1:52 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket Australia have withdrawn Shaun Marsh from the rest of his county contract with Glamorgan after a scan on his shoulder injury revealed ligament and joint damage which threatens to be the start of another lengthy lay-off. Australia will be anxious for Marsh to regain full fitness in time for their Test tour of the UAE to face Pakistan in October. They will rely on…

1:00 PM ET George Dobell The 2019 World Cup may be almost on the horizon, but Mark Wood is not giving up on his dream of playing Test cricket. Bearing in mind how much has been invested in England winning the tournament next year – 50-over cricket has, since the 2015 World Cup, arguably become England’s priority for the first time – you could understand it if Wood or the…

12:59 PM ET George Dobell Liam Plunkett has admitted he lost confidence in his ability to such an extent he used to suffer nightmares over bowling wide deliveries in international cricket. Plunkett is now a fixture in England’s first-choice limited-overs sides. Of seamers with 100 wickets in ODI cricket, only Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult, Shane Bond and Brett Lee have a better strike-rate than Plunkett’s 30.40. None of his England…

12:36 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Yorkshire chairman Steve Denison has announced his resignation from the board, following the investigation into the collapse of BHS that saw him fined and removed from the register of statutory auditors for 15 years. Although Denison had previously indicated he hoped to stay in his position at Yorkshire, he has now accepted that ECB regulations require him to step down after serving on the board…

9:56 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Rangana Herath may retire from international cricket in November, following the three-match Test series against England. Provided he plays every Sri Lanka Test until then, he will finish five Tests short of 100. Herath had earlier retired from the shorter formats in order to lengthen his Test career, but now, aged 40, he believed it was time to consider stepping away from all formats….

9:03 AM ET Annesha Ghosh Less than five months before the Women’s World T20, Tushar Arothe has stepped down as the head coach of the Indian women’s team, soon after reports of discord within the team had surfaced after their Asia Cup loss. Although he cited “personal reasons” as the primary reason for resigning, Arothe revealed strained relations with some of the Indian players, who he said need to step…

8:42 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has been picked in West Indies’ 13-man squad for the second Test against Bangladesh starting Thursday, returning after a long lay-off. Kemar Roach, who picked a hamstring strain in the first innings of the first Test which the hosts won by an innings and 219 runs, has been ordered to rest. Joseph, who last played a Test in August 2017, recently…

7:39 AM ET Liam Brickhill The Pakistan team touring Zimbabwe had to delay plans to travel from Harare to Bulawayo after it emerged that they wouldn’t have a hotel to stay in. The team is in Harare at the moment, having triumphed in a T20I tri-series in which they beat the hosts and Australia to the title. They are scheduled to play a five-match ODI series against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo,…

7:38 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Welcome to our live blog for the second women’s ODI between England and New Zealand at Derby. We will be bringing you updates, stats and colour from the day, as England look to seal the series with a game to spare. Source: ESPN Crickinfo

7:00 AM ET Umar Farooq The PCB has confirmed that opening batsman Ahmed Shehzad is the player who tested positive in a recent dope test. Shehzad has been issued a notice of charge. The issuance of the notice comes over two months after the test but Shehzad now has 14 days to respond. Shehzad originally underwent a random dope test in Faisalabad during the 50-over Pakistan Cup in the last…