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Australia will play up to 21 Tests in 12 months, and their fit-and-firing skipper hopes he won’t have to rest from any of them Pat Cummins is holding out hope he can play the entirety of Australia’s busiest 12 months on record but admits it would be “very surprising” if each of the nation’s ‘Big Three’ quicks managed to. The Test captain has pulled up well on return from the IPL, where he played his first competitive matches in four months after a back injury curtailed his Ashes.”Body feels awesome,” Cummins said at a media event for Amazon Prime’s coverage…
October 1988 – Pakistan win Scorecard What was meant to be a four-match series became a one-off decider. The first match was abandoned with a flooded ground and two other scheduled games were cancelled because of riots. In scheduling flexibility that seems unthinkable today, the rest day of the third Test in Lahore was cancelled and a 45-over one-day game was organised to be played on the same pitch a day later. Geoff Marsh top scored for Australia with 89 off 126 as Wasim Akram claimed three wickets in Australia’s 8-229. Pakistan replied with 7-229, led by Mudassar Nazar’s 76no.…
England fast bowler Jofra Archer played the full IPL season and will miss at least the first Test against New Zealand as a result, prompting captain Ben Stokes to leap to his defence England captain Ben Stokes has leapt to the defence of Jofra Archer, insisting the fast bowler is “committed” to the national team despite his absence for the start of the Test series against New Zealand. Archer will miss the first Test at Lord’s, starting on Thursday, because he has been playing in the Indian Premier League with Rajasthan Royals, who reached the playoffs and were beaten by…
Ollie Pope starred with his first half-century of the 2026 Vitality Blast as Surrey eased to an eight-wicket victory over Middlesex in a South Group derby at the Kia Oval. Match Analysis Ollie Pope struck his first half-century of this year’s Vitality Blast as Surrey coasted past Middlesex in a one-sided South Group derby at the Kia Oval. Pope, who finished unbeaten on 51 from 33 balls, shared a second-wicket stand of 74 from 44 with Jason Roy (46 from 31) as they made short work of the chase to get Surrey’s T20 campaign back on track following successive defeats.…
There has always been a lot of talk from and around this England men’s cricket team.Daft comments from within about winning not always mattering and how they could chase any score batting last however huge – remarks Ben Duckett now surely regrets. Sweeping generalisations from outside that England do not train hard enough, do not prepare diligently enough and would rather tee it up on the golf course than go through their paces in practice. We have heard a lot more talk over the last week with head coach Brendon McCullum – kept on after the 4-1 Ashes thrashing -…
England Test captain Ben Stokes has defended Jofra Archer’s absence from England’s side to face New Zealand at Lord’s, saying that the “landscape of cricket has changed”. Despite being on a central contract, Archer has not been included in the England side for the first Test, starting on Thursday live on Sky Sports, and was instead allowed to continue playing for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL playoffs. The decision has faced widespread criticism – former England captain Michael Atherton called the situation incredibly frustrating, while former Black Caps seamer Simon Doull went further as he labelled it “absolutely ludicrous”.…
Bangladesh – Rabeya Khan Bangladesh secured qualification for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in emphatic fashion, winning every match in the Global Qualifier, with Rabeya Khan playing a leading role. The leg-spinner claimed nine wickets at an average of 17.55, including remarkable figures of 3/5 against Namibia. Still only 21 years old, Rabeya is rapidly approaching both 50 T20I wickets and 50 appearances for her country. The highest-ranked T20I bowler for Bangladesh also featured at the 2024 tournament, and she arrives in England and Wales with valuable World Cup experience already under her belt. Rabeya’s success through the…
Charlotte Edwards says she is close to settling on her starting XI for this summer’s Women’s T20 World Cup after England claimed a six-wicket victory against India on Tuesday, but it still feels like she has some thinking to do.The England coach has been presented with a tricky dilemma of who to pick at the top of her batting order, with a logjam of five players, including Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, and Heather Knight, all competing for one of three spots. Edwards also revealed that captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, who is progressing well on her return from injury, could…
Smriti was all praise for her captain. “Harman when she’s at her best, it’s a sight to watch. Really important innings under pressure, especially when we needed that sort of knock to get us to 180-plus.” Smriti took Harmanpreet’s knock to make a bigger point, reflecting on the good form of India’s batters heading into the tournament. “Really happy but I just feel that everyone is in a good nick, and it’s a good sign going into the T20 World Cup that Jemi (Rodrigues), Harman everyone are really looking beautiful to watch from the outside. Hopefully, I can watch them…
Both Big Bash clubs to remain based in Melbourne as CA prepares to discuss revised privatisation model with states Cricket Victoria will rebrand the Melbourne Stars and intends to sell the licence for the Renegades franchise entirely, if Cricket Australia proceeds with a phased privatisation of Big Bash clubs. Both licences will continue to be based in Melbourne for the WBBL and BBL. While CV is advancing with plans to rebrand the team it intends to retain a controlling stake in, the second licence will continue to operate as the Renegades until a sale is finalised. CA will meet with…