England’s upcoming World Cup defense in India will have a host of players sitting in the reserves at home and Ben Duckett may be best placed to jump on a plane if a batsman is injured during the tournament. The Read more…
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Australia’s loss of form in the lead-up to the World Cup continued with a five-wicket loss to India in the first one-day international in Mohali. After paceman Mohammed Shami restricted Australia to 276 with a career-best 5-51, India reached the Read more…
Key events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Summary by Tanya Aldred Rain poured over the land like a poorly kept secret. But it wasn’t enough to stop the games getting rolling in the penultimate Read more…
Most of England’s World Cup squad will spend the next few weeks resting before flying to India, but they will struggle to reach a more restful state than the one in which they beat New Zealand for the third time Read more…
AAt the end of a convincing series win over New Zealand, Jos Buttler admitted that an England squad, previously considered at capacity to defend the 50-over World Cup, could still be tweaked ahead of the departure lounge. After Dawid Malan’s Read more…
Ben Stokes’ record-breaking innings in Wednesday’s ODI against New Zealand was described by teammate Chris Woakes as further proof that he is “a superhuman who can do incredible things”. Woakes said the 32-year-old was propelled to his score of 182, Read more…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Tanya Aldred’s county report In a manner most ill-suited to the fearless way in which they have played their cricket throughout 2023, Durham were promoted to Read more…
Liam Livingstone’s three mega sixes off a Kyle Jamieson over provided the fireworks in an otherwise disappointing performance for England in their first one-day international against New Zealand in Cardiff on Friday – a crushing eight-wicket defeat with 26 balls Read more…
Marnus Labuschagne came to Australia’s rescue in the role of concussion substitute, helping his team get out of a big hole and to a three-wicket win over South Africa in the first one-day international in Bloemfontein. Labuschagne, who was not Read more…
Harry Brook has been included in England’s squad for the ODI series against New Zealand. The slight shoulder injury sustained by Jonny Bairstow in the final T20 against the same opponent on Tuesday gave him three more opportunities to qualify Read more…
