11:12 PM ET Kane Williamson admitted it was “tough to swallow” the fact that the number of boundaries struck by each side eventually decided the World Cup winners. England and New Zealand were equal on runs after both the regulation part of the match and the Super Overs that followed, but England had scored a
5:34 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff It was the first Super Over ever in ODI cricket, and it had to be – just had to be – in the 2019 World Cup final. At Lord’s, of all places. A low-scoring contest, with absolutely nothing to separate the two teams on the field or on the scoreboard.
11:02 PM ET Alex Malcolm Australia women’s vice-captain Rachael Haynes expects to be fit for the Women’s Ashes Test starting on Thursday despite battling a tight quad. Haynes was forced to retire on 47 during the first innings of Australia’s three-day tour match against the England Academy at Marlborough. She did not bat in the
Jul 12, 2019 Ireland 134 for 1 (Stirling 83*, Balbirnie 28*) beat Zimbabwe 132 for 8 (Ervine 55, Williams 34, Adair 4-40) by nine wickets (DLS method) A blazing Paul Stirling special powered Ireland to a nine-wicket demolition of Zimbabwe in the rain-truncated second T20I in Bready. Craig Ervine’s rapid fifty lifted Zimbabwe to 132
4:09 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kane Williamson finished the World Cup with 578 runs – fourth on the overall list – and took home the Player-of-the-Tournament award. Scant consolation, perhaps, for not being able to lead his team to glory in what was, arguably, the most thrilling ODI ever. He spoke to the host broadcaster
3:00 AM ET New Zealand 241 for 8 (Nicholls 55, Woakes 3-37) tied with England 241 (Stokes 84*, Buttler 59, Neesham 3-43)Super over England 15 beat New Zealand 15 on boundaries scored It was never going to be easy, was it? Two teams without a World Cup title between them in 44 year’s of the
© Getty Images As all of England held its breath (or watched Wimbledon and F1 at Silverstone), Australia’s XI and the England Lions played a day’s cricket at Canterbury that was something closer to a gentle sigh. Away from Lord’s and the World Cup final, there were regular score updates and television screens to be
2:55 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL campaign next year will have a new think-tank after the management announced changes to the franchise’s coaching set-up. The two-time IPL champions parted ways with head coach Jacques Kallis and assistant coach Simon Katich on Sunday, the former ending a nine-year relationship – as player and
England v New Zealand, World Cup 2019 final, Lord’s July 14, 2019 Alagappan Muthu and Alan Gardner It’s the World Cup 2019 final and we will have a new world champion today, for the first time since 1996. Follow all the live updates, analyses and chatter here. Please refresh the page if it doesn’t load
12:35 PM ET George Dobell at Lord’s If there is one man as nervous as the two teams on Sunday morning, it will surely be Karl McDermott. You could be forgiven for not having heard of McDermott. But he is the new Lord’s groundsman having been appointed at the end of the 2018 season. And,
Jul 12, 2019 Australia’s coach Justin Langer believes the absence of Usman Khawaja was critical to the team’s failure to put up a defendable total in their World Cup semi-final hiding by England, pinpointing his return to fitness as vital to the Test team’s Ashes chances next month. A hamstring strain in the final qualifying
1:05 PM ET Andrew Miller at Lord’s Do you ever get the sense that no-one really rates you? To judge by the line of questioning on the eve of his biggest match in four years, Kane Williamson might have been excused for thinking that he had already lost the World Cup final (again). But, as
3:00 AM ET Big picture And so it all comes down to this. After 47 matches stretched across six weeks, after a rollercoaster of a group stage (which, like all the best big dippers, started tame before lurching into a series of gut-wrenching twists and turns), and after a pair of semi-finals that were as
12:01 PM ET Cameron Bancroft and Marnus Labuschagne will have the chance to elbow their way into Australia’s Ashes tour party. The duo are part of a preliminary 25-man squad to face-off in a warm-up game ahead of the first Test against England starting August 1. Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis are the notable absentees.
