Language matters. That much has become increasingly apparent with every new revelation in England’s ongoing racism reckoning. Whether the arrestingly awful headline slurs that Azeem Rafiq outlined during his emotional testimony at the DCMS hearings, or more insidious everyday micro-aggressions – such as Cheteshwar Pujara protesting on this website that he didn’t much like his nickname at Yorkshire of “Steve” – there cannot be many people within cricket who’ve watched…

The long-awaited report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket was published on Tuesday, and offered a damning critique of both English cricket, and Marylebone Cricket Club – the hosts for this week’s second Test against Australia at Lord’s. The issues raised in the report have overshadowed England’s preparations for the contest, and at the end of his pre-match press conference, captain Ben Stokes read the following statement. “Just…

Josh Tongue, the Worcestershire seamer, has been recalled to England’s XI for the second Test at Lord’s, starting on Wednesday, after Moeen Ali was omitted following the finger injury he sustained at Edgbaston last week. Tongue, 25, is a surprise inclusion in England’s plans, in spite of the success he enjoyed on this same ground against Ireland earlier this month. He claimed second-innings figures of 5 for 66 to set…

Defending champions England open and close the league stage of the 2023 men’s ODI World Cup in India when they play New Zealand in Ahmedabad on October 5 – a rematch of that iconic 2019 final at Lord’s – and Pakistan in Kolkata on November 12. After Ahmedabad, England travel north to Dharamsala to play Bangladesh on October 10, and then to Delhi to take on Afghanistan on October 14….

Australia begin their 2023 ODI World Cup campaign against hosts India in Chennai on October 8, before going on to play their next two games in Lucknow in the north of India: against South Africa on October 13 and a qualifier on October 17. The World Cup schedule was finally released by the ICC and BCCI at an event in Mumbai on June 27, just 100 days before the start…

Unlike other teams who have their league matches spread across most of the ten venues for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, Pakistan will play their nine league matches in only five cities, according to the schedule released by the ICC and BCCI in Mumbai on Tuesday. Pakistan begin their campaign by playing both qualifying teams in Hyderabad on October 6 and 12, before travelling to Ahmedabad to take…

The 2023 ODI World Cup in India will begin on October 5 in Ahmedabad, be played across ten venues, and culminate in the final – also in Ahmedabad – on November 19. The semi-finals will be held in Mumbai and Kolkata on November 15 and 16. The long-awaited World Cup schedule was finally released by the ICC and BCCI at an event in Mumbai on Tuesday, just 100 days before…

West Indies 297 for 6 (Matthews 109, Taylor 55, Henry 53*, Murray 3-60) beat Ireland 239 for 9 (Lewis 83, Delany 40, Matthews 3-53, Fletcher 2-49) by 58 runs Captain Hayley Matthews‘ all-round show where she scored 109 and followed it up with a three-wicket burst helped West Indies ease to a 58-run win over Ireland in the opening women’s ODI in Gros Islet. Batting first, the hosts lost debutant…

Stuart Broad looked cooked. James Anderson wasn’t given the second new ball and looked grumpy. The opening Test at Edgbaston was decided by very fine margins, but it felt as though England’s pace attack ran out of steam for the final push. There has been a reasonable break ahead of the second Test at Lord’s. But if England go unchanged, there’s an opportunity for Australia to put more miles in…

The election to determine the new Pakistan Cricket Board chairman will not take place until July 17 with the High Court of Balochistan issuing a stay order against it. The Court was hearing a case which claimed the governing board of the PCB, which plays a big role in selecting the new chair, was formed in violation of the 2014 constitution. The Court did not hear the PCB’s arguments and…