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Brendon McCullum admits he is “worried” about Ben Stokes after the nightclub incident that led to the England captain being dropped for the second Test against New Zealand.Stokes was left out of the squad at the Kia Oval after he and seamer Gus Atkinson breached a midnight curfew following the series opener at Lord’s, with an incident involving a Saracens rugby player attracting an internal investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board. McCullum was speaking about Stokes for the first time since the incident at a nightclub following the first Test victory against New Zealand, which also led to…
West Australia young gun cleared to resume running after back stress injury derailed his summer Emerging speedster Mahli Beardman is taking inspiration from Pat Cummins’ injury resilience as the West Australian prepares to return to training following his own back injury. Beardman has been sidelined since making his international debut in January after being diagnosed with lumbar bone stress, a similar injury to the one that limited the nation’s men’s skipper to one Ashes Test last summer.The 20-year-old said on Monday he’d recently been given the green light to resume running after a scan five months on from the injury…
Four significant requirements yet to be resolved as States agree to in-principle support of ‘self-determination’ investment model Cricket Australia’s push to introduce private investment in the Big Bash Leagues has taken a step forward with the six state associations today providing in-principle support for a “self-determination” model. But that model, which would allow each state to make its own decision if and when to sell stakes in their Big Bash clubs, is caveated on four significant hurdles being overcome. CA and the six state chairs, or their representatives, met in Melbourne today to discuss the revised private investment model after…
There were glimpses of this new attacking style during Pakistan’s loss to India at the T20 World Cup in Birmingham on Sunday, with the side showing signs of maturity as they dominated parts of the match only to be let down by concentration lapses that allowed their arch-rival to prevail. But Wahib has remained steadfast in his approach and believes positive results will come if his side continues to adapt and play the type of cricket he wants across the remainder of the T20 World Cup. “We just took over like in last four months. We have took over this…
Brendan Doggett wants to show he is not just a bouncer merchant when he next pulls on the Baggy Green, as the youngest member of Australia’s contracted Test pace group prepares for a major role in their busy upcoming schedule. Doggett made his international debut during last summer’s Ashes, with all seven of his wickets collected via short balls, before the returns of Pat Cummins, Michael Neser and Jhye Richardson sidelined him through the latter part of the series. A hamstring injury then ruined the back-end of his domestic campaign with South Australia. The right-armer nonetheless was handed a central…
Veteran off-spinner on track to be fit for Australia’s home Test series against Bangladesh in August A defiant Nathan Lyon has phoned Australian selectors to insist he can still play every Test as he enters the final stages of his recovery from a “pretty traumatic” hamstring injury. Lyon has been sidelined since tearing his hamstring off the bone in the third Ashes Test in December but is on track to be fit for the home series against Bangladesh in Darwin and Mackay in August. Australia’s greatest finger-spinner is currently in the gym at least five days a week, has ridden…
James Coles fittingly took the final wicket that helped Sussex demolish Glamorgan by an innings and 98 runs at Hove to send the financially-stricken county top of the Rothesay County Championship.Deducted 12 points ahead of the start of the domestic summer for sustained operating losses, Sussex face a player exodus at the end of the season, when Paul Farbrace will also stand down as head coach. But their off-field issues are having no impact on how they are faring in Division One after a fourth win in seven matches saw them leapfrog defending county champions Nottinghamshire to claim top spot.…
Craig Overton took five wickets as Somerset ignited their County Championship challenge and handed defending champions Nottinghamshire their first defeat of the season at Trent Bridge.Starting the final day needing seven more wickets to claim their first win of the season, Somerset eased to a 306-run win with Overton returning second-innings figures of 5-29. The hosts had started day four on 47-3, chasing an improbable 473 to win. But number nine Fergus O’Neill was the only batter to show resistance, making an unbeaten 54 as his side stumbled to 166 all out. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which…
India continued their dominant record over Pakistan, with Smriti Mandhana finding form before Deepti Sharma bagged five at Edgbaston King and Litchfield celebrate statement win over South Africa Pakistani batters failed to withstand the pressure from Indian spinners as they lost seven wickets for 31 runs to suffer a 64-run loss to their bitter rivals in the Twenty20 World Cup at Edgbaston. Deepti Sharma, whose five-wicket haul helped India to win the 50-over World Cup final last year, took five wickets again, this time for just 10 runs, as Pakistan collapsed for 106, far short of the target of 171…
Ollie Robinson has been ruled out of England’s second Test against New Zealand due to soreness in his right knee.Robinson took seven wickets in the first Test at Lord’s after returning to the England Test set-up for the first time in over two years. England have called up uncapped seamer Henry Crocombe as cover, with the second Test starting at The Kia Oval on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports. Robinson’s absence, though, represents another blow to an England attack already without captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson – both of whom were dropped for the second Test after breaching the…