The Scorchers got the BBL|08 campaign back on track with a comprehensive seven-wicket triumph over the Adelaide Strikers in Perth
Find out more at ecb.co.uk Jimmy Anderson takes you behind the scenes with England as they embark on their tour of Australia. See how they’re settling in after their arrival in Perth, their bad luck on the golf course, and who’s in line for the Ballon d’Ashes. This is the official channel of the ECB.
shares Liam Dawson continued his impressive form © Getty Images Liam Dawson has been called into England’s World Cup squad at the expense of Joe Denly, while David Willey is expected to be the unlucky seamer to make way for the inclusion of Jofra Archer, as England’s selectors ring the changes in their final
May 6, 2019 Alex Malcolm Australia are building up for the World Cup title defence in the UK. Both the Australia A white-ball and red-ball sides are also in the midst of their preparation for the tour of UK. Meanwhile, a number of Australians are playing in England and remain in the fray for Ashes
12:28 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Deandra Dottin will miss West Indies’ tours of Ireland and England with a shoulder injury. Dottin, who recently became the No. 1 allrounder on the ICC’s women’s T20I rankings after being named player of the series during the February tour of Pakistan, needs surgery on her right shoulder and will
5:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Asif Ali will play in the World Cup despite the death of his daughter on Sunday. Asif was called up to Pakistan’s 15-man squad for the World Cup on Monday, having missed out on the original squad a month ago. He was selected on the back of some impressive performances
8:53 AM ET There will be no changes to India’s World Cup squad after Kedar Jadhav was declared fit to participate in the event. Jadhav’s position had become uncertain after he hurt his left shoulder during IPL 2019 while diving to save four overthrows in Chennai Super Kings’ match against Kings XI Punjab in Mohali
9:40 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Moeen Ali has called on fans who will attend the 2019 World Cup in England to refrain from heckling the duo of Steven Smith and David Warner with personal barbs. Both men will be returning for Australia for the first time since they were banned for a year each in
shares Wahab Riaz bends his back © ICC Pakistan have not quite hit the panic button full-on, but in adding Wahab Riaz to their World Cup squad two years after his last ODI and a year after Mickey Arthur had seemingly ended Wahab’s career, they have signalled growing alarm at the steep decline in
May 19, 2019 Melinda Farrell Close Melinda Farrell is a presenter with ESPNcricinfo Australia’s attention turned to spin in their build-up to the Men’s World Cup, with Adam Zampa and Nathan Lyon the focus of the second training session in London. While Australia’s bowling strength in the 50-over format has undoubtedly been pace in the
Mitchell Johnson gets the crucial breakthrough for Australia with a ripper of an off-cutter to knock back Cheteshwar Pujara’s off stump
Follow the latest England news at ecb.co.uk/england/men England chased down 341 to seal the series win against Pakistan in a thrilling game where England lost 4 wickets for 15 runs during their chase before an unbeaten Stokes steered England to victory. Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch
4:48 PM ET Mickey Arthur admits Pakistan’s fielding is a “real worry” going into the World Cup. Arthur, the Pakistan coach, believes the standard of fielding was the key difference between the sides in the ODI series between England and Pakistan. But he insists his side are “working damn hard” to improve and felt that
10:41 AM ET Phil Simmons will step down as Afghanistan coach after the World Cup. The former West Indies opener, who was appointed to the position in December 2017, said the time is right for him to move on as the target he was given – of helping Afghanistan reach the World Cup – has
3:00 AM ET Liam Brickhill Pakistan 139 for 6 (Javed 55, Ismail 2-12) beat South Africa 138 for 3 (Brits 70*, Shamim 1-20) by four wickets On Saturday, South Africa completed a tight chase with only a ball to spare to draw level in the series, but Pakistan pulled off their own last-over finish in
4:32 PM ET Eoin Morgan has admitted he still isn’t sure who will make England’s World Cup squad. Morgan, the England captain, and his fellow selectors, Ed Smith and Trevor Bayliss, will meet on Monday to pick the 15-man squad. They plan to announce it at 9.30am on Tuesday morning. With England having beaten Pakistan
shares Kieron Pollard congratulates Dwayne Bravo after the latter took a wicket © AFP West Indies have named allrounders Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo in their 10-man list of reserve players for the upcoming World Cup. Bravo, who “officially retired” from international cricket in October last year, hasn’t played for West Indies in any
Career best bowling figures for Lakshan Sandakan, 5/95 during the 3rd Test v England
12:55 PM ET Liam Brickhill There is a World Cup at stake, but if South Africa are under any extra pressure, it won’t be coming from inside their camp. As his team departs for a tournament where – for once – they won’t start as one of the favourites, captain Faf du Plessis is not
12:25 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Since the start of 2018, India have taken more wickets than any other team in ODI cricket, at a better average than any other Full Member team barring Afghanistan. These are highly encouraging numbers for any team that is heading into a World Cup, and Mohammed Shami is proud of
11:11 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Billy Stanlake, the towering Australia fast bowler, will replace compatriot Kane Richardson as one of Derbyshire’s overseas signings for this season’s Vitality Blast. Richardson was recently called into Australia’s World Cup squad, leading to him pulling out of his planned Derbyshire stint in order to manage his workload. The club
1:44 PM ET Liam Brickhill AB de Villiers has revealed that he urged current South Africa captain Faf du Plessis not to take up a second stint in county cricket after du Plessis’ Kolpak contract with Lancashire expired in 2010. In an interview with Indian YouTube channel Breakfast with Champions, de Villiers explained how he
12:33 PM ET Rahul Dravid has said the presence of wicket-taking bowlers in India’s line-up will greatly benefit them in the middle overs of what is expected to be a high-scoring World Cup. “I believe, having experienced some of the conditions in England last year with the A-team tour, it would be a high-scoring World
3:00 AM ET Big Picture Any more for any more? As has become customary on the pristine one-day pitches of England – not so green and really quite unpleasant for bowlers – these two teams have served up an uninterrupted sequence of free-scoring frolics. This is currently the second-fastest scoring bilateral ODI series in history
shares Steven Smith bats during Australia training © Cricket Network As Australia commenced their Men’s World Cup preparations on English soil, coach Justin Langer admitted the personal welfare of Steven Smith and David Warner would require sensitive monitoring and handling over the coming months. The two players joined in the centre wicket practice at
6:40 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The PCB has announced that Pakistan’s Under-19s will tour Sri Lanka from May 23 for a series of five 50-over matches. The tour was originally scheduled to begin in early May, with the team set to depart Pakistan on April 30, but was postponed following the Easter Sunday blasts that
7:51 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India’s assistant coach Sanjay Bangar believes that for batsmen to transition successfully from the IPL to the World Cup, they will need to guard against premeditating shots. Bangar also said India’s ODI team was not “obsessed” with the number of boundaries they were hitting in an innings, and focussed instead
12:17 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mahmudullah and Mosaddek Hossain decided that they had to attack when West Indies’ Fabian Allen came on to deliver the 22nd over, in the final of tri-nation series on Friday. Bangladesh were chasing a revised target of 210 in 24 overs in a rain-curtailed match, and when they needed 27
#DilruwanPerera captures 7 Wkts for 157 runs during the 2nd SL vs ENG Test match played in Kandy.
12:28 PM ET Madushka Balasuriya Sri Lanka’s national spin coach Piyal Wijetunge will be travelling with the A team to India later this month, with new head coach Roy Dias stressing on the need to get frontline spinners Akila Dananjaya and Lakshan Sandakan back and firing. Wijetunge has been working closely with struggling Dananjaya after
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