With thanks to Gatorade, legendary sprinter Usain Bolt reveals a new measure for our Aussie players this season – the Bolt Rate
Month: May 2020
Find out more at ecb.co.uk In the last NatWest T20 meeting between the sides, Yorkshire edged out Lightning by five runs in a match reduced to 18 overs per side, despite 36 from 18 balls by Lancashire’s Liam Livingstone. This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England
Follow India’s 2018 tour of England right here: https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men As England and India gear up for the 2nd Test of an already enthralling series, rewind to when the sides last met at Lord’s in 2014. Ishant Sharma was the hero of the day, recording his best ever figures of 7-74 and securing victory for his
New Zealand’s Jacob Oram produced a remarkable knock of 101 not out from 72 balls to nearly steal victory in an epic ODI run chase against Australia
New Zealand pace ace Shane Bond certainly loved playing against Australia – particularly on this occasion where he picked up 5-25 in a 2002 ODI in Adelaide
What a game, what a day. Relive the final day of the sensational Headingley test. Is this the best Ashes test of all time? Find out more at ecb.co.uk This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England and Wales Cricket Board. Including highlights,
At just 23 years of age and without a Test century to his name, Brian Lara strode onto the SCG. By the time he’d left it, he was a legend after scoring 277 off 372 balls.
Kieron Pollard is always in the game: with the bat, with the ball, and especially in the field! Enjoy some of the West Indian’s best work in the field on Aussie soil.
10:00 AM IST Adam Zampa believes that Australia holding the No.1-ranking in T20Is for the first time is the reward for giving the format the attention it needs. Although Australia’s climb to the top was in part due to the ICC’s annual update of their rankings – which also saw them top the Test ladder
7:37 PM IST Chris Gayle‘s disparaging remarks against his former franchise Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is likely to earn him some sort of sanction. Such a sanction, Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt hinted, would be in order because Gayle probably brought “disrepute” to the league, which a contracted player cannot
3:27 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Jofra Archer has suggested that crowd noises should be played over the public address system if England play international cricket behind closed doors this summer to compensate for the lack of spectators. England hope to return to some form of training before the end of the month, ahead of a
10:50 AM IST Premier Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan, who is serving a two-year ban (one year suspended) for not reporting a corrupt approach, says not taking things lightly due to “ignorance” is the biggest lesson he has learnt from this whole episode. Shakib was banned by the ICC in October last after he accepted
10:50 AM IST Australia legspinner Adam Zampa wants to change the perception of him as a limited-overs specialist as he targets more opportunities to develop in the longer format. After losing his place during the World Cup, Zampa reasserted himself as Australia’s premier white-ball spinner during the 2019-20 season, but is desperate for the chance
8:14 PM IST Ewie Cronje, the former Free State Cricket president and father of the late South Africa captain Hansie Cronje has died. Cronje was suffering from stomach cancer. He was 80. Cronje played 27 first-class matches for Free State between 1960 and 1971 but was better known for his time in administration. He played
11:45 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Somerset have announced that Vernon Philander‘s contract with the club has been cancelled by mutual consent. Philander, who played his final Test match for South Africa against England in January after announcing his retirement from international cricket, had signed a two-year deal with the county on a Kolpak registration. All
5:36 PM IST A watchful PCB is ready to do what it can – health and safety permitting – to ensure that its summer tour to England goes ahead. A panel of the board’s executives and directors as well as head coach Misbah-ul-Haq will meet its ECB counterparts on May 15 over a video link
10:13 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff AB de Villiers has opened up on his friendship with Virat Kohli, who he says is “much deeper than just a cricket player”. Speaking to Pommie Mbangwa, the former Zimbabwe fast bowler who’s now a commentator, de Villiers said his conversations with Kohli – a long-time team-mate at Royal Challengers
10:52 PM IST The ECB’s hopes of being able to stage international games behind closed doors appear to have been given encouragement by the new government strategy to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. As part of its phased plans to build an economic recovery, the UK government has announced that it aims to allow some
We asked Australian cricketers and their partners what they do first when they get home after a long tour
7:08 PM IST India 216 for 8 (Tendulkar 88, Fleming 2-39) beat Australia 215 for 7 (Taylor 105, Prasad 3-37) by two wickets Title sponsors have a huge recall value when fans revisit memorable classics. Many Indians still refer to the 1983 World Cup as the Prudential World Cup. The 1987 edition, which India hosted
11:38 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Suresh Raina feels Indian cricketers without BCCI contracts should get the opportunity to play in overseas T20 leagues. The 33-year-old Raina has played over 300 international games, but hasn’t represented India since July 2018; playing in overseas leagues, he feels, will especially help older players who are looking to make
3:03 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Alex Hales has claimed he has “matured as a player and away from the game” since his deselection from England’s World Cup squad after a failed recreational drugs test, and declared that the past six months have been “the best I’ve played in my career” as he presses his case
8:59 PM IST Bangladesh’s cricketers’ body is planning to hold elections soon after the country’s Covid-19 general holiday ends. The Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) is likely to set an election date when all Dhaka Premier League cricketers come to the capital to play the 2019-20 season. Following an online meeting that the CWAB
Find out more at ecb.co.uk Pakistan sealed an excellent victory at Lord’s for the second time in two years. Abbas and Amir triggered another England batting collapse, removing the final four wickets for just six runs. Pakistan easily knocked off the 64 runs needed for victory to inflict a heavy defeat on Joe Root’s side.
4:04 PM IST The chairman of the PCB’s independent disciplinary panel pointed to Umar Akmal‘s lack of remorse and a refusal to cooperate with investigating authorities as he detailed the reasoning behind the three-year ban on the Pakistan cricketer, which will keep him out of the game – as a player and otherwise – till
4:31 PM IST England’s Test players are preparing themselves for the potential of a “long stint” away from their families as part of plans to try and salvage planned series against West Indies and Pakistan this summer. Reports have suggested that the ECB is hoping to stage six Tests in bio-secure environments during July and
4:13 PM IST Australia pace bowler Megan Schutt has called on the women’s game to be treated fairly when it comes to potential cuts in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic but accepts it is inevitable that the impact will be felt. The domestic set-up across Australian cricket looks set to come under pressure amid
1:06 AM IST Durham and Edgbaston have emerged as further options as international venues for England this summer. At present Emirates Old Trafford (Manchester) and The Ageas Bowl (Southampton) are the favoured options as the ECB look into achieving something close to a bio-secure environment which would allow them to fulfil their international programme of
10:18 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff A senior BCCI official has said that India would be willing to undertake a two-week quarantine period in Australia later this year if it meant the tour could proceed. India are due to play four Tests and three ODIs in December and January, a visit that could cost Cricket Australia
5:03 PM IST Keshav Maharaj has put himself forward as a wildcard candidate to take over as South Africa’s Test captain. The position remains unfilled following Faf du Plessis stepping down in February, even though South Africa have appointed Quinton de Kock as their white-ball captain. Maharaj has not been among those named as likely