Keaton Jennings celebrates his second Test hundred © Getty Images England have recalled Ben Foakes and Keaton Jennings for next month’s Test tour of Sri Lanka, with Jonny Bairstow omitted from the party that toured South Africa. Moeen Ali remains unavailable for Test selection, while James Anderson has been left at home to continue his rehabilitation from a rib injury ahead of the English summer. Also missing from the 16-man…
Jerome Taylor joins Gloucestershire on initial Kolpak deal
11:27 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Gloucestershire have signed West Indies quick Jerome Taylor on a three-year deal. The 35-year-old will be registered for the 2020 season as a Kolpak player, but will fill one of the overseas slots from next year if the regulations change, as expected, due to Brexit. Taylor, who has previously played for Leicestershire, Sussex and Somerset, will be available in all formats. The 35-year-old last played…
We didn't deserve to win, they deserve 3-0 – Virat Kohli
10:59 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli looked dejected after India suffered only their third whitewash in a series of three or more ODIs. It was a first for Kohli, too, as Indian captain. However, Kohli admitted that India did not deserve to win and New Zealand did because the hosts showed better “composure under pressure”. After losing T20 series 5-0, New Zealand bounced back strongly, winning the each of…
The buzz in Bangladesh – Under-19 world champions are the toast of the town
10:11 AM GMT Bangladesh win at the Under-19s World Cup 2020 on Sunday has triggered huge celebrations in different parts of the country. Two days on, ESPNcricinfo looks at some of the highlights from the media coverage of the triumph. The celebrations haven’t stopped Small town Bangladesh is where it’s really at. In Narail, at medium-pacer Avishek Das‘ home, his father is organise a special prayer meeting. “I never dreamt…
Ellyse Perry, Australia look for winning rhythm against India in tri-series final
Ellyse Perry brings out the sweep © Getty Images Ellyse Perry has admitted that not all has been smooth-sailing for Australia in the lead-up to their upcoming face-off against India in the triangular series final on Wednesday, as the hosts lost two games out of four (one of them in a Super Over against England) in the competition – the same as the other two teams in the fray. The…
Tanbir Hayder's 177 goes in vain as North v Central game ends in a thriller
6:13 AM GMT Tanbir Hayder‘s 177 went in vain as North Zone fell just six runs short of the 330-run target set by Central Zone in Sylhet, but it still gave Tanbir the record for the highest individual score in the fourth innings in Bangladesh’s domestic history. More importantly, it was an innings that played a big part in making the game a thriller. Central scored 170 to start with,…
David Warner ponders quitting T20Is to prolong career
4:42 AM GMT David Warner has flagged his likely retirement from T20Is following the two T20 World Cups to be played in consecutive years, and also explained why he has chosen to skip the Big Bash League for much of his international career. On an emotional Australian Cricket Awards night for Warner, he took out the Allan Border Medal as the national team’s best player across all three formats despite…
Ravi Bishnoi, Towhid Hridoy among five Under-19 World Cup final players sanctioned by ICC
4:29 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Describing the unpleasant events at the close of Bangladesh’s successful chase at the Under-19 World Cup final on Sunday as “unedifying”, the ICC has heavily sanctioned three Bangladesh and two India players for breaching the governing body’s Code of Conduct. India legspinner Ravi Bishnoi, the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, was found guilty on two counts, while fast bowler Akash Singh and the Bangladesh trio…
TV umpire to call front-foot no-balls in Women's T20 World Cup
Umpire Jacqueline Williams signals a no ball while standing in her first men’s ODI series 3:24 AM GMT Satisfied with the recent “successful” trials, the ICC has decided to take the big step of leaving the adjudication of the front-foot no-balls solely to the third umpire for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup, starting February 21 in Australia. This will be the first global tournament where the on-field umpires will…
Kane Williamson returns as New Zealand bowl first
8:00 AM GMT Toss: New Zealand chose to bowl v India Kane Williamson returned from his injury, and immediately won the toss, asking India to bat first in order to prevent a first ODI bilateral whitewash since 1989. Virat Kohli said India were anyway looking to bat and challenge that aspect of their game now that the series was lost. There was no place for Rishabh Pant still in India’s…