Tom Latham, New Zealand’s Test captain, has signed as one of Warwickshire’s overseas players for the 2025 season. With little overlap between New Zealand’s schedule and the English summer – they could still qualify for the World Test Championship final, to be held at Lord’s in June, and will tour Zimbabwe in July-August – Latham is expected to play a full season across formats for the Bears. Warwickshire finished seventh…
Lunch South Africa 191 (Bavuma 70, Maharaj 24, Asitha 3-44, Kumara 3-70) vs Sri Lanka South Africa recovered from 117 for 7 – and the possibility of their lowest total against Sri Lanka at home (128) – but fell nine short of 200 in their first innings at Kingsmead. While blue skies and sunshine meant batting conditions should, in theory, have been easier, Sri Lanka’s excellent attack took 6 for…
Toss Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first against Zimbabwe Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat first in Bulawayo, in a day where some showers are forecast for later In the evening. This is the third and final ODI between the sides, with the series level at 1-1. The visitors go into the game unchanged. Zimbabwe make two changes, with wicketkeeper batter Clive Madande coming…
Tasmania allrounder Beau Webster has been added to Australia’s Test squad for Adelaide amid concerns over the fitness of Mitchell Marsh. Webster, who turned himself from an offspinner into a brisk medium pacer although can still send down the former if needed, has been one of the standout domestic performers over the last couple of seasons and recently impressed for Australia A against India A. In the most recent round…
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi has insisted that the the board remains “clear” in its view that any decision on the hosting of the Champions Trophy should be made “on the basis of equality”. With the ICC virtually meeting and potentially voting on the issue on November 29, Naqvi said he had been in touch with ICC chairman Greg Barclay and that “his team” at the PCB was in contact with…
Ollie Robinson, the Durham wicketkeeper, has been called up for England’s Test tour of New Zealand to replace the injured Jordan Cox. Cox was ruled out of the tour after sustaining a fractured right thumb on Sunday ahead of the second day of England’s warm-up match against a Prime Ministers’ XI in Queenstown. The uncapped Cox had been primed to take the gloves for the duration of the series with…
England won the toss and chose to bowl first vs New Zealand England won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first Test at Christchurch, on a green-tinged pitch but under clear skies, with the prospect of a hot day in the field if New Zealand can negotiate the early movement against the new ball. “Typically the wicket gets better and better here,” said Ben Stokes, England’s captain….
Toss South Africa chose to bowl vs England South Africa opted to chase after winning the toss in Benoni. The hosts are 1-0 down in the series after losing the opener in East London on Sunday. Chloe Tryon was available to return, having missed the first T20I after being delayed on her return from the WBBL, while Faye Tunnicliffe came in for her first international appearance in more than three…
Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia has been ruled out of India’s upcoming ODI series in Australia due to a wrist injury she picked up during the ongoing WBBL. In her place, India have called up Uma Chetry, who is uncapped in the format. Chetry has played four T20Is, all this year. Her debut was against South Africa in July. Earlier this month, she was the second-highest run-getter in the domestic T20 Challenger…
West Indies will be without veteran allrounder Stafanie Taylor for their upcoming white-ball tour of India. The 33-year-old is currently rehabilitating from an injury, according to a CWI release, and will not be available for the three T20Is and three ODIs in India. Deandra Dottin, who returned to West Indies’ squad for the T20 World Cup earlier this year in the UAE, two years after announcing her international retirement, is…