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Hosts overcome eerily similar position to one from last summer’s Ashes on fiendish Lord’s pitch England look set to banish memories of their Ashes blow-out in Perth as they traded blows with New Zealand and emerged well on top after a frantic second day of the first Test at Lord’s. There was an eerily familiar theme as England suffered a drastic collapse on Friday after reaching the lunch break 99 runs ahead with just one wicket down. That was the exact position they tossed away in Perth in November, a defeat which paved the way for a demoralising tour to…
England debutant Emilio Gay has enjoyed a pinch-himself moment and endured a kick-himself moment over the course of his first two days as a Test cricketer.The Durham batter, who has replaced the dropped Zak Crawley as Ben Duckett’s opening partner, said being an international player really hit home after Ollie Robinson’s triple-wicket maiden on the opening evening against New Zealand at Lord’s. Gay took the catch at short leg to remove the great Kane Williamson off Robinson’s bowling and when the seamer then inflicted a golden duck on Rachin Ravindra next up, amid fervent noise from home supporters, the England…
Nasser Hussain believes the Lord’s wicket is “substandard” and “not good enough” for Test cricket after 33 wickets fell inside two days during England’s first Test of the summer against New Zealand.Ben Stokes’ side left the visitors a target of 218 runs to win at the close of day two, as New Zealand bowler Nathan Smith utilised the uneven bounce to take six wickets for 70 runs. At one stage during England’s second innings, the hosts lost four wickets in 11 deliveries, with all of Emilio Gay, Harry Brook, Joe Root and Stokes walking back to the pavilion in quick…
England and New Zealand played out another day of Test cricket in fast-forward, which featured a debut fifty for Emilio Gay, the home side losing four wickets for one run in 11 balls, and the tourists closing on 36-3 after being set 254 to win at Lord’s.New Zealand slipped to 0-1 in the first over of their second innings when captain Tom Latham edged Gus Atkinson to slip and then lost Kane Williamson – who has more than likely played his final innings in a Lord’s Test – lbw to Josh Tongue for 18 close to stumps before nightwatchman Will…
“And I was in complete awe and I’ve noticed Sachin putting out some tweets about Sooryavanshi’s bat swing and if you can impress Sachin Tendulkar and if you can impress Virat Kohli and the rest, he’s impressed everyone. What an unbelievable talent,” he added. Sooryavanshi is the latest name in an envious list of batting talents for India in the shortest format with the likes of Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan all having featured at the top of the order in recent times. Despite the competition, Nasser Hussain believes a talent as special as Sooryavanshi cannot be overlooked…
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The regional winners came from 20 ICC Members, who now advance to Global Award contention. The member boards of the UAE and Indonesia claimed four regional wins across different categories in Asia and the East Asia-Pacific, respectively. On the other hand, Brazil and Japan were also repeat winners and will each contest three Global Awards. Established in 2002, the ICC Development Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding work undertaken by ICC Members in emerging nations to grow the game globally. The categories cover both programmes and performances, with development programmes in countries such as Uganda and Cyprus recognised alongside social impact…
“She has been a huge part of my journey,” Corteen-Coleman said. “It feels like we’ve gone a bit full circle. She was actually the person who gave me my under-11s cap for Kent cricket, which was really special.” “Over this winter, she’s given me a lot of good news about being a non-travelling reserve for the 50-over World Cup, and going on various tours, and then, and finally, probably the biggest one of all being involved in this World Cup. It has been really special and I’ve loved having her as part of my journey,” she continued. “I actually found…
After finishing at the bottom last season, Sydney Thunder have turned to an English great as their new coach for BBL|16 Trent Copeland has described luring Andrew Flintoff to coach Sydney Thunder as one of the club’s greatest accomplishments. The legendary England allrounder was unveiled as the Thunder’s new men’s head coach on Tuesday, signing a two-year contract that will see him taking the reins until at least the end of BBL|17.Having parted ways with Trevor Bayliss in February following his five seasons at the helm, Thunder general manager Copeland believes Flintoff’s appointment is a change that will inspire not…
Ashleigh Gardner’s fifty helps allrounder shake off rust as Aussies wrap up unofficial practice matches before heading into T20 World Cup camp Boundary-laden fifties for Ashleigh Gardner and Georgia Wareham saw Australia hit their straps in their second practice match against South Africa ahead of their T20 World Cup opener next weekend. Australia enjoyed an 85-run win after hitting 6-212 against the Proteas at Arundel Castle, then restricted the opposition to 6-127, before both sides practiced Super Over scenarios. Gardner’s 38-ball 66 included eight fours and a six – a towering strike back down the ground against Proteas spinner Nonkululeko…