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…
England flying high ahead of 'dream' final
Play 03:47 ‘Seeing the best of Roy on international stage’ While West Indies and India were getting down to the nitty-gritty in a fascinating semi-final in Mumbai, England’s cricketers were cruising at altitude over the plains of Uttar Pradesh, oblivious to the swings in fortune that would ultimately decide the identity of their opponents in Sunday night’s World T20 final. It wasn’t until England touched down at Kolkata airport and…
Prasanna to have a Blast with Northants
Northants Steelbacks have announced the signing of Sri Lanka international Seekkuge Prasanna for this season’s NatWest T20 Blast. The 30-year-old leg-spinner and capable lower-order batsman, who may also feature in other formats, is available for the duration of the Steelbacks’ Blast campaign. Prasanna has played one Test, 25 one-day internationals and six Twenty20s for Sri Lanka. “We’re delighted to have completed the signing of Seekkuge for the coming season,” Northamptonshire…
Boland and Bancroft win state awards
Scott Boland was part of Australia’s Test squad this summer as reward for his Sheffield Shield form © Getty Images Victoria fast bowler Scott Boland and Western Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft have both taken home trophies at their state award ceremonies to cap off a summer in which they both made their international debut for Australia. In Melbourne, Boland received the Bill Lawry Medal as Victoria’s best Sheffield Shield player…
Mennie, Maddinson and Hartley rewarded
It was another productive season for Joe Mennie © Getty Images South Australia’s seam bowlers Joe Mennie and Daniel Worrall were rewarded for breakout seasons with the Redbacks at the SACA state awards night in Adelaide on Friday. Mennie took out the night’s major award, the Neil Dansie Medal as the outstanding SA player of the season, and also the venerable Lord Hampen Trophy as the best performed first-class player…