovered from a quad strain she sustained in the opening ODI against Sri Lanka earlier this month, and will lead Ireland in their white-ball series against England at home. Regular captain Laura Delany is yet to recover from the ligament injury she sustained on her ankle in the second T20I against Sri Lanka. Alice Tector, who made her ODI debut against Sri Lanka, earned a maiden T20I…
Shoriful Islam was ruled out of the second Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi with a groin injury. The left-arm fast bowler is now in a race against time to be fit for the two Tests against India next month. According to Bangladesh team physio Bayjedul Islam Khan, Shoriful complained about discomfort in the groin area after the first Test last week, and subsequent tests confirmed the injury. “Shoriful underwent an…
Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl vs Pakistan After rain had washed out the opening day, a warm and sunny morning greeted the teams on the second day of the second Test in Rawalpindi. Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss in what is now a four-day Test, and had no hesitation in opting to bowl first against a Pakistan side that is without Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah….
Allrounder Samit Dravid has been selected in India’s Under-19 squad for the first time, for the multi-format home series against Australia Under-19 in September and October. Mohamed Amaan, a middle-order batter from Uttar Pradesh, has been named captain of the 50-over squad, while Madhya Pradesh’s Soham Patwardhan will lead the team for the four-day matches. Batting in the middle-order, Dravid scored 82 runs at a strike rate of 114 in…
Joe Root’s grin as he sat on the Lord’s outfield made clear that his outlandish comparison between Gus Atkinson and Jacques Kallis was tongue-in-cheek. But while Atkinson is unlikely to graduate to official allrounder status anytime soon, there was no questioning the talent he showed in making his maiden Test – and first-class – hundred. Atkinson has shown glimpses of his batting abilities in his international career, thrashing 35 off…
Middlesex 141 for 1 (Robson 65*) trail Yorkshire 601 for 6 dec. (Hill 169*, Bairstow 160, Lyth 61, Bess 60*, Hollman 4-194) by 460 runs Jonny Bairstow completed an excellent 160, and was usurped by George Hill’s career-best 169 not out, on day two at Headingley as Yorkshire topped 600 in their first innings before Middlesex responded encouragingly. Yorkshire have the advantage at the halfway stage of this Vitality County…
Derbyshire 178 for 6 (Madsen 79*, Unadkat 3-19) trail Sussex 607 for 8 dec (Hughes 144, Simpson 121, Carson 97, Haines 72, Alsop 70) by 429 runs Sussex took control against Derbyshire at Hove as they pushed for a victory that would strengthen their promotion push in the Vitality County Championship. The second division leaders reduced the visitors to 73 for 5 after Sussex had piled up 607 for 8,…