Josh Hazlewood has been declared fit to play in the third Test against India in Brisbane with skipper Pat Cummins confirming he will replace Scott Boland as the only change to Australia’s XI. Hazlewood missed Australia’s win in Adelaide due to a side strain he suffered in the opening Test in Perth with Boland taking five vital wickets across two innings in the second Test. With only short run-ups available…
West Indies 325 for 6 (Jangoo 104*, Carty 95, Rishad 2-69) beat Bangladesh 321 for 5 (Mahmudullah 84*, Mehidy 77, Soumya 73, Jaker 62*, Joseph 2-43) by four wickets Jangoo added 132 runs for the fifth wicket with Carty, and when West Indies lost two wickets in quick succession, he combined with Gudakesh Motie for an unfinished 90-run partnership for the seventh wicket to take them home. Motie remained unbeaten…
England men’s last overseas Test before the 2025-26 Ashes takes place in Hamilton this week – but Ben Stokes has urged his team not to get distracted by next winter’s assignment in Australia. The warning comes as England prepare for their final Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park this week – their 17th of the year – as they look to cap off 2024 with a 3-0 clean sweep….
CSA Invitational XI 285 for 8 (Senokwane 79, Akhter 3-51) vs England Lions Zaman Akhter’s pace and bounce was the feature as the Gloucestershire quick claimed three wickets on the opening day of the England Lions’ four-day match against a Cricket South Africa Invitational XI in Cape Town. After Tom Lawes struck twice with the new ball – including the first delivery of the day – Akhtar made the most…
Batter Keacy Carty has received a maiden T20I call-up for West Indies home T20Is against Bangladesh. Carty has been part of the ODIs and Tests against Bangladesh, and also played the ODIs against England and Sri Lanka earlier this season. West Indies will also have the services of the fit-again Johnson Charles for the T20Is. They will however be without Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford – the pair will be…
Jason Gillespie‘s departure from his role as Pakistan Test head coach is inching closer, with him unlikely to board his flight to join the team on their tour of South Africa as things stand. Gillespie’s scheduled flight to South Africa is for 6am Adelaide time on Friday, but he appears to have no intention of boarding it as relations between him and the PCB hits an all-time low. As ESPNcricinfo…
The growing gender pay gap between men’s and women’s competitions An expectation that top salary increases will predominantly benefit overseas players Failure to reward the players that have grown the Hundred’s profile ahead of the sale of stakes in its teams A “severe lack” of communication between board and players Changes from plans pitched to players at a PCA summit in October The PCA has been publicly critical of several…
G Trisha and Shabnam Shakil, members of India’s Under-19 World Cup winning team in January 2023, are both part of India’s squad for the women’s Under-19 Asia Cup that will be held in Malaysia later this month. Their presence in the squad, a majority of which will also play in the second edition of the women’s Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia in February, confirms a key internal decision by the…
Mithali Raj, the former India captain, has parted ways with the Women’s Premier League (WPL) franchise Gujarat Giants (GG) ahead of the tournament’s third edition, which is slated to be held in February 2025. Mithali, who served as GG’s mentor during the first two editions, has taken up a similar role at the Andhra Cricket Association, where she’ll be in charge of looking after the state’s pathway structures, apart from…
Top salaries in the men’s Hundred have been boosted by 60 percent for 2025 as the ECB pushes to attract the world’s best players to the competition in its transitional season. The board mooted even bigger hikes to prospective investors earlier this year, with further increases expected once the ongoing sales process is fully complete. The biggest women’s salaries have also increased, though only by 30 percent, and the highest…