Australia has announced its 15-player squad for the upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand and the Women’s T20 World Cup.
‘Greatest catch in fan history’: Beer-drinking man becomes instant icon with crowd stunner
An England cricket supporter has been dubbed the “coolest fan ever” after pulling off a sensational one-handed catch.
Surrey beat Lancashire, Warks draw with Somerset: county cricket day four – as it happened
Surrey’s lead at the top of Division One is now 35 points, while Lancashire and Notts slip towards trouble
No hattrick for Worrall but Lancashire in trouble at 36-3, still 204 behind. A hard morning for poor old Rocky Flintoff but, Ali reminds me, his dad dropped a handful of catches off Wasim Akram on debut - so he’s in good company.
“Me debut was a disaster,” Flintoff said. “Played against Hampshire, down at Portsmouth on the army ground. Wasim [Akram] was playing, and Bumble [David Lloyd, then Lancashire coach], he said I was the best slip catcher he’s ever seen, I think, and I catch pigeons. I do, but in kids’ cricket!
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Joe Root adapted his game at Old Trafford but a spirited Sri Lanka side could cause problems in the second Test
The first match of this summer’s second Test series presented an intriguing contrast with the corresponding fixture against West Indies last month. England won them both, romping to victory at Lord’s in their first home game of the year by an innings and 114 runs after an hour’s play on the third day, while on Saturday at Old Trafford Joe Root scored the runs that sealed success against Sri Lanka, by a five-wicket margin, at the very end of the fourth.
James Anderson’s retirement meant the game at Lord’s was inevitably imbued with a nostalgic sentimentality, but the final moments at Old Trafford were lent a sepia hue only by the setting sun. For all that England were carried across the finish line by a man playing his 144th game this felt like a forward-facing team, led for the first time by the 26-year-old Ollie Pope and with the man of the match award collected by Jamie Smith, the 24-year-old Surrey wicketkeeper who played so thrillingly in his inaugural Test summer.
Continue reading...So much for the Rawalpindi road! Pakistan declares… then loses by 10 wickets in Test history
Spinners Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan took seven wickets between them to secure Bangladesh’s maiden win over Pakistan in five-day cricket, a stunning 10-wicket victory in the first Test in Rawalpindi on Sunday.
‘It was a whole different game’: Debate after ‘unfair’ ball change as England win first Test against Sri Lanka
England benefited from what Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews deemed an “unfair” change of ball on their way to claiming a five-wicket win in the first Test at Old Trafford.
Surrey v Lancashire, Warwickshire v Somerset and more: county cricket day three – as it happened
Tawanda Muyeye gave Kent a glimmer of hope against Worcestershire, while there were runs aplenty at Bristol
My son tells me that one of the Test umpire’s is wearing carbon-plated running shoes – things have moved on a bit since Dickie Bird’s plimsolls.
They’ve made it on to the field at CLS, but Durham are without their main strike bowler Neil Wagner, who is having an MRI scan after slipping and injuring his shoulder yesterday. Ben Raine has already removed Lyndon James, for 56, after Ollie Robinson (that one) dropped him off Callum Parkinson but caught him the next over. Notts 228-9, still a mountainous 303 behind.
Continue reading...Burns hits 227 for Surrey against Lancs: county cricket day two – as it happened
The Division One leaders were in dominant form again while Essex made a strong start to their delayed match against Hampshire
A classic CCLive dismissal! Mohammad Abbas, still slim as a pencil, fizzes one into Robin Das’s shinpads. Essex 12-1.
Lancashire have their first breakthrough as Dom Sibley opts not to play a shot at Will Williams. Surrey 86-1.
Continue reading...Surrey v Lancashire, Warwickshire v Somerset and more: county cricket – as it happened
Surrey honoured Graham Thorpe before Rocky Flintoff, the 16-year-old son of Andrew, got off the mark for Lancashire
And after a six week wait, Tom Haines is the first Championship wicket to fall – lbw to Ben Coad up in Scarborough, where Jonny Bairstow is wearing the gloves.
Starts delayed at Edgbaston, Bristol, Southampton and Merchant Taylor’s. Dampness sniffing about. This is the Met office’s verdict: “Rain moving southeastwards throughout the day, with sunny spells and blustery showers following across the north and west. Very windy during the morning, but easing through the day. Rather cool for many.”
Continue reading...Pakistan captain Shan Masood left fuming after controversial umpiring decision
Pakistan captain Shan Masood was left fuming after a controversial caught-behind decision on day one of the series opener against Bangladesh at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
England captain Ollie Pope signs for Adelaide Strikers in Big Bash League coup
The Adelaide Strikers have secured the services of Bazball apprentice Ollie Pope ahead of the upcoming Big Bash League season, signing England’s stand-in Test captain as their pre-draft acquisition for the 2024/25 campaign.
Sri Lanka recovers after dramatic early collapse as England spinner shines
Dhananjaya de Silva and debutant fast bowler Milan Rathnayake both made fifties as Sri Lanka recovered from a dramatic top-order collapse on Wednesday’s opening day of the first Test against England at Old Trafford.
England v Sri Lanka: first men’s cricket Test match, day one – live
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“As a 90s kid I always remember Thorpe as a swashbuckling strokeplayer,” writes Matt Storey. “That one-legged pull shot and thrilling cut shots. His hundred at Edgbaston 1997 when we were all tricked into thinking we might actually win the Ashes! He changed over time to be a gritty, no nonsense player protecting his wicket but that was a regeneration of his original game. I like to remember early Thorpe the shot maker. Though any version was amazing.”
That’s my favourite version too, even though he became a more complete player under Duncan Fletcher. Those counter-attacks, which stemmed from watching Brian Lara in 1993-94, were both exhilarating and impactful. Pick an England win against the big three in the 1990s and there’s every chance the match will have been turned by a Thorpe counter-attack. Even at Edgbaston in 1997, Nasser Hussain rightly stole the show with his 207, but it was Thorpe who started it at a time when England were wobbling.
Feeling good, a lot better than I did when I did it. I went down like a sack of potatoes! It’s good to be back in the gym.
[On his role in this Test] The hardest thing for me is to fill my time and not get bored. I think Marcus Trescothick’s in for a long week with me around!
Continue reading...‘Ten times better’: Sydney Thunder recruit Nic Maddinson eyeing long-awaited Test recall
The Sydney Thunder has bolstered their batting stocks by signing former Melbourne Renegades captain Nic Maddinson on a one-year deal.
Women’s T20 World Cup moved from Bangladesh to United Arab Emirates
The 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup scheduled for October has been moved out of Bangladesh and will instead take place in the United Arab Emirates, the International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday.