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Jordan Cox struck a double century before Essex enforced the follow-on to take control of their Rothesay County Championship clash with Leicestershire at Grace Road.Essex resumed at 342-5, and Cox – who has been called into England’s squad for the second Test against New Zealand – added 20 to his overnight 184 before he was caught behind off Josh Davey, having hit 26 fours and two sixes from his 201-ball innings. Another England call-up, Rehan Ahmed, finished with four wickets as Essex were bowled out for 401 before then making a quick breakthrough with the ball. Simon Harmer and Charlie…

Australia have kicked off their T20 World Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, thrashing South Africa by 65 runs in Manchester. After Phoebe Litchfield’s 24-ball 50 set up Australia’s 8-172 at Old Trafford, their four-strong spin attack ran riot to dismantle the Proteas for 107 in 16.4 overs. Skipper Sophie Molineux (2-17) and leg-spinners Georgia Wareham (3-13) and Alana King (2-26) took six wickets between them, to hand Australia a dream start to the tournament over the team that knocked them out of the 2024 semi-finals. Wareham had earlier chipped in with a crucial 32 from 22 balls, ensuring the Proteas…

Ollie Robinson is to undergo a knee scan and is a doubt for England’s second Test against New Zealand. Robinson returned to the England Test set-up for the first time in over two years as he took seven wickets in the first Test at Lord’s, but is suffering with “knee soreness” after a training session on Friday. 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. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Robinson adds his name to the history books…

Scotland claimed their first-ever ICC Women’s T20 World Cup win with a 40-run thumping of Ireland in their opening match of the 2026 tournament at Old Trafford.Scotland skipper Kathryn Bryce and former England spinner Kirstie Gordon were the difference makers as the former smashed 60 off 39 balls to set Ireland a stiff 162 to win, before Gordon (3-16) dismantled their middle order with three wickets in four balls. Sarah Bryce (49 off 35) was also instrumental in the victory, sharing in a 106-run partnership with her sister that helped Scotland recover from 36-2 to post 161-5 after being inserted.…

Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign gets underway against South Africa in Manchester Australia have named a spin-heavy attack for their opening T20 World Cup game against South Africa in Manchester, while there was no room in the XI for vice-captain Tahlia McGrath. The Aussies are batting first at Old Trafford after captain Sophie Molineux won the toss. Australia XI: Beth Mooney (wk), Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux (c), Kim Garth, Alana King   South Africa XI: Laura Wolvaardt (c), Suné Luus, Annerie Dercksen, Nadine de Klerk, Marizanne Kapp, Chloe…

Former England spinner Kirstie Gordon took three wickets in an over in her long-awaited Scotland return Scotland have claimed their first-ever ICC Women’s T20 World Cup win, thrashing rivals Ireland by 40 runs at Old Trafford. Sisters Kathryn (60 off 39) and Sarah Bryce (49 off 35) shared in a game-changing 106-run partnership to steer Scotland to 5-161, before a triple-wicket over from former England spinner Kirstie Gordon (3-16) saw Ireland bowled out for 121. It marked Scotland’s first win at the women’s 20-over event, having gone winless on tournament debut in the United Arab Emirates in 2024. The Bryce…

Chloe Abel’s double life is a juggling act that spans opposite sides of the globe. Now, through no shortage of sacrifice, hours of toil far from her Scotland teammates and with the support of one very understanding manager in Hobart, she is on the cusp of a T20 World Cup debut.The 22-year-old Tasmanian-born-and-raised fast bowler first arrived on the elite cricket scene in 2020 when she signed a state contract and was added to the Hobart Hurricanes squad aged 17. After losing her Tigers contract in 2022 without having made a debut in either domestic competition, Abel looked overseas, moving…

South Africa’s inclusions for their T20 World Cup opener against Australia may be a blast from the past, but the Proteas have arrived in England with an attitude that is all new. The rivals will meet at Old Trafford on Saturday in a game that will have a major say in the tournament’s ‘group of death’, which also features a third title fancy in India and with only the top two teams to advance to the knockouts.It will be the first time Australia and South Africa have met in an official T20 since the 2024 semi-final in Dubai, where the…

Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hailed England’s ruthlessness as they kicked off the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup with a ‘massive’ victory over Sri Lanka at Edgbaston.Danni Wyatt-Hodge was the difference-maker for England, thrashing a fabulous 105 not out and then taking a stunning over-the-shoulder catch to dismiss Sri Lanka’s captain Chamari Athapaththu. Wyatt-Hodge piled on 136 runs for the opening wicket alongside Amy Jones before 46 off 22 balls from Sciver-Brunt propelled England to 219-1 in 20 overs. Sri Lanka never looked like overhauling England and slumped to 132 all out and an 87-run defeat, with Freya Kemp claiming an England-best…

Opener pays tribute to daughter after helping hosts to highest ever women’s T20 World Cup total England have launched their home Twenty20 World Cup in brutal fashion, crushing Sri Lanka by 87 runs at Edgbaston, firing a warning shot to their competitors. After making the highest total in tournament history, 1-219, on the back of an unbeaten 105 by opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge, England dismissed Sri Lanka for 132 on Friday (local time).Left-arm pacer Freya Kemp took a career-best 4-21, including three wickets in one over that reduced Sri Lanka to 8-92. But it was England’s record-setting batting that shone on…