Sawid Malan must find the answer to Middlesex’s T20 travails © Getty Images Director of cricket: Angus FraserCaptain: Adam Voges (Champ), Dawid Malan (T20), James Franklin (50) Last seasonSpecsavers Championship: 2nd Div 1; NatWest Blast: 9th North Group; Royal London Cup: 7th Group B In: James Fuller (Gloucestershire)Out: Neil Dexter (Leicestershire), Gurjit Sandhu (released), Harry Podmore (Glamorgan – loan)Overseas: Adam Voges, Brendon McCullum (T20), Mitchell McClenaghan (T20) 2015 in a…
World T20: England Gun For Lost Glory in Eden Gardens
England have lost just one match in the 2016 World T20 so far. © AFP Highlights England have reached the final of the 2016 World T20. There is immense self-belief in the team. They have a good chance of winning the World T20 for the second time and make history. The confidence in the team is summed up well by their best batsman, Joe Root, who said that belief in…
Smith, Patel upset champions Auckland by four wickets
Doug Bracewell took 5 for 60 in the first innings as Central Districts won their second match of the season © Getty Images A century from opener Ben Smith and a second successive five-wicket haul from seamer Navin Patel helped Central Districts to a four-wicket victory over Plunket Shield Champions Auckland in Napier. Auckland had already secured the title coming into this game, and as such their concern would have…
Clint McKay retires from international and Australian FC cricket
Clint McKay’s crowning glory: When he removed Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott and Joe Root to complete a hat-trick in 2013 © Getty Images Clint McKay has announced his retirement from Australian first-class and international cricket. The 33-year old fast bowler will continue to play for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League and Leceistershire in the county championship. McKay ends an 11-year relationship with Victoria, for whom he debuted in…
Farbrace praises England players
Paul Farbrace insists England’s players deserve all the credit for reaching the ICC World Twenty20 final on Sunday. Farbrace led Sri Lanka to the title years ago and England Bowling Coach Ottis Gibson oversaw the West Indies triumph in 2012, so Head Coach Trevor Bayliss will hope to lead his coaching staff to a treble when England take on the Windies in Kolkata. But despite the back-room team’s impressive World…
Root hails destructive Roy
Joe Root says opener Jason Roy has brought a “wow factor” to the batting line-up after his remarkable performance against New Zealand guided England to the ICC World Twenty20 final. Roy smashed 78 from 44 balls as England cruised past the previously unbeaten Black Caps, with Root finishing unbeaten on 27 as Jos Buttler thumped a series of sixes to secure victory. While Root is currently England’s leading scorer at…
ICC to organise US player trials in eight cities
File photo – Alex Amsterdam was one of the players who came through a player combine trial last year for a place in the ICC Americas squad that played the WICB Nagico Super50 tournament © WICB Media/Ashley Allen The ICC’s attempts to reform the cricket structure in the USA are taking another step forward with plans to hold player combine trials in eight cities from April through June. ICC Americas…
Trott backs Bell to impress
In the lead up to the 2016 domestic season, ecb.co.uk is running a series of features with all 18 first-class counties. Warwickshire’s Jonathan Trott is looking forward to playing under new skipper Ian Bell. Jonathan Trott is relishing the prospect of playing under the captaincy of Ian Bell at Warwickshire this season – and batting below him in the order. Bell was appointed in January to succeed Varun Chopra on…
Shastri's contract ends, CAC to decide on new coach
Ravi Shastri can only be reinstated as full-time coach if his contract is renewed © AFP BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur has said that Ravi Shastri‘s contract as India’s team director has ended, but can be renewed if the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), comprising Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly, deem fit. Shastri, whose contract expired after India’s exit from the World T20, can only be reinstated as full-time coach…
Wilson and Butler steer EWA to victory
Fran Wilson continued her excellent form with the bat as England Women’s Academy beat Australia A by 65 runs to make it three wins from three on their tour of Sri Lanka. Having seen off Sri Lanka A by 75 runs in their opening fixture and beaten Australia A by seven wickets on Tuesday, England completed a hat-trick of victories despite being bowled out for 200. Wilson, who made a…