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Ben Stokes’ tenure as England Test captain is in jeopardy – and vice-captain Harry Brook seemed to be in pole position to take over.But England have turned instead to former captain Joe Root to take over from Stokes in the interim, raising questions over Brook’s credentials for captaincy amid his own off-field struggles. Stokes is considering his future in the role after breaking his side’s midnight curfew during a nightclub incident involving Gus Atkinson and a Saracens academy rugby player. Stokes and Atkinson have been dropped for the second Test against New Zealand, which is live on Sky Sports, and…
Delhi-born allrounder in line for ground-breaking debut in Chattogram next week Nikhil Chaudhary could become the first Indian-born man to play for Australia in more than 60 years after the Hobart Hurricanes allrounder was called up for the T20I series against Bangladesh. The ongoing absence of Travis Head, who has been granted “personal leave” after initially being named in both limited-overs squads to tour Bangladesh, has left the Aussies in need of reinforcements for the next week’s T20Is in Chattogram. Captain Mitch Marsh is also out of the ODI series but is hopeful of recovering from an ankle injury to…
Marnus Labuschagne dropped down the order as Aussies bank on speedster who was only added to ODI squad 15 minutes before the toss Carey likes ‘athlete’ Rana for Strikers after first ODI fireworks Riley Meredith has earned a surprise recall for his first ODI in five years as Australia responded to their defeat to Bangladesh on Tuesday by bolstering their pace stocks for the must-win contest 48 hours later. Captain Josh Inglis won the toss and elected to bat first on Thursday on another steamy morning in Mirpur as the Aussies cut Liam Scott for the second ODI after the…
Australia’s women will play marquee ODI series against New Zealand, ahead of men’s 150th Anniversary Test, as fixture squeeze created by ICC sees three matches drop off calendar The Australian women’s team will be in the spotlight ahead of next summer’s men’s 150th Anniversary Test celebrations after Cricket Australia’s fixture reshuffle for Sophie Molineux’s side. The ICC’s surprise announcement earlier this month that it was rescheduling next year’s inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy T20 tournament from June to February created a clash with CA’s planned marquee ODI and T20 series against New Zealand. The White Ferns will instead now make two…
Sky Sports Cricket’s Nasser Hussain says he would have drafted in Surrey’s Dan Lawrence for England’s second Test against New Zealand at The Oval.Lawrence made 318 across two innings for Surrey as his side drew with Hampshire in a rain-stricken County Championship match at The Oval. Lawrence, who made the last of his 14 Test appearances as an opener against Sri Lanka in September 2024, notched 101 off 64 balls, including five sixes and seven fours. That sensational performance followed his first-innings 218 from 190 balls and strengthened his already strong England credentials. His heroics could only lead Surrey to…
Australia’s openers have hit their stride ahead of the T20 World Cup, but Phoebe Litchfield was again denied a warm-up hit thanks to a quad niggle Australia coach Shelley Nitschke is confident Phoebe Litchfield will overcome a minor setback to take her spot in a top-order that is otherwise humming ahead of Saturday’s T20 World Cup opener in Manchester. Litchfield missed both of Australia’s warm-up matches in Cardiff this week due to quad ‘awareness’, with medical staff opting to take the conservative route rather than risk the 22-year-old ahead of a whirlwind tournament.It does mean that if the left-hander is…
Skipper Ben Stokes and star bowler Gus Atkinson have been left out of England’s second-Test squad against New Zealand with Joe Root to take over the captaincy England captain Ben Stokes and in-form bowler Gus Atkinson have both been dropped from the squad for next week’s second Test against New Zealand, with former skipper Joe Root answering an SOS to lead the side on an interim basis. Stokes and Atkinson broke team protocols as they celebrated Sunday’s victory over the Black Caps at Lord’s, breaching a midnight curfew before a confrontation took place involving Saracens rugby union player Totoa Auvaa.…
Australia have capped off their T20 World Cup preparations with a clinical warm-up win over West Indies in Cardiff, as attention turns to Saturday’s tournament opener. Georgia Voll struck form to lead the Aussies to a six-wicket victory at Sophia Gardens, scoring an unbeaten 77 from 48 deliveries to reel in the Windies’ 131 all out with five overs to spare.Earlier, Lucy Hamilton put in a solid showing with the new ball to press her case for a T20 World Cup debut, while Deandra Dottin (46 from 38) top-scored for the West Indies as they were bowled out on the…
Former England captains Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain both believe Ben Stokes’ breach of team protocols is not a sackable offence, although admit ‘he has a decision’ to make over his future.Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson both breached a midnight curfew as they celebrated Sunday’s victory over New Zealand, where the pair were involved in a nightclub incident involving a Saracens rugby player. Both players were dropped from the squad for next week’s second Test against New Zealand – live from June 17 on Sky Sports – and are under investigation, just months after England’s professionalism and drinking culture was…
Dan Lawrence added a dismissive 64-ball 101 to his first innings 218 from 190 balls but not even his batting heroics could prevent Surrey’s weather-hit match against Hampshire at the Kia Oval from being drawn. Match Day Analysis Surrey 421 & 259/5dec drew with Hampshire 333 & 101/2 Surrey 15pts, Hampshire 13pts By ECB Reporters Network, supported by Rothesay SCORECARD In truth, with 92 overs lost in all to bad weather over the first three days, it was always going to be difficult for Surrey to force Rothesay County Championship victory after starting the final day 145 runs ahead on…