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England coach believes their issues in their 3-0 ODI series loss to New Zealand are format specific England coach Brendon McCullum has brushed off his side’s batting woes in the one-day series against New Zealand, believing they will have little bearing on the Ashes. England went down 3-0 against the Black Caps but McCullum regards their issues in the series as format specific.One century from Harry Brook aside, England’s top order failed to produce sufficient runs to give their bowlers the opportunity to put pressure on the home side. McCullum, while obviously disappointed at being whitewashed in his homeland, did…
Kane Williamson played 93 T20Is, captaining New Zealand 75 times in the shortest format Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from T20 internationals but will play for the Black Caps in the Test series against West Indies. The 35-year-old batter has played 93 T20s for his country since making his debut against Zimbabwe in 2011, captaining the side 75 times and leading them to the World Cup final in 2021 and semi-finals in 2016 and 2022. “It’s something that I’ve loved being a part of for a long period of time and I’m so grateful for…
Babar Azam helped Pakistan seal a series win over South Africa with a half-century after becoming the leading run-scorer in men’s T20Is Babar Azam has made a triumphant return to T20 cricket scoring his 37th half century to lead Pakistan to a series-clinching four-wicket victory against South Africa. Pakistan rode Babar’s 68 off 46 balls to reach 6-140 in 19 overs in Lahore on Saturday, running down South Africa’s 9-139 after the visitors lost the toss and were asked to bat first. An inexperienced South Africa won the opening game by 55 runs at Rawalpindi before Pakistan made a strong…
New Zealand finished off England with a 3-0 ODI series win as the visitors’ batsmen again struggled in worrying signs before the Ashes New Zealand skittled England’s top order on their way to a nervy two-wicket win in the third one-day international to sweep the series 3-0 and send the tourists off to Australia with some concerns about their batting. After New Zealand won the toss, Blair Tickner (4-64) and Jacob Duffy (3-56) spearheaded a fine display of swing bowling at Wellington Stadium to dismiss England for 222 in the 41st over. The chase, however, was far from straightforward, especially…
New Zealand finished off England with a 3-0 ODI series win as the visitors’ batsmen again struggled in worrying signs before the Ashes New Zealand skittled England’s top order on their way to a nervy two-wicket win in the third one-day international to sweep the series 3-0 and send the tourists off to Australia with some concerns about their batting. After New Zealand won the toss, Blair Tickner (4-64) and Jacob Duffy (3-56) spearheaded a fine display of swing bowling at Wellington Stadium to dismiss England for 222 in the 41st over. The chase, however, was far from straightforward, especially…
Sunday’s Women’s Cricket World Cup final will be a ‘recovered from adversity’ derby.Few would have predicted South Africa being in this position after they were bundled out for just 69 by England in their opening game. The Proteas were also outsiders heading into their semi-final versus England after being shredded for 97 by Australia, and leg-spin maestro Alana King, in their last group fixture.For hosts India, hopes of making the knockouts were waning after three straight league losses, to Australia, South Africa and England.But here we are. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights from India’s…
The batting numbers from England’s 3-0 ODI loss in New Zealand make for grim reading, especially with The Ashes on the way.Game one: 223 all out in 35.2 overs. Game two: 175 all out in 36 overs. Game three: 222 all out in 40.2 overs. Put in to bat, collapsed and lost despite admirable fightbacks with the ball. That was the story, three times over. Image: Jacob Bethell failed to press his Ashes claims with three low scores in New Zealand Perhaps the most alarming statistic is that the 84 runs England’s top four managed across the three games is…
England’s torrid one-day international record continued with a 3-0 series defeat in New Zealand, putting them further at risk of embarrassingly missing out on automatic qualification for the 2027 World Cup.New Zealand’s first ODI series sweep over England since 1983 capped another disappointing 50-over campaign for Harry Brook’s side, who have lost 11 of their 15 matches in the format across 2025. It’s a sixth ODI series defeat in seven for England, who have only won eight of their 26 matches since a dismal display – and early exit from their title defence – at the 2023 Cricket World Cup…
England’s torrid one-day international record continued with a 3-0 series defeat in New Zealand, putting them further at risk of embarrassingly missing out on automatic qualification for the 2027 World Cup.New Zealand’s first ODI series sweep over England since 1983 capped another disappointing 50-over campaign for Harry Brook’s side, who have lost 11 of their 15 matches in the format across 2025. It’s a sixth ODI series defeat in seven for England, who have only won eight of their 26 matches since a dismal display – and early exit from their title defence – at the 2023 Cricket World Cup…
England’s top-order struggles continued ahead of the Ashes during a two-wicket defeat to New Zealand in the third one-day international, as the hosts completed a series sweep in Wellington.The tourists slumped to 44-4 and 102-7 after losing the toss and batting first at the Sky Stadium, with England’s top four of Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Jacob Bethell combining for just 21 runs. Jamie Overton posted his maiden ODI half-century and finished England top scorer for a second successive match, scoring 68 from 62 balls, with Jos Buttler (38) and Brydon Carse (30) offering late support before they…