[embedded content] England women cricketers and life-long friends Danni Wyatt and Georgia Elwiss take time out from training to test their knowledge about each other. Georgia may know when Danni celebrates her birthday and what her favourite song is, but can she guess what her party trick is? The pair took time out from their one-day international series in South Africa to reveal all to ecb.co.uk. When @Danni_Wyatt tells…
Voges rejoins Middlesex
Middlesex have announced the return of Australia batsman Adam Voges as their overseas player for the upcoming County Championship season. The 35-year-old, who will also captain the four-day side, rejoins the Lords-based club and will be available prior to the start of the campaign. The former Nottinghamshire right-hander, who struck 451 runs in four matches last term, will then return to Middlesex for the conclusion of the season, expected to be…
Delhi gets breathing room to host World T20 games
The Feroz Shah Kotla has been allotted four men’s and six women’s matches during the World T20 © BCCI The decks have been cleared for Delhi to host matches during the World T20 after the city’s municipal authority agreed to grant an occupancy certificate to the DDCA subject to the fulfillment of certain norms within 20 days. The DDCA subsequently withdrew its plea to the Delhi High Court seeking an…
Georgia Elwiss in SA blog 2
[embedded content] Georgia Elwiss will be blogging exclusively for ecb.co.uk during England women’s tour of South Africa. In the second instalment she reveals the identity of her new room-mate in Pretoria, what the girls get up to on their days off and her thoughts on the opening one-day international. We arrived in Pretoria last Sunday, which meant a change of hotels and the changeover of room-mates. Fortunately (or maybe not!)…
PCB seeks government stance on World T20 games in India
Shaharyar Khan has said that the PCB will seek the government’s stance before travelling to India for the World Twenty20 © AFP PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan has hinted that the decision to play Pakistan’s World T20 matches at Indian venues will only be taken after consulting with the central government and ESPNcricinfo understands that the PCB has written to the government in this matter. He said that if the central…
Sri Lanka seamers topple India on green track
Sri Lanka 105 for 5 (Chandimal 35, Nehra 2-21) beat India 101 (Ashwin 31, Rajitha 3-29, Shanaka 3-16) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Kasun Rajitha had an impressive T20I debut, striking twice in his first over. © BCCI Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera and Dasun Shanaka – Sri Lanka’s lanky seam-bowling labour force – came upon a thoroughly surprising green Pune deck, and wound up delivering their team a surprisingly…
PCB to seek government stance on World T20 games in India
Shaharyar Khan has said that the PCB will seek the government’s stance before travelling to India for the World Twenty20 © AFP PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan has hinted that the decision to play Pakistan’s World T20 matches at Indian venues will only be taken after consulting with the central government. He said that if the central government in Islamabad refuses to allow the team to travel to India for the…
PCB to seek government stance on World T20 in India
Shaharyar Khan has said that the PCB will seek the government’s stance before travelling to India for the World Twenty20 © AFP PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan has hinted that the decision to play Pakistan’s World T20 matches at Indian venues will only be taken after consulting with the central government. He said that if the central government in Islamabad refuses to allow the team to travel to India for the…
Root century drives England to 318
50 overs England 318 for 8 (Root 125, Hales 65, Stokes 53) v South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:29 Must bring out our best game – Amla Joe Root’s highest ODI score has left South Africa requiring a record chase if they are to avoid conceding a series-deciding defeat at the hands of England. Root made 125, the highest ODI score made by an England batsman against South…
SL Under-19 captain Asalanka stands by his trust of spin
Sri Lanka opted for spin as early as the 11th over, which helped India get off the hook in the Under-19 World Cup semi-final © Getty Images Charith Asalanka smiles at you whether it is just after leading Sri Lanka Under-19s to a quarter-final win over England or a semi-final defeat to India. He smiled when the Indian bowlers and fielders tried to sledge him; the exchange was completely harmless…