6:36 AM ET Liam Brickhill The Zimbabwe women team have pulled out of their tour of Ireland, citing funding and logistical issues. They were due to arrive in Ireland on Sunday ahead of a one-day and T20 series double-header with the men’s side, who are already in Ireland, but did not travel. The ongoing impasse
Month: June 2019
11:26 AM ET Softer than marshmallow, slower than a tortoise, Sri Lanka’s middle order has had a poor tournament. Across five team innings, Sri Lanka have five half-centuries, but two each are from openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Perera. Nos. 4-7, in 20 combined innings, have contributed only one fifty: Angelo Mathews’ unbeaten 85 against
Ellyse Perry reached her maiden ODI century © Getty Images The Women’s Ashes gets underway on Tuesday with the first of three ODIs in the multi-point series which includes a Test match in Taunton before three T20Is to round things off. Australia hold the prize after reclaiming it in 2015 then retaining it in a
12:04 PM ET Valkerie Baynes Amy Jones was cruising. In and about the England team, playing the odd game, carrying drinks mostly, but she was just happy to be there. Then, before the 2017 Women’s World Cup, she was dropped. The realisation that potential was only going to take her so far was pivotal in
9:10 PM ET Wahab Riaz should be on a vacation. He wasn’t picked in Pakistan’s original 30. He wasn’t in the World Cup training camp. He wasn’t even in the XV originally named for this World Cup. Somebody in the camp told him to not book his holiday because you never know with Pakistan cricket.
2:48 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England have called up Fran Wilson for the opening ODI of the Ashes against Australia, starting on Tuesday in Leicester. Wilson played just once in England’s recent 3-0 ODI sweep against West Indies but took the catch of the series to dismiss Hayley Matthews in the third match. She also
7:25 PM ET Andrew Miller at Lord’s If Mitchell Starc‘s performances are a barometer of Australia’s World Cup prospects, then you might as well hand them the trophy here and now. With his second five-wicket haul of the tournament – and his fourth of four or more – Starc marched past the 22 wickets in
12:28 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Fast bowler Anrich Nortje, who was sidelined from the World Cup with a fractured thumb, will have a chance to prove his fitness and form when he tours India from August 24 as part of the South Africa A one-day and four-day sides. Left-arm seamer Beuran Hendricks, who was a
3:00 AM ET Varun Shetty Pakistan 230 for 7 (Imad 49*, Babar 45, Nabi 2-23, Mujeeb 2-34) beat Afghanistan 227 for 9 (Asghar 42, Najibullah 42, Afridi 4-47, Wahab 2-29) by three wickets As it happened Imad Wasim reaped the rewards for managing to scrape through a tough period of batting, hanging on till the
6:42 PM ET Andrew Miller at Lord’s At least the atmosphere was nicer for New Zealand. The sun shone, they dominated the early exchanges, and at the death of the game as a contest – Ross Taylor’s top-edged smear off Pat Cummins in the 32nd over of their run-chase – at least there was no
12:24 PM ET Valkerie Baynes It’s August 2013 and England have just lost an ODI to Ashes rivals Australia at Lord’s. Tammy Beaumont is emotional. She thinks it’s her fault. She made nine runs. She questions whether she’s good enough to play international cricket. “Yes you are,” three words from then-assistant coach Carl Crowe set
3:00 AM ET Australia 243 for 9 (Khawaja 88, Carey 71, Boult 4-51) beat New Zealand 157 (Starc 5 for 26) by 86 runs Big-game temperament, they said. On a decent run of form, with players coming back in who will strengthen them further. Know how to win a World Cup (or five). Plenty of
7:34 AM ET Sidharth Monga in Leeds At least two fans have been evicted from the match at Headingley after clashes broke out between the Pakistan and Afghanistan fans in the stands. Actual physical clashes to this degree are unheard of in the stands in modern ICC events. There had been clashes between the fans
12:09 PM ET “He’s been doing the same thing for as long as I can remember, since the time he started playing cricket. This is what he’s been doing, performing consistently. No matter what conditions, what wicket conditions, who the bowlers are, he always finds a way to get runs, always finds a way to
9:16 AM ET Eoin Morgan has admitted England are prepared to take a risk with the fitness of Jason Roy and Jofra Archer in Sunday’s match against India. England go into the game knowing that they almost certainly need to win it to keep their World Cup hopes alive. As a result, they are desperate
