8:26 PM GMT There’s a key reason performances against Australia remain the barometer of health for England sides. It’s not just history or tradition. And it’s not just that there’s no such thing as a dead encounter involving a side which appears to have a love of beating England in their DNA. It’s that, however much it may be unpalatable to many, the base level of cricket in Australia is,…

1:38 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Nottinghamshire 169 for 4 (Clarke 77) beat Lancashire 169 for 4 (Patel 2-19) by six wickets A destructive innings of 77 from Joe Clarke maintained Notts Outlaws’ unbeaten start to the Vitality Blast competition and strengthened their lead at the top of the North Group. Clarke scored his runs from only 36 balls as the Outlaws defeated Lancashire Lightning by six wickets at Trent…

Will Yashasvi Jaiswal be breakthrough star for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2020? (4:47) Aakash Chopra, Deep Dasgupta and our staff have their say about the Royals’ chances this season (4:47) 6:51 PM GMT Sruthi Ravindranath Where they finished in 2019: Seventh, with only five wins in 14 matches Potential XI : Jos Buttler, Robin Uthappa/Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Steven Smith (capt.), Ben Stokes, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev…

Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Alice Capsey, 5.3 ov), 2-62 (Aylish Cranstone, 14.3 ov), 3-112 (Kirstie White, 24.6 ov), 4-113 (Amy Gordon, 25.2 ov), 5-147 (Tash Farrant, 36.3 ov), 6-187 (Hannah Jones, 45.2 ov), 7-189 (Eva Gray, 46.1 ov), 8-192 (Maxine Blythin, 47.1 ov), 9-203 (Grace Gibbs, 48.3 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo

10:11 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Surrey 198 for 6 (Evans 88) beat Essex 195 for 8 (Delport 64, Wheater 63) by four wickets Laurie Evans hit a magnificent unbeaten 88 from 52 deliveries as Surrey pulled off a thrilling last-ball victory in their Vitality Blast battle to leave Essex still searching for their season’s first victory in the competition. They did so when Gus Atkinson found the boundary from…

10:01 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Gloucestershire 185 for 6 (Dent 50, White 3-28) beat Northamptonshire 150 for 6 (van Buuren 3-15) by 35 runs Chris Dent continued his second-coming in T20 to help Gloucestershire claim a significant 35-run victory over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road to take over from their hosts at the top of the Vitality Blast Central Group. Dent made 50 in 27 balls as Gloucestershire posted 185…

4:31 PM GMT South African cricket has hit rock bottom after the CSA board and its executive were instructed to step aside by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) following nine months of administrative implosion. In that time, CSA suspended and dismissed a CEO (and other senior officials), saw another CEO and its board president and three other board members resign, was caught in racially-charged battles, which…

9:29 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Southern Vipers 232 (Adams 89) beat Sunrisers 183 (Norris 3-37) by 49 runs Georgia Adams led by example with a fine 89 as Southern Vipers continued their 100 percent record in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy with a 49-run victory over Sunrisers. Vipers captain Adams was the only player to score more than 39 on a tricky slow wicket as she took her season…

Ricky Ponting: ‘Will make sure we don’t overtrain’ (3:04) Delhi Capitals Head Coach on what it’s like to be back with the team after nearly 15 months and the plans ahead (3:04) 2:37 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff “Go easy, not lazy”. These were the first words from Ricky Ponting, head coach of the Delhi Capitals, as the squad assembled for their first training session in Dubai over a week back….