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Top-order batter to fly back to UK for medical assessment
Risks missing series opener with New Zealand at Lord’s
England’s top-order batter Jacob Bethell will return to the UK to be “fully assessed” on the finger injury he picked up playing in the Indian Premier League.
Bethell was missing from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru side which lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday, with the captain, Rajat Patidar, confirming the 22-year-old had damaged his finger.
Continue reading...Stuart Broad could not resist a sly dig at Australia as he discussed the return of Ollie Robinson to the England team.
A powerhouse batting display, headlined by three frenetic half-centuries, set up Sunrisers Hyderabad’s comprehensive 55-run victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday, though it wasn’t enough to secure them a top-two finish as both teams completed their league engagements on 18 points apiece.
Australia could be forced to make last-minute changes to its ODI squad for the upcoming tour of Pakistan pending the results of this weekend’s Indian Premier League matches.
Star batter Babar Azam is back in Pakistan’s 16-man squad to face world champions Australia in the three-match ODI series starting next week, selectors said Friday.
Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by 89 runs with a clinical all round performance in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Former England fast bowler Darren Gough believes England coach Brendon McCullum was “very lucky” to remain in post after England’s Ashes flop as he expressed his “hurt” at being overlooked for the role of national selector.
Having just returned home from a run around Geelong, Oliver Peake was cleaning his car when he realised he had missed a phone call.
Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi struck a blistering 93 to power Rajasthan Royals to a seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants to boost their play-off hopes in the IPL.
We are nearly halfway through the season but there is no real narrative in Division One. Is that a good thing?
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Continue reading...The Board of Control for Cricket in India has reportedly given the green light for Cricket Australia to launch next summer’s Big Bash League in India.
Skipper Pat Cummins’ 3-28 and an attacking 70 by Ishan Kishan helped Sunrisers Hyderabad book their play-off spot in the IPL with a nervy five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings on Monday.
Yorkshire finished off their thrashing of Surrey but Nottinghamshire were unable to break down Jake Lehmann’s defences
Good morning from Edgbaston, where the players and match officials lined up before play to pay their respects to Warwickshire great MJK Smith, who sadly passed away yesterday at the age of 92. Smith captained England in 25 of his 50 Tests between 1958 and 1972, and scored just shy of 40,000 first-class runs.
A promising start, cricketers marching out everywhere except Bristol and Southport.
Continue reading...Australia’s Mitchell Starc returned figures of 4-40 as Delhi Capitals kept their playoff hopes alive in the IPL with a five-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Sunday.
Finn Allen smashed 93 off 35 balls as Kolkata Knight Riders beat Gujarat Titans by 29 runs on Saturday to keep their IPL playoff hopes alive.