New South Wales 136 & 185 for 6 (Philippe 70*, Konstas 43, Boland 2-41) trail Victoria 272 and 246 (Harper 72, Rogers 59, Starc 6-81) by 197 runs Sam Konstas missed an opportunity to strengthen his Test case while Steven Smith made a duck as Victoria closed in on victory over New South Wales despite a superb six-wicket haul from Mitchell Starc. Konstas made 43, after being given a life…
There will be no cricket at the 2026 Commonwealth Games (CWG), to be held in Glasgow from July 23 to August 2. Only ten disciplines are part of the quadrennial event this time, and that has meant cricket, which returned to the CWG in 2022 in the form of a women’s T20 event after a men’s ODI event was part of the 1998 CWG in Kuala Lumpur, isn’t on the…
Lunch South Africa 243 for 8 (Verreynne 77*, Mulder 54, Taijul 5-93) lead Bangladesh 106 by 137 runs Nearly every ball seemed to turn and cause trouble to South Africa’s batters on the first evening. Yet, Kyle Verreynne and Wiaan Mulder had waded through by almost effortlessly adding 32 to head into stumps without any further damage. By the second morning, though, the same pitch seemed to have settled nicely…
Cricket Australia is creating a new role for a national pace-bowling coach to oversee the management of fast bowlers across international and domestic programmes, in a bid to prevent the spate of injuries that have been occurring and ensure a more coordinated approach to the handling of Australia’s quicks. The new role, which would be based in Brisbane, comes after a limited-overs tour of the UK where six fast bowlers…
“We’re monitoring Kane and he’s tracking in the right direction, but isn’t yet 100% fit,” said New Zealand coach Gary Stead said. “We’re hopeful to see further improvement over the coming days and have him available for the third Test. We’ll give him as much time as possible to get himself ready, but certainly continue to take a cautious approach.” New Zealand lead the three-Test series in India 1-0 after…
Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants are among the IPL franchises that have submitted bids expressing interest to buy teams in the ECB-run Hundred. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the GMR Group, recently unveiled as the new owner of Hampshire cricket, and Avram Glazer, co-owner of Manchester United Football Club, also submitted bids last week after the ECB set an October 18 deadline for…
Essex have appointed Sunrisers duo Danni Warren and Andy Tennant to oversee their women’s set-up as they transition to Tier 1 status for next season. Warren, formerly the regional director of women’s cricket for London and the east, will transition into the role of performance director at Essex. Tennant, the former Scotland international, will take over as Essex Women’s team director, having been head coach of Sunrisers. “I’m incredibly excited…
Batter Lauren Down has also made been included in the 15-member squad after she made her return from maternity break in July. The pair’s inclusion is the only change to the squad that helped New Zealand win their maiden Women’s T20 World Cup title. From the victorious squad, fast bowler Rosemary Mair has been rested, keeping in mind her workload management following her return from a serious back injury, while…
Jay Shah could end up being the ICC chair for two terms of three years each instead of three terms of two years each, which is the current norm, after he takes over on December 1. This after the ICC Board, which met in Dubai over the weekend, recommended that the term – for the chair and the independent director – be changed. In a statement on Monday, the ICC…
Jos Buttler‘s return as England white-ball captain has been delayed by at least three more matches, after he was ruled out of next week’s ODI leg of their tour of the Caribbean due to his long-standing calf injury. Buttler, 34, has been plagued by the injury for four months, and has not played a competitive match since England’s elimination from the T20 World Cup, with their semi-final defeat to India…