1:41 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The first appearance by the England men’s cricket team in a World Cup final since 1992 will be shown on free-to-air TV in the UK. Sky and Channel 4 announced an agreement to share live coverage following England’s victory over Australia at Edgbaston. The subject of the World Cup’s visibility
3:38 AM ET As Steven Smith sets up to face Jofra Archer’s final spell of the World Cup semi-final, there’s a bellowing voice from the RS Wyatt Stand: “Finish the cheat off! Sand him down!” Smith survives the over, but not Jos Buttler’s throw between his legs for a run out soon after. When England
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6:02 AM ET Trevor Bayliss has reminded the England team they “have not won anything yet”, in spite of the euphoria surrounding their crushing semi-final victory over Australia. Although Bayliss admitted England’s eight-wicket victory at Edgbaston was “extra special”, he was keen to keep his squad’s feet on the floor and their eyes focused on
6:56 AM ET England have never yet won the World Cup in 44 years, although that might yet be about to change as they prepare to make it fourth time lucky in Sunday’s final against New Zealand. But how have they actually acquitted themselves in their 11 previous campaigns? Here we rate their failed attempts
3:00 AM ET Ireland 134 for 1 (Stirling 83*, Balbirnie 28*) beat Zimbabwe 132 for 8 (Ervine 55, Williams 34, Adair 4-40) by nine wickets (DLS method) A blazing Paul Stirling special powered Ireland to a nine-wicket demolition of Zimbabwe in the rain-truncated second T20I in Bready. Craig Ervine’s rapid fifty lifted Zimbabwe to 132
8:45 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tickets for Sunday’s World Cup final between England and New Zealand at Lord’s are being offered for resale with a mark-up of thousands of pounds, despite the ICC warning it will cancel tickets purchased via unauthorised outlets. The ICC provides its own platform on which unwanted tickets can be sold
1:24 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff It was a delivery that not only claimed Australia’s fifth wicket, but confirmed the sense that England were on their way to the World Cup final. Adil Rashid‘s googly to trap Marcus Stoinis lbw was a fine example of England’s legspinner going about his craft as well as an indication
11:10 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia have wasted little time in turning their thoughts to next month’s Ashes series after yesterday’s semi-final defeat against England, adding three players from their World Cup party to the squad to play the Lions at Canterbury on Sunday. Peter Handscomb, who was bowled by Chris Woakes for 4 yesterday
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India A 190 (Iyer 77, Vihari 34, Chase 4-19, Akeem 3-43) beat West Indies A 125 (Carter 41*, Powell 41, Khaleel 3-16, Axar 2-16) by 65 runs With India’s middle-order problems in the spotlight following their World Cup semi-final defeat to New Zealand, and the senior team’s tour of West
4:57 AM ET Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has revealed that on the day he announced his international retirement, in May 2018, he was asked privately by a person from within the Cricket South Africa set-up whether “the door was still open” for him to play the World Cup. De Villiers said yes
7:20 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Martin Guptill was at deep backward square leg. And at first he didn’t quite catch where the ball was. Then he realised it was dribbling over to him. And that MS Dhoni was looking for a very difficult second run. Guptill went full sprint at the ball, picked it up
KL Rahul ducks to avoid a bouncer © AP Photo India coach Ravi Shastri has acknowledged that the team missed a “solid” middle-order batsman, particularly in the semi-final, where their leading run-scorers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were dismissed cheaply. His statements come in the context of the talk – from before the World Cup
7:41 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kumar Dharmasena will umpire Sunday’s World Cup final between England and New Zealand, despite his incorrect decision to give Jason Roy out in yesterday’s semi-final. Dharmasena gave Roy out caught behind on 85 off Pat Cummins, despite replays showing that he had made no contact with the ball. The umpire
5:55 PM ET Eoin Morgan has admitted the prospect of playing in a World Cup final seemed laughable by the time England were knocked out of the 2015 World Cup. England endured a miserable campaign in New Zealand and Australia four-years ago sustaining a series of crushing defeats and failing to make it to the
5:09 PM ET Australia chose the worst possible time to put in their “worst performance” of the tournament, an eight-wicket thumping not only ending their world title defence but also consigning them to a first semi-final defeat at a World Cup. In days to come the defeat might sting less, especially in light of where
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