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THE ASHES 2025-26 Chris Woakes dislocated his left-shoulder during the series against India © Getty Rob Key, England’s Men’s Managing Director, has stated that all-rounder Chris Woakes is not in their plans for the foreseeable future. In a media interaction only a day after England announced their squad for the Ashes tour, Key confirmed that Woakes is unlikely to feature in England’s plans beyond the upcoming Ashes. “It’s been as tough a time for someone, I think, in cricket terms, the timing of it (the shoulder dislocation) as much as anything else, and the chance of reoccurence for the immediate…
The Sydney Sixers have added Kane Richardson to their squad for the new campaign New threads: Richardson details BBL move The Sydney Sixers have come one step closer to finalising their roster for KFC BBL|15 by signing veteran quick Kane Richardson. Richardson was a title winner during his eight years at the Melbourne Renegades, playing a vital role in BBL|08 which saw the ‘Gades topple cross-town rivals Melbourne Stars in the final. After beginning his T20 journey with South Australia in January 2009 in the state-based Big Bash, he played the first six seasons of the reformed BBL competition with…
Nottinghamshire are on the brink of a seventh County Championship title after they moved to within two points of glory on day one of their concluding fixture against Warwickshire.Ahead of the final matches of the season, teams across the country paid tributes to legendary umpire Dickie Bird, whose death at the age of 92 was announced on Tuesday. After bowling Warwickshire all out for 258 – the visitors losing their last five wickets for just 14 runs – on Wednesday, Nottinghamshire will take their first championship in 15 years if they reach 300 with the bat on Thursday.Dan Mousley top-scored…
AUSTRALIA A TOUR OF INDIA 2025 Sai Sudharsan top-scored for India A with 75 © Getty On a 14-wicket day in Lucknow, Inda A’s middle order caved in to concede a massive 226-run lead but also came back in the final session to pick up three crucial top-order wickets, leaving Australia A 242 runs ahead with a stronghold on the game. With Test selection around the corner for the home series against West Indies, Sai Sudharsan at No. 3 proved his worth with a fighting 75 that lent the home team’s score some respectability, but Henry Thornton picked up 4…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Continuing his spectacular run in the United Arab Emirates, Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed has enjoyed another fruitful week in the ICC Men’s T20I Bowling Rankings charts. Following an 11-place jump last week, Abrar has made another massive leap, this time by 12 spots, and is now within distance of the pole position, currently sitting at No.4 with 703 rating points. Abrar was at his very best during Pakistan’s group stage fixture against the UAE, picking two wickets for just 13 runs, before an indifferent outing in a loss against India (1/42). However, the leg-spinner regained his composure…
Jacob Bethell will get the chance to play his way into England’s Ashes opener during next month’s white-ball tour of New Zealand, but Rob Key denies there is “an elaborate scheme” to unseat Ollie Pope.Pope’s grip on the pivotal number three shirt has been the source of intense scrutiny for most of the year and, although he held the spot for all six Tests this summer, there are no guarantees that he will remain in place against Australia. Tuesday’s decision to name Harry Brook as vice-captain for the series, a role Pope has held for the past three years, further…
Ashes wildcard Will Jacks says England captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum make the team feel like they can “take on the world”.Jacks has largely been viewed as a white-ball specialist during his international career, winning his only two Test caps in Pakistan almost three years ago, but was handed the final spot in a 16-player squad that travels to Australia with hopes of reclaiming the urn for the first time since 2015. Surrey star Jacks is best known for his power-hitting in short-form cricket but the 26-year-old all-rounder has effectively been selected as a back-up off-spinner to…
Dickie Bird’s international career spanned from 1973 to 1995 ©Getty Michael Holding says bowlers often felt Bird was more of a batsman’s umpire, but he never had an issue with it as the official applied his standards consistently to both sides Michael Holding, a legend from the era of the 70s and 80s, paid glowing tributes to Dickie Bird, widely regarded as one of the greatest umpires the game has ever seen. The Englishman passed away on Tuesday (September 23) at the age of 92. Bird was the most prominent umpire of the time that coincided with Holding’s playing days.…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The International Cricket Council has suspended USA Cricket’s membership in the sport’s world governing body with immediate effect, but the country’s teams will still able to play in the run-up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The ICC Board agreed to suspend USA Cricket after “repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as an ICC member under the ICC’s constitution,” a statement issued late Tuesday said. “These include, but are not limited to, the failure to implement a functional governance structure,” and a “lack of progress toward achieving National Governing Body status with the United States…
India secured their place in the men’s Asia Cup final on Wednesday as Abhishek Sharma starred with 75 in a 41-run win over Bangladesh in Dubai. The holders posted 168-6 batting first after stumbling following a quick start, but their spinners helped stifle Bangladesh to 127 all out. The result means Sri Lanka are out of the tournament, with Thursday’s Super Four match between Pakistan and Bangladesh to decide who faces India in Sunday’s final. Abhishek has enjoyed a remarkable start to his T20 international career with 783 runs from 22 matches at a strike-rate of 197.72. The opener set…