Month: November 2024

Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the second Test against India with a side strain. Sean Abbott and Brendan Doggett, who are both uncapped at Test level, have been added to Australia’s squad although Scott Boland will be Hazlewood’s likely replacement in the XI for the day-night Test. Related Labuschagne’s batting mentor: ‘Every batter goes through this’ Webster bolsters Australia Test squad amid Marsh concerns Gill ‘looking comfortable’ on…

Innings – England 499 (Brook 171, Stokes 80, Pope 77, Henry 4-84) lead New Zealand 348 (Williamson 93, Phillips 58*, Carse 4-64, Bashir 4-69) by 151 runs Harry Brook converted his overnight 132 into a free-styling knock of 171 from 197 balls, Ben Stokes notched his first half-century since July, and Gus Atkinson reprised his batting form from the summer, as England opted for a no-holds-barred approach to the third…

Former South Africa cricketers Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Thami Tsolekile, along with former Titans bowler Ethy Mbhalati, have been arrested and charged with five counts of corruption under Section 15 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004. They have been charged under section 15 of the Act, which relates to corrupt activities relating to sporting events, including accepting or offering to accept any gratification from another person for…

Gavin Larsen is to step down as Warwickshire’s performance director after 18 months in the role, the club have announced. Larsen moved to the UK from New Zealand in early 2023, taking over in a new role after Paul Farbrace’s departure as sporting director. Larsen had previously spent eight years as New Zealand selector. The former Black Caps seamer is set to return to his home country for personal reasons,…

A major row has broken out in English cricket, with T20 freelancers claiming they have been blindsided by a new ECB policy on No-Objection Certificates (NOCs). Players have requested an emergency meeting next week as they work out the implications of changes that ECB chief executive Richard Gould says are designed to “protect the integrity of our sport”. A group of England’s leading T20 freelancers – players without national contracts…

Dillon du Preez, who had been Moreeng’s assistant, had taken over in an interim capacity and been in charge during South Africa’s run to a runners-up finish in the T20 World Cup in the UAE last month. He had expressed uncertainty about continuing in the role, however, suggesting that “the team needs a little bit more”. Related Moreeng’s stint as head coach of SA women’s team ends after 11 years…

England captain Heather Knight has become the latest player to agree terms with Somerset ahead of the launch of Tier 1 professional women’s county cricket next summer. Knight had previously represented Berkshire, having come through the Devon pathway, and captained Western Storm to two Kia Super League titles in the regional system. She was appointed to the Somerset board in an advisory role earlier this year. Her signing follows that…

Big picture: Contest between two good pace attacks The Sabina Park will host its first Test in more than three years, but it’s a favourite venue of the hosts, and they play there regularly in one format or the other. Which gives them a great chance to put together another strong performance to send Bangladesh back with a 2-0 defeat. If it happens, it will be West Indies’ first Test…

The intrigue over where the Champions Trophy 2025 will be held continues, with the ICC Board deciding to give PCB, the hosts, more time to try and find a workable solution along with the ICC and the BCCI. The ICC Board is likely to take a final decision over the weekend. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the ICC Board meeting, which was held over a call on Friday, lasted less than…

Brisbane Heat 134 for 1 (Redmayne 53*, Rodrigues 43 rh, Bates 1-25) beat Sydney Thunder 133 for 7 (Darlington 40*, Peschel 24*, Parsons 3-10) by nine wickets Brisbane Heat produced a dominant performance to storm into the WBBL final, after Jemimah Rodrigues made Sydney Thunder pay for clumsy fielding at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. But there will be concern over Rodrigues’ availability for Sunday’s final at the MCG between…