Brett Lee dismantles India’s middle order with a haul of 5-27 at Adelaide Oval
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3:58 PM ET For only the second time in the tournament, South Africa’s top order produced serious runs, and their bowlers knocked an opposition over cheaply, all in the same game. There’s an obvious criticism here: Of course they are playing well. There was no pressure on them in this game. Captain Faf du Plessis
2:29 PM ET George Dobell at Lord’s Permutations, permutations… somebody spare us from permutations. Who knows, England might go a long way to doing just that on Sunday, by losing against India and placing their World Cup fate firmly into the hands of the teams around them. But for now, with the sun shining over
1:31 PM ET Like ointment on an angry rash, Jos Buttler seemed to calm England nerves at Edgbaston on Friday. The gentle voice, the ready smile, the warm words, all were in marked contrast to Jonny Bairstow‘s bristling performance the previous day. While Bairstow painted the picture of a team besieged by anxiety and paranoia,
4:29 PM ET Andrew Miller at Lord’s Aaron Finch, Australia’s captain, believes that his team’s reformed attitude in the field has been a factor in a World Cup that has been notable for the spirit between the teams. In beating England last week on the same strip that will be used for tomorrow’s showdown against
6:36 AM ET Umar Farooq Annesha Ghosh Ensuring that contracts are “earned” and not seen as a “privilege” was the driving rationale behind the PCB’s move to reduce its women cricketers’ central contract pool, according to Urooj Mumtaz, chairperson of the all-woman selection committee. The latest contracts, starting July 1, include only ten players, brought
Jun 14, 2019 Annesha Ghosh Deepti Sharma has become the latest Indian to join the Kia Super League, signing up for the upcoming season with Western Storm, who had Smriti Mandhana in their ranks last season. ESPNcricinfo understands that Lancashire Thunder, who had recruited India T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur last season, had also expressed interest
2:15 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli is least affected by the criticism surrounding MS Dhoni‘s batting approach in the middle overs of an ODI innings, particularly against spin. This even as Dhoni’s former team-mates Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman questioned the logic of his slow pace, arguing that it hasn’t helped India’s cause in
2:27 PM ET Valkerie Baynes Jonny Bairstow has a message for England’s players, fans and critics: keep calm and carry on. After three defeats in the World Cup so far, including in their last two matches, Bairstow and his team-mates have heard the criticism – from taxi drivers to commentators and former players. But he
8:40 PM ET Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has dismissed talk of his possible retirement from the game at the end of the World Cup, saying that he hasn’t given the matter any thought. He did, however, reiterate that this would be his last World Cup. “This is definitely my last World Cup, but I will
12:27 PM ET In both their wins so far, Sri Lanka’s bowlers have bailed the batsmen out. Defending 187 against Afghanistan, then 233 against England, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep and company sent down intense spells, and prised points out of the closed fists of their opponents. Sri Lanka know, though, that if they are to
2:45 PM ET Melinda Farrell Close Melinda Farrell is a presenter with ESPNcricinfo Gary Stead is backing Colin Munro and Martin Guptill at the top of the order as New Zealand aim to bounce back from their first loss of the World Cup, against Pakistan. The openers have struggled to make runs since their first
3:00 AM ET India 268 for 7 (Kohli 72, Dhoni 56*, Rahul 48, Hardik 46, Roach 3-36, Holder 2-33, Cottrell 2-50) beat West Indies 143 all out (Shami 4-16, Bumrah 2-9, Chahal 2-39) by 125 runs As it happened India’s bowlers nullified yet another middling batting performance, pounding West Indies into the ground long before
5:24 PM ET Mahela Jayawardene looks set to be named as head coach of Southern Brave, The Hundred side based in Southampton. Jayawardene, the former Sri Lanka batsman, has forged an excellent career in coaching, including twice leading Mumbai Indians to victory in the IPL. He also had a brief stint as a consultant coach
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